When It Comes to Longevity, Quality Years Are What Really Counts
Every year or so, it seems that popular culture updates the idea of the “new 40” to reflect our increasing longevity. For example, I remember when “50 is the new 40” was being touted. Today, we hear that “60 is the new 40…”
Read More5 Unbelievable Signs of a Confident Woman (You Need to Know Them!)
I don’t know about you, but I always enjoy visiting the local cafe for coffee and indulging in people-watching. It’s fascinating to observe how people interact with their surroundings. Everyone moves differently, whether it’s a shop assistant, a doorman…
Read MoreRetirement: How to Find New Joy with Your Spouse
We anticipate retirement for decades! We envision relaxation and newfound freedom complete with happy family times and fun. The ideal includes a vital and meaningful life, with our loving spouse by our side, filled to the brim with activities and pursuits…
Read MoreAre You Not Enough – or Too Much?
Whether you’ve been single for a while or are newly navigating the dating scene after a major life change, it’s easy to feel like you’re either not enough or too much to attract the type of man you’d like to date. But here’s a comforting truth…
Read MoreStretch and Kvetch: Yoga for the Realist
Whoops, I did it again. I got totally out of shape. Not partly, not a little, my whole body. My hamstrings, my calves, my shoulders and my biceps, my core muscles, my ankles and feet, and well my entire balance is off-balance. It’s hard for me to bend…
Read MoreNever Turn Your Back on the Waves: Managing Stress in Today’s Unstable World
The intensity and frequency of threatening events over the past few months has had a profound impact on me. Collectively, we seem to be humming at a higher level of stress that reflects a growing feeling that the world we once thought predicable…
Read MoreOvercoming Challenges and Healing from Family Estrangement for Generation X (1965-1980) and Baby Boomers (1946-1964)
As the Generation X and the Baby Boomer generation age, they face unique challenges that distinguish their experiences from those of younger generations. These multifaceted challenges impact their financial stability, physical health…
Read MoreOver 60 and Still Struggling with Stress – The Mental Load of Women in Their Golden Years
You’d think that by the time you hit 60, life would give you pass to a stress-free existence. A daily itinerary filled with yoga, afternoon teas, wine time with the girls, and blissful gardening, right? Maybe some traveling with the hubs or friends?
Read MoreMy Top 3 Tips for Managing Caregiver Anger
My Mom, who had been diagnosed with dementia, was leaning up against the sink in the bathroom. Her soapy hands were under running water. I was reaching around her trying to gently use a nail brush to clean under her nails…
Read MoreGet Instant Results by Using These 12 Decluttering Tips for Hoarders
I don’t know about you, but there have been different times when I’ve looked around my home and felt overwhelmed by the sheer clutter. Perhaps work kept me so busy that my house took a back seat in my list of priorities. This neglect has somehow turned into a level of hoarding. One day, you […]
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