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Dr. Julie Erickson, Clinical Geropsychologist
🌿 Helping you change your mind about aging
🌱 Author: The Aging Well Workbook
✨ Content is for informational purposes only and should not be considered advice or a substitute for therapy

Mental health matters at every age.For World Mental Health Day, I’m pleased to share that I’m a featured expert in Lancô...
10/10/2026

Mental health matters at every age.

For World Mental Health Day, I’m pleased to share that I’m a featured expert in Lancôme’s I’m Not Fine initiative, created with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) to help break the silence around women’s mental health.

My contribution focuses on anxiety in older women, an area that is still too often overlooked in conversations about mental health.

At the heart of this initiative is a simple reminder: sometimes saying “I’m fine” doesn’t tell the whole story.

So today, it may be worth asking yourself, or someone you care about:

How are you, really?

You can read my featured article and learn more about the I’m Not Fine initiative through the link in my bio.

One thing that can get easier with age? Not letting every social slight get under your skin.Research suggests that older...
10/08/2026

One thing that can get easier with age? Not letting every social slight get under your skin.

Research suggests that older adults may be less reactive to interpersonal conflict, exclusion, and everyday social friction.

Why? Greater emotional regulation and perspective may help us decide what deserves our energy, and what simply doesn’t.

Sometimes aging well means knowing what’s worth holding onto, and what’s worth letting go.

Credit: Charles, S. T., & Carstensen, L. L. (2010). Social and emotional aging APA PsycNet. Annual Review of Psychology, 61, 383–409.

10/06/2026

Retirement is more than a financial transition. It’s a deeply psychological one, too.
Inspired by her work with older adults navigating this transition, Julie created Finding Meaning During Retirement- a free guided workbook exploring three important parts of a meaningful next chapter:
Community. Contribution. Challenge.
Thoughtful prompts. Space to reflect. Practical ways to think about what comes next.
And it’s completely free to download and print.
→ Get your free copy through the link in bio

Time doesn’t always heal what happened. But it can change the way we understand it.As we move through life, we accumulat...
10/05/2026

Time doesn’t always heal what happened. But it can change the way we understand it.
As we move through life, we accumulate experiences that shape the lens we bring to the past. Relationships, losses, joys, mistakes, insight and perspective can all influence how an old memory feels years later.
The event itself may be fixed. Its meaning doesn’t have to be.
Something once dismissed may feel more significant. Something once painful may become easier to hold. Something once regretted may be met with more understanding or compassion.
We keep making meaning of our lives for as long as we live.

10/04/2026

Time doesn’t heal every wound. But it can change the way we understand it.

As we age, we don’t look back from the same place we once experienced the past. Decades of relationships, losses, joys, challenges and insight can change the lens through which we understand our memories.

The memory may still be there. The feelings may still be there. But what we believe it meant, and how we understand its place in our story, can evolve.

Sometimes aging doesn’t give us closure. It gives us perspective.

Aging well and trying not to age are not the same goal.Healthy aging is about supporting your health, strength, energy, ...
10/02/2026

Aging well and trying not to age are not the same goal.

Healthy aging is about supporting your health, strength, energy, relationships and sense of meaning without treating age itself as something to fix.

How we think about aging matters.

What does healthy aging mean to you?

Today is International Day of Older Persons.Aging is something we all share, yet the way we think and talk about it can ...
10/01/2026

Today is International Day of Older Persons.

Aging is something we all share, yet the way we think and talk about it can shape how we experience it, both individually and as a society.

As our global population grows older, there is an opportunity to challenge outdated assumptions and make more room for the experience, perspective and contributions that come with age.

How we think about aging matters. And so does how we treat those who are aging.

A better memory isn’t just about trying harder to remember. It starts with how information gets in, how it’s stored, and...
09/26/2026

A better memory isn’t just about trying harder to remember. It starts with how information gets in, how it’s stored, and how often you practice bringing it back.

Attention, sleep, spacing, imagery and retrieval all play a role in strengthening memory over time.

Swipe through for practical ways to make each step work a little better.

Which one do you think you could use more of: attention, consolidation or retrieval?

09/22/2026

Want a better memory?🧠 Start with how memories are made✨

Three things matter:

Attention - if you’re distracted, your brain may not encode the information well in the first place.

Consolidation - memories need to be stored properly, and sleep plays an important role here.

Retrieval - the more often you practise recalling something, the easier it can become to access later.

So before blaming your memory, ask: Was I paying attention? Am I sleeping enough? Am I actually practising recall?

Better memory starts with supporting the whole process.

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