The My Lifechange team will soon be launching a new book on relationships in our 50s and 60s. It has been written by Sandra Kimball a experienced counsellor, with extensive local and international experience. The 50s and 60s can be both an exciting and difficult […]
The management of the Association of Superannuation Funds has recognised the benefits of using our “The Rest of Your Life” book to offer its members an easy way to provide more holistic retirement planning. The book’s editor, Paul McKeon, was invited to write a full page article […]
By Dr Andrew Penman, Cancer Council NSW As a male growing up in 1950’s and 60’s Australia, I was surrounded by images of the bronzed athletic Aussie male. Popular culture gave us glowing surfers performing death defying feats on angry looking surf and in later […]
It’s a great tragedy that the majority of Australians are not well prepared for the transition from full time work to some form of retirement. If they were, this period of their lives would be far less stressful and the transition would be much easier. […]
Recently The founder of our web site was invited to speak at a seminar conducted by the Halcyon Retirement Village on the Gold Coast. Management liked the positive and comprehensive views that we promote on life after full time work. Halcyon Villages now give a […]
Feeling a bit green? Volunteer and do your bit for the environment Working towards a healthy and sustainable environment is not a task just for the younger generation. A growing number of retirees are keeping active and healthy while doing there bit for the environment. […]
As we age a lack of flexibility combined with reduced musculoskeletal strength often contributes to a reduced ability to perform activities of daily living. Properly performed stretching exercises can aid in improving and maintaining the flexibility of a joint or series of joints. Stretching not […]
This article follows on from an earlier article: Resumes for the Skilled and Experienced Worker Like many things in life and business, interviews are all about the preparation. Never go into an interview unprepared! You’ll put yourself behind the eight ball from the word go […]
Winter is a terrible time for weight control. Ask anyone and they will most likely tell you they exercise less, eat more and generally gain a few kilos over even our modest Queensland winter. Everyone knows it happens, and yet very few of us bother […]
Each year in Australia, almost 3,300 men die of prostate cancer! This is equal to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually. It is also just as important to know that around 20,000 new cases are diagnosed in Australia every year. To […]