I admit it! It’s time to remove my tongue from its resting place—planted firmly in my cheek—and fess up. I know it’s difficult to fathom, but the doctor’s advice in my last post wasn’t real. Although I do believe in the sentiments I expressed (the media’s obsession with frightening women over fifty with dire news [...]
As baby boomers and the first TV generation, we’ve been into entertainment for years. As youngsters, we turned on the tube (back when TVs actually had tubes) and viewed the comedic exploits of our favorite television families: Leave It to Beaver, Father Knows Best, and The Donna Reed Show. We vicariously assumed the mantle of [...]
If you’re a woman in midlife, there’s little doubt you’re feeling the effects of menopause—be it the “peri” type or the full on variety. We all know the telltale signs: weight gain, lack of energy, moods shifting like a seesaw, near zero libido, and on and on. For many of us (and those friends and [...]
As baby boomer women, our generation can undoubtedly be described as courageous. We openly refuted the feminine ideal of the fifties, stood up for the rights of womankind, and broke through previously unquestioned barriers in the name of widening opportunities for our gender and demanding a long overdue parity of the sexes.
However, on a personal [...]
One of the most successful baby boomers of all time turned 56 last week. Yet this remarkable woman is going stronger than ever. Even though Oprah will end her twenty-five-year reign as the Queen of Talk in its current form next September, she will continue to delight and encourage her countless fans through her own [...]
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