4 Tips for Managing the Difficult Conversations that We Face After 60
Whether we need to tell our adult children that we’ve started dating, or our best friend confides in us that she has been diagnosed with cancer, we often find ourselves in the midst of a difficult conversation. Read More
5 Nutrition Suggestions for Healthy Aging
I remember when Jane Fonda proudly announced that she had put on some weight, and that she was looking better. She said growing up, she was told it was a choice between her ‘ass or her face,’ but now she’s getting complements on both. Read More
7 Reasons Having a Network of Girlfriends is Important as We Age
Women tend to live longer than men, and there may come a time in the life of a couple when the wife is left all alone. This can be devastating if she’s been dependent on her spouse for emotional support when things go wrong. Read More
5 Mantras That Can Help You to Find Peace and Get More from Life After 60
First of all, what is a mantra? According to Wikipedia, “a mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that are considered capable of ‘creating transformation’.” Read More
7 Easy Steps to Make Your Goals Fun and Doable After 60: Are You Willing to Try Them?
Each new year promises us a fresh start, a time to reflect on our lives, and an opportunity to discover and set (or reset) our priorities.
Whether we call them resolutions, goals, or a vision for the year, we want to ensure that we build success and momentum as we move forward with our commitments. Read More
My “Trend It Up” Makeup for Women Over 60 Tutorial – Under $25! :)
Makeup can be lots of fun – and it can be affordable too! Tune in to Margaret Manning’s demonstration and see what the low-priced lines can do for you. Enjoy the show! Read More
Grace and Frankie: An Unexpected Example of PHD (Perfectly Hidden Depression) After 60
Binge-watching Netflix, or binge-watching anything really, had never sounded appealing. But that was before I started writing a book and desperately needed something to distract me from my own brain. Read More
Group Therapy in Mature Adulthood: Good Reasons for a Get-Together
I’ve come to the conclusion, in my seventh decade, that there really is no such thing as too much fun. It seems to follow that people with more friends tend to have more fun. So, I’m branching out and meeting new people. Read More
“Older Entrepreneurs Don’t Need Help to Succeed” – Another Angry Conversation with My Friend
A few weeks ago, I told you about a conversation that I had with a good friend of mine about the ability of older entrepreneurs to succeed. In our first argument, she claimed that older adults simply don’t want to start businesses… and, even if they did, they wouldn’t have the creativity, drive and passion to kill it in the marketplace. Read More
Embracing Elder Care: The Next Generation of Talented, Passionate Women
We rarely take time to dwell on this, but at some future point, many of us will need assistance as physical disabilities, chronic illness, frailty, or dementia take hold. At the same time, the sad reality is that we may not have enough of a broad and well-trained healthcare workforce to take care of us…
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