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Oprah’s Farewell

Did you watch the first show of Oprah’s final season or TIVO it?  Was there a time in your life that you just had to see her show?  Who were you with?  Did you work?  Did you have children?  Three women shared with me today that she is a mark for how their life use
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Grownups Who Mentor and Volunteer

Boomers and Empty Nesters don’t want to be over committed with schedules and yet they want to participate. I hear this over and over and I understand. They ask me how to choose, how do  they know if they are making a difference, and will they be trained?   You can begin by talking with
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Boomers and Empty Nesters Finding Their Voice

So you are here and not yet there. Transitions. Back to School. Fall season around the corner. Here is an idea during a transition:

Do You, Boomers and Parents, Regret Sitting On The Side Lines?

Boomers and Parents made time this summer to see what was next for them before Back To School. Here is what some agreed I could share with you: 1. I am not fully in bloom, but I have rich soil.2. I waited too long to apply for classes in Adult Education Classes so I will have to
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Twenty Something, What Is Your Vote?

Do you, parents, think you need to push your children to “grow up if they are in their twenties?  Do you ask for rent if they live with you? Are you expressing more demands?  Do you think they will listen to you?   Do you feel patient with them most of the time or is your
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Back to School

What are you, the parent leaving and what are you wanting to give life to this year? I think those questions could be explored during your walking time outside or through journaling. Sometimes having a question to begin exploring during a transition, can ground you for a stepping off place. Change is repetitive in life
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Parents on College Campuses, Hugging GOODBYE

If you are a parent whose child is heading to college for the first time, or returning, hopefully you bought yourself a bandanna.  Why, you ask?  It lasts longer than Kleenex and is easier to find in your Mary Poppins bag filled with directions, camera, money, power bar, credit card, keys, and ID. I carried
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Back To School

At least you know you aren’t alone at this time of year when other parents are checking their list twice and always stuffing Kleenex up their shirt.  It just isn’t real yet and for other parents , it is too real because they have done the hug goodbye before.  Everyone wants to see everyone one
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Who Will See It For You?

When parents and Boomers are in transition what they want is someone to point out what they can’t see that would help them.   Do they ask for that kind of help?  Not always. They don’t trust the feedback because they fear it is wrapped in someone just being nice, or being unaware that they are
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TRANSITIONS for Partnering

Is your love life Hot Hot Hot, Cold Cold Cold?  Are you stuck with emptiness with your partner today?  Clients shared with me that they aren’t giving up on better communication, fun in the bedroom, and more intellectual sparks, but they are burning down.   It seems the most challenging situation is getting yourself out
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What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up?

–  A Fireman–  Dancer–  Teacher–  Doctor–  Musician–  Parent–  Writer–  Singer–  Pilot–  Married Did you always know you wanted to be a parent?Did you think you could have it all?Were you mostly fearful or easy going or something in between? Looking back at thoughts and memories is a step forward, believe it or not. A couple
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How Was Rancho La Puerta Resort And Spa?

Clients, family, and friends want to know how my week at the Ranch was, so I decided to share a little with you. I came home to my first organic grown sugar watermelon in my Los Angeles garden and left new friendships that will sweeten the rest of my life.   Pilates, posture therapy, cardio
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org