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I ask myself a lot of questions. Some I dismiss as nothing more than a study in the unanswerable. You know, questions like: How long will I maintain a good quality of life? How will I be remembered when I’m gone?  They’re important questions, but…

We are creatures of habit. When we settle into routine, we tend to take things for granted. I’ve noticed this in myself in many ways. For example, I have two photographs I took decades ago during a business trip to London. Both were taken near…

Today, we’re taking a different approach. We’re diving into the journey women face in their next chapter. My guest, T. Kari Mitchell (TK), is a transformational speaker and integrative wellness coach who has dedicated her second half to helping women reclaim their health, confidence, purpose,…

I’ve written before about my feelings toward having a routine. I’m caught in a vortex of discontent. There are times I desperately need the structure that guides my day, and others when it feels like an insurmountable obstacle that deprives me of happiness. Do you…

In my decades as a financial life planner, defining “enough” was a tricky calculation. When discussing goals with clients, the question "What is enough?" was rarely met with a straightforward answer. It looked a little like this: Me: “How much money do you need in…

Every morning, along with my family, I play a series of word games on the NYTimes app. While I’ve opted out of Wordle, I still enjoy Connections, Strands, and Spelling Bee.  Each game, in my view, is a way of exercising my brain. Spelling Bee,…

Willie Handler was born to Holocaust survivors. Though his home was loving, the trauma his parents endured left deep scars that shaped his life in ways he only came to understand much later. During the pandemic, Willie began exploring his family’s history and the intergenerational…