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Do you have a list in your pocket, or on your Blackberry, or in your head of all the things you need to do this time of year – an ever-expanding list that monopolizes your mind? Are you so preoccupied with getting ready to celebrate the season that truth be known you can’t find time [...]
The soothing jiggle of wheels on the track attends my ride as I compose this newsletter. Out the train window, flashing hues of scarlet, orange and yellow signal the arrival of autumn in New England. I’m headed out of town for a delightful, extended weekend – four days with family disconnected from all Internet distractions. [...]
On Wednesday evenings, you’ll find me in my local bagel shop teaching a course, called, “Reinvent Your Life ~ Write Now” (based on the pre-publication copy of my book, The Midlife Woman’s Journal.) Participants have been so enthusiastic that I wanted to give folks living further away a similar opportunity. I’m pleased to announce a [...]
I had forgotten how crucial for life renewal, vacations can be. Like many folks, I had let two years slide before I carved out time for a prolonged get-away. Nine wonderful August days in Maine reminded me of the remarkably rejuvenating capacity of time away. As I beached it with family in York, joined some [...]
Every once in a while, the urge to clear comes calling with a ferocious force. I always welcome its periodic arrival, because I know I will accomplish a lot in a short time, and something new will be entering my life. Sure enough, after a recent visit of this clean-up impulse, I found myself adding [...]
Every so often a motif wends it way through my weekly coaching. Last week when a third client touched on the same topic, I realized it might be worthy of more than an individual focus. The subject that drew my attention might be described as a yearning for a “life reset.” Regardless of whether these clients [...]
I’ve been wending my way through The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain by Barbara Strauch. This very readable book gathers findings of numerous scientific studies into an unexpectedly positive picture of the midlife brain’s capacity. Regardless of those oh-so-familiar “senior moments”, like when you walk into a room and forget what you came for, [...]
Career malaise is common for many women at midlife, as they yearn for meaningful work that reflects the women they have become. Inertia often accompanies this angst, but life events have a way of jolting you out of immobility and into a job search. A variety of life triggers have this power. Maybe you’ve been [...]
I listened to a wonderfully charming interview with Japanese pianist, Hiromi Uehara on NPR last Sunday, while driving home from brunch in Boston. In describing the composition, “Choux a la Crème,” written to convey the sensation of eating a cream puff, Uehara said, “I was just walking down the street in France and I was [...]
My second child arrived in a blizzard during the last week in February, so perhaps it’s no surprise I’m celebrating the completion of The Midlife Woman’s Journal (MWJ) in the same week. Writing this guided journal, which helps women at the midlife crossroads create new lives for themselves, has occupied me for a year. It’s [...]