THE BLOG

Blog Series: Women Who Have Redefined After 50 – Pamela Lamp redefining after 50 Sep 19, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
Introduction to Post Series – Women Who Have Redefined After 50 redefining after 50 Sep 17, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
HOW MY RELATIONSHIPS HAVE CHANGED DURING THE PANDEMIC family self-care the grands Sep 05, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
Changing Our Mindset Around Aging – “I’m Not As Young As I Used to Be” redefining after 50 Aug 31, 2020

“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...

Continue Reading...
Pandemic Losses and Pandemic Blessings self-care Aug 23, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
The Role of a Supportive Spouse When Redefining After 50 family redefining after 50 Aug 20, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
An Open Letter to My 25 Year Old Self Now That I’m a Grandma self-care Aug 13, 2020

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....

Continue Reading...
WRITING A LETTER TO YOUR DECEASED SPOUSE – HOW AND WHY WOULD YOU DO IT? family Aug 08, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
Mindset Changes we Women Must Make After 50 redefining after 50 Aug 03, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
Book Review from the Blog self-care Jul 29, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
An Open Letter to my Grands family Jul 23, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...
My Lifelong Anxiety Journey and What I've Learned From It redefining after 50 self-care Jul 20, 2020

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...

Continue Reading...