(Aging Untold) - For some older adults, the word "therapy" carries a stigma rooted in a generation that was taught to stay quiet and keep going.

Gerontologist "Sam" Cradduck says that silence has a cost and the Aging Untold experts have practical, low-pressure ways to help older loved ones start talking.

A generation taught to hide it "Our age community was raised in a time when mental health was not something that we talked about," Cradduck said.