Writing from Myrna
Myrna’s articles on care partnering, aging, and keeping on living have been published in national publications and newspapers, including Next Avenue and agebuzz, where she writes the CareLiving column. Honest and hopeful, they speak to anyone living alongside a loved one’s diagnosis, and to anyone finding their way after.
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Myrna’s CareLiving column for care partners. More to come in the months ahead.
What About Me? (October 14, 2026): why care partners need to make room for their own needs and well-being, and why doing so is protection, not selfishness.
Denial Is a Distraction (September 16, 2026): how denial protects us, what it costs when it keeps us from accepting help, and what changed when Myrna moved toward acceptance.
Sisters in Their 70s (August 5, 2026): on sisterhood, mutual respect, and a birthday trip with her sister and two daughters.
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.
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.
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.
The exhaustion no one talks about. An honest look at care partner fatigue—and why naming our hardest truths can lighten the load.
A friend’s 80th birthday party turned into a full-on dance floor takeover—knee braces, sensible shoes, and all. It got Myrna thinking about what she calls uninhibited joy: the unmistakable, ageless burst of happiness we too often talk ourselves out of.
When caregiving ends, what comes next? A guide to re-calibrating your life and reclaiming yourself after years of caring for someone else.
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.
Two sets of sisters, decades apart, discover what a lifetime of love and honesty looks like in their seventies.
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 disconnected while caregiving? Here’s how one woman turned isolation into a lifeline of friendship—and how you can too.
Flying doesn’t have to be daunting. Practical tips and little-known resources to make air travel easier for seniors and caregivers.
Caregiving is a full-body job. Here’s what nobody warned me about the aches, injuries, and physical toll—and what finally helped.
Talking about money regularly with your partner is an act of care, not just practicality.
Therapy can hold you up when you are down and strengthen your resilience when you need it most.
Words of understanding allow those with dementia to be respected for who they were, who they are, and who they can still be.