Holiday Issues

Valentine's Day RX for Single Women Over 50

Boomer women will turn age 50 at about the rate of 5,000 per day for the next decade. What's to become of an entire generation of gals headed over the hill not just on Valentine's Day but the other 364 days of the year as well?

Handling Holiday Stress : Ten Tips For Singles

Here we go again. Presents to buy, work to finish up, cards to write, plans to make, events and parties to attend: and all those things we "must do" because we've always done them. Does this sound familiar? Do you go to sleep at night with th

Tips For Singles On Surviving (And Enjoying) The Holidays
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
This issue was designed to help you have a happier and more satisfying holiday season. Remember to plan well, taking into account what you want and what feels right for you. Be open to trying new traditions and/or making changes to your old ones.

Tips For Singles On Celebrating The New Year
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
It's four weeks away and you don't have any plans. Many of your friends will be away or out with their significant others. You can't believe it's been a whole year and you are facing another dateless New Years Eve. What can you do?

Handling Holiday Stress: Frequently Asked Questions

I always go through the period before the holidays in a huge rush. Every year, I tell myself I’d like to do this or that, but I seem to be short of time, money and energy- and I don’t follow through. Is it realistic to think I can really chang

Ten Tips For Setting (And Keeping) Life Changing Resolutions
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
It's time for that annual ritual of making (and breaking) our New Year's resolutions. There is something about the idea of being able to start over that motivates us to pause (at least briefly) and reflect on our lives as they are, as well as how we would