Estrangement does not just affect the estranged child and the parent they chose to leave behind. Are you aware that tens of millions of families are living through a nightmare of suffering and intolerable pain brought on by adult-child estrangement? Probably not because parents living in the midst of estrangement hide their situation due to […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF FEELING JOY I have a lot going on in my head. I always do. My thoughts are a mix of emotions; some good and some worrisome. Some sad, some questioning, some exciting, some angry, some melancholy, and many joyful. The best pursuit that goes on in my head is my ability to […]

Perhaps you’ve heard the word but wondered about the hygge meaning? Or further still, how — or why — you should find ways to incorporate it into your life. Hygge is a Danish concept that I’ve brought into my life. Here’s why I think you should too. Winter is at our doorstep and with it […]

My darling, something that I have been seeing and experiencing lately is the idea of loneliness. What is it, and what does it mean for people, especially women over 50? Loneliness is not just about being alone. One can feel alone while married or even when surrounded by a group of people. You can feel […]

My first experience with death and mourning occurred with the untimely loss of my late husband, Michael. Losing my soulmate was debilitating. I can best describe myself as shattered and shocked. One day I was young, in my forties with two precious daughters living near the sea, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Life in the Islands with Michael, also […]