Marilyn Ellis

When Marilyn Ellis first visited her senior client, Amelia, she found an amazing and courageous lady who was now alone and needed help. Marilyn tells her story and offers insight on how to help help seniors like Amelia.

Depression manifests itself in many ways. Sometimes the sufferer, particularly seniors, show their sadness by keeping too much stuff. It can be frustrating for those who love them and those who try to help. Here is a story that might help you understand this other face of depression.

Constant vigilance is necessary to protect your beloved seniors, even when they live in a posh Assisted Living Community. Marilyn Ellis offers insights on how to make and keep your parents safe as well as happy in their new senior community.

If your beloved Senior seems sleeply, wobbly and sluggish, it could be their medications. A growing number of seniors are overmedicated by accident, not by design. Here's what you can do to protect your beloved Senior.

What do you do when your senior parents need help but are too stubborn to get it? Marilyn Ellis offers some ideas and tips on how you can cope with your stubborn parents.

Choosing an Assisted Living Community doesn't have to be daunting. Marilyn Ellis, Professional Organizer and Senior Move Manager,offers you 10 important tips on how to find the new community that is just right for you or your beloved senior.

Most people don't really know how to listen. They talk too much and listen too little. The results are often frustration and failure. Here are Five Steps To Better Listening Skills. Good Listening skills will improve your personal and professional life and be the best gift you ever give yourself.

Welcome to the second decade of the 21st century! Learn about Five important future trends that you can act on right now to grow your business and/or improve your own life.

What is a busy family to do when a beloved senior member is failing and needs constant care? As we continue to live longer and medical science keeps us fairly ambulatory, it is not fair to expect families to assume the burden of elder care as did their predecessors. Yes, in the "olden days", you kept your parents at home. But they didn't live as long as they do now. Marilyn Ellis offers insight for families struggling with what to do next.

Establishing fees and setting boundaries with your clients is always the first priority of a business owner. If you are in a service provider industry, there can be quantifiable prices for supplies and tools and probably even industry standards for your hourly rate. But how do you measure your value as a coach, consultant or professional speaker? Marilyn Ellis offers tips to dispel the myths that may be keeping you from growing your business.