Live Alone & Thrive

By Gwenn Voelckers Dear Readers, I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book “Alone and Content: Inspiring, empowering essays to help divorced and

By Gwenn Voelckers “Build thy home in thy heart and be forever sheltered.” – Anonymous I love this saying. It captures so beautifully what

By Gwenn Voelckers Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or the winter solstice, the holidays can be anything but merry if you are newly

By Gwenn Voelckers Every one of us has been given a great gift: the cup of life. It is half full and half empty.

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

By Gwenn Voelckers I was inspired to write this column on courage after receiving the email below from a reader last month: Dear Gwenn,

By Gwenn Voelckers Ahhhhhh … summer. Long, luxurious days that stretch into equally lovely and languid evenings. Vacations by the shore. Hours at the

Forging a new life on your own. Need some help? By Gwenn Voelckers For some women, living alone in mid-life is a welcome change,

By Gwenn Voelckers I met Lauren several years ago, when she attended one of my “Live Alone and Thrive” workshops. Below, she plaintively recalls