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Janet Siroto

Janet Siroto is an NYC-based journalist and content strategist who specializes in lifestyle, wellness and consumer-trend topics, as well as personal essays.    

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'My Mom Is 99' — Coping Advice for Adult Children of Super Agers

Those of us who have undeniably old parents are in a special club, with a unique set of blessings, challenges and intense anxieties
March 8, 2024
A person looking over the bill after eating at a restaurant. Next Avenue

Good Friends and the Money Gap

What happens when one pal is a saver, the other a spender, and the bond between you two gets frayed? Learn more about this all-too-common situation.
January 11, 2024
A woman standing up wearing a VR headset. Next Avenue, virtual reality

Ready Player One: How VR Will Reinvent Aging

Virtual reality technology is about to improve aging in a big way
August 20, 2021
A group of older friends talking wearing face masks. Small talk, conversational skills, Next Avenue

Getting (Re)Schooled in Small Talk

It's the first step to take to be ready for post-pandemic socializing
April 30, 2021
Two friends walking wearing face masks, friendship, Zoom fatigue, Next Avenue

10 Zoom-Free Ways to Nurture Friendships During the Pandemic

From masked walks to jigsaw puzzle drop-offs, a little creativity can help people stay connected
January 25, 2021
ASMR sounds, bubble wrap popping into a microphone

Saved by a Soundtrack: Why ASMR is Balm for a Pandemic

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response sounds can help lead to relaxation
January 14, 2021
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'I Feel Cheated' — How Boomers Are Dealing With the COVID-19 Curveball

The sense of lost time is magnified and can lead to feelings of frustration
September 14, 2020
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I Didn't Know Her, But I Mourn Her

During a pandemic, relationships in joy and sorrow find their center on social media
June 8, 2020
Northern Lights

When Your Bucket List Goes Belly Up

You can’t always get what you want, especially as the pandemic rewrites our dreams
May 18, 2020
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The Emotional Wallop of My Friend's Green Burial

What I learned about the realities of this new, but old, practice
January 30, 2020
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