Paige Valdiserri Empowers

07/20/2021

Are midlife changes hurting your confidence and self-esteem? Are you questioning your relevance? You’re not alone! In life after 50, many of us believe that our productivity and worthiness begins an inevitable decline, causing us to question our relevance and self-worth. Many of us focus on what happens physically and what we “can’t do any more”. Sound familiar? Today, we discuss coming to terms with and adapting to midlife change. Spoiler alert: All of us have our own fears and self-doubt!! (Even those of us producing videos and offering advice on living your life to the fullest after 50!)

Are midlife changes hurting your confidence and self-esteem? Are you questioning your relevance? You’re not alone! In life after 50, many of us believe that ...

07/06/2021

Are you feeling stuck and bored in life after 50? You’re not alone! Studies show that, for many people, happiness starts to dip between 40 and 50 before climbing again in our later years. Why? No big surprise! After 50 we are confronted with so many changes that can feel overwhelming and depressing, and strip the joy right out of life unless we make changes of our own. Today, we discuss how to dig out of the midlife slump and start feeling excited about life again!

Are you feeling stuck and bored in life after 50? You’re not alone! Studies show that, for many people, happiness starts to dip between 40 and 50 before cli...

07/06/2021

Are you feeling stuck and bored in life after 50? You’re not alone! Studies show that, for many people, happiness starts to dip between 40 and 50 before cli...

03/25/2021

What is your love language? When it comes to our needs for giving and receiving love in a relationship or dating over 50, most of us have one dominant love language that makes us feel loved, cared for, and special. Knowing your love language, as well as your partner’s, is a simple way to build, or rebuild, lasting love in your relationship. Today, the 5 love languages all couples need to know to optimally express and receive love as captured in the bestseller, The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts, by Dr. Gary Chapman. Do you know your love language?

What is your love language? When it comes to our needs for giving and receiving love in a relationship or dating over 50, most of us have one dominant love l...

12/24/2020

Are you feeling stuck in life after 50? You’re not alone! Turning 50 is a milestone delineating the two halves of life, a bridge that many of us resist crossing all the way. We want to keep living in the first half, longing for what and who we were. Today, we discuss the key to moving forward and why straddling the first and second act of life is keeping many of us stuck in life and love. Turning 50 is an awakening, a time to shift from an emphasis on ambition to an emphasis on meaning, a shift from doing to being. Is resisting this shift keeping us from stepping into and creating a meaningful second act?

Are you feeling stuck in life after 50? You’re not alone! Turning 50 is a milestone delineating the two halves of life, therefore a bridge that many of us resist crossing. We want to keep living in the first half, longing for what and who we were. Today, we discuss the key to moving forward and wh...

12/11/2020

What is breadcrumbing? One of the latest phenomena of online dating, breadcrumbing is leading someone on romantically using online or electronic platforms, such as social media or texting, to keep someone's interest, even if you never really intend to become romantically involved. Why would anyone do that? Today, we discuss why people engage in emotionally manipulative behavior like breadcrumbing, how to spot the red flags, and what to do about it!

What is breadcrumbing? Breadcrumbing is leading someone on romantically using online or electronic platforms, such as social media or texting, to keep someone's interest, even if you never really intend to become romantically involved. Today, we discuss why people engage in emotionally manipulative....

11/03/2020

What is monkey branching? First coined in 2010, the term “monkey branching” refers to the age-old practice of “two-timing”. Monkey branching is flirting with other people while you’re still in a relationship. And online dating over 50 is fertile ground for a monkey brancher. Typically, a monkey brancher poses as being single, and swings from one relationship directly into another. Today we discuss why it’s important that you recognize the signs of monkey branching and don’t ignore the red flags! Monkey branching means your “relationship” is highly unlikely to go anywhere!

What is monkey branching? First coined in 2010, the term “monkey branching” refers to the age-old practice of “two-timing”. Monkey branching is flirting with...

10/14/2020

Are you worried about the fact that your wife or girlfriend says she needs space? You’re not alone! “She needs space” is a highly searched phrase. For men, hearing these words can be both scary and confusing, especially in a long-term relationship over 50. What the heck does that mean? What can I do? The fact is that you really can't know what to do if you don't know exactly WHY your wife or girlfriend is feeling this need. Today, we discuss what “she need space” does or does not mean, and how to handle the situation. Does it signal the end of a relationship? It doesn’t have to!

Are you worried about the fact that your wife or girlfriend says she needs space? You’re not alone! “She needs space” is a highly searched phrase. For men, hearing these words can be both scary and confusing, especially in a long-term relationship over 50. Today, we discuss what “she needa s...

09/24/2020

What is gaslighting? The term “gaslighting” is coined from the 1944 film Gaslight, where a manipulative husband attempts to control his wife by convincing her to constantly question her thoughts, actions and memories. Gaslighting, a Google search term up 416% over the past year alone, is one of the most dangerous forms of manipulation and not just confined to romantic relationships. Today, I explain why gaslighting is so dangerous, how to spot the signs you are being gaslighted, and what to do about it!

What is gaslighting? The term “gaslighting” is coined from the 1944 film Gaslight, where a manipulative husband attempts to control his wife by convincing her to constantly question her thoughts, actions and memories. Gaslighting, a Google search term up 416% over the past year alone, is one of ...

09/17/2020

Do you often feel insecure in your relationship? While pangs of jealously and self-doubt are totally normal, chronic insecurity can sabotage and ruin your romantic relationships. Most people tend to think that insecurity comes from something their partner said or did. While there are certainly trigger points, the reality is that most insecurity comes from inside of us! Today, we discuss how to deal with and let go of insecurities that can ruin your relationship!

Do you often feel insecure in your relationship? While pangs of jealously and self-doubt are totally normal, chronic insecurity can sabotage and ruin your romantic relationships. Most people tend to think that insecurity comes from something their partner said or did. The reality is that most insecu...

08/27/2020

So you’ve overcome the many challenges of dating over 50, and now that you’ve found someone, your friends or family don’t seem to like your new partner. What do you do? How do you deal with friends and family who don’t like who you are dating? Today, we tackle this disappointing scenario many of us experience when dating and starting over again under the watchful eye of lifelong friends, protective family, and grown children. You want to be happy, and you want your family and friends to be happy for you! How do you move forward?

So you’ve overcome the many challenges of dating over 50, and now that you’ve found someone, your friends or family don’t seem to like your new partner. What do you do? Today, we tackle this disappointing scenario many of us experience when dating and starting over again under the watchful eye...

07/22/2020

Are you or your partner dealing with chronic pain? You’re not alone! Chronic pain affects 1 in 4 Americans. That means you or someone you know is likely suffering with chronic pain, a condition that can change your entire life and intimate relationship. Is chronic pain hurting your relationship? Today, we discuss how to deal with chronic pain in a relationship from the perspective of both partners.

Are you or your partner dealing with chronic pain? You’re not alone! Chronic pain affects 1 in 4 Americans. That means you or someone you know is likely suffering with chronic pain, a condition that can change your entire life and intimate relationship. Is chronic pain hurting your relationship? T...