What Do You Do When You Want to Downsize – But Your Spouse Doesn’t?
As an interior designer for the past 35 years, I have had the opportunity to help baby boomers design their first, second and even third homes, their beach houses, mountain retreats, and country cottages…
Read MoreHow Much Comfort Is Too Much Comfort?
I recently watched a podcast with bestselling author and Professor of Psychiatry, Michael Easter, discussing his book, The Comfort Crisis, in which he examines how our physical health and mental wellbeing have evolved as our lives became easier…
Read MoreNow is the Perfect Time to Tell the Story of Your Life
When I became a hospice volunteer, I imagined – considering my background as a reporter and writer – that I might be able to help people who wanted to write or record their life stories. I thought it would help people make sense…
Read MoreLetter Writing Rediscovered: A Book Review of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
I inherited a stack of exquisitely written love letters that my mother had received from her paramour in the South Pacific in WWII. The pages are neat and the care in each swirl of an S or loop of a Y is evidence that love had been injected into every letter…
Read MoreBetter Financial Habits in 2-Minute Bites
What habits do we have, or wish we had? In business or our personal lives, most of our daily actions are completed out of habit without giving them much thought: our morning routine, our drive to work, our bedtime ritual. Have you ever caught yourself driving and asking yourself…
Read More5 Nutritious Holiday Food Choices You May Not Have Considered
With the holiday season fast approaching, you may be feeling despair at the thought of facing all those tempting foods you so love. But you needn’t gain weight or eat foods with zero nutritional value. The key is to make the best…
Read MoreBeing a Full Partner in Your Medical Decisions
I remember as a small child accompanying my mother to doctor’s appointments. Specifically, I remember sitting quietly listening and watching as the doctor lectured her about her weight, prescribing treatments, tests and regimens for her to follow…
Read MoreWho Says Reinvention Has an Expiration Date?
I am a Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Saying that still feels surreal – not because I just found out, or because the board exam itself was easy (it wasn’t), but because of what this moment…
Read MoreHow to Set Real Goals and Action Plans (Not Weak Resolutions)
It’s that time of year again. Everyone is talking about their New Year’s resolutions. Lose weight, get fit, and save money are the most popular. Yet, despite our good intentions, only a tiny percentage of us will actually achieve our goals…
Read MoreCarefully Living with Battle Fatigue
We were supposed to be writing fiction. That’s what I told myself when I signed up for my fifth writing class at age 58. That was seven years ago. I was excited to use my imagination. Write someone else’s story. Escape into an artistic pursuit…
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