Fresh stuff, best-of-the-web for midlife women

Great writing by women you'd like to have a drink with.

Essays

What I learned from breast cancer

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Into the pink with Janet Tingey

 

Have you met Natalie Goldberg?

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Lucky

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How lucky are you? Jackie Brousseau-Pereira reminds us to take a look around. You might be surprised.

What's on your dream board?

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A dream board ( or vision board) can be a powerful tool in achieving your goals.

No more emergencies

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After years of caring for (and losing) her parents, author and actress Katherine Mayfield finds peace and a different outlook on midlife.

Toward wider water

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BJ Roche photo

Stop what you're doing. Get into your suit.

Forget about what your thighs look like, grab a book and go for a swim. Summer is awastin'.

The fancy dress tax, reconsidered

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It's wedding season. Do you really need to buy another dress? Liz Luciano explores.

What we choose to inherit--or not--from our moms

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Another bite from the middle of the mother-daughter-mother sandwich.

The Middle of Nowhere

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After 40, you can be standing in your own back yard, but sometimes feel like you're in another world, as essayist Anna Viadero explains.