Looking after yourself and putting your general wellbeing first is critical. It is important to make your health and wellbeing a priority. When women over 50 ensure self-care first (remember the airline instructions regarding the oxygen mask?)...
By Ellen Dolgen – Yes, the Constitution gave us freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms (or, in our menopausal state, the right to bare arms). But think about it. Are you emotionally...
By Pamela Reynolds – “Why should we think upon things that are lovely? It is because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern...
By Sherri Snelling – One of the things I hate about New Year’s Resolutions is they seem to be about taking away something rather than giving yourself something. I suppose one could argue if you lose weight...
My name is Cindy Grafman – I’m a 52 year old housewife, mother and caregiver to my family. I’ve always taken good care of myself. I want to share a few things I do that I believe...
By Jeannine Clontz – As a teenager, I specifically remember when my father entered his 50’s that there was a sense of ease in our everyday lives. He even boasted that things were easier in his 50’s...
By Rita Schulte – Why are we all so freaked out about the mistakes, failures, and mess-ups in our lives? If we read the Bible, most of the characters in every story were a hot mess. Look...
By Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI – When I looked up what’s going on in August in order to write a relevant column for all of us over 40 women who truly want to live long and healthy...
Depressed. Disillusioned. In despair. I meet people who may be described in one (or more) of these ways every day. I encounter some online and others face-to-face. After reviewing the causes of depression, disillusionment, and despair we’ll...
By Alice Burron – The topic of weight loss is everywhere and the message is the same—if you lose weight, you will gain happiness and all will be well with you. But we all know that losing...