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Six Life Lessons I’ve Learned as a Widow
To use the words of The Grateful Dead, “what a long, strange trip it’s been.” I started these Ski Sojourns five years ago. It was the retirement my husband had envisioned. Driving the desert Southwest, hiking red rocks and mountain trails, skiing to placate his wife,...
3 Ways to Make Sure You Get All the Sleep Your Brain Needs to Stay Healthy
It seems like insomnia is a modern epidemic. Whether you deal with insomnia or you are chronically sleep-deprived, it’s likely that poor sleep is affecting your performance. Sleep deprivation feels terrible. You will have noticed...
Reasons Why You Should Keep a Gratitude Journal
Spending just fifteen minutes a day writing in your gratitude journal can do amazing things in your life! Scientific studies have proven that showing gratitude on a consistent basis makes people happier and healthier. One of the best ways to get into the habit of...
6 Ways to Step Past the Hurt and Forgive Someone Who Betrayed You
Betrayal never feels good. Whether the offender deliberately set out to hurt you or somehow betrayed your trust by accident, the same outcome. You feel hurt, mistrustful, and angry. This is all part of being hurt, and it’s very normal. Unfortunately, this kind of...
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Maxine
For many of us Maxine has been dancing through our lives for a number of years! Another Aging But Dangerous woman - Karen W from FL - shared this with me and I thought you would appreciate knowing the history and the women behind Maxine! "Among the Maxine jokes there...
Committing Yourself to Positive Actions
When you think about the word commitment, what comes up for you? Does it sound like a chore or a burden, or perhaps something that you have to do instead of want to do? Well committing to positive actions is different and not like that at all. When you commit yourself...
Martini Chat with Sandi Feaster
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Dr. Leslie Kernisan about aging parents, geriatrics, memory loss and more
Martini Chat with Dr. Susan Sands
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Dr. Susan Sands about her book The Inside StoryThe Surprising Pleasures of Living in an Aging Body
Martini Chat with Dr Joe Casciani
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Rabbi Steve Leder on his book 12 essential questions and how to deal with aging
Martini Chat with Roger Whitney
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Roger Whitney who guides you on how to create a great retirement, both financially and personally, while living your best life today.
Martini Chat with Steve Leder
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Rabbi Steve Leder on his book 12 essential questions and how to deal with aging
Martini Chat with Renee Balcom of Silver Lining Network
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Renee Balcom of Silver Lining Network
Martini Chat with Rumblings Media
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews Karyn and Rebecca from Rumblings media about creating content for women over 50
Self-Love – Obstacles Women Often Face
Have you ever thought about practicing self-love and ran into a bunch of obstacles? I sure have! These obstacles can really derail your progress if you aren’t prepared. By being aware of the common obstacles, you can take steps to prevent them. So, let’s look at some...
Martini Chat with Jodi Harrison-Bauer
Jean of Aging But Dangerous Interviews fitness trainer Jodi Harrison-Bauer on aging, beauty, fitness and more!
7 Secrets to Reclaiming Confidence that Successful Women Know
Winston Churchill once said, “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” The problem is, enthusiasm can be hard to come by, especially when yours has taken a beating. Setbacks and disappointments have a way of knocking it down. We start...
Why Do We Need to Leave Our Comfort Zone?
Your comfort zone is so, well, comfy. Why would you ever need to leave it? Not to mention that being uncomfortable is so …uncomfortable. However, there are several reasons you need to leave your comfort zone. Read on to find out more. Your Comfort Zone Won’t Grow Do...
Transitions, Seasons, and Possibilities…Ahhhh!!
I was married for 33 years. During my divorce and for some time after this painful season in my life, if anyone would have dared to say there was a new and wonderful future waiting for me, I would have smacked them…but it turns out they were right! You may or may not...
Learning to Trust Your Emotions
We all are born with a certain amount of intuition. The problem is, from a very young age we are often told to ignore our feelings or that our feelings are just wrong. Much like force-feeding an infant can cause the child to start ignoring their natural hunger control...
Being Kind Gets You Nowhere. Or Does It?
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Pubilius Syrus You may have heard the saying “nice guys finish last.” People often believe that being kind means you are weak and can be easily taken advantage of. But is this really true? We are taught that...
Five Beliefs That Keep You From Attaching Your Goals
Everyone has dreams, but not everyone makes their dreams into goals. You may have a few of these too. What are the reasons you tell yourself late at night to put the shutdown on making them a reality? These reasons are beliefs that you have, but that doesn’t mean they...
Me, Gail Gates, SmOLDERing
Me, Gail Gates, SmOLDERing “Why do they say we’re over the hill? I don’t even know what that means and why it’s a bad thing. When I go hiking and I get over the hill, that means I’m past the hard part and there’s a snack in my future.” —Ellen Degeneres First, let me...
Stress and Anxiety
The past year, with all the unknown developments and uncertainties about the future, has been stressful for everyone and devastating for some. Some have lost loved ones without being able to say their goodbyes. Some have been forced to isolate and have not been able...
How to stay healthy during the back to school time
Every year, when kids start back to school after the summer, there is a sharp increase in colds and other virally transmitted diseases. It happens every year. Kids and teachers have been spending the summer apart and when everyone get back to school, viruses spread...
Golf, how to improve performance and continue playing into your 90s!
Many of our local golfers have already discovered how chiropractic care can help you have more fun on the golf course, play without pain and improve your swing and accuracy. Dr. Ryan Elton, a 20 year veteran chiropractor at The Brost Clinic and himself an avid golfer,...
Oh, my aching back!
This time of the year can be tough on your back if you have a yard and like to garden. There is really no ergonomically correct way to do planting and weeding! You have to bend over, usually for long periods of time. Gardening is a wonderful way to connect with nature...
Spotlight on Brain Health During COVID-19
Spotlight on Brain Health During COVID-19 Have you felt that your brain is not quite running the way it did before the world was upended by coronavirus? I’ve had an increasing number of friends and family describe having trouble thinking of a word they want to say,...
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ABD Travel Update
Hello ABD travelers and “would be travelers”, We are now living in uncertain and challenging times. As you all know, the Covid19 pandemic has worldwide implications. At this time, and for the foreseeable future, we doubt anyone will be traveling anywhere unless it is...
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