Welcome to joyafterfifty.com.
A classroom, a community,
and a sanctuary where you will discover the most relevant information and inspiration to empower your: Passion, Purpose, Prosperity, and Peace of Mind.
I invite you to visit often, join our circle of amazing women, share your thoughts, and remember to “make time for joy today”!
With love and respect,
Connie Clark
Founder, Joy after Fifty
May 7th, 2012 
Connie Joy After 50+ Women’s Retreat: A Life-Changing Vacation I have been leading women’s retreats since 1993. What I know for sure is that I was born to do this. I say that, not in an ego-centric way, but as a simple acknowledgment of gratitude for doing the work that I love. I wish that for [...]
Posted in Women's Retreats 
Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, empowerment, Happy Holidays, Happy Mothers day, Inspiration, mothers day book, over 60, Retreats, Sonoma ca, Travel, travel for women over 50, Westerbeke Ranch, women over 50, women's health, women's retreats, Womens travel 
1 Comment » March 5th, 2012 Connie Finding Happiness after 50: Your Dream, Life Purpose and a Women’s Retreat My book, Joy after Fifty: A Women’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Lasting Happiness, is a 52 weekly resource guide for deeply remembering the essence of our true nature which is joy. Week 7 is about your life dream. Week Seven As a [...]
March 1st, 2012 Connie Women are Celebrated and Empowered All Over the World on March 8, 2012 The video below says it all. I am so glad that I made the time to hear the whole thing. I hope you will too. Moving, informative, beautiful! It demonstrates the power of women gathering in support of one another. How did [...]
February 24th, 2012 Connie Women’s Happiness: A Retreat to Rejuvenate, Reclaim Passion and Purpose Why a retreat? I recently came across this “gem” which was published in The Mendocino Beacon on December 24, 2003. I have saved it all these years because it wakes me up to what really matters as I negotiate life’s responsibilities in these fast, challenging [...]
Posted in Travel Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer blog, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, empowerment, happiness, Inspiration, jean shinoda bolen, joy, Life Calling, Mattie Stepanek, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Retreats, Sonoma ca, Travel 50+, Westerbeke Ranch, women over 50, women's health, women's retreats, Womens travel 2 Comments » February 6th, 2012 Connie A Poem for Women after 50 Is there a song in you waiting to be sung? At 50, 60, 70+ we are called to fully express who we really are, to unleash our natural gifts and dreams. Rilke’s poem speaks to that so well. I have added italics. I hope it inspires you to soar! [...]
Posted in Inspiration Tags: Aging, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, empowerment, Inspiration, joy, Monday morning, Motivation, poetry, Rilke, success, vitality No Comments » October 14th, 2011 Connie ****JUST PUBLISHED: Joy after Fifty: A Woman’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Lasting Happiness**** ~A SIMPLE BLUEPRINT FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AT 50, 60 70 AND BEYOND~ The following is a excerpt from the Introduction to my book. Click here for rave reviews and to order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~An Invitation~ Even though we’ve never met, you [...]
Posted in Women's Health and Aging Tags: Aging, Aging Brain, Anti-stress, books for boomer women, books for women 50+, books for women aging women, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, Dalai Lama, depression, empowerment, happiness, Happy Mood, Inspiration, joy, Joy After Fifty book, joyworks, Life Calling, love, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Science of Happiness, Serenity, spirituality, vitality, women over 50, women's health, Women's Leadership, Womens Journals No Comments » September 30th, 2011 Connie It’s proven. Other women are good for your health! We women share from our souls, listen intently, offer support, empathy and abiding friendship. Below you will find an excerpt from my new book, Â Joy After Fifty: A Woman’s Guide to Passion, Purpose and Lasting Happiness. Click here to read all about it! [...]
Posted in Health Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, depression, empowerment, happiness, Happiness Books, Happy Mood, health, Inspiration, joy, Joy after Fifty, Marci Shimoff, mental health, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Science of Happiness, women over 50, women's health No Comments » June 22nd, 2011 Connie 60+ Women Sizzle: Racing to a Successful Finish Regardless of Age Last week, we celebrated an inspirational woman who, at 81, realized her lifelong dream of earning a college degree. This week, we celebrate two amazing women who are living proof that “age is nothing but a number.” Meet Jamie Rivers (age 60) and Melody-Anne [...]
Posted in Fitness Tags: 60 year old women wins race, boomer athletes, Boomer fitness, Boomer womens blog, Dipsea race, Dr Walter Bortz, empowerment, fitness after fifty, fitness for women, grandmother sets record in Boston marathon, grandmother wins races, Inspiration, Jamie Rivers wins Dipsea race, Longevity, marathons, Marin County Ca, mental health, Motivation, northern California race, over 60, success, vitality, women over 50, women over 60, women's health No Comments » June 8th, 2011 Connie Achieve Your Big Dream: Age is Only a Number! Congratulations to Jeanne Bernek, an 81-year-old great grandmother from Greensboro Bend, Vermont, who graduated from college with an Associates Degree in Business. Jeanne, who enjoys walking, hiking and gardening, remains as mentally active as she is physically. She decided to enroll in college in her late [...]
Posted in Inspiration Tags: achievement, Aging, anti-aging, Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, education, empowerment, Graduation, happiness, Inspiration, joy, Life Calling, over 60, success, vitality, women over 60 blog, women over 70 No Comments » April 4th, 2011 Connie Positive Psychology Teaches How to Find Fulfillment and Happiness after Fifty Did you know that 40% of your happiness is up to you? You can raise your “happiness set point” by learning simple, proven habits and attitudes. My forthcoming book, Joy after Fifty, is based on those principles and practices from the field of positive [...]
Posted in Happiness, Uncategorized Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomers, depression, empowerment, happiness, Harvard, Inspiration, joy, Joy after Fifty, joyworks, mental health, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Science of Happiness, Serenity, stress, Tal Ben-Shahar, vitality, women over 50, you tube video, youtube, youtube video on happiness 1 Comment »
