Kitchen Table Talks

Is it time for you to be selfish?  It may be the means to finding your next steps in retirement. John Vardallas, publisher of Today's BoomeR, ditched the rocking chair early, and tells Mary Helen and Carol his personal quest for joy helped him craft a business he's still enjoying today.

Does your present home suit your new retired life? Or does the real estate decision you made 10 or 20 years ago no longer fit your circumstances? Ruth Domack, Certified Senior Housing Professional, says things change and you may need to adjust according to your new needs and wishes. Ruth also

Do you sometimes feel inexplicably sad?  Former grief counselor Mary Lou Payer Martino says that can be a normal reaction to any major life change, including retirement. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Mary Lou joins Mary Helen and Carol to talk about how the loss of who you once were, along with all

Having trouble finding a new balance in your retired life? Too many things to do? Not enough? You a€™re not alone. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Mary Helen Conroy and Carol Larson discuss the difficulty of finding what is right for each person, and how the very definition of balance changes in

Is there a poem that resonates with your retirement? Does being a Retiree Rebel mean you’re taking The Road Less Traveled? Mary Helen and Carol find they are being drawn to poetry now that age and experience puts greater meaning behind the words, and they bring that appreciation to this Kitchen

Time and Energy, the two non-renewable resources in our lives. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Carol Larson and Mary Helen Conroy hash over how to pare down the list of what we do with our days so we can finally focus on our personal priorities. Retirement offers a tsunami of choices. Conserving time

Is Ageism Like Sexism?  It feels the same. Being told you can't do certain things, not because of your individual abilities, but because you belong to a group society thinks is less capable. In this Kitchen Table Talk, Mary Helen Conroy and Carol Larson explore the similarities between the sexism

There is really a difference between a change and a transition. Carol Larson and Mary Helen Conroy talk about how we deal with the turbulent times retirement brings. How we can adapt to this transitional time in our nearly and newly retired times is critical to making a change that creates a new