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Stories for the Third Act

The skinny jeans are not the problem, women, roles and identity

Third Act Reinvention

The Skinny Jeans Aren’t the Problem

March 23, 2026

(What Women Are Really Holding onto When Roles Begin to Change) Every woman I know has something in

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Robot vacuum and a chocolate Lab, a lesson about letting go of control

Purpose & Intentional Living

The Robot That Saved My Sanity (Or At Least My Floors)

March 11, 2026

Lessons from a Chocolate Lab, a Robotic Vacuum, and the Illusion of Control. For years—years—I had one item

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Parallel parking and the old fears we carry for decades

Courage & Facing Fear

Parallel Parking & Other Life-Threatening Events

March 2, 2026

If you asked most people to name one of their top fears, they’d probably say public speaking. Not

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A new birthday after a bone marrow transplant

Grief & Loss, Third Act Reinvention

A New Birthday

February 18, 2026

We recently celebrated my husband’s first birthday. Not the one on his driver’s license. Not the one with

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The quiet power of solitude away from screens

Healthy Aging & Wellbeing, Purpose & Intentional Living

The Quiet Power of Solitude in a Noisy, Scroll-Driven World

February 5, 2026

We live in a world that rarely stops talking to us. Phones buzz. News scrolls endlessly. Social media

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Advice to my younger self, doing a regular life check-up

Purpose & Intentional Living

If I Could Give My Younger Self One Piece of Advice…

January 29, 2026

It wouldn’t be work harder. It wouldn’t be play it safe. And it definitely wouldn’t be have it

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The most dangerous lie after 50, believing it is too late

Courage & Facing Fear, Third Act Reinvention

The Most Dangerous Lie We Tell Ourselves After 50: It’s Too Late.

January 15, 2026

At some point after 50, a quiet thought takes hold: It’s too late. Too late to change direction.

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The quiet grief of feeling less needed after 60

Grief & Loss, Life After Retirement

The Quiet Grief No One Warned Us About After 60

December 15, 2025

There’s a kind of grief many people experience after 60 that rarely gets named—because it doesn’t look like

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Reflection in the Third Act, looking back to move forward

Purpose & Intentional Living

Why Reflection is the Key to a Rich, Regret-free Third Act – But Not a Place to Dwell

December 9, 2025

As we enter our Third Act—the season of life where wisdom grows deeper, priorities sharpen, and purpose becomes

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