Women over fifty know the truth: rather than being on the dark and depressing downhill of life, the majority of us are opening up to new experiences and challenging ourselves like never before! Moreover, this happy fact is especially true for baby boomer women. Our generation, blessed in so many ways, can add another huge [...]
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 [...]
As a baby boomer woman and an unabashed advocate for my generation, I’m distressed by the ongoing dismal reports about the job market. There’s a ton of bad news out there and older applicants are constantly being told their chances for finding work are slim to none.
But I beg to differ: In fact, what we [...]
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 [...]
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