The Art of Dealing with Disappointment After 60
We all experience disappointment. Whether it’s caused by broken promises, health issues, financial distress, or by family arguments, disappointment comes visiting. We need to better handle disappointment so we can…
Read MoreLove and Resentment on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day! Causes the heart to flutter, doesn’t it? Champagne, chocolate, flowers… you know, go big or go home, right? It is one of my favourite special days of the year. I love to celebrate love. But intimate relationships…
Read MoreSelf-Confidence – How Can You Achieve It?
According to research done by the Body Shop, 1 in 2 women feel more self-doubt than self-love. Tragic! But why do women doubt themselves? And what can they do to boost their self-confidence? Before answering these questions…
Read More4 Ways to Do What You Should Instead of What You Want
So you’ve decided you’re going to finally lose those post-menopausal pounds. Starting today, you’re going to eat better. You make a yummy salad and bring it to work for lunch. You vow to cut down on sweets and exercise for an hour three times a week…
Read MoreMake the Most of the New Year by Making Changes in Your Relationship
It’s a new year, and a time when we naturally begin to review our lives. A new year can remind us to make positive changes. However, change is a complicated and nuanced subject. We may say we want things to change, but at the same time…
Read MoreBegin a Lasting Commitment to Brain Health
I’ve been thinking about New Year’s resolutions and know from experience that it’s one thing to intend to do something and quite another to actually commit to a specific action or outcome.
Take brain health for example…
Are You Stuck in the Remorse Phase After Divorce?
The Road Through Recovery after divorce starts with pinpointing exactly where we are “stuck” or “in pain.” There are five phases within it. It is a cycle of feelings we experience in the divorce recovery process. You may be stuck in the Rejection phase…
Read MoreAnswering 6 Questions on Strength Training as an Aging Well Strategy
I reversed my own osteoporosis with a combination of important elements like good sleep, whole-food nutrition, improved gut health, and weightlifting, as well as walking with a weighted vest. Over the last few years, I have used my…
Read More6 Blissful Ways to Write During the New Year
We are about to embark on a new decade, and for most of us, this marks our sixth or seventh decade on the Earth. With a new decade, we can choose to make intentions for new beginnings…
Read MoreKnowing Myself Series – Part 2: Falling in Love with Myself
Growing up reading fairy tales, I believed that my soulmate is out there. When he (insert your own preference) crossed my path, it will be love at first sight. We will live happily ever after. Alas, that is not what happened…
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