Tag Archives: Women and aging

Positive Aging Newsletter-More from the Taos Institute

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Happily Ever After: Emotions in Old Age The stereotypes of aging as a time of regret, loss, and longing are one-sided and need to be challenged. Continuing evidence reveals that emotional well-being improves from early adulthood to old age. The … Continue reading →

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The next decade

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Anne, Age 77 I read about your website and book in the New York Times. I see from your initial posting that you two were born about the same time I was (October 29, 1940). I am a very lucky, … Continue reading →

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Poem about aging

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Frances, Age 69 I am not old… she said I am rare. I am the standing ovation At the end of the play. I am the retrospective Of my life as art I am the hours Connected like dots Into … Continue reading →

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So many life stories

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Suzanne, Age 69.5 How can a person share just one story when you’ve reached the ripe age of 70? “All roads lead to Rome” and each quarter of my life made me what I am now. In my 30’s, my … Continue reading →

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A journalist’s request

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Judy, Age 63 I’m a journalist who writes a nationally-distributed column about aging and health. A topic I’d like to cover going forward, either for a column or a story: people in their 70s taking care of parents in their … Continue reading →

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Movin’ on

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Patricia, Age 64 Hello from upstate NY. I am 64 yrs old. My husband passed away 18 months ago. I have no family here other than my daughter and her family. As much as I love them, they are very … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Dealing with loss, Family matters, Goals ahead, Looking ahead, Older women connecting, Resilience, Where to live, Widows’ choices | Tagged 70Candles, elder women's choices, Family support, looking ahead, older women relocating, Resilience, where to live, Women and aging | 11 Comments

Which way to go?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Lynda, Age 69 3/4 I will be 70 in may. My husband died 7 years ago. I live in a Chicago suburb on the north shore and am trying to sell my home. I have a place in Florida for … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Looking ahead, Where to live, Widows’ choices | Tagged 70Candles, elder women's choices, looking ahead, where to live, Widows’ choices, Women and aging | 18 Comments

Birth of a new 70Candles! Group

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Roseann, Age 70 I would like to share the wonderful birthing of a new 70 Candles Support Group in New Jersey. This past Sunday, Feb. 18, 13 women gathered together at my home for a most beautiful and meaningful Sunday … Continue reading →

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Thanks for letting me vent…

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Evelyn, Age 73 Live in Iowa, my birth state. I have always loved my native state, all four seasons. But as I get older, the snow and frigid weather of winter is taking its toll on me. My husband is … Continue reading →

Posted in 70candles, Men aging, Older women connecting, Our bodies, our health | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, elder women's choices, functional changes, Men aging, Older women connecting, older women relocating, What to do with our time, Women and aging | 8 Comments

Any ideas that might help?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Blog Mavens

Jan, Age 77 I am a widow for the 2nd time. First husband died of heart problems after we were married 25 years. We had a wonderful life did everything together. Ten years after he died I remarried a widower … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories | Tagged 70Candles, Aging, elder women's choices, functional changes, Heart problems, looking ahead, Women and aging | 14 Comments