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Sleep Issues? You're Not Alone
More than 30 percent of women over 50 are dealing with sleep issues. You’ve probably tried any number of solutions. Sadly, nothing has...
Jane Leder
Dec 15, 20221 min read


Old or Older: It's A Choice
Join my guest, Karen Brees, and me on Episode Four of the "Older Women & Friends" podcast. (I'm including a link below, but you can...
Jane Leder
Dec 8, 20221 min read


Empty Nesters Only This Time the Nest is REALLY Empty
My husband and I have never lived truly alone with no other being in the house. I hadn't realized that until our beloved Maine Coon cat...
Jane Leder
Dec 1, 20223 min read


Episodes 2 & 3: "Older Women & Friends: A Podcast
Episode Two "Older Women and Exercise" Britain's #1 Online Physical Trainer (She works with clients all over the world!) talks about what...
Jane Leder
Dec 1, 20221 min read


At Long Last: Episode One, "Older Women & Friends" Podcast
"Finding Your Happy: Happy, Healthy Hormones" buzzsprout.com/2054889/episodes/11708898 OR Links to share with listeners: Apple Podcasts:...
Jane Leder
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Episode One- "Older Women & Friends" Podcast
It's been a long time coming, but I'm ready to put the "Older Women & Friends" podcast out into the world of social media. It will "drop"...
Jane Leder
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Are The Days Whizzing By? They are for me!
I know the experts say that time seems to go faster and faster as we age. But why? "One hypothesis," writes Karen Brees, co-author of...
Jane Leder
Oct 6, 20222 min read


Older Women & Friends
If you haven't subscribed (free) to "Older Women & Friends" on Facebook, please do. The comments are fascinating and are helping me plan...
Jane Leder
Sep 21, 20222 min read


The Creative Process
In my last blog, I suggested a few potential titles for my upcoming podcast and asked for your input. Thank you to those of you who...
Jane Leder
Sep 16, 20222 min read
I'm Hoping to Hear From You
Just a quick follow-up to my post last week. I only heard from a handful of you about the potential title of my upcoming podcast. Since...
Jane Leder
Aug 16, 20221 min read


Podcast, Anyone?
Well, when a therapist asked me what I wanted to accomplish in my seventy-seventh year, I rattled off a list of what many senior women...
Jane Leder
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Hey, 77 Ain't So Bad After All
Okay, let's cut to the chase. No one in their right mind would expect that number seventy-seven would be much more than a ho-hum affair....
Jane Leder
Jul 30, 20223 min read


Adventures of a City Gardener
Around August 2020, more than four months into the first deadly wave of Covid, I needed a new project to keep me sane. I’d gone through...
Jane Leder
Jul 18, 20225 min read


We Gotta Get Out of This Place
We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and...
Jane Leder
Jul 11, 20223 min read


Hey, I'm Old. There's Nothing Wrong With That
Dear family and friends, we are gathered here today to honor and celebrate our losses big and small, and to welcome into the fold the...
Jane Leder
Jun 25, 20223 min read


Bra Extenders: Who Knew?
I didn't get the memo. Nope, no one ever told me that If your bra is too tight--if it prevents you from breathing--or if your underwire...
Jane Leder
May 4, 20223 min read


Reunions: To Go or Not to Go
Get ready, get set, and go. Or throw the invite to your high school or college or professional organization's reunion into the garbage...
Jane Leder
Apr 27, 20224 min read
Mother's Day Came Early This Year
My mother has been dead for thirteen years, almost fourteen or fifteen if you count the years when she remembered my family and me but at...
Jane Leder
Apr 16, 20223 min read


THOSE FOREVER MEMORIES
My brother took his life more than four decades ago. Over the intervening years, I have written a book about teen suicide now in its...
Jane Leder
Mar 20, 20223 min read


Women Who Dance Together Stay Together
It's been a while since I've blogged. Maybe it's the warm, sultry weather her in Mexico or the sweet sound of songbirds, or the seemingly...
Jane Leder
Mar 5, 20223 min read
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