By Alice Herb   As I watched the Senate hearings on now-confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, I was reminded of an article I read years ago that maintained the following: Girls whose fathers encouraged and/or supported them to pursue careers usually not open to women often succeeded when they did…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon   It’s safe to say that most of us have received a surprise – and perhaps incorrect – bill for medical services. Where to turn for help when this happens? A Powerhouse Patient knows there are many ways to get help, but often you…

By Louise Applebome   Transformation is the name of the game in our physical yoga practice. We can expect, in large and itty bitty ways, shifts in strength, balance, flexibility, attitude, and awareness. The goal, naturally, is for the shifts to be improvements and progress. And, the way to optimize…

By Mary Fridley   As I have written in past posts, I practice social therapeutics, an approach that makes the connection between play in early childhood and theatrical performance in adulthood. Both play and performance are developmental, that is, they create something new out of what exists, and what we’ve…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com   My six-year-old grandson and I love reading stories together.   Nothing beats snuggling with a delightful picture book and following the adventures of colorful characters on those pages. I cherish our precious times together; however, as a long-distance grandma, in-person…

By Louise Applebome   I temporarily closed my yoga studio and canceled my Zoom yoga classes earlier this month to take part in a five-day online yoga immersion.    But it’s probably not what you think.   In fact, there was very limited physical yoga practice (asanas) during this course….