“Aging is an amazing gift of time.” Our lifespans have extended 30 years since 1900 which makes retirement last one-fourth to one-third of our lives. In his interview on Mel Robbins’ podcast, Dr. Joseph Coughlin from MIT’s AgeLab discussed how to better prepare for aging. Three questions Dr. Coughlin says to ask yourself: How are […]
My Roots in Improvement My family feels I am too much into self-help, but I am drawn to always trying to improve both myself and my situation. I loved being a trainer and facilitator and was in my element as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. When I was a kid, I remember my dad […]
I had thought things were getting better in my nearly 15-month post-retirement life. I felt like I had created a new structure to replace the one I had lost and I was keeping up with friends and family. I had the new effort with the story sharing potlucks and enjoyed getting it all set up. […]
I am excited and nervous about the kickoff of our Story Sharing Potluck here in Virginia Thursday evening. We have a small group signed up and I am very grateful. This reminds me of what I encourage my clients to do – to step out and experiment and see if it works for me. You […]
For those of you who are in your 60s, 70s, and beyond, do you ever feel like your purpose has dried up or is irrelevant? I was grappling with that recently and I am pleased to say that this new effort in organizing a Community Plate effort in Virginia has been energizing. I really feel […]
I am very excited that I just signed up to write a chapter for the 2026 Retirement Coaches Association book. When I saw the call for topics, it felt like the perfect time to take the leap. I have spent the past month reviewing 2025, especially my business, and I developed some resolutions for the […]
Last week I went on an amazing retreat. I was with women of a similar age, where I did not feel judged and only experienced support and encouragement. On Saturday our facilitator discussed how to transition back into everyday life after the retreat – take a few days to ease into it, not putting yourself […]
I am excited that my website is almost ready for prime time. The developers are helping me with the Events page so I hope to have it ready by the end of the week, with both my first workshop and book club available for scheduling. In the meantime, I am focused on a dozen other […]
I wanted to put something here, first to welcome you but also to let you know that this website is a work in progress. The developers released the website to me a few days ago, and despite my professed desire not to become a web designer, I am having to do so just to update […]
