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Six Lessons Learned from My ‘Other Mothers’ 

Three older women smiling together. Next Avenue, lessons from my other mothers, mother's day
Family and RelationshipsHow ‘substitute’ moms enriched my life before and after I lost my own mother
By Patricia Corrigan
Mental Health and Well-Being
 
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Editor's Pick

How Mental Health Stigma Shapes Lives

Psychologist Stephen P. Hinshaw revealed his family secrets in a 2017 memoir, where he described how his father’s misdiagnosed mental illness fueled his own career-long fight against stigma
Mental Health and Well-Being
Family and Relationships
 
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Someday, My Father Will Die. Today, We Are Enjoying Lunch Together.

As my dad faces health challenges, it makes me wonder: Have I valued him enough? Have I shown it?
Family and Relationships
Nature and the Outdoors
 
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Saving Alaska’s Orphaned Wildlife

Visitors are welcome at a conservation center that rescues wild strays and is bringing the wood bison back from the brink
Nature and the Outdoors
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Meet Next Avenue's 2024 Advocates for Aging

8 leaders tell their own stories, and talk about the opportunities older adults have to live better, healthier and more purposeful lives.

This year's class of Advocates includes Judy Woodruff, Carl Honoré, Bill McKibben, Mona Mourshed, DeLon Canterbury, Jan Golden, Fernando Torres-Gil and Rosanne Corcoran.

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