By Bethany Sarazen This Is Perimenopause
For the past few months, I’ve felt like the woman who bled for 12 years, healed by touching the hem…
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By Lauren Dunn Put On the Full Armor of Aging (It’s Amazing)
I have a few friends turning 40 this year, and if I’m being totally honest, I’m a little jealous. I’ve…
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By Kerith Mickelson This Is My Second Half Too
Part-time teacher by day, security guard at my daughter Amelia’s basketball games by night. It’s extra cash to take Tai…
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By Jennifer Thompson I Am One, But Sometimes I Don’t Feel Like a Grown-Up
“I feel like such a grown-up,” these are the words I said to my teenage daughter when we were in…
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By Jennifer Vail My Body Is Changing Again But This Time I’m Embracing It
I remember shopping for my first bra. I was just so excited. I’d walked by this section of the store…
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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 Maria Garito I Want Friends Who Grow Old with Me
When I grow older, I want my friends to come with me. I want us to sit on porches sipping…
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By Kelsey Scism “Old” Seems Less Old the Older I Get
Growing up, my grandparents hosted birthday parties that involved all of my dad’s aunts and uncles gathering around the kitchen…
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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 Linda Orleans Dear Menopause, I Guess It’s Time We Got Acquainted
Dear Menopause, I’m 51 years old and for the past few years, I’ve been dreading, resisting, and fighting you. Let’s…
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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 Christy Rose The Gift of Your 30s
It hit me this week. It started with me almost puking during an exercise class because I got so winded…
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