Hélène’s

Did you know that we sigh every 5 minutes? Why is that? I recently came across interesting research explaining the purpose of habitual sighing, or taking a deep breath. Silvia Pagliardini, an...

Did you know that our lifespan—80 years on average for US women—equates to about 4,000 weeks? When I read this in The Atlantic, it came as a bit of a shock. It feels short, doesn't it? Given that...

Over the last decade or so, Chardonnay has become a bit of a slippery slope for me. I love a big buttery oaky glass of wine at the end of the day. It has become my go-to way to decompress. Problem...

This past week, I did a Facebook Live interview with Susan Frances Morris, the author of The Sensitive One: A Memoir (see the YouTube recording or join my Facebook group to watch all my live...

In a conversation with one of my members this past week, we shared how we both are hard-working doers, relentlessly pushing ahead on our tasks and goals, with lists galore to keep us on track. I...

The other day, as I was getting dressed for my workout, I reached into my sock drawer and pulled out my old athletic socks. Next to those were my relatively new Bombas socks. (Love them!) Why am I...

In a recent interview with Melissa Bowen discussing Brené Brown's ideas for wholehearted living, the topic of play came up. Now play often feels like four-letter word to me. We are urged to make the...

I was chatting with a good friend the other day. She was telling me some of the things she'd like to do now that her kids are older—one out of the nest and the other more independent. She had...

In my Facebook group, this past week, I asked how many homes my 2k members (women in midlife and beyond) had lived in so far and the answers ranged from 2 (she now lives in her childhood home!) to...

As the world begins to reopen, how will we look back on this past 1+ year? It will, of course, depend on our individual situations.  For some of us, it's been a year of mourning the passing of loved...