Ending Your Relationship with Their Stuff

Ending Your Relationship with Their Stuff

Key Takeaways After losing a spouse, moving on can be difficult as their belongings linger in your home. Reframe your thinking: your relationship was with your spouse, not with their stuff. Follow three simple steps: identify, document, and discard/donate. Set aside...
How to Announce Your Divorce

How to Announce Your Divorce

Key Takeaways Announcing your divorce can be complicated; consider how and when to share your decision. Avoid social media during the divorce process to prevent negative repercussions from comments and gossip. For valuable relationships, share your decision privately...
How to Strengthen Your Friendships

How to Strengthen Your Friendships

Friendships. It’s something we need, especially as an outlet from crazy family drama and our hectic schedule. However, even though we need these relationships, it’s hard to make time for them as we age. In addition, it’s even harder to make new friends when...
How Do You Define Family?

How Do You Define Family?

“Family” is typically defined as people who are related to you by blood or marriage. It includes your spouse, kids, parents, siblings, sister-in-law, etc. But my definition of “family” goes beyond tradition and includes others. My definition...
Communication Tools for Caregivers

Communication Tools for Caregivers

If you’re the primary caregiver for your elderly parent, you’re not alone. According to the Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 report, 41.8 million adults provided unpaid care to an adult aged 50 or older. Caregiving is hard … and even harder when you’re still working....