Category: Living
Ask Dana! How to Plan for the Retirement You Deserve
If you’re already thinking about retirement (it’s never too soon!), you’re probably thinking about it in terms of the “end of” something. The satisfyi [...]
Transform Your Financial Fitness Regimen
When did you last take a leap and try something new and it paid off for you? Have you done it recently with your finances?
Late last year, I confided [...]
Reduce Chronic Pain with CBD
If you have been paying attention over the past year or so, you have probably noticed that CBD products are becoming more and more prevalent. Numerous [...]
Can You Take a “Shortcut” to a Better Self-Image?
Your self-image shapes the trajectory of your life. If you see yourself as attractive, fit, likeable, capable, and adventurous, then you behave as if [...]
Push Through Your Financial Health Plateau
Has someone ever inspired you to do something different? Recently an Integrative Medicine physician told me, “I give you permission to throw out that [...]
Are the Comforts of Winter Damaging Your Skin?
All my life I have battled rosacea—a skin condition that in the winter gets aggravated with the harsh cold wind outside and the dry heat inside. I ear [...]
Feel Good about Your Finances with Fiduciary Advising Focused on You
You know that incredible feeling of relief and hope you feel when something important in your life is finally taken care of? Working with my fiduciary [...]
Ask Dana! A Column Where Personal Finance and Life Intersect
The clock is ticking! With the end of the year approaching, here are some important financial planning and tax reminders to consider before 2021 is in [...]
Give Yourself the Gift of Being Heard
Do you enjoy feeling heard and understood? My clients and I do, too. Over time, clients have graciously referred to me as their “sounding board,” “tho [...]
Softer Skin Than You’ve Had in Years
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Spa Director—Clinical Aesthetician Laura Duffany—atThe Spa at Litchfield Hills to talk about the hottest new t [...]
Help Your Grandchildren Prepare for a Successful Future
September is a big month for many families: Students are back in school and Grandparents’ Day takes place on September 12th. In honor of these annual [...]
Facial Cupping Is the Hottest Anti-Aging Trend
Before the 2016 Summer Olympics, many of us in the U.S. had never heard of cupping. We learned that swimming champion Michael Phelps received regular [...]
Reducing Stress Is the Heart’s Work
You’ve probably sat through a Zoom meeting and watched a weak presentation, thinking, “What an incoherent presentation that was!” Or maybe you saw som [...]
Clean Your Tap Water of Toxins and Chemicals
Clean, hydrating water once flowed freely on our planet. It is a gift from Mother Earth and at Spring Aqua, we believe Mother Earth got it right.
Acc [...]
Ask Dana! Experiencing an Abundance of Cash? Here Are Six Ideas
Lately, we have been hearing more and more positive financial updates from clients who find themselves with extra cash on hand. In some cases, their g [...]
Independence and Your Finances
Freedom and independence are important to us as Americans. As we celebrate these ideals this July 4, recognize that not all financial professionals pr [...]
Ask Dana! A Column Where Personal Finance and Life Intersect
Hi Dana: I’m divorced. Would you help me understand what social security benefits are available for divorced spouses, and any important considerations [...]
Tomato Plants and Trusts
A few years ago, some friends asked my family to take care of their tomato plants while they went on vacation. While they were away we could eat ripen [...]
Change Your Diet for Younger-Looking Skin
Our skin is our largest organ, and it is often the first thing people notice when they meet us. Our skin takes a beating—it is exposed to all the exte [...]
Ingredients and Equities: Know What’s Inside to Optimize Your Financial Health
“To optimize your financial health, you don’t need to have a command of every detail of the stock market. However, you should understand generally wha [...]
Healthy Fats – How About Healthy Debt?
When it comes to your finances, what keeps you awake at night? A few years ago, a client, Louise*, confided in me: “Debt gets me nervous.” Knowing tha [...]
Ask Dana! Through the AGES
From the day we are born to the day we pass on, there are many important milestones in our financial lives that are triggered as we age. Here are som [...]
Ask Dana! Save More: A Financial Resolution on Autopilot
Hi Dana: One of my financial resolutions is to save more, especially for retirement. How do I know where to save?
A new year brings a sense of clarit [...]
Resolve to Detox Your Finances in 2021
I admit it. I sipped many virtual happy hour drinks and binged on comfort foods to initially cope with COVID-19. I regularly rationalized my choices. [...]