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Emotions and Money
Many Americans are feeling the weight of financial strain. Mounting bills to shrinking savings is causing money-related stress and has become a daily reality for households across the country. Discussing budgets and bills is a part of our life. The psychological impact is just as significant to address.
Intergenerational Communication: Why Children and Seniors Need Each Other
Americans too often separate age groups into rigid categories like schoolaged kids, working-age adults, “elderly, or elder-aged” for seniors. We are missing an essential human connection. Children and senior adults share deep psychological needs that are uniquely fulfilled through intergenerational relationships because they are at opposite ends of the lifespan spectrum. The bond between the youngest and oldest members of society is rooted in history as well as known psychological principles. When children and seniors are meaningfully connected, both groups experience emotional, cognitive, and social benefits that cannot be replicated any other way.
Smiling
We never really know what is going on in someone’s life on any given day. With so much negativity in the world these days, it seems problems and feelings just seem to pile up higher with each day. A philosophy I adopted, maybe 9 or 10 years ago if I recollect, is fake-it-til-you make it.
Staying Hydrated Is Staying in Control
Too often we tend to focus on sleep, stress, and communication skills concerning controlling emotions. But one of the most fundamental contributors to cognitive and emotional health is overlooked. That is staying properly hydrated. Water is a physical and psychological necessity. The human brain is composed of roughly 75 percent water and depends on adequate hydration to maintain balance. Even a mild case of dehydration can disrupt cognitive functioning in subtle and significant ways.