{"id":7630,"date":"2024-04-17T13:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=7630"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:41:57","slug":"anastasia-canell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/voicesviews\/blog\/anastasia-canell\/","title":{"rendered":"Anastasia Canell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anastasia-Canell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"7626\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anastasia-Canell.jpg 138w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anastasia-Canell-100x109.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Anastasia-Canell-108x117.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/>Anastasia Canell has a PhD in clinical geropsychology, a specialty that focuses on understanding and helping older people and their families. As a postdoctoral fellow, she works in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and elsewhere, providing psychotherapy for individuals and groups. She also does research and has written and spoken extensively about issues associated with aging, such as the way becoming an older person\u2019s caregiver impacts young adults (18 to 25).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/finding-meaning-in-memory-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-200x134.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3-108x73.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/93a87afcd214c323baa0655563dd4ab3.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/finding-meaning-in-memory-care\/\">Finding Meaning in Memory Care<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 9, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cFeliz Navidad\u201d is playing at full volume. Staff and residents are crowded into the activity room. The microphone is passed around the room\u2014karaoke style\u2014as people take a turn singing along to the lyrics.&nbsp; I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/01\/finding-meaning-in-memory-care\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finding Meaning in Memory Care<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/an-open-letter-to-my-mom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-219x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-219x300.png 219w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-110x150.png 110w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-100x137.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-150x205.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-200x274.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-300x411.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4-108x148.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture4.png 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/an-open-letter-to-my-mom\/\">An Open Letter to My Mom<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I was a teenager in 2014 when my mom was the primary caregiver for my grandmother. Mom struggled emotionally after she moved her into a long-term-care facility, and I didn\u2019t know how to support her. I still sometimes feel guilty<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/an-open-letter-to-my-mom\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An Open Letter to My Mom<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/i-figured-i-would-try-it-out\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-300x200.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-150x100.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-100x67.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-200x133.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-450x300.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-600x400.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-108x72.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1.png 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/i-figured-i-would-try-it-out\/\">&#8216;I figured I would try it out&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 6, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When I tell people that I am a geropsychologist (a psychologist who specializes in geriatrics), I usually receive one of three responses: 1) I need you to diagnose my relative, 2) Wow, that sounds really hard, or 3) I thought<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/05\/i-figured-i-would-try-it-out\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;I figured I would try it out&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/a-final-piece-of-advice\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-150x200.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-200x267.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-450x600.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-108x144.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/unnamed-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/a-final-piece-of-advice\/\">A Final Piece of Advice<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 11, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My 86-year-old great aunt, Astrid, was the definition of \u201ccool aunt.\u201d She traveled to every continent except Antarctica. She ran marathons across the Great Wall of China and the site of the first modern Olympic games in Athens, Greece. It<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/a-final-piece-of-advice\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Final Piece of Advice<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/10\/whos-afraid-of-turning-30-and-why\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0_Umib0TJGJhcFXQZD.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/10\/whos-afraid-of-turning-30-and-why\/\">Who\u2019s Afraid of Turning 30? And Why?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 29, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I was born in 1995, which isn\u2019t too relevant until you realize it was 29 years ago and I am on the brink of turning 30. As friends and relatives approached the \u201cbig 3-0\u201d before me, I picked up on<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/10\/whos-afraid-of-turning-30-and-why\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Who\u2019s Afraid of Turning 30? And Why?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/07\/could-the-key-to-successful-aging-be-yodels-and-beer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-150x225.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-300x450.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-450x675.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-900x1350.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate-108x162.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swiss-roll-chocolate.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/07\/could-the-key-to-successful-aging-be-yodels-and-beer\/\">Could the Key to Successful Aging Be Yodels and Beer?\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If you had asked my 96-year-old grandfather, \u201cWhat is the key to successful aging?\u201d he would probably have said, \u201cYodels and beer.\u201d He was never one to pass up a chocolatey dessert, and he loved a cold lager.&nbsp; The term<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/07\/could-the-key-to-successful-aging-be-yodels-and-beer\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Could the Key to Successful Aging Be Yodels and Beer?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/an-unusual-friendship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-300x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-1024x770.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-768x578.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-600x451.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-900x677.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_0037.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/an-unusual-friendship\/\">An Unusual Friendship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 29, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I was sitting in my college dorm room, looking out the window as fluffy snow slowly fell from the sky. Snow in Baltimore was a pleasant surprise, a well-needed respite from my busy sophomore-year course load. I was interrupted when<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/an-unusual-friendship\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An Unusual Friendship<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/grandma-sitting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unnamed-1.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/grandma-sitting\/\">Grandma-Sitting<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Anastasia Canell<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Group text message thread of five teenage girls:&nbsp; Hey, would anyone want to come over tonight to hangout? My parents bought Cosmic Brownies and we can rent a movie from Blockbuster. I\u2019m in!&nbsp; What time? I can come over after<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/grandma-sitting\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grandma-Sitting<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anastasia Canell has a PhD in clinical geropsychology, a specialty that focuses on understanding and helping older people and their families. As a postdoctoral fellow, she works in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and elsewhere, providing psychotherapy for individuals and groups.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/04\/grandma-sitting\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grandma-Sitting<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7630","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7631,"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7630\/revisions\/7631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}