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Wife and stay at home mom of 2, Pam started asking herself as her children were growing up, “What am I going to do after they’re grown and gone?” She’d worked in HR before...
I had been experiencing anxiety for some months around my job/career as a behavior analyst working with kids and teens diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Although I consider myself to be a...
I woke up that fateful day in March to a panicked group of parents and co-workers. I work with kids on the autism spectrum and at 4 o’clock that morning, our county schools suddenly made the...
“I’m not as young as I used to be” has been my mantra for about 3 years now. I have arthritis in my neck. If I’ve been sitting for a while, my entire body cracks and creaks...
I was driving home today after a glorious week helping out with two of my grandchildren. I hadn't seen them since February thanks to the pandemic. As always when I've been with them and it's time...
Many of us after 50 are at a point where are stopping to take a look at our past 50 years, looking ahead, and asking ourselves “What’s Next?” We’ve got years ahead of us and...
Dear 25 year old Leslie,
I’m starting this open letter during a time of a global pandemic. We’ve been quarantining and socially distancing and it has given me a lot of time to reflect....
As published in Sixtyandme.com
The Covid pandemic and required quarantine have been tough on all of us, there is no question. But I dare say they has been particularly hard on those of us who...
There is tons of research that shows the gender gap in self confidence between women and men with women on the losing end. There is also a ton of research about the connection between negative...
The Things We Cannot Say By Kelly Rimmer
I finished the book, ugly cried, and decided that this book was worthy of a blog post. I loved the plot and the message, but most of all I loved the women...
Dear five favorite little people on the planet:
I always said that being a mom and raising your dads was my absolute most favorite role. It gave me so much pride and I really loved every...
Anxiety has been a part of my world and my being pretty much ever since I can remember from age 5-58 and counting. The CDC identifies several types of anxiety in children including fear of...
