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"Living Fully with Dr. Kathy McCoy" is for Baby Boomers and Generation Xers who are seeking to balance their busy lives, enhance their relationships and understand their feelings. In these weekly podcasts, psychotherapist Dr. Kathy McCoy discusses issues such as how to improve relationships with adult children, deal with depression, anxiety and "emotional clutter", how to make marriage work in retirement, come to terms with troubling feelings about aging parents and the aging process itself.

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Episodes

Growing Older (Not Necessarily Better)

As we get older, we become more of whatever we were before. Obnoxious jerks become more unbearable. The rest of us? Dr. McCoy talks about the fact that most of us bring many qualities, positive and negative, to our later years. She discusses the desirability to tame the jerk in each one of us by becoming aware of and making an effort to change the habits and quirks that may be annoying to others and to build on our kindness and compassion. She encourages listeners to come up with a list of small...

Nov 14, 2016•9 min

Some Things to Consider Before You Retire

So many people -- some years away from retirement -- dream of the day they can step away from commuting, office politics and other stresses of a full-time job. They may fantasize about a whole new lifestyle, living in a resort, having unlimited time to do exactly what they want. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses these dreams and 6 realities of retirement living that pre-retirees need to know and include in their planning so that those distant dreams will one day become a reality even better t...

Nov 07, 2016•13 min

Needing To Be Heard

All of us have stories we need to tell. In this episode, Dr. McCoy talks about the need to take time to listen to the stories of others -- not just to be kind, but also because there is so much we can learn.

Oct 31, 2016•7 min

When Adult Children Get Married

The marriage of an adult child brings changes and challenges to parents, even when the marriage is a happy event for all the families involved. The young couple will be grappling with the logistics of a blended life: dividing time and attention to at least two different sets of in-laws, adjusting to differing family of origin values and patterns of interaction and behavior. How can you, as a parent, keep close when your adult child marries? In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses 5 strategies for b...

Oct 24, 2016•16 min

Being Present

During a lunch out recently, Dr. McCoy noticed two women who appeared to be mother and daughter at a table next to her. The older woman spent the entire time engaging in a pleasant phone call, leaving the younger woman to stare at the table and to eat a largely silent meal. It's easy to blame technology for intruding on our lives, but, as Dr. McCoy points out, we have choices: to allow technology to intrude, to rush mindlessly through each day, to let busyness interfere with closeness and connec...

Oct 17, 2016•6 min

Musings of a Marriage Counselor

What distinguishes successful couples from those whose relationships disintegrate? In this episode, Dr. Kathy McCoy, drawing on her experience as a marriage counselor and psychotherapist, discusses the qualities a couple needs to make a relationship work for both partners.

Oct 10, 2016•13 min

The Power of Fleeting Negativity

Just as happiness is an elusive life goal, feelings often considered negative such as anxiety or sadness, can be life-enhancing. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses the up side of down feelings and why these feelings can warn us of danger or motivate us toward positive change.

Oct 03, 2016•9 min

Psychological Immobility

There are some phrases that set a therapist's teeth on edge. For Dr. McCoy, these are "That's just the way I am", "That's just the way I was raised.." and "It's my parents' fault because..." In this episode, she discusses what such sentiments really mean to the therapist and to the prognosis of the client. She also suggests ways to begin to grow out of psychological immobility to experience the joy of taking responsibility for one's own life.

Sep 26, 2016•10 min

Couples Claustrophobia

It's a common side effect of retirement: the emotional claustrophobia that happens when couples find themselves with more time together than they've ever had. In this episode, Dr. McCoy suggests ways to create contentment with time alone and time together, giving each other space and freedom to pursue individual interests and, at the same time, savoring moments together much more.

Sep 19, 2016•10 min

Retirement Nightmares: A Different View

What is your ultimate retirement nightmare? For many, it is an impoverished, maybe even homeless, retirement. Dr. McCoy discusses such common fears and offers stories of two men who are living what we fear with dignity, peace and joy. In examining their lives and their attitudes, Dr. McCoy imagines that perhaps the thing to fear and avoid most is not financial poverty but poverty of character.

Sep 12, 2016•10 min

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