Freedom at 40
I used to think 40 was so old. This thought wasn’t just limited to when I was a kid either—I…
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By Kalan Krueger I Wear These Lines and Scars With Pride
I sometimes look and don’t recognize her. She is not who she once was, the woman in this picture. Not…
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By Tania Lorena Rivera I Traded in My Youth For Something Far Sweeter
For the first time in my life, I no longer recognize the girl staring back at me in the mirror.…
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People Change—And Other Truths You Learn in Your 30s
Thinking back to my 20s, I was living for the moment. Not in the cool and mindful "I’m so present…
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By Tiffany Frederick In My 30s, I’m Choosing Me
I did it. I’m not sure what clicked. But hearing a message from a couple of different areas—in my faith,…
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Here’s To Us, Geriatric Millennials
I was born in 1982, which technically makes me a millennial—but just barely. My music growing up was more of…
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By Whitney Westbrook I Like Midlife Me
I can keep straight in my head all the dates and endless elements of a dozen college application pieces for…
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By Brandie Kendrick Now That I’m in My 30s, I’m the Flighty Friend
I am a flighty friend. I never really intended for this to be my title in the grand scheme of…
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By Beth Tate But I’m Only 37
As I sat on the cold exam table in the proverbial paper gown, I bit my lip and held in…
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By Briana Bradley Wilson Dear Twentysomething, I Pray You’ll Embrace What Comes Next
Dear twentysomething woman leaving Target, I have to tell you something. I promise there’s more. I saw you and your…
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By Melanie Mogensen It’s Not Just Another Birthday Anymore
There’s no denying I’m in the thick of my 30s. The truth is, it feels like I’ve lived three different…
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By Lauren Houseman 35 is the Hybrid Year
I turned 35 years old on my last birthday, and what I have figured out over the last few months…
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