Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2016
Will you or your partner have a transition to fewer work hours in 2017? It could be due to a move, having a child, easing toward retirement, increasing care to a child or adult, or coping with an illness. I have two friends who stand out as role models of powerful transitions. Both have chosen to gradually ease back on …
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 …
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could measure the connections between productivity, a positive culture, and the sense of well being in our workplaces and communities? The Canadian Wayne Clancy owns the site www.mindsuitemetrics.com and is one researcher intrigued by this question. I hope you go to his site, and take the brief Arizona State University Humanities Project assessment as a way to …
When you are socially engaged you have frequent activity with family and community groups. Research shows this lifestyle significantly extends your healthy and happy years. The Stanford Center on Longevity, however, has released a worrisome finding about those between age 55 and 64. Their project survey found that the members in this age group are less socially-engaged than their parents. …
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 …