Don’t Relinquish Your Perfectionist Tendencies – Establish New Standards Instead!
How many times have you been admonished to release your perfectionist tendencies? I’ve often taken this advice to heart, and with pride, declared, “Today, I’m relinquishing my perfectionist queen crown forever!”
Read MoreWhy It’s Important to Listen to Our Intuition as We Get Older and Wiser
What now seems like a lifetime ago, I was a volunteer for a homeless shelter located in a questionable area in downtown Portland, Oregon. Recognizing the possibility that I could get robbed, it was my naïve habit to put my purse in the trunk…
Read MoreAre You Aware of the Chapters of Life?
Life is a journey made in stages. Each one presents its own unique challenges, moments of joy and opportunities to grow. Our ancestors began exploring the idea that life is a series of stages millennia ago, the Hindu rishis (sages) being among the first to do so…
Read MoreDo You Believe You Can Lose Weight?
If you’re reading this, chances are you have some doubts about whether you can lose weight or not. The women I work with have a desire to lose weight, but when we look closer, we discover they don’t really believe they can do it…
Read MoreTop 10 Benefits of Self-Esteem After 60
How often do you find yourself being self-critical of your looks, health, finances, and your overall life? Perhaps the way in which you view yourself negatively has become so routine you don’t look at it as being critical. Instead of considering it demeaning…
Read MoreDo You Need to Live Like a Mature Woman After 60?
When I was in my 30s, an older friend told me that I hadn’t suffered enough to really be compassionate and understanding with someone else. At the time, that comment hurt, but now, decades later, I understand what she meant…
Read MoreHow to Embrace Your Age to Find Creativity and Joy After 60
Having just had my 64th birthday, I found myself pondering on what ageing really means for me. As a life, body confidence and joyful ageing coach and writer, I knew that it was something more than simply feeling positive about growing older…
Read More9 Books off My List – Some Quick Reads and Some Challenges
What a variety of books occupied me this winter in Chicago. Fortunately, I found lots of fun, quick reads. They make the darker, deeper stories possible to complete. In early March, I visited the Tucson Festival of Books. It’s informative to hear the popular…
Read MoreReclaim Your Place as an Artist: Creative Thinking Is for Everyone
Creativity has always been a topic I love reading about, so it’s really no surprise that I stumbled on this quote by Pablo Picasso: “Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up…”
Read More7 Steps to Get Out of Your Own Way… So You Can Get More from Life After 60
Have you vowed a million times to stop doing certain things, but you keep doing them anyway? Like, you swore you were going to lose some weight and stop snacking in front of the TV after dinner, but you still do it?
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