Helping Boomers Find the Key to Happiness
Are there life lessons to be learned during this pandemic? You bet. Albeit, it isn’t over yet. President Donald Trump warned last week that the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will probably “get worse before...
Just when you’re ready to settle comfortably into old age with your spouse, you’re blindsided by a divorce. Unfortunately, this is a scenario that many baby boomers face. While divorce at any age can...
Lesly Federici suddenly lost her mother at the age of 40 while coping with the news that she had a genetic disorder that would result in blindness. Suzie Cheel was given three choices: life,...
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” Oprah Winfrey. I like that thought. We’re never too old to...
Like many baby boomers, my 50’s turned out to be challenging. Taking care of my mother who later died from Lewy Body Dementia, the death of my step mother, and helping grandchildren through a...
Do you feel like you need to find yourself again? Baby boomers can go through a lot of major life changes that throw off your sense of self. Retirement, caregiving, empty nest syndrome, divorce,...
Earlier this month I turned 55. Five years ago, when I reached the half-century mark, I’m embarrassed to admit that I ranted and raved, pouted and protested, and seethed and sulked. Fifty felt old...
As regular readers of my blog know, my Mom suffered from Lewy Body dementia – a cruel combination of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. I was her primary caregiver until her death in June and have...
Have you ever faced the kind of gut-wrenching adversity that crushed your spirit and sank you into despair? As I’ve written about before, I’ve been a full-time caretaker for my mother who suffered from...
Problems result in happiness? Say what? Sounds crazy, I know, but just hear me out for a second. Think about it. If you were happy, content, and secure all the time, then you wouldn’t...
