Lessons learned from marriages, moving, widowhood, blending families, travel, volunteering,  career, disappointments, education, illness and from my friends and my group have all contributed to my strength. Now that I am a woman over 50 I think of myself as a maven, an expert, and much of that has to do with the many positive interactions I have had with women.

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There are very few I know who I can say, “I revere.” My definition of revere is: respect, honor, and hold in the highest esteem. I have placed two I knew on this pedestal: Interior designer Richard Himmel and my beloved pooch, Orchid Good. You are thinking, “That’s a very odd combination.”

Forgiving a person that hurt you is difficult and forgetting their offense can be unattainable. But it must be done.

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Many of us let our ideas slip away, often for good reason. When you are a woman over 50, if you have an idea that makes your heart beat faster, and if you cannot get the idea out of your mind, then it is time to investigate.

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I never thought I’d have a husband who was fashionably expressive, let alone with socks of all things! Socks are a beautiful representation of loving someone how they are, which is a lesson we can never be too good at.

Family dynamics can make connecting with your daughter-in-law difficult. However, with some shared goals, kindness and a few tips from a loving grandma, you can have the kind of family that you deserve.

It is so important for us to remember that as grandmothers we often hold the key to making our children and our grandchildren feel cozy. Sometimes we bake, sometimes we send money, sometimes we take a grandchild out to lunch. As a psychologist, I can tell you that giving a child a sense of being valued, understood at the moment and loved is priceless.