The “W” Word – What Being a Widow Means to Me
The realization that I was going to be known as “a widow” was one of the aftershocks of losing my husband. The power of the word itself, the images and feelings…
Read MoreSocial Prescribing – The Time Has Come for Adoption in the U.S.
Social prescribing is a means of enabling health professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. The rationale is that health and wellbeing are determined mostly by social, economic and environmental factors such as food…
Read MoreHow I Survived the Loss of My Husband
My first experience with death and mourning occurred with the untimely death of my late husband, Michael. Losing my soul mate was debilitating. I can best describe myself as shattered and shocked…
Read MoreHow to Get Involved in the Creative Arts in Your 60s
We all know how important it is to incorporate physical exercise in our lives to help us age well. It’s good for our bodies, of course, but also for our spirits. It raises our sense of well-being, perhaps enhancing our connection to nature…
Read MoreGrowing Older Alone? Why Time On Your Own Is Time Well Spent
There’s no question that having a support system and a sense of community is important as we get older. Face-to-face friendships matter. Study after study report that friendships are vital to longevity, and to our physical and mental health…
Read MoreHow to Keep and Make New Friends
Have you become exasperated with some of your friends as you’ve aged? Friends you once enjoyed… now you find difficult to be with? Lately, I’ve noticed that it is a little too easy to “cancel” people as we age. You can say the slightest thing…
Read MoreTaking Back My Past, One Song at a Time
Divorcing after a long marriage is difficult, made even more so when the divorce is ugly, and you are left feeling not only disrespected but erased. I know, no one can MAKE you feel any one way. Your feelings are your own. And, in theory, I agree with that…
Read More6 Ways to Manage Grief and Rebuild Your Life After a Loss
After my husband passed away from cancer and the dust had settled, I was soon left to deal with the pain and suffering that would ensue. I didn’t know how…
Read MoreDealing with the Death of a Spouse – Should We Mourn Forever?
I write often about grieving and the feelings one can experience when they are in the throes of it. Many in the beginning feel that the pain is now so much a part of them that to give it up would somehow be a betrayal to the lost spouse…
Read More3 Tips for Deciding if You Are Settling with the Wrong Man After 60
As a dating coach focused exclusively on women over 50, I have some thoughts to offer on how to determine whether you are settling with the wrong man. Men who practically trip over themselves to make you happy are great catches…
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