Live Alone & Thrive

By Gwenn Voelckers Help with hanging holiday lights. A ride to the doctor’s office. Help with moving a heavy piece of furniture. An emergency

By Gwenn Voelckers For the first time in 64 years, I will be celebrating Thanksgiving alone. My parents have passed on and my sister

By Gwenn Voelckers Fall is my favorite time of year. For me, it means all good things: relaxing in front of a cozy fire,

Here are six success strategies for living alone and finding contentment By Gwenn Voelckers Do you live alone? If so, here’s a follow-up question

By Gwenn Voelckers It’s that time of year — the travel season — and I’m already contemplating an August adventure with just “me, myself

By Gwenn Voelckers One of the beauties (and benefits) of getting older is that I’ve gained enough self-knowledge and confidence to figure out what

By Gwenn Voelckers Gardening season has finally arrived, as witnessed by the abundance of daffodils, forsythia and gorgeous flowering trees. June is the perfect

By Gwenn Voelckers This year, Easter and Passover overlapped. While the two celebrations are very different, they share common themes: spring and hope. The

By Gwenn Voelckers Oh, the promise of spring! The warmer weather makes me want to bust open my windows and break out my spring

By Gwenn Voelckers Question from a reader: I’ve been divorced for about a year now, and struggle with loneliness.   I miss the friends we