A Time and Place to Live Boldly

Retirement can be a second courtship. There is time now to rediscover each other without the urgency of careers or carpools. There is space for spontaneous road trips and long conversations that are not squeezed between obligations. But there must also be room for separate growth.

While becoming a wife again may have been your heart’s desire, becoming  someone’s stepmom likely was not. And yet there you are, newly married at 62, 65, maybe 68, and “stepmother” to adults who are 34 and refinancing their mortgage.

For many women, the 60s are the decade when we begin to loosen our grip on long-held “musts” and “nevers,” not because we’re confused, but because we’re clearer, and clarity has a way of creating space.

If you have a Millennial or Gen Z daughter, you may already be familiar with a trend lighting up TikTok and Instagram: single and stylish women declaring freedom from the relationship rat race. The spark came from a recent British Vogue article by Chanté Thomas boldly titled, “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”  The answer, according to thousands of gleeful comments and videos, seems to be yes—at least for a growing group of young women tired of being defined by their

Life evolves. Family dynamics change. Now is the perfect time to reimagine what the holidays mean and how we celebrate them. After all, traditions aren’t meant to freeze us in time. They’re meant to add to our experience.

Here are a few ways I've discovered to keep faraway friends close.

In today’s multi-generational workforce and beyond, the benefits of connecting with people outside of our age group is valuable.

A close friend of mine is struggling mightily with an advanced case of mommy guilt--something she didn't expect to hit hard in midlife. ...