Changes Women Face in Middle Age

What Can I Do Now?

As baby boomers age, they are faced with many dilemmas that cause stress and possible depression. Seniors have been accustomed to a fast pace, with the ability to go places our parents never even heard of, been part of an electronic revolution with the advent of the Internet, and have typically been able to accomplish any goals they have wished, also due in part to the age of electronics. College courses geared for seniors allow new career goals to be attained no matter what the age.

Senior women may be faced with several challenges at once; the ‘empty nest’ syndrome, children leave to start college and new families , a spouse may become ill or die, and a woman’s place in the home and community takes a sudden turn and leaves women reeling with imagined or real fears and concerns.

Aging women have the freedom to accomplish more than there mother’s were able. Volunteering in your community remains a viable and much needed option. However, while volunteering rewarding, it does not earn money. Senior women may find employment as mentors, childcare deliverers, companions, and a myriad of other ‘second or third’ career options. Contact your local Chamber of Commerce, hospital, or schools for more information about the needs that may be present in your community. Studies show that maintaining activity increases the life span and maintains mental health.

Changes are frightening in themselves; arm yourself with weapons of life and purpose.