Many of us over-50 women are dealing with thinning hair. It’s mostly a hormonal issue, although if you have sudden or severe hair loss, please see your doctor. Mine is just gradually thinning at the temples and crown, although I… Continue Reading
I read this quote today, by fabulous writer Jill Chivers at her blog My Year Without Clothes Shopping: “You will never ever be truly happy or settled in your skin if some part of you believes it is wrong or… Continue Reading
You are on Instagram, yeah? I was a long-time holdout, feeling like I was already fully social-media’d out. And not having a great camera or an artistic eye, I feared being a Big Loser on that very visual site. All… Continue Reading
Today marks the launch of the first annual Fierce 50 Campaign. As women over 50, we are coming together in a supportive community to honor and celebrate one another and to share with the world what it means to be… Continue Reading
This is an encore post I wrote about five years ago. It still rings true for me, and now I have even more experience to rely on. Edited to make it more current. I’ve been contemplating how aging or experience… Continue Reading
The internet is clogged with beauty tips and videos for teens and 20-somethings. Which is cool, because when I was 17 all I had was the monthly Glamour magazine, some of the articles in which I would cut out and… Continue Reading
This is an encore piece that I first wrote in April 2012, when I was a child of only 56. When I re-read it today it felt powerfully true again, as I have not learned to love my older… Continue Reading
It’s been about the numbers for as long as I can remember. My worth as a child was measured by my grades (a “B” was cause for embarrassment), and my size. I was overweight as a girl, just plump really,… Continue Reading