16 Danger Signs for Seniors to Be Aware of This National Suicide Prevention Month
Chances are that during the course of your lifetime, or maybe more so in your 50s and 60s, you’ve known people who’ve said that they wanted to end their lives. Perhaps they were victims of trauma or were dealing with physical…
Read MoreRevitalize Your Wellness: Essential Oils for Covid-19 Long Haulers
Many individuals are finding themselves grappling with the long-term effects of the Covid-19 virus. Dubbed “long haulers,” these individuals experience lingering symptoms that can persist for months, affecting their overall quality of life. For women over 60, managing these symptom…
Read More5 Self-Compassion Practices: How to Be Kind to Yourself as a Woman over 60
Self-compassion practices are exercises that allow us to treat ourselves with the same warmth and understanding we would offer a dear friend. After decades of caring for others (children, partners, careers), learning to extend that kindness inward can become an act of self-love…
Read MoreWhen Love and Money Get Tangled: How to Tell if You’re Financially Enmeshed with Your Adult Children
Most women over 60 I talk to love their children deeply and want the best for them. That often means offering help, sometimes financial help, when they’re struggling. After all, what mother doesn’t want her child to feel secure? But what happens when the giving…
Read MoreWhy Can’t I Lose Weight? How Trauma Sabotages Weight Loss for High Achieving Women (VIDEO)
High achieving women in their 50s and 60s who struggle with making consistently healthy food choices tend to have one thing in common: a history of trauma. Even if these same women have spent years in therapy and are at peace with the traumatic…
Read MoreCommon Unhealthy Habit Linked to Early Death
This was the intriguing headline linked to a study that was published on August 16th, 2024. That “unhealthy habit” turned out to be alcohol. The conclusion of the study was that people over age 60 who drink alcohol regularly are at an increased risk of early death, particularly from cancer…
Read More7 Reasons Older People Need to Take a Break… from Alcohol
When I was in my 50s, I thought I had alcohol all figured out. I wasn’t a “problem drinker,” just someone who enjoyed a glass of wine most evenings. But over time, I noticed little changes: waking at 3am with a pounding heart, feeling foggy in the mornings, my skin losing its glow…
Read MorePet Loss Is Complicated! 3 Overwhelming Emotions We Feel and How to Deal with Them
Dealing with complicated pet loss grief is very challenging to a pet lover. Have you ever experienced the loss of a pet that ran away? Did this pet ever come home? Are you suffering from the pain of not knowing what happened to them?
Read MoreMy 5 Easy Steps to Feeling Great Every Day
Have you ever had an initial social interaction with someone and come away feeling like you’ve opened up the gates to the land of despair? A well-intended and friendly “Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon, How are you?” can become quite…
Read MoreMature Age Fitness – A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started (VIDEO)
Think you are too old to move and work out? There are some definite biological differences between your 20s, 50s and 70s, and of course your life is different. You may have more responsibilities and less time for yourself…
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