Navigating Family Dynamics in Later Life – Boundaries Are Key!
Navigating family dynamics can be rewarding and challenging as individuals enter their 60s and beyond. Relationships with adult children and grandchildren inevitably evolve, presenting new opportunities and complexities…
Read MoreActivate Your Soul Sister Power! How Friendships Can Be Your Personal Fountain of Youth
While friendships at all ages play a significant role in a person’s life, the importance of having close friends becomes even more pronounced in later years. As it turns out, there are significant mental and physical health benefits to friendships…
Read More5 Career Change Ideas That Involve Working with Animals
If you’re looking to make a career change in your 60s, then it can help to start by considering what you’re passionate about. For an animal lover, getting to spend all day hanging out with a bunch of furry friends…
Read MoreDating on Valentine’s Day: Yes or No?
Oh, February 14 – love it or ignore it! It makes me think of the movie Love Actually, and all the types of love in the world – romantic, unrequited, familial, love across languages and races, love despite status, love after death, brotherly/sisterly love…
Read More9 Fun Indoor Adventures to Beat the Winter Doldrums
If you are a bit tired of “Let it snow, let it snow” or “Raindrops keep falling on your head,” it might be time to bring some virtual sunshine into your day. Join me with a steaming cup of coffee or stir a bit of honey into a cup of tea and let’s get started…
Read MoreHow to Make the Most of Life in Your 60s
Our 60s can be an exciting phase of life filled with new possibilities and opportunities. It’s a time to reflect on achievements, recognize our own wisdom, and perhaps nurture ourselves a little more than we’ve done in the last few decades…
Read More5 Ways to Recognize Your True Calling in Life After 60
Everybody has a calling. Your real job in life is to figure out why you are here and get about the business of doing it. I love this quote by Oprah! She is a beautiful living example of renewing what it means to embrace purpose and meaning at every stage of life…
Read MoreGrief and Loss in Later Life – Insights from a Life Coach and Former Funeral Director
Loss is an inevitable part of the human experience, and as we age, the frequency of bidding farewell to loved ones increases. As a life coach who has walked the path of grief and loss, having spent years as a funeral director, I understand the complexities…
Read MoreHow to Best Support a Widow Without Making Empty Promises
In my conversations with women who were widowed suddenly, I sometimes ask, “What do you wish you had known?” One of the most common answers is, “That the people who said they would be there for me would, in fact, not be there for me…
Read MoreAgeless Bonds: An Exploration of the Vital Importance of Friendships as We Grow Older
In the fabric of life, friendships are the threads that weave through our journey, creating a vibrant pattern that only deepens with time. As we age, the value of these connections becomes immeasurable, contributing significantly to our emotional…
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