Solace for “Never to Be” Grannies
Grandparents have had an outsized role in my life. No, I was not blessed with four doting “Grans.” I only had three: one disinterested grandparent who lived at the shore, and two who primarily spoke Yiddish and whose hearts were scarred by the Holocaust…
Read MoreBored with Your Husband? How to Keep Dust from Settling on Your Marriage
Remember the excitement you used to feel about your husband? The anticipation of time together was enough to keep you moving through your day. Not to mention the mental notes you’d make about things to tell him or daydreams…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Follow Your Bliss?
Follow your bliss has become a popular catchphrase found on a blossoming array of self-care sites and, like the word awesome, is so overused that its original meaning has been obscured. Following your bliss is not the same as personal pursuit of pleasure…
Read MoreGrandma School Part 1: The Impact of Grandma Time
As a grandma, or an aunt, or a grandma figure to someone else’s children, you may already be aware that child play is how children learn. But have you ever wondered about the best ways to enhance that child’s play time for better brain development?
Read MoreDeath: Life’s Final Transition
It’s Halloween season! I know because a walk down the streets of our quiet neighbourhood means bumping into a few skeletons if not disembodied heads. While this is the time for us to think about the light side of death, our western attitude…
Read MoreA New Career Path in My 60s
The post-divorce era is no doubt a time for reflection, certainly a time of change, and likely a crossroads of where one has been, and what comes next. Sage advice is not to make any major life changing decisions for at least a year after…
Read More26 Surprising Habits of Happy Older Women (#18 Might Catch You Unprepared)
The beauty of aging is that we get to take time to reflect on who we are and what we want out of the rest of our life. It can be a time when our lives blossom. Here are some observations from the many conversations I have…
Read MoreHow Much Protection of Adult Children Is Too Much?
It is universally agreed that parents possess an elemental instinct to protect their children. Even before the moment of birth, and thereafter throughout their lives, children animate this instinct, which over time settles so profoundly in parents that it…
Read MoreWhat’s at the Roots of Financial Divorce Recovery?
Five years post-divorce, 25% of people say they feel recovered from the emotional impact of divorce, vs 35% who say they are still not recovered from the financial impact. Even after five years, so many of us are not financially resilient after divorce…
Read More4 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Fall – Plus a Favorite Autumn Soup Recipe
Autumn brings shorter days and longer nights which means less sunshine and warmth. In this season, you have less access to natural Vitamin D though deficiency in this vital nutrient is turning out to be a risk factor for susceptibility…
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