
This story was originally published February 2019 and has been updated for your enjoyment. Friendship! Friendship! It’s the perfect blend -ship! Here’s what I know: Outside of Shelly, family, and my Soft-Coated Wheaton Terrier, America, nothing makes me feel warmer and fuzzier than my girlfriends! Having girlfriends after 50 is important for so many reasons. […]

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 […]

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there and to the mother’s daughters. If you are blessed to still have your mother in your life, hold her close and show her what she means to you. It just never dawned on me that I would lose my mother. That I would come to […]

Estrangement of an adult child, which often leads to grandparent estrangement, is an epidemic that most people don’t talk about. My hope is that if you, too, have experienced the heartbreak of the estrangement of an adult child or grandparent estrangement, you will understand that you are not alone. In fact, good mother, you will […]

How to Move Forward in Positivity: A Comprehensive Guide By looking back on experiences that I thought of as negative and finding the positive, I have gained the resilience to see the sunshine through the rain, moving forward with motivation and encouragement. *Affiliate disclosure. Introduction to Personal Growth From my personal experience, darlings, our lives […]