By: Dr. Beth Templin
I think like most people, I want my life to be purposeful, to be meaningful. I want to make a positive impact on the world around me. I want to do something I love every day. Something that I’m passionate about. Something that drives me to be a better person. 
By: Dr. Beth Templin
As mentioned in my previous post, my lifelong dream of becoming a nurse soon changed. Even as I realized that nursing was not the profession for me, I couldn’t imagine being a college drop-out. That wasn’t me. That wasn’t my identity. I was a straight A student who loved to learn. 
By: Dr. Beth Templin
I can remember all the way back to a project I did in Kindergarten about “what you want to be when you grow up”. I’m sure many of us had a similar assignment at some point in our younger years. We had to draw a picture of what we wanted to be and say why we made that choice. I, of course, wanted to be a nurse just like my mom. 
By: Dr. Beth Templin
I’ve mentioned previously the importance of being a self-advocate. It’s something I strive to teach and instill in the people I work with every day. Let’s take a closer look at the definition to have a better understanding of the term. Self-Advocacy noun the action of representing oneself or one's views or interests. 
By: Dr. Beth Templin
In my last post, I discussed how ageism is prevalent in our day to day lives. It is ingrained in our daily thoughts, decisions and actions. We often times don’t even realize we are having ageist thoughts, but they are always there. I even find myself having some of those negative thoughts about aging from time to time, but I’m able to recognize them |
AuthorDr. Beth helps adults 55+ understand the changes of aging and how to live a healthy active lifestyle, so they don’t start to miss out on the good things in life. Archives
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