You’ve Planned the Money. Have You Thought About the Life? 10 Questions for Retirement
By the time many women seriously consider retirement, the financial question is usually already answered. They’ve run the numbers. Met with advisors. Checked the spreadsheets…
Read More7 Rules to Aging Gracefully… and How Alcohol Quietly Undermines Every One
Aging gracefully isn’t about pretending we’re still 40. It’s about meeting reality with clarity, strength, and self-respect. Yet many of us carry one habit into later life without ever re-examining it, even as everything else changes…
Read MoreA Science-Backed Guide to Dark Showering for Women 60+: How to Begin Safely and Perfect Essential Oil Pairings
Dark showering is emerging as one of the simplest yet most effective nighttime wellness rituals – and it can be especially beneficial for women 60 and up…
Read More5 Lessons My Cat Taught Me About Taking Better Care of Myself
As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that some of my most valuable lessons haven’t come from books, workshops, or heartfelt advice from friends. Instead, they’ve arrived quietly, through the soft paws and steady presence of my beloved cat…
Read MoreThe Cancer Diagnosis Gap No One Talks About: Why Women Wait Longer Than Men
Many women, especially those of us over 60, are used to putting other people first. We care for partners, aging parents, grandchildren, and friends. We push through fatigue. We explain away…
Read MoreToo Busy to Think About Money? You’re Not Alone, and You’re Not Doing It Wrong
My client “Janice” (not her real name) is 66, vibrant, and sharp as a tack. She runs her own consulting business, helps care for her grandchildren three days a week, and juggles chronic pain on top of everything else…
Read MoreFeeling Stressed? Put Down the Cookie and Try Something New!
When I am coaching clients around unwanted eating, we often discover stress as the reason. A lot of people are feeling stressed about their health, or the health of their loved ones. Others are stressed about financial or relationship matters…
Read MoreThe Single Thing That You Can Do to Combat Overthinking
I saw a meme a few months ago that I posted on my Facebook page, and it resonated hugely with my community. It said, “It’s like no one in my family appreciates that I stayed up all night overthinking for them!” We all laughed about it, because for many of us…
Read MoreThe Permission You’ve Been Waiting For: Stop Managing Everyone Else’s Emotions
I’m sitting in my therapist’s office, crying into a tissue that’s basically disintegrated, and he asks me a question that stops me cold: “Whose anxiety are you actually managing right now?” I start to…
Read MoreWhat the Rearview Mirror Reveals at Christmastime
The Rearview Mirror is a series born from age, clarity, and the courage to finally say the quiet parts out loud. It’s about looking back not to reopen old wounds, but to understand them – and in this particular installment the feelings…
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