The Space Between Missing and Living
How a Bit of Empathy Would Help During The Signing of Legal Documents
Signing a trust or a healthcare directive can feel like discussing your own death while you’re still very much alive. After sitting through one too many “sign-here” meetings that felt clinical rather than kind, Myrna asked an estate attorney what a little more empathy could look like in the room.
Brunches, Lunches, and Matinees
Boomer Women Are Poised to Shape the Future of the Economy
Boomer women are set to inherit and control up to $40 trillion in wealth. Myrna explores what that economic shift means for purchasing power, health care, philanthropy, and the family money conversations we still need to have.
Celebrating 80 on My Terms: Joy Revisited
Turning 80 doesn’t have to mean giving things up. One woman’s honest journey from dreading a milestone birthday to rediscovering joy on her own terms.
Truths From the Other Side of Dementia—Care Partner Fatigue
The exhaustion no one talks about. An honest look at care partner fatigue—and why naming our hardest truths can lighten the load.
Transitioning From Caregiving to LIVING
When caregiving ends, what comes next? A guide to re-calibrating your life and reclaiming yourself after years of caring for someone else.
Am I Still Married After He Is Gone?
A forgotten anniversary sparked an unexpected question: what does it mean to still be married after your spouse is gone? An honest, sometimes funny exploration of grief, identity, and love that doesn’t end.
Sisters in Their 70s
Two sets of sisters, decades apart, discover what a lifetime of love and honesty looks like in their seventies.
Help! How will I know I found the “right person” to care for my loved one?
When it’s time to hire outside help for a loved one, how do you know you’ve found the right person? Here’s a practical, heart-and-head guide to screening, interviewing, and trusting your instincts.
Feeling Caregiver Isolation? That’s What Friends Are For
Feeling disconnected while caregiving? Here’s how one woman turned isolation into a lifeline of friendship—and how you can too.
Air Travel Will Lift You Up
Flying doesn’t have to be daunting. Practical tips and little-known resources to make air travel easier for seniors and caregivers.
The Physical Toll on a Caregiver’s Body
Caregiving is a full-body job. Here’s what nobody warned me about the aches, injuries, and physical toll—and what finally helped.
Have You Had the “Talk” About Money?
Talking about money regularly with your partner is an act of care, not just practicality.
Let’s Change the Conversation Around Dementia
Words of understanding allow those with dementia to be respected for who they were, who they are, and who they can still be.