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Relationships
The Relationships category invites women who’ve reached midlife and beyond to explore life’s various relationships and build healthier and enriching relationship dynamics. Starting with self exploration, we can tap our inner wisdom to identify our true needs and wants that are aligned to creating an authentic and sovereign life. Our columns also explore other types of relationships—including with family, friends, coworkers and nature.
Home Is Truly Where the Heart Is
What and where is “home”? While we’re encouraged to focus on relationships and space, perhaps our real home is inside ourselves.
Dorian Martin
4 days ago8 min read
Revisit: Rest Assured: 7 Ways to Restore Yourself
Feeling exhausted? Discover 7 restorative practices to help midlife women ease burnout, reclaim rest, and recharge body and mind.
Kaye Olsson
Sep 55 min read
Revisit: DNA Is Not My Destiny
Caught in the sandwich generation? Discover how one woman is rewriting her family script instead of repeating inherited patterns.
Danielle Legg
Aug 299 min read
Revisit: The Lifelong Benefits of Meaningful Relationships
The key to longevity is quality– and research now shows that the quality of women’s relationships has a relationship to healthy aging.
Mara Soloway
Aug 225 min read
Revisit: Vanquishing the Wicked Witch's Hold on My Life
Culture fixates on enemies, which can lead to a victim mentality. A healthier option: let the old story go, choose differently and find peace.
Dorian Martin
Aug 159 min read
Revisit: All the Single Ladies: Happily Flying Solo
Many women are remaining single, a lifestyle choice that offers many surprising benefits—and important lessons for women who have partners
Kaye Olsson
Aug 84 min read
Revisit: The Transformative, Soul-Healing Power of Grief
Caregiving for a parent puts family dynamics under a microscope. What it this experience is a chance to understand and improve these relationships?
Danielle Legg
Jul 255 min read
Revisit: A Lesson in Gaining My Sense of Balance
The lessons that we learn from our mothers have far-reaching ripple effects. Case in point: A first trek on a bike without training wheels.
Mara Soloway
Jul 185 min read
Revisit: Making Room for What You Truly Want
Finding or making space--whether on a counter, a to-do list, or memories--can be life--enhancing. Here are some ways to find space.
Brenda Riojas
Jun 273 min read
Revisit: Surprise! Learning to (Finally) Celebrate Ourselves
Having been taught to celebrate others, women can find being in the spotlight difficult. How can we revise that inclination and accept others’ praise?
Danielle Legg
Jun 206 min read
A Fallow Period’s Gifts: Self-Care & Priorities
This I Start Wondering Conversation podcast considers how fallow periods – including shorter ones – can help us find “home” within ourselves.
Dorian Martin
May 232 min read
The Lifelong Benefits of Meaningful Relationships
The key to longevity is quality– and research now shows that the quality of women’s relationships has a relationship to healthy aging.
Mara Soloway
May 95 min read
Confronting the Inner Saboteur Around Time
The clock’s ticking and it’s easy to watch the hours slip by as we age. But what if there’s a passion project or dream still calling your name?
Dorian Martin
Apr 116 min read
Rest Assured: 7 Ways to Restore Yourself
Many women say they are tired but don’t know why. This column identifies seven ways we can become run down and how to replenish yourself.
Kaye Olsson
Apr 45 min read
Income Disparities Seen in Family Caregiving in the U.S.
Caregiving, aging, women and aging, women as caregivers, research on caregiving, Mara Soloway, U.S. caregivers, family caregivers, older women
Mara Soloway
Mar 283 min read
Your Story – the Way of Light
Journaling can take many forms, including letter writing. That format can serve as a bridge to share stories between generations of a family.
Brenda Riojas
Mar 215 min read
Reaching New Heights in My 60s
A milestone birthday gives women an opportunity to exceed self-imposed limitations to do something extraordinary. In this case: hike Machu Picchu.
Danielle Legg
Mar 148 min read
Embracing Our Third Chapter: Exploring Passions & Desires
What is life’s third chapter? It’s a time when many cultural identities end, allowing women to fully explore their passions and desires.
Dorian Martin
Mar 76 min read
Lessons from the Garden: Nature Takes Control
Gardening offers many lessons for women in their third chapter and beyond, including letting go of control to create a vibrant ecosystem.
Mara Soloway
Feb 216 min read
Proposed SAVE America Act Jeopardizes Many Women’s Voting Rights
Many U.S. women will face significant barriers to voting if the current version of the SAVE America Act is passed by Congress and signed into law.
Dorian Martin
Feb 143 min read
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