The Guardian Within
Why Every Woman Deserves to Keep Her Life
She doesn’t wear a cape — but if you looked closely, you’d swear she’s been saving worlds for years.
Her parents. Her spouse. Her kids. Her friends.
Every day, she wakes up to hold together a galaxy of responsibilities that orbit around her — appointments, bills, birthdays, and quiet moments of worry she never talks about.
She’s the one who remembers everyone else’s needs before her own.
And somewhere between “Are you okay?” and “I’ll handle it,” she’s forgotten that she deserves the same care she gives.
But that’s beginning to change.
💜 A New Kind of Heroism
The Guardian of the GALaxy isn’t about perfection or power — it’s about wisdom.
She’s the woman who loves deeply, plans bravely, and finally realizes that keeping her life doesn’t mean loving her family less.
She’s rewriting the rules:
She gives her love, but no longer gives up her identity.
She supports her Loved Ones, but now supports herself too.
She says “yes” to life, not just to obligations.
Because love without limits might sound noble — but it’s not sustainable.
And caregiving without planning isn’t compassion — it’s exhaustion in disguise.
🛡 Her Armor Looks Different
Her strength doesn’t roar; it whispers through quiet choices.
Updating paperwork.
Scheduling her own health checkups.
Finally, having the hard conversations that protect her family and her peace.
That’s what modern heroism looks like.
The Guardian of the GALaxy doesn’t fight villains — she faces reality with courage and grace.
She understands that planning requires assumptions — and one of them should be that she matters just as much as the people she loves.
Love. Logistics. Legacy.
She’s learning that real love includes logistics — the kind that makes life easier later.
She’s turning caregiving into confidence, and family chaos into clarity.
Her plan isn’t about fear; it’s about freedom.
Freedom to rest.
Freedom to say no.
Freedom to know her family will be okay, because she took the time to prepare.
That’s not selfish.
That’s stewardship — and that’s how she keeps her life.
Reflection:
What’s one simple step she could take this week to protect her own galaxy — her energy, her health, her time?
👉 Take the 60-second quiz to see how ready her circle really is.
Because even Guardians need a plan — and it starts with one small act of courage.
HOMESCHOOLING: Haven or Havoc?
Your child's school years are precious and fleeting.
Now could be your best time to step up where your school is letting your child down. Let this series of myth-busting short chapters encourage you.
2 Major Mistakes
Which one will you make?
Which of these 2 retirement mistakes are you making right now? It's impossible to entirely avoid both mistakes.
You won't know for sure which mistake will work out better for you until it's too late.
How to choose?
Finding the Will
(Part 1)
Part 1: Have the will to arrange for a smooth transition when you’re no longer around to answer questions
Have the will to arrange for a smooth transition when you’re no longer around to answer questions (Part 1)
Ensuring your children or other Loved Ones can readily access your important papers when you die entails a sound process versus one or two conversations. You must overcome aversion to the subject of death, procrastination of anything that is long-term, and the tendency to assume things will be fine. Family dynamics can be sweet, spicy, or dicey.
Finding the Will
(Part 2)
Part 2: Getting Organized
While the internet permits convenient access to accounts, policies, and stored documents, it presents a plethora of password management problems. which too many people avoid by succumbing to password laziness, such as:
- re-using passwords for multiple logins, or
- use simple, easy to remember passwords, or
- writing them on sticky notes placed on their monitor or under their keyboard, or
- keeping them in a spreadsheet on their computer, or
- letting their browser remember passwords for them
Embrace Your Clarence
Is Clarence your future?
Golden insight from a golden retriever.
Post-Pandemic W.E.L.L.ness
Working, Earning, Learning, and Launching to Thrive
Where life drastically changed forever two years ago, everyone adjusted to the best of their abilities.
Here are a few of the key adjustments--"pandemic pivots"--that sustained some and prospered others.
Prenuptial Adulting
Equip Them for Happily Ever After
“Mom, Dad, we’re getting married!"
“Wonderful, congratulations! Here’s what you both need to do first.”
Equipping newlyweds with essentials of responsibility leaves plenty of life yet to be discovered on their own. Adults understand that love isn’t oogly feelings; it’s a hard choice. It’s putting your commitments and your money where your mouth is.
Many of the following steps also apply to one’s turning 18 years old. Becoming engaged adds urgency and a deadline.
Rethinking Competing Funds for College and Retirement
We live in a time of skyrocketing inflation topping decades of unbridled higher education costs.
Is the tension between funding your retirement and funding (at least partially) your children’s college education keeping you up at night?
You’re not alone.
Married? Is Your Endgame 100% or Just 50%?
Are you single? That other 50% could be whoever is most important to you.
Multiple unforgiving players factor into your retirement and estate plans (collectively your “endgame”). Household names include the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Key decisions with these players are nearly impossible to reverse. Plus, if you qualify for a pension, how you activate it is another irreversible decision.
Are you more of a planner than your spouse? It’s all too common for one spouse to blindly trust the planning spouse. Countless endgame “plans” were created by 50% of a couple:
