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8 years ago

Anxious About Getting Older? Here’s How to Get Back on Track

I smiled when I read the following quote by David Bowie: “Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”

I’ve been mindful of this mantra every day of my life since the age of 50. Read More

8 years ago

Watermelon Seeds, Kimonos and the Art of Connecting with Your Inner Child

In the 1950s, in Kansas, where I grew up, little girls always kept their legs together when sitting. They were seen and not heard. It was unthinkable to have the same privileges as boys – like not wearing shirts on blistering hot, humid summer days. Read More

8 years ago

Why Talking about Death and Dying is Healthy at Any Age (Video)

Death and dying are not popular dinner topics. In fact, there are few circumstances in which society considers it to be appropriate to talk about our mortality. Read More

8 years ago

Can We Come Together to Disrupt Aging Alone?

To “disrupt aging alone” has been top of mind since I turned 60. This month, I turn 65, so it’s growing even more relevant. Happy birthday to me! Read More

8 years ago

Does Forgiveness Get Easier or Harder with Age?

I can confidently say that every single woman in the Sixty and Me community has been hurt, betrayed or cheated on at least once in her life. In fact, by the time you reach our age, it’s likely that you have a long list of grievances against other people. Read More

8 years ago

Do You Love Your Aging Body? How Gentle Yoga Helped Me to Accept Myself

For the last 20 years, I’ve been on a journey to accept and, eventually, love my aging body. Read More

8 years ago

Losing Your Voice in Your 50s… and Getting it Back in Your 60s

Here I sit, all dressed up and nowhere to go! I was going to Positano, which, for those of you interested, is a bus ride from Salerno to Amalfi and then another bus ride or a ferry to Positano. It even sounds wonderful! Read More

8 years ago

A Letter to Your Younger Self – What Would You Say?

What message would you put on a postcard to your younger self? That was the fantastic question that our community member and guest blogger, Tamera Grieshaber, posted to our conversations section today. In her own words, she said: Read More

8 years ago

How Starting Small Can Lead to Positive Changes in Your Life

When you hear about people who have “reinvented their lives” in their 50s and 60s, you usually hear about people who have done big things – become professional weight-lifters, started successful companies or travelled the world in a VW bus. Read More

8 years ago

What I Learned About Finding Balance in Life in the Jungles of Bali

One thing a lot of women in our community talk about is finding balance in their lives. Yes, it’s true that some of us are retired. Read More