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How Senior Women Aging Alone Can Find Support Networks

By Carol Marak December 20, 2019

Our motive to create a support system extends beyond the need for social connection and to avoid loneliness. Many women, especially those of us without an immediate family, are at risk of isolation and spending too much time alone…

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Dealing with Grief Over Christmas: 5 Tips You Need to Know

By Jane Duncan Rogers December 16, 2019

Christmas, much like the other holidays, is a time when people look forward to the comforting nature of tradition, but when a death happens, the tradition is disrupted. Read More

3 Exciting Ways Learning Spanish Can Improve Your Life After 60 (+ Get 4 FREE Spanish Lessons!)

By Sixty and Me December 04, 2019

In recent years, there’s been much debate about the concept of “fun learning.” Do students learn better when their lessons are infused with humor and fun? Or does the old “no pain, no gain” rule still apply?

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Why Gratitude Is Essential When Facing Tough Times at Any Age

By Karen Margaret Kay December 04, 2019

I know it sounds completely counter-intuitive, even paradoxical. Giving gratitude during tough times. How nonsensical, not to mention challenging, is that?

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Happy Holidays! 6 Ways to Stay Positive This Winter

By Debbie Hensleigh November 26, 2019

The holidays can be hard on many of us, no matter our age.

As the years go by, there are a lot of reasons we can slip into being sad or lonely or depressed when the days get shorter and the temps start dipping. Read More

3 Nationally Known Personal Finance Experts Take on 10 Critical Retirement Planning Challenges

By Pam Krueger November 06, 2019

Whatever life after 60 looks like to you, thinking about the money you’ll have – and how much you’ll need – during retirement shouldn’t keep you up at night. Still, it’s hard not to obsess about the most worrying questions about money and aging…

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Want to Live Life to the Fullest? Look Inside!

By Christine Field October 28, 2019

What do you do on a daily basis, with living a full life in mind? If you’re struggling to think of anything, that’s okay, you’re not alone. Read More

How Adventurous Can You Be After 60? 4 Things You Never Thought You Could Do!

By Cyn Meyer October 25, 2019

You’re sitting there, staring blankly ahead and thinking to yourself… Where do I go from here? Your so-called retirement years can either be a true sense of the phrase “golden years” or, sadly, the stereotypical boring bust…

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5 Easy Steps to Choosing Joy in Your 60s

By Debbie Hensleigh October 12, 2019

There is such potential for joy in our 60s and beyond. And, of course, there is also possibility for growing bitter and sad. Without thinking about it, we will probably end up being more of what we’ve always tended towards…

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What if Weight Loss Is Not About the Food? Emotions Can Control Your Eating Habits Even After 60!

By Karen Donaldson October 03, 2019

Here’s the question that I get asked nearly every single day, and not just during weight loss ‘season’: “I know what I’m ‘supposed to do’ to lose weight, so why can’t I do it?”

My clients then go on to explain that they’ve tried cutting their carbs or adjusting their macros or tracking their calories, but it’s just not working.

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