Live Alone & Thrive

By Gwenn Voelckers It’s that time of year — the travel season — and I’m already contemplating an August adventure with just “me, myself

By Gwenn Voelckers One of the beauties (and benefits) of getting older is that I’ve gained enough self-knowledge and confidence to figure out what

By Gwenn Voelckers Gardening season has finally arrived, as witnessed by the abundance of daffodils, forsythia and gorgeous flowering trees. June is the perfect

By Gwenn Voelckers This year, Easter and Passover overlapped. While the two celebrations are very different, they share common themes: spring and hope. The

By Gwenn Voelckers Oh, the promise of spring! The warmer weather makes me want to bust open my windows and break out my spring

By Gwenn Voelckers Question from a reader: I’ve been divorced for about a year now, and struggle with loneliness.   I miss the friends we

By Gwenn Voelckers Dear Readers, I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book “Alone and Content: Inspiring, empowering essays to help divorced and

By Gwenn Voelckers “Build thy home in thy heart and be forever sheltered.” – Anonymous I love this saying. It captures so beautifully what

By Gwenn Voelckers Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or the winter solstice, the holidays can be anything but merry if you are newly

By Gwenn Voelckers Every one of us has been given a great gift: the cup of life. It is half full and half empty.