What Does It Mean for a Middle-aged Woman to Live a ‘Vibrant Full Life’?

What Does It Mean for a Middle-aged Woman to Live a ‘Vibrant Full Life’?
It may not include adventures, and that’s OK
Vicki Larson
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5 min read·
Dec 15, 2022
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Monique Andre via InstagramMonique Andre, who is 54 and retired from teaching, is hoping she can inspire middle-aged women as an “influencer” on Instagram and TikTok.
“I want to show that the world is safe for a solo woman traveling and that we can live vibrant full…
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Written by Vicki Larson
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Award-winning journalist, author of “Not Too Old For That: How Women are Changing the Story of Aging,” coauthor of “The New I Do,” mom
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