Joyce Wayne: Retirement Matters

For all the effort and resources medical research invests in finding out what makes people sick, few studies have delved into what makes us happy

The English romantic poet, William Wordsworth, wrote these simple lines: “Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.”

Thirty years ago I met a fascinating, independent, courageous woman named Marta.

A case can be made that the best years of our lives are those when we enter maturity

It changes how we relate to others, everyone from the perfect stranger to the most intimate people in our lives

There’s a new housing trend that reminds me of the trend that spread across Canada and the U.S. when baby boomers were leaving their parents’ homes behind

When I faced the fact that I couldn’t read or see my computer screen clearly,

As we approach International Women’s Day (March 8), I can’t help thinking about women in politics—or the women who were closely positioned near the powerful men making history.

It seems that older women, long invisible or shunted aside, are experiencing an unfamiliar sensation: power.

If you’re like me, talking about dying isn’t at the top of your list of happy subjects. I’d even rather discuss taxes than death, but in Lyndsay Green’s new book,