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Grief Touches Every Life
At some point, we’ll all experience the loss of someone we love. While grief is universal, no two journeys are the same. We’re grateful to see more honest conversations about grief, like Anderson Cooper’s CNN podcast, helping normalize discussions about love, loss, and healing. At Roots & Roads, we believe talking about grief matters. These…
Read More2025 Roots & Roads Annual Report
Thank you for making 2025 a year of extraordinary impact. Together, we provided compassionate care, expanded access to trusted resources, and helped more people experience comfort, dignity, and support when they needed it most. None of this would be possible without our incredible community of supporters, partners, and advocates. Download a copy of our 2025…
Read MoreReimagining Grief Support Recording
Missed our presentation, “๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐”? You can now watch the recording online, or revisit it anytime.
Read MoreHealthy Meal Planning: Tips for Older Adults
“Eating healthfully and having an active lifestyle can support healthy aging. Use the resources below to learn about different patterns of healthy eating and ways to create a nutritious meal plan . . .” https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/healthy-eating-nutrition-and-diet/healthy-meal-planning-tips-older-adults
Read MorePreventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?
“Changes in the brain occur many years before the first symptoms of Alzheimerโs disease appear. These early brain changes point to a possible window of opportunity to prevent or delay memory loss and other symptoms of dementia. While nothing has been . . .” https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-and-dementia/preventing-alzheimers-disease-what-do-we-know
Read MoreServices for Older Adults Living at Home
“There are many types of services available to help meet the long-term care needs of an older person living at home. Family members and friends may be able to help with some personal and household tasks. But you might want to hire professionals to assist with others. The ideas and resources below can help you…
Read MoreHow Grief Changes Two Years After a Loss
“For more than 25 years, I served as a psychology professor and researched grief and bereavement. I consulted and taught individuals, couples and families to meet the demands that chronic illness exacts, to build safety nets and resilience in the presence of stress, and to create space for the problems that the . . .”…
Read MoreComputer Cons and Venmo Villains
“Why Iโm hanging up my digital detective badge after a misguided expedition in the hall of mirrors that is the Web. ‘Royal Doulton Long John Silver Pirate Toby Mug 1953 โ NOT JUST A LITTLE OLD LADY COLLECTIBLE!’ I posted on Facebook Marketplace. Everyone told me my swashbuckler mug with the parrot handle would never…
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up Recording
Did you miss our presentation “From the Ground Up: Raising Death Literate Children?” If you did or just want to take another peek, the recording is available here:
Read MoreWhen Retirement Finally Sets Your Creativity Free
“For decades, Linda C. Shaw had something to say. A poet, author, singer, and performance artist living in Denver, Colorado, she spent years building a creative life around the edges of everything else. Then a series of physical setbacks โ including surgeries that required her to relearn how to walk โ put it all on…
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