Searching for Our New Selves as We Age: How to Find Meaning and Stability in the Midst of the Inevitable

As we age, we carry our joys and histories to figure out what’s next in life. We remember who we were, what we did and what made us feel a part of life.  Sometimes, though what we feel now is a loss of ourselves, a loss that makes us feel apart from life.  Aging requires that we face difficulties that are new, often unclear and at times overwhelming. The familiar is no longer.  What worries us is often invisible. And loneliness has a way of creeping in.

Perhaps you have moved from being a caretaker to being taken care of.  Maybe you have lost people who were your guides and you feel adrift.  But the essence of who you are is not lost.  In this discussion, we will look at how to go from being apart from to being a part of life.   This does not mean leaving memories behind;…