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Relationships & Love Ten Ways to Know If HeΓÇÖs Your Soul Mate By article By Carmen Harra, PhD Throughout my career, I have seen everything from couples who married their childhood loves to people … Read More→
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When Nothing is SureΓǪEverything is Possible By blog Not long ago, I eavesdropped on Dame Judy Dench and Maggie Smith. ΓÇ£How many new lives can we have?ΓÇ¥ asked […]
How to Avoid Burnout By blog Recently, I had a great session with a new client. Like so many of the women I work with, she […]
_ Mental & Emotional Health Anxious People Apt to Make Bad Decisions By article Highly anxious people have more trouble deciding how best to handle life’s uncertainties. They may even catastrophize, interpreting, say, a … Read More→
Heart Health Medical Research Women's Health and Wellness Women's Heart Disease Should Be a Research Priority By article The latest gender-specific research on heart disease continues to show differences between women and men, yet gaps remain in how … Read More→
What Is Your Type: Partner, Team or Solo? By blog Finding your niche in work depends on how well you know yourself. Well, I know myself, you say, letΓÇÖs get […]
_ Retirement The ΓÇ£IΓÇÖm Spending It AllΓÇ¥ Retirement Plan By article I watched my 96-year-old mother as she napped in the comfortable nursing home. I couldnΓÇÖt help but think of how … Read More→
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A Learned Response to Loss: Changing the Script By Jane Farrell blog IΓÇÖve found that very few people look at the emotion of grief. Typically ΓÇ£griefΓÇ¥ is associated with the emotional process […]
6 Steps to Soar in The Empty Nest By blog Summer is winding down and for many families, the kids are headed back to school. For some of you, this is not your normal ΓÇ£back to school,ΓÇ¥ but also the beginning of your Empty Nest as you take your youngest to college. YouΓÇÖve thought about it for years, maybe even dreaded it, and now reality hits. Your main focus in life has changed, and you have a hollow feelingΓÇöNow what? I know just how you feel. I experienced that same feeling of loss, but quickly emerged in eager anticipation of what I could create to fill my time, and life has never been any better for me than it is now.
_ Stroke ThirdAge Health Close-Up: ΓÇ£I Felt Like I Was Buried AliveΓÇ¥ By Sondra Forsyth article As told to Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW On October 17, 2010 shortly after her 49th birthday Allison OΓÇÖReilly didnΓÇÖt feel like herself. The McLean, Virginia author of Out of Darkness explains, ΓÇ£My left arm hurt all day. I took Advil. That night the room started spinning, my ears were ringing, and I felt really sick.ΓÇ¥
_ Menopause What to Expect and How to Prepare for Menopause By Sondra Forsyth article By Marni Andrews There are a record number of North American women now entering a new period of their lives, menopause, which marks the official end of their reproductive period. Women are born with a finite number of eggs in their ovariesΓÇöby the time they reach their 50s, the number of fertile eggs has dropped significantly. When the remaining eggs are released, or hormones in the body can no longer stimulate their release, the body enters menopause. This generally happens between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age being around 51.
Back to School After 50? By blog I work with many women who are experiencing career burnout, entering the empty nest, or recently divorced, and who are looking for a new way to be productive, fulfilled and financially stable. Often they ask ΓÇ£Should I go back to school?ΓÇ¥ Or ΓÇ£Is it too late for me to finish my college degree?ΓÇ¥ Let me first address that word should. Many of us live our lives in accordance with what we think we should be doing, not what we want to do.