Baby Boomer Women least financially prepared…
Up there on the list of things we boomer women seem hesitate to talk about are sex and money. But this story, from NBC News about how Baby Boomer women are the ...
Georgia O’Keefe and Her Wrinkles
"For Georgia O'Keeffe, forty was the new sixty. She always looked older than she was, and she didn't care, or didn't care enough.The most radical thing about Ge...
Our French Counterparts
I've always wondered (and been jealous of) the how and why behind the fact that French women can have their chocolate croissants and red wine and yet STILL look...
Move! How Women Can Achieve Athletic Goals At Any Age
Yes, You Can! Ready. Set. Go. Time to commit to goals. This new read, just released this November makes achieving athletic goals doable. What works for BA50's i...
Where Did I Park My Car?
This may sound a bit insensitive, but I was thrilled to see Rick Perry’s brain freeze at the Republican Presidential debate. That was when he wanted to elimina...
Boston, November 14, 2011
It happened by accident. BA Publisher and Founder Felice Shapiro, who had been working on BetterAfter50.com in beta for more than a year, decided to host a “BA5...
Grooming Thoughts on Loss
It is summer shedding season for Bella, my female Newfoundland; hairy hummocks of black fur drift around the kitchen as I brush, and brush, and brush....
Birth of the BA50 Artist’s Gallery
My heart was racing when I walked into Alison Shaw’s studio...
Helping Kids with Money
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?...
The Unmarrying Kind
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....
Memory & Aging: Memory Fitness (Part One)
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....
Cheers to Us and the Drinking Diaries
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....
Getting In Shape: Lessons from MOVE!
This column tells the stories of women whom I have coached to help them to achieve their athletic goals....
Betrayed Wives’ Club: Welcome to the club no-one wants to join…
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...
The Scenic Route
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....
Authentic in Gray
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....
Learning to Breathe
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....
THE BIG ONE: Together and Still Best Friends
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...
Winning Combination – A Goal and A Coach
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...
Me and My “T” Testosterone
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...