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Simple Strategies to Help Seniors Stay Healthy, Active, and Connected

Older adults adjusting to retirement, caregiving family members, and community support workers often see the same health challenges for seniors surface at once: bodies change, routines shift, and independence can feel less certain. The core tension is that aging population wellness depends on daily choices, yet chronic disease management can drain energy and attention long before motivation runs out. Mobility limitations in elderly adults can quietly reduce movement, confidence, and social contact, even when the desire to stay engaged is strong. Naming these hurdles clearly is the first step toward protecting senior quality of life.

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Journaling For A Better Life

Through a philanthropy group, I’m connected to an organization that provides emancipated foster youth with housing and emotional support. Emancipated foster youth are young adults from the ages of 18...

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Does the Home We Live In Shape the Stories We Write?

IYou write about worlds that do not exist. Magic. Conflict. Power. Whole systems built from scratch. At first glance, none of that seems connected to home.

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The Tools We Choose Affect How We Think, Teach, and Create

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The Power of Naming Feelings: Journaling Exercises for Kids and Parents

Kids have incongruous reactions to feelings sometimes. A homework meltdown might be less about the assignment itself and more about anxiety over making mistakes. Doors get slammed when kids don’t...

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How to Know You are Ready to Write A Book that Changes Lives

You want to write a book that changes lives. Awesome! But are you ready to make the positive and meaningful difference with your words that you desire? 

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What Do You Want To Do Better In 2026?

This article originally appeared at MyrtleRussell.com

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How Balanced College Environments Help Students Grow On and Off the Field

College is often described as a turning point. It is a period when students begin determining the most suitable path for them — academically or professionally.

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | A nightly writing ritual

How a Nightly Writing Ritual Can Bring You Peace and Closure

Life moves fast. Each day brings tasks, thoughts, and emotions that rarely find closure before the end of the day. Over time, these build into quiet tension that follows us into sleep and leaves us ...

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Rhonda Underhill
April 23, 2026

Simple Strategies to Help Seniors Stay Healthy, Active, and Connected

Simple Strategies to Help Seniors Stay Healthy, Active, and Connected
Older adults adjusting to retirement, caregiving family members, and community support workers often see the same health challenges for seniors...
Tess Perko
April 21, 2026

Journaling For A Better Life

Journaling For A Better Life
Through a philanthropy group, I’m connected to an organization that provides emancipated foster youth with housing and emotional support. Emancipated...
Edrian Blasquino
March 20, 2026

Does the Home We Live In Shape the Stories We Write?

Does the Home We Live In Shape the Stories We Write?
IYou write about worlds that do not exist. Magic. Conflict. Power. Whole systems built from scratch. At first glance, none of that seems connected to...
Erica Smuckler
March 9, 2026

The Power of Naming Feelings: Journaling Exercises for Kids and Parents

The Power of Naming Feelings: Journaling Exercises for Kids and Parents
Kids have incongruous reactions to feelings sometimes. A homework meltdown might be less about the assignment itself and more about anxiety over...
Nina Amir
January 7, 2026

How to Know You are Ready to Write A Book that Changes Lives

How to Know You are Ready to Write A Book that Changes Lives
You want to write a book that changes lives. Awesome! But are you ready to make the positive and meaningful difference with your words that you...
Myrtle D. Russell
December 31, 2025

What Do You Want To Do Better In 2026?

What Do You Want To Do Better In 2026?
This article originally appeared at MyrtleRussell.com
Edrian Blasquino
December 17, 2025

How Balanced College Environments Help Students Grow On and Off the Field

How Balanced College Environments Help Students Grow On and Off the Field
College is often described as a turning point. It is a period when students begin determining the most suitable path for them — academically or...
Clara Jensen
December 1, 2025

How a Nightly Writing Ritual Can Bring You Peace and Closure

How a Nightly Writing Ritual Can Bring You Peace and Closure
Life moves fast. Each day brings tasks, thoughts, and emotions that rarely find closure before the end of the day. Over time, these build into quiet...

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