Loss of a spouse, a parent, a sibling, a child — oh my God, a child! — a close friend, a pet or a colleague creates despair, emotional turmoil, worries, and a thousand different feelings. *Affiliate disclosure.  Sending a condolence card is hard but necessary Those who hear or read the news of the loss […]

  Navigating widowhood is a painful and aching experience. I understand this firsthand, having walked this path myself. It’s been more than three decades since I received the phone call and received the news of my first husband’s passing, and the feeling is still palpable. My story and experiences will hopefully enlighten you with the answers […]

 Have you ever had to deal with a friendship breakup? It’s never easy, darling, but I have some advice. “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” — Barbra Streisand Dear readers, Barbra had it right. But I’m going to take it one step further: as women, we need other women in our […]

My darling, something that I have been seeing and experiencing lately is the idea of loneliness. What is it, and what does it mean for people, especially women over 50? Loneliness is not just about being alone. One can feel alone while married or even when surrounded by a group of people. You can feel […]

My first experience with death and mourning occurred with the untimely loss of my late husband, Michael. Losing my soulmate was debilitating. I can best describe myself as shattered and shocked. One day I was young, in my forties with two precious daughters living near the sea, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Life in the Islands with Michael, also […]