Here’s another potential purpose of having a sense of purpose—it can help prevent loneliness. A survey of 2,312 Swiss adults found that those who reported having a sense of purpose were less likely to ...

Living with a sense of purpose may not just enrich life, it could also guard against dementia. A UC Davis study tracking over 13,000 adults for up to 15 years found that people with higher purpose ...

Dementia is a heartbreaking disease that affects not only 7 million people (and that number is growing), but their loved ones, too. With dementia symptoms including speech problems, memory loss, mood ...

Why does a hospice doctor with a passion for personal finance write about purpose? This is a question I hear often. It might seem like an unusual combination, but the reason I write and talk about ...