@debisilber: At 50, I went back for a doctorate, and along the way, I discovered the Five stages of Betrayal Recovery™. It changed my life, my work, and I’m thrilled that it helped lots of other people too. Now, at 60, I’m doing it again. I’m going back for a doctorate in Holistic Health, and who knows what I may discover this time? I do know this: I’m not going back because I need another title. After a lifetime of pushing, striving, and hustling, I want to understand what it really takes to live well, and I plan to share everything I learn. So far, everything about living a Stage 5 life keeps coming back to four cornerstones: • Body: Having the vitality to enjoy your life • Self: Knowing your worth and no longer putting yourself last • Spirit: Making room for wonder and for simply being, not always doing • People: Feeling that you belong with the people who matter most This month, I’m focusing on Spirit. It’s the one that’s easiest to neglect when you’re busy taking care of everything and everyone else. For me, that’s meant slowing down and letting myself just be, which doesn’t come naturally after 60 years of doing! (In that “being” is also exactly where I got the idea of going back to school too-not everyone’s idea of a fun time but learning and growing has always been my type of fun.) Wherever you are in your life, it’s not too late to begin again. And you don’t have to do it all at once. You can start with one question: Which of these four cornerstones has been the most neglected in your life? Let me know. I’d love to hear it. Here’s to your next chapter!

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