Why Are Older People Drinking More?
Alcohol use among senior citizens is on the rise. Although historically older adults were less likely to drink than younger adults, recent studies show that older adults are now drinking more frequently and in larger quantities than in the past…
Read More20 Sure Ways to Wake Up Feeling Positive
Have you ever spent a night in fitful sleep, had disturbing dreams or just awakened at 3 am with a mind so active you had to take a sleeping pill? Or are those just redundant questions? As I’ve gotten older, now in my mid 70s, I’ve noticed that it’s darn…
Read MoreWhat’s Constant Comparison Costing You?
It used to be that the comparisons we made were limited to the people who lived nearby or those whom we saw daily. Today, comparison has become constant background noise and a full-blown obsession for many. It’s woven into social media, television, conversations, family gatherings, and even what we tell ourselves…
Read MoreHow I Use the Hidden Power of Hobbies
Have you awakened smack dab in the middle of the night only to have runaway thoughts start flooding your mind as an endless loop of worries, frets, self-criticism, financial doom, or any number of problems you need to solve? The trick of the trap when that happens is that the looping, ruminating thinking is very […]
Read MoreThe New Cost of Growing Old
When I was growing up, retirement looked quite different. My parents’ generation expected to stop working in their mid-60s, collect a pension/Social Security and enjoy the years they had earned. Today, almost one fifth of Americans over the age of 65 are still working, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the majority of which work because they have no choice…
Read More5 Wedding Makeup Tricks that Make Mature Skin Look Radiant (Not Cakey!)
Wedding season brings so much joy, but if you are anything like me, it brings a certain amount of anxiety with questions like, “What will I wear? How should I do my hair and makeup? Will {fill in the blank} person be there and how can I avoid them?” Sound familiar?
Read MoreThe Power of Music: Let’s Hear It for the Ear!
Recently, I was asked by an interviewer if there was one moment that was particularly meaningful to me throughout my successful career. Of all my achievements, accolades, and encounters, one meaningful moment stands out. It happened after a performance backstage…
Read MoreMotherhood Has No Off Switch: When Your Adult Child Is Unhappy
It’s his life, not yours… Thattechnically true sentence is kind of useless emotionally. Parents of unhappy adults live with a silent grief and unlike in other distressing situations, there are no rituals or support for the heartbreak of watching an adult child struggle. Even though it remains difficult as well, we’re not talking here about an adult who’s going through a rough patch, a breakup, a job loss, a burnout…
Read MoreDeath or Life – You Choose
Every decision is the difference between death or life. So choose wisely. When you hear others talk about life and death, life is usually first and then death. I chose to turn it around. Because death seems to be the choice of the masses. Why? Because death doesn’t require a challenge. Life requires a challenge. This article will focus on decision making that influences our choices that result in death or life.
Read MoreWhy So Many Women Feel Financially Behind (Even When They’re Doing Fine)
There’s a particular kind of anxiety that can settle in later in life: quiet, persistent, and difficult to explain. It often sounds like this: I should be further along by now. Maybe you feel it when a friend talks about her investments over lunch. Or when someone mentions paying off their mortgage. Or when you hear about someone retiring early, downsizing comfortably…
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