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…

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…

Outside the generous window of this restored 1800s barn apartment, twilight had settled over the Trinity Mountains. A single soulangeana tree glowed pink against the fading sunset, while the white dogwood buds waited to open in the shadows of the tall pines…

When we look around this big, beautiful world we live in, it can seem a little overwhelming – especially right now. Wars, conflicts, poverty, crime, economic crisis – sometimes it seems that life is not the blissful one we grew up in. And yet, in many ways, it still is. The sun rises and sets…

We have lived through decades of change. We have witnessed wars, social revolutions, economic shifts, technological transformation. We have raised families, built careers, supported partners, cared for aging parents. We have navigated personal loss and global uncertainty before. And yet, something…

Oh, the “V” word is clever. It whispers, “Their fault.” And saves pain and bruises to hold in your vault. It catalogs injuries, polishes blame, Hands you a banner emblazoned with shame. It points out the villains, rehashing their crimes, And tells the same story, time after time.

A woman over 60 wrote to me not long ago. She had written something for a friend who was leaving for another job. It wasn’t dramatic or elaborate. It was simply honest – an expression of how much she had valued the friendship, how much she would miss her, and how hard it felt to say goodbye…

If you keep “fighting yourself” around food and exercise, it’s usually not a willpower problem – it’s competing motivations in your brain, and the one with the strongest feeling wins in the moment. If you’re a smart woman, this is the part that makes you feel extra irritated…

You may have spent the last few years decluttering your home. You cleaned out closets and cabinets, keeping what you truly need and letting go of what you do not. You sorted old papers and donated kitchen gadgets you no longer use. Perhaps you moved to a smaller space or to a location better suited […]

There’s a stage of midlife and beyond that rarely gets attention. We talk about the grief. We talk about the betrayal. We talk about the shock of divorce, empty nests, career shifts, aging parents. But we don’t talk enough about what happens after the emotional storm passes. The calm. And how unsettling that calm can feel…