Lifestyle

What if the media and medical industry got aging backwards? What if our brains and even our creative abilities did not fade as we age, but actually increase? The latest neuroscience studies have proven that your brain does not lose its ability to create your dream lifestyle as you age. It gets…

My husband Nick and I are very different in the mornings. Nick is a hare. He gets 1,500 steps in before I finish my coffee, and is ready for breakfast a full hour before I am hungry. For a while, I tried to sync up with him. It did not go well. I’m a tortoise. I need about 90 minutes in my recliner – journal…

A woman over 60 cancels plans on a Friday night. She makes tea. She sits in a chair she loves and reads until her eyes get heavy. She sleeps well. When someone asks what she did over the weekend, she hesitates. Because “nothing” sounds like a confession when you’re over 60. A younger woman has the same Friday. She calls it self-care. Same evening…

How are you using creativity in your daily life? Each of us is continually creating our world. Creativity isn’t something that happens somewhere else; something that only certain people have. Every time you draw a breath, you interact with the whole Universe to make life happen…

Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and think, Who on earth is that? It seems as though life has moved on with the exterior me, but forgot to tell my brain and my heart! To be honest, I don’t mind at all. I have lost far too many…

If you’re thinking about a life without your business, you can exit in one of five ways. Consider the options carefully because each approach has pros and cons. Think about which approach is best for you and all the stakeholders before proceeding down a path…

Being made redundant can be difficult financially and emotionally. Some people may experience feelings of grief and loss, and worry about where to turn next. It’s also normal to feel a loss of control, which can be unsettling. However, while it might not feel like it…

Oh life is a puzzle with pieces askew, With socks that go missing (just one of the two).
With glasses misplaced on top of your head,
And thoughts that arrive… then promptly have fled. We laugh at ourselves (or at least we should try), At keys in the fridge or the why of the why…

In our many conversations with women over 60 over the past few years, one theme has quietly surfaced again and again. Many expected life to become more stable with age. Instead, some describe feeling as though the world is speeding up around them in ways they did not fully anticipate…

There is something delightfully ironic about commencement speeches. At the exact moment people are least interested in sitting still and listening, some notable steps up to a podium and delivers a carefully crafted sermon about life, purpose, resilience, and possibility…