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Acting Techniques for Everyday Life
If you missed the Virtual Book Tour on Wednesday’s blog, scroll down for author Jane Marla Robbins’ interview aboutActing Techniques for Everyday Life. Want to feel strong and relaxed no matter what you’re doing? You’ll find answers by clicking on ‘comments’ at the end of yesterday’s post. Our readers’ questions will resonate, and Jane’s responses are insightful, thoughtful and honest. Thanks, Jane, for ideas about how to feel more confident in many difficult family, work and social situations. Your techniques create a sense of well being so we can make … Continue reading
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Tagged balance work and family, confidence, family, Jane Marla Robbins, stress, Virtual Book Tour
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Sixty Minute Solutions for Less Stress
If you’re looking for less stress and more mental freedom, you may be a candidate for a tech detox. Instead of 24/7 connectivity and instant gratification that’s no longer so gratifying, how about creating a sacred space where you can daydream and relax? There’s a backlash brewing in the digital world as more boomers turn gray and information overload increases. How tense are you lately? Stress can manifest physiologically with headaches or stomach upset, emotionally by feelings of irritability or overwhelm, behaviorally through changes in your eating or sleep patterns, cognitively with … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomers, digital world, meditation, mindfulness, sacred space, stress, tech detox, tension, uncertainty, yoga
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Coping With Your Aging Dad on Father’s Day
Father’s Day gives us the chance to salute our dads and say thanks for all they’re done for us. As a young girl, mine taught me how to swim, stand on my head and play tennis; as a teen, how to be responsible and accomplish my goals; as an adult how to feel cherished. As we all grow and mature, our relationships with our fathers change but the bond of love is constant. If your dad has become more fragile as he ages, it’s likely that your connection has been … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parent, Baby Boomer, caregiving, challenge, dad, eldercare, Father's Day, healthy aging, resiliency, Sandwich Generation, siblings, stress, support
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The Sibling Bond and Aging Parents
We just got home from the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and a reunion with my husband’s brothers and their wives. Visiting with family always reminds me of how the internal scripts and imprinted patterns that shape us continue their impact throughout our lives. I guess a broad range of emotions weave the tapestry of family life for all of us. Like the sagas of Cain and Abel or Rachel and Leah, stories about sibling bonds are fascinating. Archetypal tales interest us because relationships with our own brothers and … Continue reading
