Give Yourself Permission to Believe in Your Dreams after 60
How do you feel about going after your dreams at this time in your life? Do you still harbour long held desires and secret passions that you’ve carried around since childhood? Or do you have a more recent dream that you’re hankering after? Read More
How to Manage Pandemic Anxiety to Avoid Weight Gain and Stress
Have you been experiencing surges of anxiety pretty much daily since the pandemic started? Or maybe you’re feeling a low level buzz of stress. Your brain may be swirling with all kinds of “what ifs” that you can’t answer…
Read MoreFeeling Isolated and Alone? Create an Extended Family from Scratch and Energize Your Golden Years!
Don’t you wish you had interesting and enjoyable people to hang out with? Covid-19 has left many people feeling isolated and alone. Perhaps you were feeling disconnected even before the pandemic, wondering how to grow a network…
Read MoreAll Fired Up! Why Generational Differences in the Workplace Aren’t What They Seem
You never stop worrying about losing your job, unless you’re retired. Then you’re always worried about losing your mind.
Different work ethics exist today. We boomers went on vacation and could only be reached via a hotel landline or one of those Motorola brick phones, like the one I had in the 80s.
Even then, it was too costly to have my staff call. I just told them to make a decision based on three things:
- will I get fired,
- will Barry get fired, and
- will we get sued.
I told them if the answer was no to all these questions, they could safely proceed. Read More
The Era of Masks: How to Connect with Half a Face
I love that the month of August celebrates National Smile day. Smiling is powerful. It releases a flurry of feel-good hormones that elevate our mood, decrease stress, and reduce anger. And when people see our smile…
Read More5 Technology Apps That Can Help You Make Lifestyle Changes in Your 60s
Technology sometimes gets a bad rap. Many are quick to point out it’s detrimental impact to our health and society. While technology can have a negative impact if we are glued to our screens, there are many ways it can help us lead a healthier and more positive lifestyle. Read More
Feeling 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
Writing a Letter to Your Deceased Spouse – How and Why Would You Do It?
The Covid pandemic and required quarantine have been tough on all of us, there is no question. But I dare say they has been particularly hard on those of us who have been widowed – whether recently or not – and are spending…
Read MoreCommon Scams Targeting the Elderly and How to Avoid Them
Elderly people face all of the same scams as everyone else, but some scams disproportionately affect the older generations. Many of these fall under the umbrella of elder fraud – the misappropriation or abuse of financial control…
Read MoreHow Writing a Short-Form Memoir Will Help to Clarify Your Truth with Loved Ones
Writing your memoir is a profound gift to yourself and to those with whom you’ve shared a walk down difficult paths. Read More