Embracing the Change: How Menopause Affects Your Body (and How to Work With It,Not Against It)
Embracing the Change: How Menopause Affects Your Body (and How to Work With It, Not Against It) Menopause. Even just saying the words sounds depressing and can stir up a lot of emotions such as relief, confusion, frustration, maybe even fear. For many of us, it feels like a line in the sand where our […]
Why Sleep Becomes Even More Important After Menopause and How to Improve It
Why Sleep Becomes Even More Important After Menopause and How to Improve It If you’ve ever found yourself wide awake at 2 a.m., staring at the ceiling and wondering when sleep got so complicated, you’re not alone. For many women, menopause doesn’t just bring hot flashes and mood swings, it can also wreak havoc on […]
Reclaiming Your Health After the Nest Empties: A New Chapter Begins
Reclaiming Your Health After the Nest Empties: A New Chapter Begins When the last child leaves home, silence settles in. For some of us, it’s a welcome peace. Forothers, it’s a jarring quiet that forces us to pause and ask: What now?Becoming an empty nester is one of life’s major transitions. And like all transitions, […]
Spring Cleaning and Downsizing
Well, well, well. Spring has sprung, and with it comes that annual itch to fling open the windows, let the breeze in, and finally deal with the junk we’ve been pretending not to see all winter (maybe even longer). You know the stuff — that mysterious pile on the dining room chair, the drawer that […]
Reclaiming Your Life: A Guide for Empty-Nester Moms to Rediscover Their Identity
Ah, the moment you have been waiting for: your kids have flown the nest and now you have all the time in the world to do whatever you want – no carpooling, no more soccer practices, and perhaps, best of all, no more late night “Mom, I volunteered you to bake a dozen cupcakes for […]
Learning to Love Myself: A Journey To Self-Confidence
Learning to Love Myself: A Journey To Self-Confidence I have accomplished some pretty amazing things in my adult life that I am quite proud of. When my children were young, I went back to college even though I worked a full-time job. The hours were long and the work exhausting, yet somehow, I made it […]
Stretching Our Money In Today’s Economy
Stretching Our Money in Today’s Economy There’s no denying that prices have been on the rise over the past few years, and for many of us, our incomes have struggled to keep up. It feels like money just doesn’t go as far as it used to, whether we’re talking about groceries, gas, or daily expenses. […]
Boost Your Immune System This Winter
Boost Your Immune System This Winter After what felt like an endless hot summer and a brief, breezy spring, winter weather has finally arrived. Lately, I’ve had several students fall ill with colds, strep, and even the flu. In Oklahoma, where I live, the weather can fluctuate drastically—one day it’s a warm 75 degrees, and […]
5 Keys to Discovering Your Life Assignment
5 Keys to Discovering Your Life Assignment Do you know your life’s assignment? Have you ever felt stuck, as though you were made for more? Maybe you’re generally happy, yet there’s this nagging feeling that you’re meant to be doing something greater—something with more meaning, purpose, or impact. Whether it’s a desire to create, serve, […]
Grandma’s Peanut Brittle
Grandma’s Peanut Brittle Growing up, my experiences with grandparents were different from what most kids experience. My mom’s parents passed away before I was born, and my dad’s dad passed away when I was only four. Throughout my childhood, I only had one grandparent—my dad’s mom. Truth be told, we didn’t see each other often. […]