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Francine Toder Ph.D.

About

Francine Toder, Ph.D., is an emeritus faculty member of California State University, Sacramento and is a clinical psychologist retired from private practice. She recently authored Inward Traveler: 51 Ways to Explore the World Mindfully. She has also written three other books including The Vintage Years: Finding your Inner Artist (Writer, Musician, Visual Artist) After Sixty. Her extensive writing on diverse topics appears in magazines, professional journals, newspapers, and online sites. She resides with her husband in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about her at www.docToder.com.

Recent Posts
How Time Perspective Affects Travel
Understanding your own time perspective can enhance your life experience. Children are generally present-oriented, while adults favor the future. Seniors tend to preserve the past.
Capturing a scene
What Do Your Eyes Miss?

What we choose to focus on is what we see and remember. The rest escapes our attention. Our brains cannot take everything in, but cameras can.

What we choose to focus on is what we see and remember. The rest escapes our attention. Our brains cannot take everything in, but cameras can.

Adventuresome Travel at Any Age

A Personal Perspective: The far-flung Faroe Islands, located halfway between Iceland and Norway, provide an ideal venue for older adults to navigate.

A Personal Perspective: The far-flung Faroe Islands, located halfway between Iceland and Norway, provide an ideal venue for older adults to navigate.

Doing Absolutely Nothing Has Mental Health Benefits

A Personal Perspective: Learn how to do absolutely nothing, which has physical and mental health benefits.

A Personal Perspective: Learn how to do absolutely nothing, which has physical and mental health benefits.

Why Bad Behavior is on the Rise

Bad behavior is on the rise. What besides the COVID lockdown explains this trend?

Bad behavior is on the rise. What besides the COVID lockdown explains this trend?

Artificial Intelligence Can Learn From Seniors

Generally, when new technological advances make their way into the mainstream, they benefit young adults, who are often their creators. How can they benefit seniors?

Generally, when new technological advances make their way into the mainstream, they benefit young adults, who are often their creators. How can they benefit seniors?

Opening Up to Someone Whose Style Is Very Different

A Personal Perspective: When building relationships we often choose those with whom we are most comfortable but a special synergy might come from someone who is different.

A Personal Perspective: When building relationships we often choose those with whom we are most comfortable but a special synergy might come from someone who is different.