Love at First Touch – Massaging Pain Away with the Hendrickson Method
I never expected a simple trip to buy vegetables to change my life, but it did. I met Maria at the Santa Cruz Farmer’s Market where she was offering five-minute massages. My body hurt that day, as it always did. Figuring I had nothing to lose…
Read More60 and Estranged? When Not to Reconcile
Estrangement is widespread, complicated, and harms all involved. Perhaps you have chosen to cut off from a family member out of necessity. Your experience may include abuse, poor parenting, parental alienation, divorce, poor communication…
Read MorePrepare for a Foreign Vacation by Learning the Language
How does the idea of a road trip or a vacation sound to you right now? Pretty good, I would venture to guess. In every vacation, we take two pleasure trips. One is the trip itself. The other is the anticipation of the experience – the planning…
Read MoreStarting an Encore Business? Chat with a Few Smart Millennials First
Human beings are naturally hard-wired to favor encounters and exchanges with like-minded people. This website is proof positive of that inclination and it makes sense. Who else but another 60-something might grasp all (or most) of life’s…
Read MoreSocial Prescribing – The Time Has Come for Adoption in the U.S.
Social prescribing is a means of enabling health professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. The rationale is that health and wellbeing are determined mostly by social, economic and environmental factors such as food…
Read MoreDo You Really Need a Home Appraisal – And How to Prepare
When is a real estate appraisal needed or required? Who is legally allowed to conduct a real estate appraisal? What does a typical real estate appraisal cost? So many questions to ponder – and I’ve got answers!
Read MoreOvercome the 3 Biggest Obstacles to Reuniting with Your True Self
A favorite quote of mine from one of my mentors, Dr. Wayne Dyer, is, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” One can interpret this in many ways. For me, his quote is about writing a new story for yourself…
Read MoreThe Power of the Word “No” for Women Over 50
For myself and so many of the women in my community, the most verbalized barrier that stands in our way is a perceived lack of time in each day. Many of us are still working. We are often caring for our own aging parents and helping with grandchildren…
Read MorePhone Scams and Phone Spam – What’s the Difference?
We’ve all received those annoying phone calls at one time or another. But some are more alarming than others. Unsolicited phone calls can be separated into two types: phone spam and phone scams, with the latter being rather more sinister…
Read MoreTeaching Style to Your Grandchildren: Fun Shopping with the Next Generation
Not all that long ago, women over 60 were relegated to the hinterlands of style. Phrases like “dressing like your grandma” or “dressing like an old lady” were the unkindest dig one could make about someone’s attire…
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