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Loneliness can feel like a heavy companion in the later years of life. Forgetting things, feeling like a burden, and watching as everyone around you moves on with their own busy lives can deepen that sense of isolation. Therapy, once viewed with skepticism or misunderstanding, may now offer a path toward connection and healing. This post shares reflections from an older adult’s perspective on loneliness, memory struggles, and the evolving view of therapy. A quiet living room

As a therapist at the start of my journey I never thought I would be where I am now. I had spent so many years stuck in my head and ruminating about any negative thing my brain could grab hold of. Working towards and then qualifying as a therapist had led me to challenge the norm and find new ways to cope and live my life in a more positive way. But like an onion, the more self-aware I became, the more layers that were uncovered. I soon realised that my thoughts were not able