Sep 6, 2022 | Common Challenges, End-of-Life, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Resources
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog about how important it is to prepare for end-of-life decisions you might have to make on behalf of your parents. I wrote about advance directives, and having important conversations with doctors and family. I culled so much good...
Aug 23, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed
It’s 5 am on a Saturday morning and I’m lying awake with that cold, sweaty, anxious feeling that comes from deep existential angst masquerading as too many things to do. I know something has to change – that there’s GOT to be another way to look at my life..to live so...
Aug 12, 2022 | Feeling Overwhelmed, Insights
Do you realize that 70 percent of the human food supply depends on a bunch of women dancing? This is my interpretation of what my beekeeper friend, Nicole, taught me about how honey bees do their job. It inspired the most important advice I’ll ever give about...
Jul 23, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Resources
(Article Reposted with permission from Memorywell.com) Think of it as a mom’s group for a different and less joyful chapter of life. One woman struggles to understand why her mom won’t leave her room. Another woman, whose mother now lives with her, wonders on...
Jul 2, 2022 | Common Challenges, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources
“My dad doesn’t have Medicare!” A friend said to me recently. “What?” I responded. This seemed unlikely. Pretty much everyone over age 65 has some form of Medicare and my friend’s dad is at least 90 years old. Then he explained, “Dad has something called ‘Blue Cross...