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3 Steps to Take in Order to Realize There’s Nothing Wrong with You After All

By Paula Harer March 10, 2021

Having been in a bad marriage for more than 30 years, I thought I was the biggest loser on the planet. I felt I was certainly not attractive and unappealing. I was overweight. I was not good at making money, but I was good at spending them…

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An Ode to Women Over 60: Lean Into the Equality You Deserve

By Joan Frances Moran March 05, 2021

Women are amazing creations! We have been mythologized, idealized, idolized, lionized, patronized, held up as paragons of virtues, and painted as fallen angels. That’s why I love being a woman and adore feeling the feminine…

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3 Incredible Ways to Show Love for Yourself Every Day of the Year

By Martha Bodyfelt February 20, 2021

Valentine’s Day is over, but if you’re a divorced woman over 50, you may still be struggling with ways to show love for yourself this month and beyond. But over my years as a divorce coach for women 50 and better, I’ve actually discovered…

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What Is the Upside of Downsizing?

By Michelle Kerr Spry February 15, 2021

We all hear about downsizing as we enter our “Golden Years,” and it’s like swear words, but should you consider it? This is an interesting question, right? So, let’s take a moment to explore all the nuances of “downsizing”…

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6 Things You Can Do to Shake Things Up in Your Life After 60

By Ginny McReynolds February 13, 2021

I know this feeling of sameness so well. It starts with being grumpy for a few days or weeks – on edge, short-tempered. Then I’ll start sleeping poorly. I know that it’s taken a hold on me when I don’t want to get up in the morning…

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What I Learned from Embracing My Imperfections and the Art of Wabi Sabi

By Christine Field February 11, 2021

Are you imperfect? Good. That means you are human. But are you coming to terms with being imperfect? Ah, there lies the challenge. Culture and society lauds the perfect marriage, perfect children, perfect body…

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Hearing Loss Resources

By Jessica Thomas February 11, 2021

Estimates suggest that 30 million Americans currently are impacted by some degree of hearing loss, ranging from mild to profound or complete hearing loss. Since hearing loss is also associated with age, as the American population continues to age, one would expect that the number of impacted Americans will likely rise. Hearing loss is not […]

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What I Learned About Myself Thanks to Being a Writing Coach

By Delia Lloyd January 25, 2021

One of my professors in graduate school once told me that he’d learned more from his doctoral students across his 30-odd years in the business than he had from anyone else. I left my career in academia too quickly…

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Senior Isolation Meets Creative Solution

By Anthony Cirillo January 12, 2021

I fell into a mission for older people, not through caregiving as many think (that would come later) but through singing. Tired of playing in casinos and night clubs, I went into a senior community and started singing to the residents…

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20 Inspirational Women That Every Woman Over 60 Should Know About

By Margaret Manning January 12, 2021

Over the past few years, whilst building the Sixty and Me community, I have had the pleasure to meet and learn from some amazing, inspirational women. Their writing has made me think and their dedication to women’s issues…

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