The Bitch Is Back

The Bitch Is Back

My friend Rita sent me this hilariously on-the-mark article about menopause that touches upon Christianne Northrup’s book Wisdom of Menopause while addressing the huge misunderstandings that society generally has about The Change.  “Are menopausal women mad, bad, and dangerous? Yes—but they’re really just returning to normal.”   It’s intriguing to ponder this suggested reversal of [...]

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Are We Headed For Invisible-ness?

Are We Headed For Invisible-ness?

A few months back at book club, several ladies pointed out that they did indeed feel like they were invisible now that they were of a certain age.  It was hard for me to swallow since a) I didn’t really believe that happened to older women and figured it was just in the mind of [...]

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Healthy Mindset, Healthy Aging

Healthy Mindset, Healthy Aging

It’s no secret that I love being in my forties.  I know perhaps it’s a decade that doesn’t yet experience the “traumas” of older decades, but I feel strongly that if you’re not satisfied with your current age, you’ll struggle as you get older.  There’s so much to celebrate as we age (greater wisdom, a [...]

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Life’s Big Transitions

Life’s Big Transitions

Life’s transitions are hard.  So hard that we sometimes cling to where we’re at rather than face change because staying stagnant is so much easier than going through the trauma and uncertainty of change.  My friends Amy and Gregg recently moved from Denver to North Carolina just five months after their first baby was born.  [...]

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When Did Our Minds Become Our Enemies?

When Did Our Minds Become Our Enemies?

Doesn’t it sometimes seem like our brains are constantly trying to make us crazy?  Like when get in the car and drive away, we suddenly have a thought that perhaps we didn’t turn the stove off.  Or maybe we didn’t lock the door.  We can never really convince ourselves that we did because we soon [...]

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Inspiring Quote: Abraham-Hicks (Law of Attraction)

Inspiring Quote: Abraham-Hicks (Law of Attraction)

Another great quote: When you talk about what you want and why you want it, there’s usually less resistance within you than when you talk about what you want and how you’re going to get it. When you pose questions you don’t have answers for, like how, where, when, who, it sets up a contradictory [...]

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