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5 Tips for Navigating Uncertainty
We’re living in a rapidly changing world, which can prompt regular feelings of anxiety.
Here are five tips to navigate uncertainty

Kaye Olsson
1 day ago5 min read
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Coaching: Setting a Goal and Creating Boundaries
Personal growth is a journey requiring setting priorities, developing new behaviors, and establishing (and maintaining) personal boundaries.

Danielle Legg
May 33 min read
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Finding Sovereignty by Meeting My Personal Archetypes
Looking at personal archetypal patterns can help women understand their choices so they can more fully claim sovereignty over their own life
Dorian Martin
Mar 296 min read
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Gaining a Place in History: Pauletta Blueitt
We rarely consider that we're making history throughout our lives. Meet Pauletta Blueitt, a trailblazer who had a key role after 9/11.
Womankind
Mar 226 min read
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My Mother Helped Change Women’s History
The lives women enjoy today are built on earlier generations’ accomplishments. Example: Rhonda Collins and her mother, a Rosie the Riveter.

Rhonda Collins
Mar 156 min read
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Champagne and Renegades: Act with Audacity
Women have made majors contributions—from champagne to health breakthroughs to technological innovations-- to the world throughout history.

Kaye Olsson
Mar 14 min read
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Creating Enriching Family Dynamics with Adult Children
This ISW Conversation discusses the transition from active parenting and how to create enriching family dynamics with adult children.
ISW Conversation
Feb 222 min read
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At Last: Competent Older Female Characters on TV
Recent TV shows have started featuring female characters who break culture’s traditional image depicting older women as frail and dowdy.

Rhonda Collins
Feb 155 min read
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Researchers Identify Ageism as Significant Societal Prejudice
Researchers found that older adults regularly experience ageism in messages, interpersonal interactions, and their own belief systems.

Research
Feb 82 min read
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Exploring Soul’s ‘Marrow’ in Our Relationships
A serious illness brings a range of opportunities as well as challenges. One opportunity involves forging a more soulful relationship.
Dorian Martin
Feb 16 min read
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Carolyn Dahl: Creating a Personal Archive
Archiving offers a process that preserves history for future generations. This podcast, which is the second in a three-part series feature
ISW Conversation
Jan 255 min read
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Coaching to Support Older Women’s Shifting Lives
When the gears in women’s lives start to grind or fall apart, turning to a coach may help put those pieces back together in a meaningful way

Danielle Legg
Jan 113 min read
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My Quest for Sovereignty over My Own Life
Are you the sovereign of your life? The answer is probably “yes” and “no,” which makes this the perfect time to explore this regal concept.
Dorian Martin
Jan 46 min read
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I Start Wondering Conversation: Parenting’s Changing Chapter
This conversation discusses some of the issues related to parenting teenage children and ideas to consider as the active parenting stage end
ISW Conversation
Dec 14, 20242 min read
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Gliding with the Winds of Change
With significant change, misinformation, and divisiveness rampant, it’s important for older women to embrace a leadership role.
Dorian Martin
Nov 30, 20246 min read
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Women’s, Girls’ Nonprofits Receive Limited Charitable Giving
Giving to charities serving women and girls reached record levels but they still receive less than 2% of U.S. charitable giving.

Research
Nov 2, 20242 min read
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Puppy Love: A Hero Came Along
As we grow older, we often face losses, including beloved aging pets. What are the considerations for adding a new pet later in life?
Dorian Martin
Mar 16, 20245 min read
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How to Avoid Loneliness When You’re Alone
As we age, it’s easy to fall into patterns that lead to isolation. However, women can be proactive in taking steps to avoid loneliness.

Rhonda Collins
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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The Importance of Opening the Heart
Older women live in a world that celebrates the mind and neglects the heart.

Jenni de Jong
Oct 7, 20231 min read
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Can Pain be a Blessing?
As women age, pain can become a key part of our life. But if we’re mindful and listen, pain can actually offer important life lessons.

Rhonda Collins
Jun 17, 20236 min read
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