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1 month ago

Becoming More Me: The Joy of Loving Yourself After 60

I never thought that I would look forward to being 60 and yet as my 60th birthday drew closer, I felt an excitement that surprised me and took hold of me. I can’t fully explain it, but it was a sense of fully stepping into the woman that I was becoming…

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1 month ago

Reclaim the Power to Live Your Dream Lifestyle

On some level, we all want to experience positive changes to our lifestyles. While I’m sure you are clear on what improvements you would like to see, the question is: What obstacles are keeping you from living your dream lifestyle? In my personal experience…

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1 month ago

Have You Ever Put Yourself First?

Like many women our age, for decades, I’d given everything I had to my family: raising children, helping to raise grandchildren, attending to countless medical issues facing both my aging parents, and supporting my husband through his long and stressful career.

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1 month ago

My Grandfather’s Murder and Widow Resilience

As a child, I always knew I admired my grandmothers but never really realized all the reasons why until my paternal grandmother told me the story of how she lost her husband. Not sure how old I was when she relayed the details either. We always just knew that she lost…

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1 month ago

POEM: Living with Courage: The Flip Side of Fear

When I’m scared of the dark I whistle or sing,
Which fixates and pixates each scary thing.
The scaries are lonely, but not when I’m there.
They know that my music means that I care…

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1 month ago

The Rhythm of Life Changes: Whether We Like It or Not or We Are Ready or Not

The other morning, I was sitting in a bath at 11 o’clock on a weekday, coffee already cold on the edge of the tub, and I had a very strange thought. I should be somewhere. For most of my life, I always was. Wake up early…

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1 month ago

When You Stop Needing Everyone to Understand Your Choices

I’ve always thought of myself as quite independent. If I wanted to do something, I usually just did it. Growing up in a household where I wasn’t really allowed out unless my mum lied for me, I became quite a rebellious teenager. I moved out at 16…

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1 month ago

The Most Meaningful Chapters of a Woman’s Life Are Often the Ones Still Unfolding

There comes a point in life when you begin to look at your story differently. Not just where you’re going, but where you’ve been. The choices you made. The roles you played. The responsibilities you carried. And for many women…

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1 month ago

Women, Grief, and the Strength No One Talks About

Every March, during Women’s History Month, we celebrate women who made history: pioneers, activists, leaders, and trailblazers whose names appear in books and documentaries. Their contributions deserve recognition. But as someone who works in the funeral…

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1 month ago

Map Your Dream Lifestyle in 6 Easy Steps

Is it possible that the best way to accelerate your dream lifestyle into reality is to slow down your current lifestyle? If so, how would you do this? The answer is simple: inner reflection. Inner reflection is where you can not only silence lingering fears or doubts about life after 60…

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