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As a serious outdoors enthusiast, I’m always cheered when I hear of an increase in the number of people getting their kicks from walking. It seems that participation in hiking in the US has nearly doubled since 2012 while in the UK, over 20 million adults are choosing to walk for leisure. In case you haven’t noticed, h
This is one of the questions I get asked most often, so let me tell you what I've actually seen. After teaching Pilates to hundreds of women – most of them over 50 – here's the honest answer: yes, it can help. But probably not in the way you're expecting, and honestly, that's a good thing...
For much of our lives, we have been told that we need to exercise. The word itself can be intimidating. Exercise sounds like something that requires workout clothes, a gym membership, perspiration, and perhaps a personal trainer urging us to do one more repetition. As we get older, that image can become even less appea
When you tell someone you are leaving your career, the standard response is usually a variation of, "Congratulations! Enjoy the relaxation." But when I told my sister I was retiring, she asked me a much sharper, better question: "What are your plans?" It was a beautiful question because it didn't assume an ending. It d
I used to think changing my mind meant I'd made the wrong decision. Now I think it often means I know something I didn't know when I made the decision. There was a time when I was much more inclined to stick with things. Once I'd decided something, especially if I'd told others, changing it felt uncomfortable...
There is a strange cultural contradiction that happens to women as we age. By 60, many of us have accumulated decades of experience: careers, marriages, divorces, caregiving, loss, reinvention, financial decisions, friendships, mistakes, resilience, and more than a few hard-won lessons. We know things we did not know a
Some rituals survive because we are told to preserve them. Others survive because, thousands of years later, they still make sense. A little oil in the palm. A familiar scent. A moment set apart from the rest of the day. Long before “self-care” became a phrase, people were using fragrant oils to mark moments of prayer,
Downsizing sounds wonderfully simple when you first start thinking about it. The kids are grown. There are rooms you barely use. The yard seems to require more work every year. You look around and wonder why two people (or one!) are still heating, cooling, cleaning, repairing, and paying taxes on so much house...
We’ve all heard them. We may have even helped to perpetuate them – those old adages about aging that are limiting at best and can be downright damaging to our well-being after 60. They're deeply intrenched in our culture and difficult to dispel...
Nothing seemed to be going right. My Internet gave up in the middle of a Zoom meeting, my dog – a rescue mutt still learning the house rules – peed on a freshly washed towel hanging over a chair, and the work gig I was so confident...
There is a particular heartbreak that parents experience as their children grow older. It’s a difficult, hard-to-define, push-pull kind of feeling that’s a mixture of happiness, sadness, pride, and nagging nostalgia. You raised them, worried about them, listened, taught, guided, cried, laughed, and spent decades helpin
Do you remember the girl who was curious and excitable before she learned what was sensible? Do you recall the woman who had dreams before she became responsible for everyone else’s? Do you have a memory of what made you rock with laughter, ignite your creativity, made you feel sensual and loved and had you sharing ide
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