Finding Your Friend Tribe

Finding Your Friend Tribe

Empty Nester Friending I’ve been an empty nester now since the end of 2018 and found that my once-packed schedule drastically changed when the kids were gone.  While I appreciated the quiet in the beginning…just to breathe a bit, I began longing for the people I...
Is Perimenopause Hijacking Your Life?

Is Perimenopause Hijacking Your Life?

I Have Greater Empathy I remember listening to stories of my neighbors at gatherings as they all kvetched about their peri and menopausal struggles.  I think I turned a deaf ear to the situation as I really just didn’t understand, nor did I want to forecast what my...
My Word Of The Year – Intentional

My Word Of The Year – Intentional

Reflections of Past Behaviors I learned many years ago that setting New Year’s resolutions isn’t something that I ever really want to do. There was a time in my life where I was extremely disciplined. I was working as a health coach, and I committed so...
Self-Advocacy and Physical Health

Self-Advocacy and Physical Health

Patience Is Hard I’ll admit, I’m not the most patient person in the world.  In fact, the idea of waiting on others when I could do it faster myself has certainly been something I’ve rumbled with over the years.  When it came to my physical health, the formula used to...
Live Like You Were Dying

Live Like You Were Dying

Why I Wanted My Van My husband is much more fiscally conservative and is the kind of man who would like to save and wait for retirement.  Yet I lived in the medical world for 20 years and watched countless individuals wait and wait until they finally retired to start...