The Stats Sex is alive and well in the older population.  A recent study for the National Council on Aging found 74 percent of men and 70 percent of women have better sex lives over 60 than when they were in their 40s.  Debby Herbenick, research scientist at Indiana University and author of “Great in Continue Reading...

Dating can be a challenge at any age but add menopause and you might want to run for the covers (or nearest fan). With mood swings, sleep issues, and weight gain many women don’t feel as sexy and their sexual desire just isn’t what is used to be. When a woman doesn’t feel her best Continue Reading...

Women are stimulating, motivating and exciting.  Today I would like to share with my readers some of my favorite inspirational quotes from some of the world’s greatest women.   Enjoy and be Inspired!  Live today fully, expressing gratitude for all you have bee, all you are right now, and all you are becoming. Melody Beattie  In Continue Reading...

  Women respond sexually in 3 phases:  desire, arousal and then orgasm.  Female sexual dysfunction involves a decrease in libido, vaginal dryness, and pain/discomfort with intercourse, decreased genital sensation, decreased arousal and difficulty achieving orgasm.  Both physical and emotional instances can cause any of these difficulties.   Specific to menopause, the vagina becomes thinner and vaginal Continue Reading...

Have you had your world turned upside down in a time of your life when things should be stable and on “cruise”?  When something is taken from your grasp, it is not a punishment but a way for you to open your hands to receive something better.  To get something you have never had, you Continue Reading...

Menopause is such a life-changing transition.  For some of us the mood swings and physical effects seem to last years, while others breeze through without a symptom.  However, every woman eventually ceases the ability to reproduce. Birth, the busy toddler years, then even busier middle-school years leads to the terrible teens and finally college!  But Continue Reading...

  What actually is happiness?  When researching this article I was amazed at the number of websites and links on the subject.  Happiness means different things to different people.  Happiness is also different during our life stages.  What made us happy in our 20s will not necessarily do so in our 50s.  Remember those wild Continue Reading...

What woman isn’t reading the steamy trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey?  The plot (and sex) involves two 20 year olds, but can we women “of a certain age” benefit from this insatiable, page-turning, sex-oriented trilogy? Sex in midlife is more at the forefront and here are the facts:  Do Women Lose their Sexual Interest after Continue Reading...

So you have finally got the ring.  With so many divorces research has shown you should ask yourself the following 8 questions to see if you are in it for long haul.  Are we compatible? Couples who look forward to coming home and seeing, relating to and spending quality time together fare much better.  Even Continue Reading...

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships Let’s face it, we all want someone to love and to be loved.  It’s part of human nature.  We hear about “loving ourselves” before we can love others, but what does that mean?  One of the aspects of loving yourself is the ability to recognize a healthy versus unhealthy relationship.  Recognition Continue Reading...