May 2024 Newsletter 

Do you feel your voice gets lost? Is the feeling of being truly heard a fading memory? As a woman with decades of wisdom and experience, do you know the narrative but are still determining who will listen?

In the symphony of “Elderhood,” Louise Aronson reminds us that it’s a new act when we’re 60 or 70. This is not just an encore but our opportunity to reflect, satisfy, and live life to the fullest.

Assuring our place at the table can be like finding the path through a labyrinth (did you know the first Saturday in May is National Labyrinth Day?). It’s essential to rewrite the tropes of the past and give voice to our diverse and vibrant elder experiences.

As a wholehearted health and accountability coach specializing in empowering women aged 55 and beyond, I aim to break up old paradigms, excite conversations, and cultivate safe spaces where all are heard and celebrated. We all deserve to be on the stage.

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Dec/Jan 2023 newsletter by kathy smith

Do you have a favorite tree? Recently while listening to a sermon, our minister referred to a tree on the edge of a field. 

Has this ever happened to you? That someone will say something and a whole experience unravels in your mind?

That's what transpired a few weeks ago. I saw myself with my daughter on our trip of a lifetime in Bali. We sat on our balcony that overlooked an enormous tree. In the morning we watched hundreds of birds rise up to the outermost branches and fly off for the day. In the evening, the birds would return back into the protection of the branches for the night.

This is a tree that I return to, in my mind, often. It's now become a symbol for how important deep roots are, as well as branches that reach skyward. As we age, trees can become symbolic for us. We want to stand tall, and weather storms. We want to be a refuge for others and to stand tall, to support ourselves, and others. We expand our horizons. 

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