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Recently, I read a book called "The Road to Me" by Laura Drake. Nellie, the grandmother in the book said, "suffering is optional."
This quote was a topic of discussion for our book group, both when...
I love to read and my typical genre is either psychological thriller/mystery or historical fiction. From time to time, I stumble upon a book that I feel that the women in this community might enjoy ...
I am writing this blog post after returning home from an amazing weekend with family as we celebrated my mom's 80th birthday. (Although she is technically my stepmother, she and my father have been ...
In my career as a behavior analyst, I had the opportunity to meet and work with many parents of children on the autism spectrum.
I watched them as they reeled after the diagnosis. Dealing with b...
It has been such a pleasure and a blessing for me to be working with so many women on the right side of 50 who are trying to figure out what they want to do in this phase of life.
Women from all wa...
Earlier in December, I decided to participate in an event put on by the coach in the blogging Mastermind group I'm in.
I would describe it as a challenge to take an intensive look within.
And WOW...
Throughout my life, I have been that annoying person who, the day after Halloween, starts playing Christmas music. My tree is always up before Thanksgiving, much to the dismay of my husband. I ...
This past spring, I was juggling a lot.
We women in this community juggle a lot every day, but it was one of those times where several major things were thrown at Chris and I simultaneously.
I wa...
This is something that I hear every single day from women in this community. Truth be told, I've even been known to utter the phrase myself.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that, for the major...
Life was going along great! I had found as much of a stride and balance as I possibly could between my various roles which included:
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine who was only 48 years old, woke with a blood clot in her leg. She died two weeks later.
She was young, vibrant, active and seemingly healthy.
She an...
As we start to think about redefining after 50, we typically think about what it is we WANT to do moving forward, rather than what we might be leaving behind as we move forward. And this makes perfect...
