[Just One of] My Crazy Menopause Moments (Share Yours!)

Jeanne MuchnickDecember 8, 2011

Thanks to menopause, I've gone slightly insane. As in full blown freaking out/screaming/crying/ semi-hysterical over the smallest, most innocuous things....

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Introducing the Holy Rover

Lori EricksonDecember 8, 2011

As a freshly minted 50-year-old with a recently emptied nest, I’m reveling in this new stage that brings fewer family responsibilities and greater freedom to pursue my passions. Foremost among them is spiritual travel.......

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BA50’s Talking Sex — This Week’s Top 5

Jeanne MuchnickDecember 6, 2011

Sex sells. Sex gets your attention. BA50’s care about his topic and we need to talk about it. So, we’re going to be blunt and get right to the how’s your sex life? question....

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Goal setting: Now’s the Time to Jumpstart Your Year

Cathy UtzschneiderNovember 29, 2011

It’s almost January 1st, a date that reminds us about goals as much as any other. Here are two steps to help you meet your 2012 goals. Planning for goals is the...

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Starting a B&B When I Turned 50

Jilana AbramsNovember 29, 2011

Sometimes the craziest things happen when you’re spontaneous. After raising four kids and running a small catering business – all while being married to a busy doctor, playing team tennis and performing with a small aging dance troupe -- it felt like things were winding down in my life. And I’m not the winding down type of woman....

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Sixty Minutes With Dad

Ronna BenjaminNovember 29, 2011

When my dad sees me, he gives me a big smile through chocolate-stained dentures. He is just finishing a cookie. There are crumbs on his lap and on the floor surrounding his wheelchair....

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Surprise 50th?

Lisa K. FriedmanNovember 29, 2011

Last night we went to a surprise 50th birthday party. We brought a small gift along, even though the invitation specifically requested ‘no gifts’. ...

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Birth of the BA50 Artist’s Gallery

Felice ShapiroNovember 11, 2011

My heart was racing when I walked into Alison Shaw’s studio...

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Helping Kids with Money

Jean ChatzkyNovember 11, 2011

A question for parents of adult children: How many of you are providing – or have in the past provided – them with some sort of financial support?...

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The Unmarrying Kind

Karla AraujoNovember 11, 2011

I got engaged in 1979 when I was 23 because I fell in love – with an antique sapphire and diamond ring. I know, I know, I was supposed to be in love with the man who bought it for me but, looking back, I’m not sure that was the case....

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Memory & Aging: Memory Fitness (Part One)

Dr. Jane MartinNovember 11, 2011

We are lucky to have Dr. Jane writing for us as she has a bustling private practice where she conducts cognitive assessments and psychotherapy in addition to lecturing around New York City on this topic....

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Cheers to Us and the Drinking Diaries

Caren Osten GerszbergNovember 11, 2011

Drinking Diaries was conceived, sadly, as a result of my own mother’s drinking. Well into her sixties, my mother’s wine habit went from socially acceptable and culturally expected (she’s French) to deeply problematic....

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Betrayed Wives’ Club: Welcome to the club no-one wants to join…

ElleNovember 11, 2011

If my husband ever cheats on me, that’s it. It’s over. If mine cheats, I’ll kick him to the curb. Mine wouldn’t cheat. He knows I’d kill him! H’mmmm…sure. Mo...

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The Scenic Route

Jamie StringfellowNovember 11, 2011

With her friend Louisa, writer Jamie Stringfellow set out from Hermosa Beach with a goal: to walk a 38-mile route to the Getty Villa near Malibu Beach over four days. En route, the pair passed through Santa Monica....

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Authentic in Gray

Holly SaltzmanNovember 11, 2011

I was tired of coloring my hair. I had been doing it myself at home but after a few years, I couldn’t control the color....

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Learning to Breathe

Interesting ArticlesNovember 11, 2011

A personal journey about coming to terms with anxiety and making peace with ones self through self exploration and powerful meditative learning tools is written beautifully by Priscilla Warner....

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THE BIG ONE: Together and Still Best Friends

Lisa AhmadNovember 11, 2011

I was about to pass the mid-century mark.  My 50th birthday.  The Big One, as they say. Increasingly, I found myself watching the gentle gullies at the small of...

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Winning Combination – A Goal and A Coach

Felice ShapiroNovember 11, 2011

I first became aware of the importance of goal setting when I trained to become a business coach for entrepreneurs.  The process required creating 12 week goals...

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Me and My “T” Testosterone

VNovember 11, 2011

I was blindsided. Catapulted into menopause from what seemed out of nowhere (went from my period every 28 days like clockwork to nothing, nada, done, kaput) and...

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Hormone replacements taking the leap

Felice ShapiroNovember 11, 2011

The flip flop on hormone replacement therapy - is it safe or isn't it has left  us women in a state of confusion. After endless nights of sweats and mood challe...

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