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Phyllis Ayman,
MS/SLP, CDP, CADDCT, CDCM, CMDCP
Eldercare Advocate/Advisor/Speaker/Trainer
Podcast Host: SeniorsSTRAIGHTTalk

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Mother's Day Celebrations Date Back to Ancient Greece The SeniorScape™
The origins of Mother's Day can be traced as far back as Ancient Greece, where the goddess Rhea who was considered to be the Mother of...
phyllisayman
May 15, 20234 min read
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May is Older Americans Month The SeniorScape™
Ageing is a process, a process that begins from the time we are born. We should not consider it to be arriving at an age as the end point...
phyllisayman
May 9, 20235 min read
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How Do You Add Years to Your Life?The SeniorScape™
Last week I was lunching with a researcher who developed a well-known pharmaceutical for depression, anxiety and PTSD. Our conversation...
phyllisayman
May 1, 20234 min read
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Where Are The Places We Live? The SeniorScape™
We Live on the Earth, In our homes, In our Bodies and In our Minds On the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd, 2023, we are...
phyllisayman
Apr 24, 20235 min read
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National Healthcare Decision Day The SeniorScape™
National Healthcare Decision Day is observed yearly on April 16th. It was founded in 2008 by Nathan Kottkamp, a lawyer from Virginia who...
phyllisayman
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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In Search of Your Health The SeniorScape™
Since 1992, April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month the purpose of which is to bring attention to the negative impact stress has on...
phyllisayman
Apr 9, 20234 min read
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Living to 100 and Beyond The SeniorScape™
A friend sent me the Sunday April 2, 2023 Boston Globe Article by Raiani Romani entitled: “Want to Live to 150? The World Needs More...
phyllisayman
Apr 3, 20234 min read
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Grandparenting: The Last Chapter The SeniorScape™
The other day I was speaking with my friend, who is also my former undergraduate college professor in my chosen profession, about a...
phyllisayman
Mar 20, 20234 min read
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Change The Way You Look At Things The SeniorScape™
If the things you look at change because you’ve changed the way you look at them, then the outcomes will likely also change. So, no...
phyllisayman
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Friend Relationships are Crucial to our WellBeing The SeniorScape™
We maybbelieve the pandemic is behind us, but the isolation and separation we all experienced during that period highlighted our need for...
phyllisayman
Feb 27, 20234 min read
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Are You Striving for Perfection? The SeniorScape™
Likely, we all want to do our best. We may even believe we need to strive for perfection. And though we may pay lip service to the idea...
phyllisayman
Feb 19, 20235 min read
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Hugs Beyond Valentines Day The SeniorScape ™
What are the different ways we give and receive hugs? Maybe you’re meeting up with a friend or family member and it is your way of...
phyllisayman
Feb 12, 20234 min read
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Planning Your YOU Year The SeniorScape™
Last week’s blog covered Long Term Goals but, according to Roger Federer, “You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you...
phyllisayman
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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Happy YOU Year The SeniorScape™
You may be familiar with the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its attributes to each year. The Western Astrological system,...
phyllisayman
Jan 29, 20235 min read
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Experiences that Connect Us All The SeniorScape™
Last week I attended an entrepreneurial event like non-other. Over the past 1 ½ years I’ve spoken about this event with many people. Of...
phyllisayman
Jan 22, 20233 min read
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Do You Think It's Too Late? The SeniorScape™
We're halfway through January so, is it too late to start on the road to a New You for the New Year? Nah,,, It's Never Too Late. Did you...
phyllisayman
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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Who Do You Want To Be in 2023? The SeniorScape™
"Who Do You Want To be?" may sound like a peculiar question. It came to me after a conversation the other evening with a business...
phyllisayman
Jan 6, 20233 min read
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Pauses of Reflection and Anticipation The SeniorScape™
As a new year is upon us, it dawned on me that when reflecting on 2022 and anticipating 2023 it was similar to the pauses of...
phyllisayman
Dec 29, 20226 min read
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The True Meaning of the Holidays: Presence or Presents? The SeniorScape™
We’re making our list, and checking it twice, to make sure everyone is happy and thinks we’re nice. But….. is that the true meaning of...
phyllisayman
Dec 21, 20223 min read
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Holidays: Happy or Sad? The SeniorScape™
Holidays are typically celebrated with joy, laughter, and togetherness. But for many people they also represent sadness and loneliness....
phyllisayman
Dec 14, 20224 min read
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