Seems the dating habits of baby boomers are worth studying by companies that court our “healthy, wealthy, well-educated” demographic. But, of course! Last month the Del Webb active adult retirement community powerhouse released its latest findings about our mature singles dating and relationship habits. Ready? The survey found: 56 percent (ages 50 to 75) are [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 49 with Tina Tessina, Ph.D. When Tina Tessina, Ph.D. shows up on the Mind Your Body TV set, you know you’re in for straight talk, just like she gave us in our previous online dating segment. In our second video outing here, she doesn’t mince words about how we [...]
A dear college friend of mine, “Annie,” just ended a too-long marriage in the northeast. She laments all the years she lost loving someone who simply wasn’t equipped to love her back, and who in fact manipulated her emotionally and verbally. She’s made a new rule I want to share with you. No more toxic [...]
I can hear her like it was yesterday. “You love those cats more than you love people.” It was Mom speaking, and at point, she might have been right. I’ve confessed here before that I love cats, devote my pro bono efforts to them, and clearly recognize the differences between “cat” and “dog” people. For [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 41 with Tina Tessina, Ph.D. If you’re newly single, navigating the often choppy waters of dating may feel at best unfamiliar, and at worst, really scary. It’s especially difficult if you were married or in a relationship for a long time, which is likely the case since we gal boomers [...]
“From the outside” it seems that some people have it all and can do it all. Our insatiable thirst for celebrity news is fueled in part by the fact that celebs are so confident and they make us want to be like them. Of course, if you and I had whenever-we-want-it access to a makeup [...]
If you don’t know Peter Shankman and what he’s done—and does—you really should. He’s a self-described author, entrepreneur, speaker, and worldwide connector. And he helps me. As a journalist, I frequently need sources for my stories and I post my need—or query—on HARO, a.k.a., Help a Reporter (in this case, me) Out. It’s magic and [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 29 with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. I’m getting better at listening to myself, a still-developing skill I owe in part to the discussion I had here with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. She’s a businesswoman, theologian, motivational speaker, boomer generation expert and the author of 25 books. She’s also full of life and [...]
I write for magazines, and was tickled when a clever high school friend with whom I’d reconnected on Facebook recently gifted me a magazine subscription to Experience Life: She knows I read so many for my job, but she had a motive. Switching from my writer to reader mode, I’m sold. The magazine’s mission is [...]
Mind Your Body TV Episode 24 with Jada Michaels. Enough said: Valentine’s the day for romance and treasures of the heart. Flowers and candy are oh-so-nice, yes, but even nicer: beautiful lingerie that fits baby boomer beauties just perfectly, no matter their shape or size. Mind Your Body lingerie guru Jada Michaels says it’s not only what you [...]
Build a better boomer with Stephanie Stephens, M.A.
A warm "Welcome!" to Mind Your Body TV, where you'll "Build a Better Boomer" with series writer, executive producer and host Stephanie Stephens. A spokesperson for the active and vital 50+ female demographic, Stephanie delivers timely health and lifestyle content comprised of videos, audio podcasts and blogs here on Mind Your Body TV—and on her channels on YouTube and AOL/On.
A great, big wonderful world of growth and opportunity exists for women in our demographic during this exciting stage of life. Don’t just think of what you want to be and do—make it happen. You know you can and the time is now!
