Empowerment

Ever feel like you’re navigating stormy seas, with each wave bringing another gust of uncertainty? Just when you think you’ve found your bearings, the winds shift again. I’ve been thinking about uncertainty a lot lately – it’s become our constant companion, hasn’t it?

At a recent talk about leadership I attended, someone pointed out that followers are important, too, because the role of a follower is also significant and occurs more frequently for most of us. I would like to suggest that each of us experiences times when we are followers…

The path to living your dream lifestyle after 60 can get a little bumpy. There will come moments when trying to create the lifestyle that best suits you will be difficult. Nowhere are there more obstacles to face than when it comes to removing things out of your life that…

We’re used to hearing the same story: that the things we don’t do – the job we turned down, the move we didn’t make, the relationship we walked away from – become the stuff of regret. The ghosts of “what if” and “if only.” But let’s flip that tired script. What if the road you didn’t…

The years over 60 can be a pretty amazing time of life. Sure, your skin might not be as taught, there may be a few more creaky joints, and pulling all-nighters for any reason is firmly in the rear view. But you’ve replaced what you’ve given up in collagen and flexibility…

There’s a voice in your head that doesn’t want you to rise. She second-guesses your choices. She whispers that you’re too much… or not enough. And she questions your dreams and reminds you of your mistakes. You know her well. I call my inner critic Judy Judy…

Let’s get something straight: I’m not here to age gracefully. I’m here to age truthfully. Loudly, if I feel like it. Quietly, if I don’t. And without a shred of apology. Because after everything – the roles we played, the expectations we carried, the beauty standards shoved…

There are numerous ways to improve your overall quality of life after 60. Few will be as life-enhancing, sustainable, and emotionally balancing as self-love and self-care. But how or where do you begin self-love and self-care practices if they are not something you are used to?

As a woman over 70 who attended the 1977 National Women’s Conference, challenged her first employer for equal pay, dutifully wore sneakers with her suits while storming the halls of capitalism in the 1980s and later published as a feminist scholar…

It is a myth that you are born with characteristics that make you mentally strong throughout your life. The truth is, you can develop mental strength with practice, fortitude, and intention as you grow and develop your personality…