What are your cues of womanhood—high heels, bright red lips? Edra Ziesk explains her midlife mindset and why refusing to wear lipstick is about much more than color.
Living With A Scar: Would You Remove Yours If You Could?
If you’ve got a noticeable mark, you know the drill: Own it. Cover it with goopy concealer. Talk to derms about your options. Here, writer Aimee Lee Ball shares her story, and the path she took to being happy again about putting her best face forward
Tantric Sex Lessons: A Better Love Life Through Private Coaching
If your sex life was unsatisfying, would you and your partner be willing to re-learn how to make love? Laura Zam was. Here, she shares the details of what it’s really like to get way intimate in front of an expert…and the ecstatic results
How to Let Go of Mothering Others and Start Setting Healthy Boundaries at Midlife
If you’re the kind who gives and gives—and gives!—to help others, maybe it’s time to redraw the lines. Veronica Chambers explores the caregiving role and what to do if it takes over your life
Suicide in Middle-Aged Women: Kate Spade’s Death Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Many of us are reeling from the recent celebrity suicides. But did you know that there is an upswing among women our age in particular? Sheila Weller uncovers the facts, the causes—and how to put that information to use to save lives
The Right to Bare Arms: Raising Our Middle Finger to Those Age-Shaming Our Biceps
“Bingo wings.” “Cafeteria-lady arms.” Most of us have heard the nasty terms for our midlife upper arms. Writer Stephanie Dolgoff says screw that and tells us why this is the summer to bare yours proudly (and offers 7 acceptable reasons for not doing so)
Flash Flood Survival: How One Woman Got Through the Ellicott City Disaster
A slice of cake, her son by her side—environmental writer Diane MacEachern thought her birthday was going wonderfully. Then the skies opened, the streets flooded, and disaster threatened all around. Here’s her story of strength and survival.
Going Gray: Why Our Writer is Embracing Her Roots and Saying Goodbye to Dye
For decades, Barbara Peck colored her hair. But then she read a newspaper article and vowed to let nature take its course. Here she tells why letting her hair go gray has liberated her.
Hate and Love: A Child of Holocaust Survivors Visits Germany—and Heals Her Heart
Knowing that her parents had almost perished in WW2, psychotherapist Sherry Amatenstein headed to Germany with a full load of worry. What she found there was not at all what she’d expected.
9 Swimsuits for Women Over 50 That Don’t Involve a Skirt
Would you wear a bikini to the beach? Or do you prefer something not so teeny-weeny? Either way we’ve got you covered (or not). Read on.
“Can I Be Friends With Someone Who Makes Bad Choices?”
In this column, members of the Tribe unload on pals who are self-absorbed or environment-ravagers. Can these friendships be saved?
Forever’s Not Long Enough: Letting Go of Someone Who Is Dying
As we get older and friends and family pass away, how do make peace with these tough moments? Amy Ferris reflects on how we say goodbye to those we love.
Body Image and Exercise at Midlife: The Gift My Gym Gave Me
As she reflects on almost a quarter-century at her local gym, Rachel Talbot considers how she’s learned to see her body in a whole new light.
Getting “Work” Done: How Much is Too Much?
Hollywood insider Merle Ginsberg has had it with over-the-top plastic surgery that’s turning women over 50 into some kind of Stepford wives. Here, she tells why a new softer, more realistic face of aging is gaining popularity.
Say What? 5 Surprising Diet Tips Every Midlife Woman Needs to Know
Skip the green juice but stop by the pastry shop? Are we kidding you? Nope—read what nutritionist Samantha Cassetty has to say
Pissed-Off and Proud of It! Comedian Judy Gold Thinks We All Need to Vent a Little
Ready to air some grievances? This comedian sure is. Here’s how she finds humor in life’s most annoying moments
The Trial Retirement: Are You Really Ready to Stop Working?
Is retirement all it’s cracked up to be? Writer and professor Candy Schulman took a summer off at long last and learned some surprising lessons about herself, the nature of work, and aging.
