How Have Your Dreams Changed Now That You’re Over 60?
Everyone dreams – even if you don’t think you do. Some dreams are vivid and some abstract. Have you ever thought to interpret them to see what they may mean? Often you can gain insight into what’s going on in your head…
Read MoreHow Letting Go of My Cake Cutter Demonstrates the Emotional Complexity of Downsizing!
Downsizing is always a personal journey. For older women, in particular, the downsizing lifestyle involves a major shift in mindset. We don’t just have a few things here and there to throw away. We have a lifetime of memories and purchases…
Read MoreI Gather, Therefore I Am: Finding Other Women for Health and Happiness
As I sat in a local restaurant at lunchtime, waiting for my friend, I looked around and saw a large room filled with women doing exactly the same thing. We were all gathering to commiserate, share, expound and take or offer encouragement and advice – woman to woman, beet salad to beet salad – no topic too large or too trivial to take on.
Read More3 Powerful Benefits Senior Women Can Reap from Setting Up the Right Morning Routine
With the rise of all the scary stats among seniors (like Alzheimer’s, loneliness, depression, divorce, and nursing home occupancy), it’s becoming more and more difficult to lead an active, healthy, and engaged retirement lifestyle…
Read More5 Actionable Approaches to Gain the Upper Hand Over Loneliness
As part of humanity, we all experience loneliness occasionally. I know I have. When I was first divorced in 2000 and found myself spending major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas alone for the first time, I didn’t know what to do with myself…
Read MoreHow to Recognize the Difference Between Dreams and Goals in Your 60s
Most of us are familiar with goals and goal-making. For many of us, setting goals is an integral part of achievement and success. As we age, new goals begin or older ones are reviewed through a mid-life career change, personal…
Read MoreSpending Christmas Alone? 8 Things to Do if You’re Alone for the Holidays
The holidays aren’t always a happy time – for some they’re reminders that they are lone, whether they’re widowed, divorced, separated or simply away from family and friends. Add grief to that and it’s even more difficult. Loneliness is painful…
Read MoreHow I Found My New Passion by Facing Pain, Fear and Change
I lay in the dark, kept awake by the throbbing ache in my right hip. Exhausted from a long day, I begrudgingly got out of bed. I rolled out my yoga mat in the living room and lay down on my back…
Read More3 Steps to Offload the Mental Baggage You Are Carrying Around After Six Decades of Living
Baggage comes in all shapes and sizes – it can be excess weight, low self-esteem, dysfunctional relationships, depression, anxiety – the options are endless. We all think we should have life sorted by the time we get to 60…
Read More7 Unexpected Gift Ideas for Women Over 60
I’ll be the first to admit that finding gift ideas for women over 60 is tough – even when you’re one yourself! As I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve started to notice that buying presents for my friends has become more difficult…
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