Living Well After Retirement: 8 Women’s Wellness Steps for Vibrant Aging from Living Well Center for Integrative Health
By Dr. Tiffany Renaud, Owner and Clinic Director, Living Well Center for Integrative Health
Are you a woman retiree in Vermont, ready to finally prioritize your health? At Living Well Center for Integrative Health in Essex Junction, we meet many women who spent years caring for others—family, loved ones, even patients or clients—while deprioritizing themselves. Now, they’re choosing a vibrant, healthy, and fulfilled future through our comprehensive wellness and integrative health services, including chiropractic care, physical therapy, and wellness coaching.
8 Steps Women Can Take TODAY for Lifelong Vitality
Aligning with the Wellness Wheel model, try these actionable steps to support your mental, physical, and relationship health—right now.
1. Schedule Regular Health & Wellness Checkups
—Book annual screenings with your primary care physician and get a chiropractic or physical therapy assessment from one of our excellent and caring providers here at Living Well. Keep up with preventive care and update your health records regularly.
2. Move Your Body Every Day
—Enjoy simple activities: walking, yoga, or swimming. Set easily attainable goals like 10 minutes of yoga before bedtime. Here is a good option
—Set movement goals and try free or low-cost group classes to stay motivated or walk with friends.
3. Nourish Your Mind
Make time for daily mindfulness, guided meditation, or journaling.Consider group wellness coaching or supportive counseling (virtual or in-person).Learn to set boundaries to protect your emotional resilience.
4. Strengthen Relationships
Join a community group or women’s wellness event.Schedule regular connection: coffee dates, book clubs, walking meet-ups.Say YES to positive relationships and NO to energy drainers.
5. Discover New Interests
Pursue creative hobbies—music, art, writing, gardening.Celebrate lifelong learning and intellectual wellness. Sign up for free classes, lectures, or skill-sharing workshops. Local community colleges are great sources for low cost classes. Many colleges and universities allow people over 65 to audit classes for free!
Dr. Tiffany Renaud, Owner and Clinic Director
Dr. Tiffany Renaud received her Doctorate degree in August of 1991 when she graduated from the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois.
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