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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Don't Be "That" Mother In Law family Jul 16, 2020

We mothers of sons often get a bad rap when our sons marry and we become mothers in law. We are portrayed as overly attached to our sons to the point of doing anything we can to sabotage the...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT ROUTINE IN MY DAY STARTS THE NIGHT BEFORE self-care Jul 10, 2020

(As published in Sixty and Me)

Everyone always talks about the importance of our morning routine, and I would agree that starting our day in an intentional way sets the stage for our...

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Seeking Counseling After 50 - The Hows and Whys redefining after 50 self-care Jul 05, 2020

Seeking counseling at any age or stage of life can be very beneficial. There is less stigma around mental health counseling overall. However, many may still see ourselves as weak if we need the...

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Top 6 Dating Mistakes After 50 redefining after 50 self-care Jun 28, 2020

The other day, a friend of mine, who happens to be the same age as my adult kids said, “Can I ask you a weird question?”

“Of course!” I said, naturally very curious.

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The Tradition of Cousin Camp family the grands Jun 14, 2020

A couple of summers ago we started the tradition of cousin camp. All of our grandchildren over the age of 3 as well as any of my siblings’ kiddos that want to join come to our house for...

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A Letter to My Husband Who Left Us Way Too Young – You’d Be Proud family Apr 16, 2020

Dear Ron:

34 years ago this May we lost you. Our boys were 21 months and four and a half years old. I was a baby myself at 24 years old. As I’m writing this letter I have Kenny...

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