Give yourself the grace of letting go

January 28, 2026
The Grace of Letting Go As the years gather behind us, life begins to whisper its truest lessons. One of the gentlest—and the hardest—is this: we cannot keep...

Why we’re so stressed today — and what to do ab...

January 21, 2026
'Tis the post-holiday season when stress relief is on the agenda. (or relief, alone!) If you’ve noticed that stress feels like the default setting for so many...

How to be your own advocate in the hospital

January 2, 2026
How to Be Your Own Advocate in the Hospital Hospitals can be intimidating places. The language, the pace, the constant rotations of staff—it’s easy to feel small...

The gifts of growing older

December 8, 2025
We fear it. But growing older is not a burden, though the world often tries to tell us otherwise. It is, instead, a slow unfolding of gifts that only time can...

The dangerous delusion that you won’t age

December 3, 2025
Friends are astonished that we have put a deposit down on a retirement community---even those our age. "Why are you doing that now?" they ask. "It's too early!...

How to turbocharge fat loss–safely & effectively

November 3, 2025
Losing fat—especially as we age—isn’t as simple as it used to be. Our hormones shift, our metabolism slows, and what worked in our 30s doesn’t always work in our...

How to live la dolce vita–no matter where you are

October 30, 2025
There’s a certain magic in the phrase la dolce vita—the sweet life. It conjures up images of sun-drenched Italian afternoons, slow sips of wine, conversations that...

The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a feel-good series everyone’s talking about. I wrote about it...

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