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Stella Fosse

Fear Sells – Revisiting the Brain Health Registry

Fear Sells – Revisiting the Brain Health Registry In 2020 I signed up for a clinical study out of UCSF called the Brain Health Registry. This study of 100,000 people uses online questions and cognitive testing to gauge brain health over time. Its stated goal is to enhance research into dementia diagnosis and treatment. Each participant is asked to return every six months to revisit the questions online. My motivation to join the study was

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Joanna Monahan

A Coming-of-Middle-Age Commencement Address

A Coming-of-Middle-Age Commencement Address: The Intersection of What If and What Next I published my first novel a mere six days after my eldest child graduated high school. The metaphor is not lost on me. In fact, the juxtaposition of these milestones helped me process my feelings about both in a way that was healthier and more productive than simply eating a gallon of Breyers Strawberry ice cream (my original post-graduation plan). Instead, I’ve been

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Stella Fosse

Crone Culture

Crone Culture Becca Levy’s work at Yale University proves that for the sake of our health and longevity, it is essential to cultivate a positive attitude about aging. One great approach is to explore the culture of women past midlife. Because here is the secret: Despite the often negative portrayals of older women in the mainstream media, the culture of age-positive older women is growing by the minute. This active and enthusiastic pro-aging culture speaks

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Joan Schweighardt

Waiting for Friday

Waiting for Friday….. About my new book… My new novel Under the Blue Moon is about a woman who has been living for years with grief and regret and a man who, as a result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, has recently become homeless. The book cuts back and forth between her story and his. Outside of the fact that they both live in the same city (Albuquerque, where I

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Stella Fosse

Let She Who Grows Her Chin Hairs

Let She Who Grows Her Chin Hairs Cast the First Stone I have had it up to here with women who critique other women’s appearance—and that includes me. I was totally judgmental when I first saw the photos of Madonna from the 2023 Grammys. Her  look provoked an uncanny valley reaction: Madonna seemed to me like an android, like an attempt to make a human face from clay. And then I read what Madonna thought

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Gila Green

Please Stop Apologizing for Contacting Me

Please Stop Apologizing for Contacting Me Dear Women 50+, It doesn’t take more than a few clicks to find publications aimed at women over 50 years of age. My first try brings me to “15 Over 50 Magazines & Publications.” The next article is from the Guardian informing me about the “rise of older female writers” and proclaiming that “things are definitely looking up,” presumably for those same women writers who have recently risen, like

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