
Hi! I’m Mary L. Flett, PhD
Dr. Mary Flett brings 30+ years of clinical and educational experience to the topics that matter most to older adults and the people who love them.
Why work with me?
Experience
First, I’m an aging adult. And I bring 30+ years clinical experience working with elders in a variety of settings including long-term care, private practice, and social service agencies
Compassion
As an older adult myself, I bring lived-experience to my work. I really do understand the challenges we are all facing in a culture that doesn’t quite know what to do with us.
Practical Solutions
Giving you a number to call or a website to consult isn’t enough. Having a collaborator who sticks with you until you achieve your goal ensures the best outcome for you. I am that partner.
Free Downloads
Get a taste of what I offer by downloading my Five Keys to Aging Successfully for free!
Lecture Library
Each lecture is a one-hour deep dive into topics on Brain & Body, Staying Connected, Aging in Place, Functional Future, Staying Useful
Your Choice
Work with me online, sign up for my weekly blog, or watch one of my lectures on aging. It’s your choice!
What working together actually looks like
I bring 30+ years of clinical experience to every conversation — which means I’ve listened to a lot of confusion, worry, and fear. Through all of these conversations, I have learned how to listen not just with my ears, but with my heart. I’m here to work with you.
We work on real problems, together.
Coaching is a dynamic and genuine back-and-forth. You bring your situation; I share my experience, my perspective, and most of all, my sense of humor. Together, we’ll find a path forward and take the initial steps that set you in the right direction, map in hand, guidance always available.
You’ll build skills, not just insights.
Understanding why something is hard is useful. Knowing what to do about it is better. My approach is always moving toward the practical: What do you need? What’s getting in the way? What would it look like if things were different? And then — what’s one thing you can do this week?
Compassion is the foundation. Humor is the secret ingredient.
Aging stirs up big feelings — grief, frustration, uncertainty, and doubt. I hold all of it with care. While there are always tears of sadness, we will also find tears of laughter and joy to balance those out.
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