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Women 60+

Coping with Political Despair

During my church’s coffee hour this past Sunday I found myself in conversation with a politically concerned young woman who was eager to discuss Michelle Goldberg’s New York Times op-ed, “Democracy Grief is Real.” The gist of the essay is that Trump has induced profound political despair among liberals. My companion felt validated [...]

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Aging as a Lesbian

GUEST POST By DOREEN BLUMENFELD I’m not sure there is much difference to aging as a lesbian than as a straight woman. Same aches, same muddled brain, same thinning hair, and poor eyesight. What makes lesbians different as we age?  Perhaps, and only perhaps, on the surface, some lesbians have a greater appreciation for women friends and [...]

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Embracing Your Aging Body Can Be A Radical Act

Can you imagine a scenario where you, a vital older woman, actually liked your body instead of making it a battleground where you fret over your weight, wrinkles, and saggy boobs?  What if food wasn’t the enemy and sleepless nights had their own advantages?  What if you had practices for honoring your body? Body acceptance for the older [...]

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The Older Woman’s New Power

Older women are feeling powerful as they discover a voice they didn’t possess in their previous decades.  They’re speaking up with a boldness and confidence unknown to their younger selves. Writer and blogger, 80 year-old Elaine Soloway has shed her passive aggressive self to take on verbal bullies.  The popular Australian writer, [...]

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Rebel With A Cause

GUEST POST by JANET WEIL I was not in a good mood as my husband John and I exited the LA Metro station for the Extinction Rebellion rally. An hour and a half on the terrifying freeways driving west from Palm Springs, followed by nearly an hour on the crowded, noisy Metro from Azusa to downtown Los Angeles, may illustrate some of the reasons [...]

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How To Be A Happy Older Woman

Given all the ageism and sexism smacking older women in the face aging can be a dismal state for many women. Mary Pipher to the rescue! In her new book, Women Rowing North, Pipher makes the case for a happy old age.  She declares, “Happiness depends on how we deal with what we are given.” Piper interviews older women from all walks of [...]

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Miserable with Getting Old

I recently received an email from a WOW reader, who described herself as “miserable with aging.”  She wrote,  “I hate getting old.  I hate the wrinkles, sleep problems and bouts of loneliness . . .  I hate having aged out of the dating scene.” The reader’s complaints carry a universal ring in our ageist and sexist culture, which [...]

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