I am excited about an upcoming road trip to visit the rural homesteads of my grandparents in the late 19th Century. I plan to visit museums, comb through resources in…
In “Aging Well” George Vaillant reviewed the Harvard Longevity study, the longest study done to date on adult human development which has given us very clear age 50 predictors that…
We welcome our guest blogger , Sara Zeff Geber, Ph.D.: Did you know that almost ONE out of FIVE baby boomers have no children? I don’t mean no children living…
A Practical Guide to Embracing Life’s Later Chapters We took our grandsons to a Memorial Day Service to honor those who have fought to defend freedom and democracy for this…
Planning for Retirement: Finding Meaning in Your Third Act The media has made sure we all know that baby boomers are turning 65 this year and much of the discussion…
We welcome our guest blogger from Ireland, Greg Butler: Shakespeare’s ‘Seven Ages of man’ suggests that there is an underlying pattern to our lives involving distinct stages or acts- infant,…
Retirement Savings Strategies: Building a Nest Egg for the Future I was in conversation last weekend with an acquaintance we will call Sally in her late 50’s or early 60’s. …
A solution to the question of “Who am I?” I have been wrestling with that identity question again. I began what I call my “3rd Act” when I took early…
Redefining Success: The Journey of Reinvention in the 3rd Act I knew it was time to leave my clinic work when I woke up and felt I could not go…
Carol Dweck’s recent book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, talks about the importance of attitude and its impact on the way see into the future and how we take…