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Close your eyes. I know it may seem a little silly when you’re just starting to read an article, but for a moment, imagine it’s a Tuesday, and you’re 85 years old.

Society often puts older women into stereotypical boxes: frail, dependent, out of touch, irrelevant, and declining.

But what if you were fiercely independent, engaged, still curious, evolving, ...


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Let’s say the quiet part aloud.

Some senior communities feel like high school cafeterias with better lighting.

There are cliques. There is whispering. There are women who decide who is “in” and who is quietly pushed to the margins. And the most shocking part? The women involved have lived entire lifetimes. Raised families. Built careers. Survived loss.


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If you’re turning 65 or getting ready to retire and leave employer health coverage, you already have a lot on your to-do list. One Medicare deadline that’s easy to miss (and hard to fix later) is the six-month Medigap open enrollment window.

Unfortunately, I have seen friends miss this six-month window and for some, it has turned into years of stress and fewer choi...


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Eye lashes start to do curious things as we age. They get thinner, grey lashes start poking up, and your old mascara suddenly doesn’t cut it. I noticed this on my own lashes, and it ran parallel to other droopy bits on my body that never used to look like that. I honestly think being positive about your body as you age takes on a whole new level, and also of grace. Speak swe...


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A reader once told me she loved her home more than any place she had ever lived. The garden she planted years ago still bloomed every spring, and the kitchen held decades of memories.

But she quietly wondered:

“How do I know when staying makes sense and when it might not?”

She didn’t want to be rushed into a decision. She simply wanted a clear w...


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