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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 » January 5th, 2012 Connie Inspiration from Harriet Tubman and Mari Smith for 2012 I love the start of a new year with that feeling of newness and possibilities waiting to happen. It’s a great time to activate your dreams. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the [...]
Posted in Inspiration Tags: 2012, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, fashion, harriet tubman, health, Inspiration, joy, joyworks, love, mari smith, Motivation, New Year, New Year's Resolutions, nutrition, over 60, socail media expert, social media, spirituality, success, Travel, vitality, women over 50 3 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 » 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 18th, 2011 Connie Women, Sex and Aging: Tips and Tools for more Enjoyment It’s long been acknowledged that for human beings, sex is a need, not a luxury. So how do we deal with some of the common problems related to sex and aging? These can include diminishing sex drive (which is unfortunately much more common among women), [...]
Posted in Sex Tags: Aging, aging and sex, blog for boomers, blogs for women over 50, Boomer Women, Boomer womens blog, Boomers, fitness, Happy Mood, love, mental health, Motivation, over 60, Sex and Aging, Sex toys, sexy senior women, Tantric sex, vibrators, vitality, Women, women over 50 4 Comments » April 12th, 2011 Connie How Can Women over 50 Reduce Stress and Depression? Take a Hike! A staggering 80% of us live in urban areas — a statistic that illustrates just how many of us might be disconnected from the natural world. This is a shame, as studies have repeatedly shown that our psychological well-being is heavily impacted by [...]
Posted in Stress Management Tags: birdwatching, blog for women 50+, blog for women over 50, Boomer blog, Boomer Women, Boomers, depression, fitness, happiness, Happy Mood, healing in nature, health, health tips, Hiking, joy, Joy after Fifty, mental health, Nature, over 60, Positivity, Science of Happiness, stress, vitality, women over 50, Women over 50 blog, women's health No Comments » March 3rd, 2011 Connie Aging Brain Tips: How to Improve Memory and Optimize Brain Function Changes in memory are normal with age. It can become difficult to focus on more than one thing, to retain – or quickly recall – information. We may begin to forget names, or misplace various items. Such changes can instill panic, but what many do [...]
Posted in Aging Tags: AARP, Aging, Aging Brain, Arthritis, Boomer fitness, Boomer Women, Boomers, Brain Fitness, Brain Function, Cancer, CDC, depression, Diabetes, Exercise the Brain, fashion, health, heart disease, joy, love, Memory Boosters, Memory Loss, mental health, Motivation, Multitasking, nutrition, Optimal Brain Function, over 60, spirituality, stress, Travel, vitality, women over 50, women's health 2 Comments »
