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6 Simple Ways to Treat Yourself Better in Perimenopause Today
None of which require a personality transplant. You have been collecting evidence your entire life. Think about what you know now. You can read a room in four seconds. You know which friendships are real. You know exactly how a bad decision feels in your stomach eleven months before it becomes obvious to everyone else.…
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The Women You’re Becoming: On Finding Your Aging Role Models
A powerful message emerges from a simple piece of advice: always have someone to admire. This simple act reconnects us with our youthful aspirations, illuminates the path to our future, and provides a framework for our growth. Embracing admiration empowers us to shape the narrative of our lives with purpose and passion.
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Falling In Love With Your Body In Midlife
You have spent a lifetime being at war with a faithful friend. Think about it honestly. For as long as you can remember, your body has been the thing you scrutinized, corrected, criticized, tried to change. You measured it against other bodies and found it wanting. You spoke to it, in the privacy of your…
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What’s Your Midlife Crisis Style?
The classic midlife crisis was always a man’s story. You know the one. He turns forty-seven, buys a convertible he cannot comfortably get out of, takes up with someone who thinks vinyl is a personality, and quits the job he spent thirty years pretending to like. We gave it a whole genre. Movies. Punchlines. A…
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How to Find a Version of Ambition That Doesn’t Destroy Your Body
The hustle culture conversation is changing, finally. Here’s what ambition actually looks like when you stop treating your body like collateral damage. She was winning by every visible metric. Promoted twice in three years. A calendar so full it had its own ecosystem. A reputation as the woman who always delivered, even when delivering meant working at midnight,…
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The Importance of Squats for Women in Menopause
In midlife, women are misled to view exercise merely as a cosmetic endeavor, undermining its real power. Squats are not just for aesthetics; they are essential for preserving strength, bone health, and cognitive function during menopause. It’s time to reclaim our movement as a testament to resilience, not vanity.