MEET “THE PURPOSE PRIZE WINNERS” – Encore Careers & Civic Ventures Honor Change-Makers Over 60!
BRINGING EXPERIENCE TO SOCIAL INNOVATION CHANGES EVERYTHING In a culture that often seems to thrive more on “creating” villains than honoring heroes, it is especially rewarding to report on people who are changing the world. THE PURPOSE PRIZE – announced by Encore Careers and Civic Ventures – celebrates and honors people over 60 who are […]
“MARRYING GEORGE CLOONEY: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis” – A New Book by Amy Ferris
Good Natured Hysteria – Shaken and Stirred with Hilarity and Honesty! Some of the best laughs I have experienced in the last decade have been with my girlfriends about the absurd things that are happening to our bodies and our minds. We are laughing at the absurdity of it all, and we are laughing with […]
FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY – LYNDA’S TIME IN LIMBO
A STORY FROM THE ‘FERTILE VOID’ The hallmark of the beginning of Second Adulthood is a necessary but disturbing descent into what I call the Fertile Void. Like the onset of menopause, this profound upheaval has nothing to do with chronological age. It may coincide with the loss of biological fertility and it […]
THE URGE TO SHAKE THINGS UP –
WOMEN IN SECOND ADULTHOOD
DO YOU FEEL IT? DO YOU FEAR OR WELCOME CHANGE? Second Adulthood is all about change. It’s about a restlessness that creates a non-specific “itch” to make changes. Life in the Fertile Void, as I call this period, may feel like a free fall; it is alternately exhilarating and terrifying. The changes you choose to […]
“SUGAR TIME” – THE BEST BEACH READ OF SUMMER 2009!
LOVE, SEX, INTIMACY… A New Novel from Jane Adams A year or so ago, I read the manuscript of a novel about a woman like us – turning 60, facing career challenges, dealing with uncooperative children, redefining love- AND sex – and getting to know her authentic self. Charlotte “Sugar” Kane is a great character […]
HOW DO WE LOVE TODAY?
HELP ME COUNT THE WAYS
DEFINING A NEW WAY OF LOVING IN SECOND ADULTHOOD Do you have a partner or a project or a person who moves you deeply? Someone you trust totally? Have you heard yourself use the word “love” in circumstances you hadn’t before? Do you connect love with sex? If you feel you are missing love in […]
HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY WHEN THE KIDS ARE FAR AWAY?
DOING WHAT DAD WANTS TAKES A NEW TWIST! Both our children are far away this year, so Father’s Day won’t be about the whole family “Doing What Dad Wants.” But it most definitely won’t be a joyless day. Instead, for my husband Bob and me it will be a celebration of “Dad’s Amazing New Project” […]
WELCOME TO THE FUCK-YOU-FIFTIES!
STORIES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF SECOND ADULTHOOD – “DEB’S” STORY We are launching a new feature – Stories from the Frontlines of Second Adulthood. The stories are from FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY and my other books, women I have met through lectures, interviews, friends, and now through this website. Throughout our lives, we have […]
Welcome to the New Home for Women in Second Adulthood
We’re Celebrating…Join Us! With the launch of this website we are celebrating the new home for Women in Second Adulthood along with the publication of my new book: FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY: 10 LIFE LESSONS FOR WOMEN IN SECOND ADULTHOOD. In my books, I have collected anecdotes, insights, and wisdom from women at a […]
Turning the Page
We Can Only Learn from Each Other When the first copy of my new book FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY arrived from my publisher, my emotions were mixed. On the one hand the book embodies the long-awaited launch of my ideas into the public conversation. On the other hand, it makes me vulnerable to the […]