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5 Tips for Skip-Gen Travel in the Age of Covid-19

By Cynthia Hogg August 04, 2020

Perhaps you are a “newbie” to skip-gen travel, and this was the summer you planned to take that first special trip with your grandchild. Or perhaps you are a seasoned skip-gen traveler and were looking forward to another great trip…

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Feeling Lost in Your 60s? This 10-Step Survival Guide Can Help

By Douglas Winslow Cooper July 24, 2020

Separations, divorces, deaths in the family, economic hardships, illnesses. Many of our Sixty and Me community have made it through difficult times. We are survivors. We have learned from our experiences and from the experiences of others. Read More

The Corona Chronicles: Beware the Cycle

By Elena Karplus July 16, 2020

I’ve been a bit of an insomniac lately. Possibly because my life, like the lives of most citizens of the world, has been turned upside down by this pandemic. Nondescript days flow into nights of wondering how it got dark so fast…

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What Does the Loss of a Parent Leave Behind?

By Delia Lloyd July 03, 2020

I lost my mother recently. It wasn’t to Covid-19, thank goodness, but it was very sudden. Because of the virus, I was not able to make a planned trip to spend Easter with her this year. Indeed, and like so many other families who have lost…

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The Growing Younger Gracefully (GYG) Spa Day Facial – You Can Do It at Home!

By Sheena Nancy Sarles May 11, 2020

We’re over 60, and we’ve never before experienced anything like this global pandemic. It’s all new to us, yet tragedy is certainly not news. We’ve experienced our own personal chaos in our careers…

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5 Secrets to Living Happily Ever After in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond

By Iris Pastor May 05, 2020

Secrets are tantalizing. And to think I finally cracked the code on the secret to living happily ever after. Read More

Take Charge of Independence: It’s Time to Retain Strength and Mobility During Self-isolation

By Kay Van Norman April 15, 2020

I hope this article finds each one of you healthy and feeling resilient. Last month I talked about both physical and psychological resilience. Today, I want to give you some very specific things to retain strength and mobility…

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Manage Your Mental and Emotional Health in Difficult Times

By Joan Frances Moran April 06, 2020

For decades, boomers have been exposed to a myriad of changes, both small and big; global and personal; shocking and gentle; and through it all, you’re still here by the grace of either good genes…

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Interrupting the Cycle of Gripping Anxiety: 5 Meditations to Shift Towards More Ease

By Sarah Purcell April 02, 2020

I am not a mental health professional. I’m an ex-investment banker who experienced a great deal of stress on the job. Because of my interest in exercise and finding effective ways to cope with that stress…

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What I Crave: The Simple Pleasure (and Health Benefits) of Taking a Walk in the Woods

By Fran Braga Meininger March 27, 2020

The current coronavirus self-isolation won’t last forever. In several weeks, we will be able to open our doors and get outside. And that’s when we will be able to feel appreciation…

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