Live Alone & Thrive

By Gwenn Voelckers I have been living alone for over 25 years now. Twenty-five years! One might think I’ve become stuck in my ways,

By Gwenn Voelckers In William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” a soothsayer warns Caesar to “Beware the Ides of March.” That immortal phrase portends gloom and

By Gwenn Voelckers I’m often asked by readers and those who have attended my “Live Alone and Thrive” workshops whether I ever date. My

By Gwenn Voelckers It’s been five years now since my former neighbor Karen lost her beloved husband to cancer. Initially devastated by her loss,

By Gwenn Voelckers “Thank you so much for thinking of me. I would love to attend but have another commitment. So sorry.” Do you

Practical tips, advice and hope for those who live alone By Gwenn Voelckers Even though I had the best family law lawyer from The

By Gwenn Voelckers I was inspired to write this column on courage after receiving this email below from a reader: Dear Gwenn, You would

By Gwenn Voelckers ‘Just as we were getting a taste of normalcy, a fourth wave of coronavirus infections began to sweep across the U.S.

By Gwenn Voelckers With the worse of the pandemic behind us and with summer in full swing, restaurant traffic is booming. And it’s no

By Gwenn Voelckers “My life was no barrel of monkeys after my divorce. In fact, having fun was a low priority on my to-do