Dear Santa, Here Are the Gifts That Older Women Really Want
In the spirit of the holidays, I call out to individuals 55 and over to share your wish list with Santa. Not the kind of Christmas wishes and dreams we typically hope to receive from relatives and friends…
Read MoreWriting Your Memoir Is Easier Than You Think
I’ve heard it many times in my classes: Your family and friends want you to write your memoir. They say you’ve had an interesting life, and you have such great stories to tell. They want it all in writing for their kids, your grandkids. But who has the time?
Read MoreLet’s Fall into Reading with These 12 Titles
Where did October and November go? Disappeared into 11 books, most of them worth considering for your book stack. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
Read MoreReturning to Work After Divorce
When divorce occurs, what was enough to retire on, when you both lived in the same house, can become barely enough to live comfortably, or worse. Many of my mediation cases involve a stay-at-home parent, usually moms…
Read MoreA Star Is Born – None Too Soon
I feel privileged sitting in the small Chicago Greenhouse Theater with an intimate group invited to see the first professional staging of a new play, My Whorizontal Life by Sephe Haven. OK, the title is a giveaway. This is a solo recollection of her life…
Read MoreNavigating the Years Before Retirement: 5 Tips for Staying Focused, Relevant, and Sane
Retirement is a significant milestone in life; a time to reap the rewards of your hard work and embark on new adventures. But for women over 60, who are just a couple of years away from retirement, it can be challenging to stay focused…
Read MoreWant to Feel Like a Queen in Your Home? 3 Empowering Tips
Feeling like a queen requires neither a palace nor servants nor a big bank account. It simply means to be fully supported by the space you call your home. Within her home, the queen has all she needs to be the best version of herself…
Read MoreThe Khan Academy: Can It Revolutionize Your Grandkids’ Schooling?
Have you heard of the Khan Academy? In 2004, Salman Khan began tutoring his younger cousin, Nadia, in maths over the Internet, then other cousins. Such was the interest from YouTube watchers, he quit his job as a hedge fund analyst to start the not-for-profit Khan Academy full time. Salman “Sal” Khan, aged 46, son […]
Read MoreThink You’re Not Creative? Think Again!
There are so many great things about being a woman of this certain age – what stretches out in front of us are our most creative years. Every woman is creative. There is always something that she is doing that is steeped in creative process…
Read MoreDespite Popular Opinion, Laziness Has Almost Nothing to Do with Obesity
Fifty years into the obesity epidemic, people are quick to blame excessive weight on laziness. Well, I hate to dispel what would be a convenient explanation (although one that blames the individuals suffering with it), but obesity is not caused…
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