Johanna Wald

Oct 30, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | Patricia W. Finn |John Ficarra |Johanna Wald |Diana Raab

After a firm rejection, Patricia Finn rethinks her retirement goals and her outlook on aging. “The more you do it, the better it gets,” she says. I have always been a slow learner and only recently accepted the fact that I am aged out of the job market. Recovering from Covid isolation, in 2023 I was determined not to stay at home, so I searched the internet and found an ideal job. I submitted my application and was arrogant enough to be shocked when I was turned down.

Oct 22, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | John Ficarra |Johanna Wald |Greg Schwem |Diana Raab

Isn’t it time boomers had their own version of the board game they grew up playing? Humorist John Ficarra offers ideas for a Monopoly Baby Boomer Edition.

Oct 15, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | Johanna Wald |Diana Raab |Sherrill Pool Elizondo |Phil Perkins

In the midst of life’s challenges, it can be helpful to find a simple pleasure to nurture relaxation and peace. Writer Johanna Wald found hers in “the first sip.”In early 2021, I was 64 years old, frantically trying to nab Covid vaccine appointments for myself, my husband, and my daughter, and approaching the first anniversary of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and Zoom calls.

Jun 5, 2023 | znetwork.org | Johanna Wald |David Harris

“We should focus on solutions that are working instead of what helps us look tough…”Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) recently tweeted these lines about a violence prevention program originating in her community.