Back when I took some time off to re-think my life a few years back (Chapter 326c), I assiduously tackled Julia Cameron’s The Artists’s Way as a tool for gettin...
That was precisely when it happened, my authentic Oprah Winfrey a-ha moment. At 52, I wanted out of our poisonous, youth-obsessed beauty culture, illusionary at best but more often unapologetically deceptive. Images offered as “effortless” in magazines and social media seductively and insidiously pulverize female self-esteem to a microfine powder which fails its promise to illuminate. I wanted my money back.
I credit my savvy and self-confident teenage daughter Kate for rousing me from idiocy. It was a Sunday morning, and with a keen eye, I scrutinized online offerings...
New year... new me. Hasn’t that become a bit of a mantra in 2022? We set intentions: eat healthier, drink less, exercise more. Guess what... I do all those thin...
I thought age and maturity would show up on some designated day, not that it would sneak in like a single mouse right before the massive infestation. Gray hair runs in my family, so that wasn't a surprise. The freckles on my hands were a surprise, the extra skin on my arms, whoa. Suddenly instead of the snotty idiot judgmental teenager horrified at those Ladies at the pool (who seemingly didn't care about their wobbly arms and jiggly thighs), I WAS that lady at the pool....
“One must, from time to time, attempt things that are beyond one’s capacity.” So spoke the famous French painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
I was reminded of th...
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I lift the sepia-toned photo from the box of faded papers. A musty smell rises and my nose prickles with the dust as I turn the photo over gently, noticing the date from 1930 in sprawled, spidery lettering. My gaze drops to my own hands and I see how similar they are to hers as she grew older...
If you or your loved one suffers from bursitis, you’re likely familiar with how this condition can disrupt sleep. In this article, we’ll briefly cover bursitis and the common types of bursitis before explaining how it can affect sleep....
n the middle of 2020’s pandemic lockdown, everybody’s hair looked terrible and there was nothing anyone could do about it. We all had roots. Scowling at myself in the mirror one night, an idea sparked. What if I stopped coloring my hair? At 57, wasn’t that OK?
On September 4, 2020, the first day salons could legally open in Alameda County, I walked into my colorist’s tiny new salon, a converted shipping container in Oakland, filled with anticipation and relief. I could not wait to see how I might emerge....
I’ll never forget the moment I found out my mother’s diagnosis. ‘Your mother has the classic symptoms of Alzheimer’s,’ the geriatric psychiatrist said. I wish I had encouraged Mum to tell me more about her life and recorded her stories. Robin Storey is a ghostwriter specializing in life stories and memoirs....
In the wake of my mother’s death, I’ve been feeling sad lately. For many years of my life, I pushed sad feelings away whenever they arose. I felt that if I just...
Dominique Sasche is gorgeous yet relatable and accessible. She creates a no-makeup look we love but truth be told you gotta make a bit of an investment to look even, bright and glowy....
Dan was 52. It took him about a year to realize that he was, indeed, perceived as “that old guy” — and experiencing discrimination. It was, he says, the worst year of his life … but also the year of his awakening. ...
Thirty-three years ago I shed my clothes for Playboy. At the time, I could not have imagined that those images, which I thought would remain between the covers of a magazine, would someday appear online...
