I’m 57, and 10 months ago at the age of 56, I lost my job. It’s been a long 10 months. I’ve been building this channel, writing, connecting […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50
Losing Your Job After 50? You Need To Hear This.
Losing a job is never easy, but losing your career in your fifties or sixties is a different experience altogether. It is not just the loss of income […]
Mental Health After 50
The Sunday Morning Question: Why February and Aging Are About Pacing, Not Pushing
It's Sunday, February 8th, and if you're anything like me, you're looking out the window with a coffee in hand, feeling that particular February energy. Or maybe it's […]
Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50
Job Loss After 50: 1.2 Million Laid Off, 40% Face Depression: The Real Cost of Identity Death
I was reading the news this morning, and it struck me just how much of the conversation around layoffs is about numbers. Big, loud numbers. Layoff percentages, stock […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Mental Health After 50
When the Title Vanishes and the Mirror Feels Unfamiliar
Sunday evenings used to have a particular weight to them. That familiar mix of weekend's end and Monday's approach, the mental shift from personal time back to professional […]
Job Loss & Retirement / Mental Health After 50
Why LinkedIn Feels Like a Parallel Universe These Days
I opened LinkedIn this morning and was immediately greeted by someone celebrating their "incredible journey" from redundancy to "dream role" in just six weeks. Complete with a photo […]
Mental Health After 50
EO50 Sunday Coffee Chat: Coffee and Connection
Sunday morning. Coffee’s hot. Phone’s quiet. Let’s talk about something that matters. That’s how I kicked off this week’s thought on social media, and honestly? It landed differently […]
Mental Health After 50
The Saturday Soundtrack: Which Songs Still Make You Feel Like You’re 22?
Pull up a chair, grab your mug (yes, the second cup, even better if it’s gone cold because you were grooving in the kitchen), and let’s talk about […]
Mental Health After 50
The Art of the "No": Reclaiming Your Calendar After 50
You know that feeling when your phone buzzes with yet another request? The committee that needs you. The neighbor who "just has a quick favor." The former colleague […]
Mental Health After 50
Reclaiming Your Sunday Evening: Turning Sunday Night Blues into Your Favorite Time of the Week
There's a particular kind of dread that starts somewhere around 4pm on a Sunday. You know the one. The light begins to change, the weekend starts to feel […]