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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
March 17th, 2011 
Connie We’ve all heard that regular exercise is a miraculous way to stay vital and healthy. We know it boosts our mood, our sex lives, prevents chronic health problems, and aids in weight loss and high quality sleep. So, if you’re one of the many women working to stays active as you age, well done! But […]
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No Comments » March 10th, 2011 Connie How to Reduce Stress, Increase Happiness and Longevity… Stress is the leading cause of dis-ease! It can cause headaches, gastrointestinal problems, heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, fatigue, poor concentration, memory problems AND it can take years off your life! Yikes… What can you do to relieve these debilitating symptoms? Plenty, as it turns out. […]
Posted in Stress Tags: Aging, Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Boomers, depression, Diet, Dieting, Exercise, fitness, Happy Mood, health, Hormones, Longevity, Meditation, mental health, Motivation, Multi-tasking, Multitasking, nutrition, stress, Stress Hormones, vitality, women over 50, women's health, Yoga No Comments » March 7th, 2011 Connie My Vision, Hope and Prayer: Power, Peace, Freedom and Happiness for All Women! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let’s pause right now, close our eyes and send a beam of love to the hearts of all women everywhere–especially to our sisters who struggle most with inequality, poverty and violence. See your love and compassion surrounding all women, everywhere— all […]
March 3rd, 2011 Connie 100 Years of Advances in Women’s Rights and Equality: A Tradition of Global Celebrations… Did you know: Next Tuesday, March 8, is the Centenary Year of International Women’s Day? It is a day, celebrated around the world, for the economic, political and social accomplishments of women throughout history, while reminding us of inequalities that remain […]
Posted in women Tags: Boomer Women, Boomers, Educational Equality, Equal rights fo women, Equality for Women, fashion, health, Inspiration, International Women's Day, joy, love, March 8, Memorable Holidays, nutrition, spirituality, Travel, vitality, women over 50, Women's Accomplishments, women's health, Women's Success, Women's Suffrage, Women's work, Womens Conferences 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 » February 26th, 2011 Connie >>>>>>>>I thought you would enjoy this clever article<<<<<<<<< The Positive Psychology Oscars of 2010 By Ryan Niemiec February 24, 2011 By Ryan Niemiec – Oscars Editor’s Note: Last year, Ryan Niemiec brought us the first annual Positive Psychology Oscars, and this year, we’re in for an even bigger treat with categories that include resilience, mindfulness, […]
Posted in Positive Psychology Tags: academy awards, Boomer Women, Coaching, Films, Friendship, happiness, Happy Mood, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Motivation, Movies, Oscars, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Relationships, Science of Happiness, Winning the Oscars, women over 50, women's health 1 Comment » February 17th, 2011 Connie Manage Stress and Promote Brain Health: Are you noticing lapses in your memory—especially short term memory? I used to remember people’s names with ease! Today, not so. Do you walk into a room and wonder why you’re there? I am often looking for my glasses. Once, while searching, I realized they were on my head! […]
Posted in Stress Tags: Aging Brain, Anti-stress, baby boomers, Boomer Women, Boomers, brainn, depression, Happy Mood, health, Meditation, memory, mental health, Motivation, Positive Psychology, stress, vitality, women over 50, women's health No Comments » February 6th, 2011 Connie Reduce Stress and Boost Health through Love and Forgiveness As we approach Valentine’s Day, the themes of relationships and love come to mind. I will be dedicating this week to topics relevant to deepening our love for one another and ourselves. In the video below, you will hear Marianne Williamson discuss forgiveness – how it […]
Posted in Stress Tags: Anti-stress, Boomer Women, Forgiveness, happiness, love, mental health, Motivation, Self- Love, women's health No Comments » February 3rd, 2011 Connie RELIEVE JOINT PAIN, IMPROVE YOUR VITALITY AS YOU AGE Studies have shown that women are eight times more likely than men to experience joint pain. Many of us assume that joint pain is a natural part of the aging process. Not so! These days, joint pain can be a very manageable affliction, with treatments ranging […]
January 30th, 2011 Connie Communicating love to our women friends…it’s never too late. A Flash Mob Dance Video was organized by a woman named Kim MacGregor. Kim created this as a tribute to her best friend Erika Heller who died of colon cancer last year. Each and every telephone conversation they ever had, Erika would end by telling Kim “You’re […]
Posted in Love Tags: Boomer Women, Colon Cancer, Dance, empowerment, Friendship, Girlfriends, gratitude, health, Inspiration, Memorial, Monday, Motivation, spirituality, women's health 3 Comments »
