Welcome to My Age Wild Blog

I'm thriving in my 60s and absolutely loving it! I believe we're meant to grow into our most authentic selves at every stage of life, and the small, intentional choices we make each day shape our entire future. Midlife isn't about slowing down—it's our time to age wild and embrace our power. I'm here to share this journey with you as we discover what it means to live fully and age wildly, because your best days are waiting to be created!

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Spring Cleaning for Midlife: Clearing Space for What Matters Most

Spring cleaning goes beyond dusty shelves. Join me as I share how fitting my life into a RAV4 taught me about freedom through letting go. Discover practical frameworks for decluttering your space, calendar, energy, and limiting beliefs. Create room for what truly matters in this vibrant midlife chapter with simple, actionable steps for renewal.

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The Whisper You've Been Ignoring: 7 Steps to Move Past Fear

What if you took that step you've been dreaming of? The one that makes your heart beat faster?

As midlife women, we often push our desires aside, telling ourselves 'maybe next year' or 'when I have more time.' But being 'wild' doesn't mean climbing Everest—it means listening to that quiet voice pointing you toward joy.

What if it all works out?

I'm sharing 7 steps that helped me move through fear to find unexpected joy, plus a free Fear-to-Action Worksheet to start your journey.

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Life Coaching: 8 Powerful Ways It Transforms Women's Lives After 50

Many women reach their 50s wondering 'What's next?' after decades of prioritizing everyone else. Life coaching partners with you to rediscover who you are beyond the roles you've played—from prioritizing your health to navigating relationships with adult children or starting that dream business. Discover 8 powerful ways coaching transforms midlife challenges into your most authentic, joyful chapter yet.

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Trailblazers at Any Age: Celebrating Women Who Redefined Midlife

As we celebrate Women's History Month this March, we honor not just the well-known historical figures, but also the remarkable women who dared to redefine aging. From Grandma Moses picking up a paintbrush at 76 to Diana Nyad conquering the 'Mount Everest of swims' at 64, these trailblazers show us that our greatest adventures often begin after 50. What would you attempt if you knew age was truly just a number? Your journey of aging wild is part of this ongoing story of women redefining what's possible at every stage of life.

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10 Hidden Energy Drains Stealing Your Midlife Mojo (And How to Get It Back!)

As midlife women, we often blame our fatigue on age or hormones, but there are hidden energy thieves lurking in our daily lives. From digital distractions to postponed dreams, discover the 10 surprising drains on your energy and learn practical solutions to reclaim your natural vitality. Includes a simple energy audit to help you identify and fix your personal energy zappers.

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Coping with Change: Resilience-Building Strategies for Mid-life Women

Life transitions in midlife, like divorce, retirement, an empty nest, or evolving health challenges, can leave us feeling lost, questioning our identity, and uncertain about the future. However, these challenges also offer powerful opportunities for growth and self-discovery. Building resilience is key to not only surviving these changes but thriving through them.

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Turn Your Travel Dreams Into Reality

Step one is to think, daydream, about what you really want to do. What is your vision for travel or your future dreams? Maybe start a wish list. It’s sort of like a bucket list, but somehow wish list sounds better. iWish is a fun app to get you started. Think about what makes your heart sing, brings you happiness, brings joy and excitement to your day. Maybe your dream isn’t even travel related – whatever it is – if you dream, and believe it, you can make it happen. 

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”  ~ Vincent van Gogh

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Overcoming fear: Sailing Lessons on Lake Michigan

Have you ever had great anticipation for something only to find it is not what you expected, or in this case much harder to accomplish than you expected? I have wanted to learn to sail for years, and always enjoy a chance to photograph sailboats. The picture in my mind of just gliding across the water didn’t follow through to the actual skills involved.

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What Ecuador Means to Me ~ Love

I have always heard that travel changes a person, but had no idea at the start of this journey how profound these changes would be.

It all started with the planning process and the letting go of “things” almost an entire year before setting out for Ecuador. I had no idea what freedom would come with the simplicity of having only a few material possessions. It’s hard to believe I was recently able to fit all my worldly possessions into one vehicle, but more about that later.

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Nicaragua | Compassion International

“The presence of dignity doesn’t mean poverty is absent.”

This sentence truly hits me in the heart of what I witnessed last week on my trip with the Compassion International Sponsorship Tour to Nicaragua. My first impressions were more distant – seeing the homes and destitute situations from our air-conditioned bus; attending worship services at Be Tania Baptist Church in Ciudad Sandino; even the visit to the project in Hilario Sanchez where the children greeted us with smiles, laughter, and a beautiful program of music and dance. None of this prepared me for the heartbreak I felt after walking down a dirt road to visit a rural family home.

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