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Jessica Smock
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November 2023
Prime Time or Off-Peak? Life with Chronic Illness at Midlife
A personal essay about invisible disability and aging by Wendy Kennar
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Wendy Kennar
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What are you thankful for right now?
When you think about your life right now, in all its glorious and perplexing midlife complexity, what are you thankful for?
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Jessica Smock
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Not in the (Motherhood) Club
Guest writer Catherine Rossi writes about being a midlife woman who did not join the Club...of Motherhood.
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Catherine Rossi
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Jessica Smock
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4 Things I'm Reading and Thinking About
What's on my mind this week
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Jessica Smock
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Author Interview with Novelist and Screenwriter Claire Ross Dunn
We talk to Claire about writing first novel at 57 after a long career in TV and film.
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Jessica Smock
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Dear Younger Self...
For me, much of the challenge of entering and being in midlife have been made more difficult because I had no idea what was coming — particularl…
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Jessica Smock
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The Fifth Season
Guest author Cori Howard writes about her discovery of a fifth season in many women's lives.
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Cori
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Discussion Thread: Best Advice
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
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Jessica Smock
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Every Line Will Show
A personal essay by Emily Dagostino about aging, hair, and invisibility.
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Emily Dagostino
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Author Interview: Publishing Fiction at Midlife
We speak to novelist Heather Dixon about becoming a successful fiction writer.
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Jessica Smock
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Discussion Thread: Hardest Part of Midlife
Last week we asked about the best part about being in these middle years. You said things like “not worrying about what people think” or “trusti…
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Jessica Smock
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