Publications

Articles, Media & Mentions

February 1, 2024, Next Avenue, "How Does Our Perspective on Time Affect How We Live," https://www.nextavenue.org/how-does-time-perspective-affect-our-lives-do-you-live-in-the-past-present-or-future/

November 5, 2023, Psychology Today, "Let Your Inner Artist Become Your Second Act": https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202311/let-your-inner-artist-become-your-second-act

July 29, 2023, Psychology Today, "Planning Your Retirement? Balance Your Life on a Three Legged Stool," https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202307/planning-your-retirement-balance-life-on-a-three-legged.

June 13, 2023, Next Avenue: "Plan a Satisfying Retirement": https://www.nextavenue.org/planning-your-retirement/

April 27, 2023, Psychology Today: "Solo Travel: A New behavior or Preferred Approach?" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202304/solo-travel-a-new-behavior-or-preferred-approach

February 8, 2023, Next Avenue: "Hire an Athletic Trainer When You're 82? Why not?":

https://www.nextavenue.org/hire-an-athletic-trainer-when-youre-82-why-not/

February 5, 2023, Psychology Today, "What do Your Eyes Miss? Seeing through a camera's lens: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202302/what-do-your-eyes-miss.

November 21, 2022: The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, "The Vintage Years,"

https://www.retirementwisdom.com/podcasts/the-vintage-years-dr-francine-toder/.

October 25, 2022: Next Avenue: Can You Rejuvenate an Older Brain? From the Neuroscience Lab to Real Life,

https://www.nextavenue.org/can-you-rejuvenate-an-older-brain/.

August 26, 2022: Next Avenue: The Faroe Islands: A Remote Island with an Ancient Past,

https://www.nextavenue.org/the-faroe-islands-a-remote-place-with-an-ancient-past/.

July 23, 2022, Psychology Today: Doing Absolutely Nothing has Mental Health Benefits, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202207/doing-absolutely-nothing-has-mental-health-benefits,

May, 11, 2022, Psychology Today: Why Bad Behavior is on the Rise: COVID was just the tipping point: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202205/why-bad-behavior-is-the-rise.

March 31, 2022, Psychology Today: Artificial Intelligence Can Learn from Seniors: The benefits of broad input: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202203/artificial-intelligence-can-learn-seniors.

March 22, 2022, Market Watch (Reprinted from Next Avenue): Why it’s OK to do nothing in retirement—and at other times, too: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-its-ok-to-do-nothing-in-retirementand-other-times-too-11647549902?mod=newsviewer_click

March 15, 2022, Next Avenue: The Mental Health Benefits of Doing Nothing: https://www.nextavenue.org/the-mental-health-benefits-of-doing-nothing/

January 16, 2022, Psychology Today: Opening Up to Someone Whose Style is Very Different: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202201/opening-someone-whose-style-is-very-different.

December 14, 2021, Psychology Today: Does Feeling Younger Than Your Actual Age Have Benefits, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202112/does-feeling-younger-your-actual-age-have-benefits.

September 11, 2021, Psychology Today: A Psychologist Revisits the Tragedy and Humanity of 9/11: My firsthand account from ground zero, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202109/psychologist-revisits-the-tragedy-and-humanity-911#_=_

August 20, 2021, Psychology Today: Capture the Moment with Intentiional Noticing, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202108/capture-the-moment-intentional-noticing?eml.

July 15, 2021, Psychology Today: The Sounds of Resilience: How amateur cello players formed a community to play and celebrate. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202107/the-sounds-resilience.

April 3, 2021, Psychology Today: How Older Introverts Successfully Coped with COVID This Year: it’s the combination of age plus personality style, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202104/how-older-introverts-successfully-coped-covid-year.

March 14, 2021, Psychology Today: How to Travel Vicariously: Spark wanderlust from home, for just a bit longer, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202103/how-travel-vicariously.

February 1, 2021, Psychology Today: Aging Well: In the COVID era, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202102/how-age-well.

November 1, 2020: Psychology Today: A Daycation to Challenge Pandemic Blues: Finding restorative nature near you, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202011/daycation-challenge-pandemic-blues.

October 1, 2020: Psychology Today: "Virtual Music Camp: Music can enrich and transform even when played remotely, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202010/virtual-music-camp.

September 6, 2020: Psychology Today: “Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us to Age Better: Or will dependence on artificial intelligence reduce problem-solving strategies”? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202009/can-artificial-intelligence-help-us-age-better

June 22, 2020: Psychology Today: “My Evolving Relationship with Technology: More than 50 years of learning and adapting,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202006/my-evolving-relationship-technology.

May22, 2020: Psychology Today: "Not So Silent: The Trajectory of “Silent Generation’ women who overcame adversity and thrived—Part 4,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202005/not-so-silent-2

May15, 2020: Psychology Today: "Not So Silent: The Trajectory of “Silent Generation’ women who overcame adversity and thrived—Part 3,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202005/not-so-silent-1

May 8, 2020: Psychology Today: "Not So Silent: The Trajectory of “Silent Generation’ women who overcame adversity and thrived—Part 2,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202005/not-so-silent-0

May 1, 2020: Psychology Today: "Not So Silent: The Trajectory of “Silent Generation’ women who overcame adversity and thrived,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202005/not-so-silent

March 28, 2020: Psychology Today: “Unintended Staycations: Ways to explore the world mindfully without going far—Part 2,” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202003/unintended-staycations-0

March 24, 2020: Psychology Today: “Unintended Staycations: Ways to explore the world mindfully without going far," https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enhance-your-vintage-years/202003/unintended-staycations

July 11, 2019: Thrive Global: “Solo Travel: A new behavior or preferred approach?” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/solo-travel-a-new-behavior-or-preferred-approach/

June 27, 2019: MarketWatch, “Will smart technology help usage better, or will it just make us dumb?” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-smart-technology-help-us-age-better-or-will-it-just-make-us-dumb-2019-06-27

June 17, 2019: Next Avenue, “What Can AI do to Help Us Age Better? Will dependence on artificial intelligence reduce problem solving strategies?” https://www.nextavenue.org/ai-artificial-intelligence-age-better/

June 17, 2019: Forbes, “What Can AI do to Help Us Age Better?” https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/06/17/what-can-ai-do-to-help-us-age-better/#4b7c7cd54331

January 20, 2019: Thrive Global: “The Cello Habit: A Tenuous Bargain,” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/the-cello-habit-a-tenuous-bargain/

December 23, 2018: Thrive Global: "My Fifty Year Evolving Relationship with Technology,” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/my-fifty-year-evolving-relationship-with-technology/

December 20, 2018: NextAvenue: "Finding Wisdom in the Arts: Strategies for cultivating creativity and brain sharpness in later years,” https://www.nextavenue.org/finding-wisdom-in-the-arts/.

October 8, 2018: Thrive Global: “Reinvent Yourself: Let your inner artist become your second act,” https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/46106-reinvent-yourself.

October 1, 2018: Forbes, "Cool Technology Trends for Older Adults" https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/10/01/cool-technology-trends-for-older-adults/#34b0cefa3c9f.

August 1, 2018: Home Care Assistance Newsletter, “Late Blooming Artists: Musician, Painter, Writer,” https://homecareassistance.com/blog/late-blooming-artists-musician-painter-writer.

July 30, 2018: NextAvenue: “Dynamo with a Blowtorch,” https://www.nextavenue.org/metal-artist-rochelle-ford.

June 9, 2018: Thrive Global: "Transportation Hassles: Focus on the positive,” https://www.thriveglobal.com/drafts/33313-transportation-hassles/preview

December 8, 2017: Huffington Post Blog: "Making Wednesdays Special,” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/making-wednesdays-special_us_5a2af567e4b0d7c3f2622291.

April 18, 2016: Huffington Post Blog: “Making Music in the Woods: A Grown-Up’s Camp,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/music-camp-for-adults_b_9664720.html

February 2, 2016: Huffington Post Blog: ”The Magic of Daily Writing: journaling over 5 decades,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/the-magic-of-daily-writin_b_9140708.html

January 11, 2016: “A Long Walk on a New Trail,” by Virginia McReynolds @ Finally Time for This: A Beginner’s Guide to the Second Act of Life (http://www.finallytimeforthis.com/#!A-long-walk-on-a-new-trail/cmbz/5691a7b00cf26c8cd830aaf7)

June 19, 2015: Huffington Post Blog: “Apps and Robots: Innovations for an Aging Populations,”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/apps-and-robots-innovatio_b_7621724.html

May 18, 2015: Huffington Post Blog: “Positive Aging Movement Takes Off,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/positive-aging-movement-t_b_7295650.html

May 5, 2015: Huffington Post Blog: "Woman with a Blowtorch: Another Late-blooming Artist,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/woman-with-a-blowtorch-another-late-blooming-artist_b_7214966.html.

March 20, 2015: ZocaloPublicSquare: "What do Grandma Moses & Michelangelo Have in Common?" Creativity & aging from several points of view, including my own: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/03/20/what-do-grandma-moses-and-michelangelo-have-in-common/ideas/up-for-discussion/ …

October 3, 2014: Huffington Post Blog: “Alice Herz- Sommer and Her Piano: A Long (109 Years) and Meaningful Life:” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/alice-herzsommer-and-her-piano_b_5928320.html

August 19, 2014: Huffington Post Blog: “Music’s Power to Overcome and Transform:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/musics-power-to-overcome-and-transform_b_5691878.html

Summer, 2014: Healthy Aging Magazine: “The Vintage Years: Finding Your Inner Artist:" http://www.healthyaging-digital.com/healthyaging/summer_2014#pg48

July 10, 2014: Huffington Post Blog: "Creative Aging: The Best of Science and Art:" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/creative-aging-the-best-o_b_5575121.html

June 20, 2014: Newsday: (Toder and The Vintage Years quoted in) “Later in Life Artists Prove it’s Never Too Late to Express Creativity,” by John Hanc: http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/later-in-life-artists-prove-it-s-never-too-late-to-express-creativity-1.8514502#

May 19, 2014: Huffington Post Blog: “Gray Divorce" and other Demographic Trends: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/gray-divorce-and-other-demographic-trends_b_5352606.html

April 13, 2014: "Creativity and the Aging Brain: An Interview with Francine Toder, Ph.D., author of The Vintage Years," by Cathy Breslaw: http://www.artfullifebycathy.blogspot.com/

March 12, 2014: The New York Times: (Toder and newest book quoted in) “New Worlds Open at the Artist’s Easel,” by John Hanc: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/business/retirementspecial/new-worlds-open-at-the-artists-easel.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

March/April, 2014: Aging Horizons Bulletin (Canada): Interview: "Late-Blooming Artists Fascinate and Sparkle”: http://aginghorizons.com/2014/03/interview-late-blooming-artists-fascinate-and-sparkle/

March 4, 2014: Aging Horizons Bulletin (Canada); “Interview: Late Blooming Artists Fascinate and Sparkle,” by Ruth Dempsey: http://aginghorizons.com/2014/03/interview-late-blooming-artists-fascinate-and-sparkle/

January 15, 2014: Manhattan Arts International: "Finding Your Inner Artist,” by Renée Phillips: http://manhattan-arts.blogspot.com/2014/01/finding-your-inner-artist-after-sixty.html

January 7, 2014: National Center for Creative Aging: "Creative Expression: Both Stimulates and Benefits from the Aging Brain": http://www.creativeaging.org/news-blog/blog/creative-expression-both-stimulates-and-benefits-older-brain

December 30, 2013: Huffington Post BlogTechies, Boomers, and Beyond: The Homebrew Computer Club Reunion: : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/techies-boomers-and-beyon_b_4505396.html

December 20, 2013: Tech-enhanced Life: Seniors Embrace Social Media in Surprising Numbers: http://www.techenhancedlife.com/articles/seniors-embrace-social-media-surprising-numbers

December 12, 2013: Life Reimagined” (AARP): "Go Ahead. Make Music. It'll Boost your Brain: https://lifereimagined.aarp.org/stories/4601-Go-Ahead-Make-Music-It-ll-Boost-Your-Brain

December 10, 2013: Tech-enhanced Life: Empowering Seniors Through Communication Technology: http://www.techenhancedlife.com/articles/empowering-seniors-through-communication-technology

November 4, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: Entrepreneurs Focus on Seniors: Aging 2.0 Collaboration at Stanford: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/entrepreneurs-focus-on-seniors_b_4194884.html

October 25, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: Senior Improv? A Burgeoning Art Form: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/senior-improv-a-burgeonin_b_4047493.html

September 23, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: A Psychologist Analyzes Siri: Defending a Robot: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/a-psychologist-analyzes-s_b_3969758.html

September 13, 2013: The San Jose Mercury News, "Inside Siri's head: A psychological profile of Apples's digital concierge," by Patrick May: Inside Siri's head: A psychological profile of Apple's digital concierge

September 10, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: George W. Bush As Artist: A Different Perspective: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/george-bush-artist_b_3863486.html

August 22, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: 6 Reasons Why The Brain Loves Dancers Over 60: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/tap-dancing_b_3749600.html

July 27, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: Aging Creatively: Bill's Stone-Balancing Routine: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/bill-dan-artist_b_3618293.html

June 24, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: Never Too Old: The Subway Musician: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/never-too-old-the-subway-musician_b_3479634.html

May 29, 2013: Huffington Post Blog: Arianna Huffington's Commencement Speech Also Perfect for Boomers: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francine-toder-phd/huffingtons-commencement-speech_b_3348283.html

May 24, 2013: Bloom Magazine: "The Vintage Years: How the Older Brain Both Facilitates and Benefits from Fine Arts Expression," http://bloom-site.com/2013/05/24/the-vintage-years-how-the-older-brain-both-facilitates-and-benefits-from-fine-arts-expression/ linked to The Millions: http://www.themillions.com/2013/05/neuroscience-and-creativity.html

May 8, 2013: Guest Blog Post on The Artist's Road blog site hosted by Patrick Ross. Article titled "Fine Arts, Creativity & the Aging Brain Positively Linked,": http://wp.me/p19mHa-14o

April 12, 2013: Book Excerpt from The Vintage Years, "The Time of Your Life: Now or Never," on the Bloom website: http://bloom-site.com/2013/04/12/the-time-of-your-life-now-or-never/

Post Publication Reviews for The Vintage Years

April 4, 2013: from BoomerReviews.com: http://boomerreviews.com/book-review-the-vintage-years-by-francine-toder-ph-d/

April 4, 2013: The Argonaut Newspaper, Los Angeles: article titled, "Seniors: A New Stage in a New Age, http://argonautnews.com/seniors-a-new-stage-in-a-new-age/.

April, 2013: Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Choice section: http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/apr_13.htm#Health/Medicine

May, 2013: San Francisco Book Review, Featured Review (5 star): http://citybookreview.com/the-vintage-years-finding-your-inner-artist-writer-musician-visual-artist-after-sixty/

May, 2013: GaGaSisterhood online site for grandmothers, Book Review: http://gagasisterhood.com/reviews/boomers-find-your-inner-artist/#.UZwQBet1GHl

June 7, 2013: Palo Alto Weekly, "Living Well Section," by Chris Kenrick: "The quest to play, paint, sculpt, write in the 'Vintage Years.'" http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=19052

June 19, 2013: The Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News (The Bay Area News Group), by Angela Hill: 'Art and Seniors: Drawing Outside The Lines." http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23486080/art-and-seniors-drawing-outside-lines

June 23, 2013: The San Jose Mercury News (The Bay Area News Group), "Lifestyle" cover article by Angela Hill, 'Aging Artfully,' (print edition).

July 11, 2013: The Beacon (Newspaper: Print and Online) Baltimore and Palm Springs Edition. Book Review: "How to Become More Creative Later in Life," by C. Sorgen: http://www.thebeaconnewspapers.com/select-stories/arts-style/how-become-more-creative-later-life

January 15, 2014: Manhattan Arts International: Book Review: “Finding Your Inner Artist After Sixty,” by Renee Phillips: http://manhattan-arts.blogspot.com/2014/01/finding-your-inner-artist-after-sixty.html

TV and Radio shows: with links for listening:

July, 2019: “74 is the new 24,” radio broadcast: To the Best of our Knowledge, produced by Wisconsin Public Radio, an NPR affiliate: 1 hour show (http://www.ttbook.org/book/74-new-24) or Toder segment: (http://www.ttbook.org/book/benefits-playing-music-you-vintage-years)

May 2, 2014: Dr. Toder interviewed by Frank Samson of The Aging Boomers Radio Show about “The Vintage Years: http://www.spreaker.com/user/theagingboomers/the-vintage-years?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=widget

September 23, 2013: Live at 3 pm CDT, interview by Ed Zinkiewicz on radio show: "Retire-To." Tune in or listen to streamed audio: http://retirement-u.com/interviews/francinetoder.html

August 28, 2013: Interview with Rosanna Tufts on "The Tufts Get Going," radio show, Maryland. Listen to streamed audio: http://tinyurl.com/my9pl6k

July 20, 2013: "Experience Talks," on KPFK-FM, Santa Barbara-San Diego. Interviewed by Tim Carpenter, host. Listen to streamed audio: http://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_130720_080030experiencetalks.MP3

May 20, 2013: Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, Book talk recorded for radio: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-05-20/vintage-years

May 3, 2013: "The Feisty Side of Fifty," Cable radio show with host Mary Eileen Williams, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/feisty-side-of-fifty/2013/05/03/your-vintage-years-1.April 18, 2013: "Dr. Business" with Roy Blitzer, Cable TV, Palo Alto: Interview

April 19, 2013: "Insight" radio show with Beth Ruyak, Capital Public Radio, Sacramento, CA (NPR affiliate): http://ia801703.us.archive.org/32/items/Insight-130410/Insight-130419c.mp3

Other Media:

(1985-2014) radio and TV shows including the Ronn Owens show - KGO AM (San Francisco), CNN, KRON, NY1, BBC, German National Television Network and the Phil Donahue show. Quoted in: The New York Times, Red Herring Magazine, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, USA Today, the National Post, San Jose Mercury News, (Canada), and the Palo Alto Weekly.