Dr. Jim Taylor

1 06, 2015

Don’t Waste Your Time (It’s Precious)

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2015-06-01T14:14:32-07:00 June 1st, 2015|Categories: Psychology|Tags: aging, death, discrimination, life, mortality, time|2 Comments

Please, don't waste my time! If you do, don't expect me to hang out for very long with you. And don't expect me to spend time with you in the future. I confess, I discriminate against certain people. I don’t hate these people; most are quite decent and likable. Though I do avoid them as [...]

8 01, 2015

Today Show Segment on the Recent Deaths of 2 Ski Racers

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2015-01-08T13:24:32-08:00 January 8th, 2015|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: avalanche, death, grieving, parents, ski racing|0 Comments

If you haven't already seen it, watch this Today Show segment about the recent deaths of 2 young ski racers, Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle. Powerful, touching, inspiring, painful...Get ready to cry.

13 12, 2013

“Getting Old Sucks!”

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2013-12-13T07:37:23-08:00 December 13th, 2013|Categories: Psychology|Tags: aging, Alzheimers, death, dementia, dying, family, father, old age, poor health, son|0 Comments

“Getting old sucks!” That’s what my 86-year-old father shared with me on a recent visit. He has lived in Boca Raton, Florida, since moving from my childhood home in Connecticut a few years ago. He lives alone; his wife of 49 years, my mother, died of ovarian cancer ten years ago at the age of [...]