Financial Abuse and Exploitation: Signs and Prevention
Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation is one of the most devastating challenges many seniors face. It rips at … Read more Financial Abuse and Exploitation: Signs and Prevention
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The Importance of Having Proper Legal Documents
Posted onSeveral years ago my brother and I found ourselves in a serious pickle; taking care of our mother who had suffered a traumatic brain injury. She was 62 … Read more The Importance of Having Proper Legal Documents
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“One Thing”…Thank You, Mom
Posted onThis week we celebrated Mother’s Day, a time to remember and be grateful. Our mothers gave us so much, it is difficult to count the ways. We asked … Read more “One Thing”…Thank You, Mom
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Saying Goodbye to Mom: Our Journey and the Lessons We Learned
Posted onAs an insurance professional, my business is helping people prepare for life’s difficult passages. To many people “long term care” is a scary word, and they do not … Read more Saying Goodbye to Mom: Our Journey and the Lessons We Learned
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Going Fishing
Posted onI know that it’s not about nabbing a catch, as you meticulously fetch, fishing poles and fine mesh nets. It’s about taking, and making time for self, by … Read more Going Fishing
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Cancer Didn’t Keep Me Down
Posted onWhen I had an oral surgeon give me the bad news: it’s cancer–I wasn’t entirely surprised. After all, I had been experiencing a mouth sore in my upper … Read more Cancer Didn’t Keep Me Down
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #14: Plant a Garden
Posted onHave you ever had a garden? My husband and I actually had a garden just about every year since we moved to Richmond over 40 years ago. Since … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #14: Plant a Garden
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Adventures in Wellness: The Joy of Floating
Posted onFlotation therapy was popular during the 80s, when I was in college, and now seems to be making a comeback. I wanted to find out why. What would … Read more Adventures in Wellness: The Joy of Floating
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Small Pursuits of Happiness #13: Light Up Your World with Twinkly, Sparkly Lights
Posted onTwinkly lights are a small pursuit of happiness that brighten my world every day. So pretty, so fanciful. They can transform a cold, empty or soulless space in … Read more Small Pursuits of Happiness #13: Light Up Your World with Twinkly, Sparkly Lights
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Are You in the Introvert Club?
Posted onI was standing in Panera Bread the other day, lost in my own little world, oblivious to the world around me, when I felt a tap on my … Read more Are You in the Introvert Club?
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Is Your Relationship BOOMING or BOMBING?
Posted onIn America, people are getting divorced less than they were just 20 years ago. That’s a good thing. Unfortunately, the Boomer generation is the opposite. Divorces have risen … Read more Is Your Relationship BOOMING or BOMBING?
By Chris Beach
