“You are braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” – Winnie the Pooh *Affiliate Disclosure How Does One Embrace Change and Bloom? Choosing to embrace change is not just a skill to learn, it is a necessity! Change is the only constant in life and if we don’t […]

Relationships are essential and fulfilling for women over 50. Darling, have you ever used a loom? I think the loom and the threads we weave are a perfect metaphor for the love life and relationships after 50 that we create and maintain. You know, and I know, that life after 50 is rich and colorful […]

  Self-confidence cannot be bottled. Wouldn’t it be marvelous if a woman could purchase a bottle of confidence? It would be her personal elixir to spritz on when she felt the desire to speak out but lacked self-confidence. I believe the most radiant woman in the room is the woman who is full of life […]

*Affiliate Disclosure Have you ever created a vision board? Now is the time. Why now, you may ask? I am sitting in my office writing and sipping delicious hot steaming coffee from my favorite French mug. Whenever I look up — which is often — I’m gifted with the stunning panoramic view of Lake Michigan […]

What is loneliness? “It is the discrepancy between what you have and what you want from your relationships,” says neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo. You can be in a crowd and feel lonely. Feelings of loneliness can occur even when you are surrounded by others, and this emotional response can happen unexpectedly. To ward off loneliness, you […]