GaGa Sisterhood New Jersey Chapter Celebrates 5th Anniversary
The New Jersey chapter of the GaGa Sisterhood just celebrated its fifth anniversary. Learn how to start a GaGa Sisterhood chapter in your community.
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Good Listening Builds Good Relationships
Listening is vital in building good relationships and navigating the new skills we need to learn how to do.
Read More »4 Reasons Grandmas Act Differently with Grandchildren
There are four good reasons why we grandmas seem to have a much easier time loving our grandchildren than our children.
Read More »10 Strategies for Joyful Aging
Ageism, like any ‘ism’, comes from a place of fear, and sometimes it’s our own. Dave Stewart, the founder of Ageist Magazine recommends we do something to outmaneuver society’s negative view on aging and live better and longer lives ourselves.
Read More »Life “Beyond Sixty” Is Fabulous
At age 65, Melissa Davey quit the job she’d been doing for 20 years and became a documentary filmmaker. She directed and produced “Beyond Sixty,” a 75-minute documentary about nine multi-talented women over the age of 60.
Read More »Grandma Jealous of “Other” Grandma
If you’re a long-distance grandma and the “other” grandma is local, it can be hard not to feel jealous. Try to remind yourself that our grandchildren thrive with the love of many grandparents and learn ways to stay engaged from a distance.
Read More »“Beyond Sixty” Challenges Ageism
Melissa Davey made her first documentary film in 2018 after retiring from a 30-year career in the corporate tech world. Her second act is fueled by a lifelong passion for film and story-telling. In “Beyond Sixty” she weaves the stories of eight multi-talented women into this inspiring 75-minute film. They show us the power of resilience, defiance, and the wisdom of experience.
Read More »Every Grandma Has a Story to Tell
Author Barbara Graham has had her heart broken many times during her 15 years as a grandmother. She shared the twists and turns of her journey at our May GaGa Sisterhood meeting and offered some lessons from her journey.
Read More »Frank Advice for Modern Grandmas
Midlife Courage Coach, Sheree Clark interviewed me in her series — “It’s YOUR Time: Frank talk about living the second half of your life for you.” She asked me some frank, insightful questions about what it means to be a modern grandma.
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