August 20, 2026

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Wendy Reichental

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Wendy Reichental delights in exploring life’s quirks and foibles through short essays and opinion pieces. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as The Montreal Gazette and Ottawa’s Globe and Mail. In the anthology Chronicling the Days: Dispatches from the Pandemic, published by Guernica Editions, Wendy offers a unique perspective on the early days of the pandemic lockdown. She holds a B.A. and a Diploma in Human Relations and Family Life Education from McGill University.

Latest publications

Health

Living Your Best Encore: April Hattori

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. Meet April Hattori. April shares with us how she feels fulfillment from making a direct, positive impact in helping people stay active and living healthier lives while also sharing this experience with her mother.

Inspiration

Living Your Best Encore: Carla Collins

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. Meet Carla Collins. Carla has an extensive background in the arts and entertainment industry and learned that for her, success means doing what she loves, with and for the people she loves and doing it as mindfully as possible.

Opinions

The Golden Bachelor: Fun Escape or Flawed Format? Two Different Perspectives

Does the Golden Bachelor truly celebrate later-life romance, or just repackage problematic reality TV with older faces? Two friends discovered they have very different takes: here are their different perspectives.

Inspiration

Living Your Best Encore: Susan Noles

Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. Meet Susan Noles. Susan shares how she lives her later life filled with possibilities, connections and inspiring others.

Motherhood: The Road Not Taken

Wendy Reichental has been thinking a lot about regrets and the weight of our choices, specifically those related to having or not having children.

A Sea Tale for the Ages!

Just returning from a recent cruise, Wendy Reichental found herself surprisingly inspired by an encounter with a stranger.

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall - Have I Turned Into My Mother After All?

Turning into your mother is something many women swear they will never do, but guess what? As Wendy Reichental confirms it appears inevitable!

Opinions

Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

There's a saying that you can never go home again. But is this true? Wendy Reichental recently revisited her childhood home and shares her experience.

Technology

AI: Robot - Friend or Foe

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within robots is on rise but is this a good or bad thing for humanity? Wendy Reichental explores this further.

Analyzing the Famous Last Words: Let's Be Sure To Stay In Touch

Whether we're leaving high school or our careers, let's be sure to stay in touch are words that are often said. But do we really do this or is it just really only words?

Cracks in the Foundation: Exploring the Rise of Grey Divorces

There is a definite increase in the number of older people getting divorced. What is causing this to happen?

Opinion

Sensitive Matters: Understanding and Accepting Our Sensitivity

The term "highly sensitive person" is used to describe individuals who deeply absorb and process their surroundings, often leading to heightened emotional responses and an acute sensitivity. This is often perceived as being a bad thing, is it actually a strength?

Death Cleaning - The Art of Letting Go

Have you heard about Swedish "death cleaning"? This Swedish concept is about leaving things in order after you're gone for those that you love rather than leaving them a mess to deal with.

Confessions from a Retired Introvert

Wendy Reichental is a retired introvert who surprisingly finds she is missing a few specific unexpected perks that emerged in the wake of the pandemic.

Caregiving: Send In the AI Robots

There's no doubt that the use of AI is on the rise in many occupations. But how might this be used in caregiving?

Relationships

Navigating an Out-of-Sync Marriage in Retirement

What happens if partners don't retire at the same time? As Wendy Reichental discovered, it can cause some challenges.

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