Research tells us that 1 in 5 adults over the age of 50 are lonely. Research also tells us that being able to make our ‘work buddies’ into ‘play buddies’ allows us to live healthier and happier lives.
But, how do we make friends as an older adult. Mary Helen Conroy talks about loneliness, happiness and lays out a seven prong strategy for finding friends. As Bette Midler said, ‘ya gotta have friends’.
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Research also tells us that being able to make our ‘work buddies’ into ‘play buddies’ allows us to live healthier and happier lives. Where did you get this information?
Hi Kim. I really like the idea of changing ‘work buddies’ to ‘play buddies’ as well. I got the information from a TED Talk http://tinyurl.com/jkzkbve. It was part of the adult aging study. Hope you’ll enjoy it.
Hey Mary Helen…..can you explain your 50 cups of coffee idea in a bit of detail?
Thanks!
Hi Mary…here’s a little blog I wrote about the 50 cups of coffee…let me know if you need more. It’s really made a difference in my life.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/filling-your-cup-people-till-runs-over-mary-helen-conroy?trk=mp-author-card
Mary Helen
Thank you so much for your reply Mary Helen! I enjoyed the link.