September 6, 2024
This is a vacation alert, as well as a gentle call to action for you. ❤️ I’ll be travelling in Italy, Spain and Morocco for three months this fall, because five years ago I started coaching for myself, making decisions and taking action to figure out how I really want to live. I started doing […]
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April 18, 2024
Gina Torres is progressing at her own pace, and that’s something that all midlife women can learn from. The 54-year-old actress and producer would give this advice to her 35-year-old self, but it’s applicable to any age. As she says, “What is yours is yours. It doesn’t matter the road you choose to get there, […]
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February 23, 2024
What would you love to achieve in your life? You are likely already doing amazing things for yourself and for your loved ones. If you’re feeling restless, though, remember that it’s never too late to try something new and take small, incremental steps toward a life that you’re even more proud of. Small steps can […]
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February 13, 2024
How have you changed since you were 32? Stacy London, the 54-year-old author, stylist and TV personality, is loving her current self rather than dwelling on her youth. As midlife women in a youth-obsessed culture, it can be easy to focus on how our bodies have changed over the years, rather than celebrating our wisdom […]
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February 9, 2024
Oprah says, "People who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society—the sickness of wanting to be what you're not."
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February 2, 2024
56-year-old actor and Oscar Nominee Salma Hayek has many insightful things to say on learning to celebrate your own beauty, inside and out. As she says, “People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. […]
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January 29, 2024
Post-pandemic data suggests that many people have fewer friendships and see their friends less often. Many of my clients talk about this, along with their wish for more creative time. Deciding to schedule time for friends and creativity each week is more effective than thinking, “I should see people / get crafty more often.” Watch […]
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January 25, 2024
I really loved Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. (See some of my other favourite books, too.) I appreciate Gilbert’s definition of creative living as “living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” ❤️ Even though many of us crave more passion and creativity in our lives, […]
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December 22, 2023
As New Year’s Eve approaches, many of us are thinking about resolutions for the coming year. So why not learn how to make a smart resolution that sticks? And think about injecting more fun and fulfillment into your life? Typically, we dutifully swear that we’re going to start jogging 20 kilometres a day, give up […]
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