The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
by Leni Wildflower, Diane Brennan
AFFILIATION
As people age, there are many opportunities for connection and fulfillment, and coaches can help people identify activities that are engaging and enlivening. There is a vast body of research affirming the benefits of social engagement in enhancing well-being, even in the face of illness, such as mind-body skills groups for cancer (Gordon & Harazduk, 1999). As people age, they may experience cumulative losses, such as the deaths of parents, siblings, friends, spouses, or partners. Some people are at a loss as to how to cope with feelings of anger and sadness. Especially for people who are at a distance from family members, finding support beyond the initial stage of mourning the loss of a partner may be difficult. Churches or synagogues ...
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