We’ve all heard the phrase “use it or lose it.” It’s something that rings true throughout our lives. This phrase, however, has added significance when we reach retirement age. How we spend the sudden abundance of free time has a powerful impact on our mental, physical and cognitive health. Staying socially active in retirement is […]
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For most people, the holiday season is a time for festivities and merriment. It’s a time for carolling around the Christmas tree and indulging in eggnog. A time for catching up with loved ones, showering them with gifts and feasting on a grand turkey dinner together. For many, the holiday season is a time for
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Smallpox. Cholera. The plague. Infectious diseases as the above automatically spring to mind when we think of epidemics. What doesn’t automatically spring to mind is loneliness. Or social isolation. However that is exactly how loneliness and social isolation is being heralded – as a 21st century epidemic. While not physically contagious as your typical epidemic
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Drink water. Don’t smoke. Exercise regularly. We know what we have to do to stay healthy; after all, we’re told often enough. What we’re not told often enough is this: that our friendships and relationships play a prominent role in keeping us happy and healthy, helping to prolong our life. How, I hear you ask…
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This article is a guest post written by Harriet Pappenheim, founding therapist of Park Avenue Relationship Consultants in New York City. We’re very proud to have Harriet contributing to the Stitch blog. If you’d like to hear more from Harriet you can find out more about her here. Divorce! It’s the one thing you probably never anticipated
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Andrew Dowling Community Founder (This particular article is quite a personal one – so I’ve included my picture above to help make it clear it’s written very much from my perspective, rather than on behalf of Stitch itself.) I’m often asked what my motivation was for starting Stitch. Most people guess (correctly) that it wasn’t because I had
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‘Tis the season to be … jolly? This time of year is most often associated with festivities, happiness and fun, but the truth is that many people find themselves extremely lonely during the holiday season. For anyone grieving over the loss of a loved one, or simply finding themselves on their own when they don’t want
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If you are shy and over 50, you already know that making new friends doesn’t come easily. Not only have you probably spent most of your life finding it difficult to make new friends in the first place, you’ve reached an age where most people start to find their social circles start to shrink. Talk
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Dating is hard enough at any stage of life. But should widowers and widows dating divorcees have to worry about their relationship? Should they only date other widows and widowers? And if divorced, should they only date other divorcees? What’s the combination that will give you the best chance for true companionship? Divorcee + divorcee? Widow + widower? Divorcee
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As we age, quite often our social circles change. Major life transitions play a role in our relationships – we move cities and find new friend groups. We break off a marriage and lose the relationships that came with it. We retire and spend less time with our former colleagues. We become empty nesters and spend more time
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