The Chocolate Channeler
I knew I had to get reconnected with my body, or I -- and it – weren’t going to make it. Who knew that six years later I’d have my own chocolate company? ...
She Did It
This is where BA50s share their successes. You are our everyday heroes. Inspire other women by sharing your story:
- You have rappelled down a cliff for the first time
- You are crossing the finish line of a half marathon
- You just launched your new business
- You have helped someone move forward in their life and you want to share it
- Your youngest child gets into college
- Your have your first grandchild
- You and your sister just baked the most gorgeous cake ever
- You have found a new passion
- You changed your first tire
- You learned how to do something new
From Comedy Writing to Mosaics/She Did It
If I would previously have described my life as “comfortable,” I would now call it “productive.”...
She Did It: Cooking up a Dream
She was standing in the chicken coop when it happened: “I think we finally got a cookbook."...
Strong Enough
The fun is in the journey and in having the strength to believe that anything is possible....
She Did It: Fun, Fabulous and Philanthropic
The Blue Thong Society is a social club that was modeled after the Clinton Global Initiative, albeit with a dash of Junior League....
When The Sh*t Hits The Fan
Even though I'm not earning a six-figure income, I'm happier, healthier and passionate about my purpose....
Shop Around Tours: Deborah Mayer
When 51-year-old Deborah Mayer was young, she thought she had it all planned out. While still in college, she began a career in the entertainment business, jugg...
Back to Work 7 Years Later
When her own mother and father became ill with Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, respectively, she decided it was time to step off the career path....
SHE DID IT – The Silberstein Gallery: Ruth and Amy Silberstein
Buying art should be fun, not intimidating. At least that’s the philosophy of Ruth and Amy Silberstein, the mother/daughter duo behind The Silberstein Gallery...
WE Did It – The BA50 Launch
Better After 50 - it never could have happened without the amazing women behind me....
Joining the Circus at 70
In 2004, at the ripe young age of 69, Silvia tried out for Cirque de Soleil....
“Hot” Menopause PJ’s
Early onset menopause with severe night sweats that forced her to get up four times a night to change her soaked clothes....
Sex After 60
The year my first book came out, the year I turned 60, my 21-year marriage crashed and burned....
She Did It: Sleevey Wonders
It was during her illness that Ruthann Greenblat began pondering the subject of her arms, specifically that fleshy underarm part. ...
Thank You, Gloria Steinem
A while back, my son Adam and I struck a deal. He could stay up late for a Harry Potter flick if he watched a documentary with me called, Gloria in Her Words. T...
Turning Newer Every Day
In the last few years accepted the challenge of co-writing a book in a genre that was completely foreign to me, lost 25 pounds and took up spinning....
From Hollywood to Cape Town: A Life Changer!
Pregnant, newly diagnosed with HIV, terrified to disclose their status to anyone, and without access to life-saving information, these mothers-to-be had no one to turn to....
Mother Puckers
Just don’t call them soccer moms. ...
Age Group Ace: Carrie Parsi (Running Times)
A 73-year-old retired registered nurse and widow from Gloucester, Mass., Carrie Parsi, who’s run the Boston Marathon 14 times and the Mount Washington Road Race...
I’m Turning 50 Tomorrow, and I Can’t Wait!
I’ve decided to treat this year like one big celebration of life, and do special things I wouldn’t ordinarily do, under the guise of it being “for my 50th birthday....