Reshaping Identity in our 60’s and Beyond

Jeanne Erikson Standard Leave a Comment

We will all face the question of how to introduce ourselves after retirement. Are we more than the sum of a long professional reputation? The Baby Boomers are the first generation to face this test, as we will live longer and most women had careers. If we have twenty years or more to live after “retiring”, how will we define …

Do you want to Thrive During Your Next Big Change?

Jeanne Erikson Standard Leave a Comment

Retiring soon?  Changing jobs? Going off to college?  Getting married or divorced?  Having a baby? Diagnosed with a new disease? Life is full of challenges. A huge life change creates huge challenges.  For the past two years I have been studying neuroscience findings about how our brains and bodies process stress and produce happiness. I would like to share a …

Deciding your life and money, or just reacting?

Jeanne Erikson Standard Leave a Comment

Life presents smart women with huge decisions.  We can react in the moment; reacting is about doing what “feels right”.  Reactions are made from the heart, with maybe a bit of cultural training and some PTSD from hard knocks added. The better alternative is to respond  to these challenges, as responding is a much higher-quality decision process. It involves sound …

Waiting for Spring and Change

Jeanne Erikson Standard Leave a Comment

As a coach, I have been watching humans transform their lives for years, and there are “Seasons” to their change patterns. A woman named Carol McClelland designed the Seasons clarifying graphic. The idea is that we recognize we need a change (the Fall), enter a period of darkness and loss of direction (Winter), begin to get new ideas (Spring), and thrive …