Here's why most people are happier in their 80s, according to an 86-year-old psychologist. (via CNBCMakeIt)
86-year-old psychologist, admits she fell into "a funk" when she was about to turn 80 in 2014.At the time, Esty, who in her 70s had no real health issues, was experiencing changes in her body. Suddenly, she was no longer able to do one of her favorite mountain hikes in Concord, Massachusetts, where she lives at a retirement community.
In interviewing 128 octogenarians over three years, Esty found that most 80-year-olds are thriving. While "only a handful" of Esty's interviewees were unhappy , most of them made peace even if they had pain and disease, she says.Katharine Esty, Phd, author of "EightSomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness."So Esty turned her research into a book.
Through time and experience, people in their 80s have already experienced loss and other difficult situations and learned to cope better than other age groups.
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