What My Inner Heroine Is Teaching Me During the Pandemic
The Heroine’s (or Hero’s) Journey is a recognizable framework. It’s been used in myths and stories throughout the ages and studied by scholars like Joseph Campbell. In a nutshell, a regular person leading an ordinary life unexpectedly…
Read MoreDon’t Be Afraid to Brag! What Are *Your* Best Qualities?
This is going to be an article all about me. That sounds like something you really want to read, right? You get to read about Paula Harer. It is your lucky day! Read More
5 Tips for Skip-Gen Travel in the Age of Covid-19
Perhaps you are a “newbie” to skip-gen travel, and this was the summer you planned to take that first special trip with your grandchild. Or perhaps you are a seasoned skip-gen traveler and were looking forward to another great trip…
Read MoreFeeling Lost in Your 60s? This 10-Step Survival Guide Can Help
Separations, divorces, deaths in the family, economic hardships, illnesses. Many of our Sixty and Me community have made it through difficult times. We are survivors. We have learned from our experiences and from the experiences of others. Read More
The Corona Chronicles: Beware the Cycle
I’ve been a bit of an insomniac lately. Possibly because my life, like the lives of most citizens of the world, has been turned upside down by this pandemic. Nondescript days flow into nights of wondering how it got dark so fast…
Read MoreWhat Does the Loss of a Parent Leave Behind?
I lost my mother recently. It wasn’t to Covid-19, thank goodness, but it was very sudden. Because of the virus, I was not able to make a planned trip to spend Easter with her this year. Indeed, and like so many other families who have lost…
Read MoreThe Growing Younger Gracefully (GYG) Spa Day Facial – You Can Do It at Home!
We’re over 60, and we’ve never before experienced anything like this global pandemic. It’s all new to us, yet tragedy is certainly not news. We’ve experienced our own personal chaos in our careers…
Read More5 Secrets to Living Happily Ever After in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond
Secrets are tantalizing. And to think I finally cracked the code on the secret to living happily ever after. Read More
Take Charge of Independence: It’s Time to Retain Strength and Mobility During Self-isolation
I hope this article finds each one of you healthy and feeling resilient. Last month I talked about both physical and psychological resilience. Today, I want to give you some very specific things to retain strength and mobility…
Read MoreManage Your Mental and Emotional Health in Difficult Times
For decades, boomers have been exposed to a myriad of changes, both small and big; global and personal; shocking and gentle; and through it all, you’re still here by the grace of either good genes…
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