What Do You Do When “What do you do?” No Longer Fits
I can still remember the first time it happened — a cocktail party, maybe six weeks after I retired. A perfectly pleasant stranger extended a hand, smiled like people do at these things, and casually lobbed the one question I’d always had a ready answer for — until that night. “So, what do you do?” […]
The Skinny Jeans Aren’t the Problem
(What Women Are Really Holding onto When Roles Begin to Change) Every woman I know has something in the back of her closet she’s holding onto. For some, it’s the size-6 skinny jeans. You know the ones. They’re folded neatly on the top shelf like a tiny denim time capsule from 2003. We don’t wear […]
If I Could Give My Younger Self One Piece of Advice…
It wouldn’t be work harder. It wouldn’t be play it safe. And it definitely wouldn’t be have it all figured out by now. If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be this: Do a regular life check-up. And make sure you’re on your course—not someone else’s. We’re Great at Annual […]
The Quiet Grief No One Warned Us About After 60
There’s a kind of grief many people experience after 60 that rarely gets named—because it doesn’t look like loss in the traditional sense. Nothing is wrong, exactly. Your health may be good. Your relationships intact. Your calendar lighter, even enviable. And yet, beneath the surface, there’s an ache you can’t quite explain. It’s the grief […]