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The Not-So-Usual Guide to Creating an Oasis in the Middle of Your Crisis
The Not-So-Usual Guide to Creating an Oasis in the Middle of Your Crisis
Go with it and flow with it to your imagination and your body and spirit will follow.
Debbie Walker
Jun 15, 2020
My Journey from Writer to Editor and Podcaster
My Journey from Writer to Editor and Podcaster
The publication that gave me my purpose back.
Debbie Walker
Nov 2, 2020
How I Approach Editing Your Story on Middle-Pause
How I Approach Editing Your Story on Middle-Pause
With as much gentle encouragement as I can.
Marilyn Flower
Nov 19, 2020
You Are Created for Greatness
You Are Created for Greatness
Find the four paths to achieve more.
Debbie Walker
Oct 27, 2020
The Women of Middle-Pause Keep Me Going
The Women of Middle-Pause Keep Me Going
When I feel like quitting.
Debbie Walker
Nov 10, 2020
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Unsung African American Sheroes: Who Haven’t You Heard of? Let’s Find out Together!
Unsung African American Sheroes: Who Haven’t You Heard of? Let’s Find out Together!
And share their stories with each other here on the ‘Pause
Marilyn Flower
Feb 6
I’m Dying. You’re Dying. That’s Why We Need the Death Cafe
I’m Dying. You’re Dying. That’s Why We Need the Death Cafe
We talk about birth, marriage, and divorce. Why not death?
Cindy Heath
Feb 3
I Need Help for My Hurting Tooth
I Need Help for My Hurting Tooth
How do you know when you need a root canal?
Bebe Nicholson
Feb 3
I want a Park Bench with Cupholders
I want a Park Bench with Cupholders
instead of a gravestone
Margie Pearl
Feb 2
I Survived the Dreaded Treadmill: Getting an Echo Cardiac Stress Test
I Survived the Dreaded Treadmill: Getting an Echo Cardiac Stress Test
Not as spooky as I feared, but still intense
Marilyn Flower
Feb 2
My Lifelong Love Affair with Writing Began in the Second or Third Grade
My Lifelong Love Affair with Writing Began in the Second or Third Grade
Thanks to a certain engraved panther pouncing on the dining room wall
Marilyn Flower
Feb 1
What’s Your Favorite TED talk? Or Your Top Three?
What’s Your Favorite TED talk? Or Your Top Three?
Inquiring minds (mine!) want to know.
Marilyn Flower
Jan 30
Listening to Audiobooks in the Dark
Listening to Audiobooks in the Dark
Better than reading with a flashlight under the covers
Sharon Johnson
Jan 28
Check Out These Secret Flower Meanings Next Time You Send a Bouquet
Check Out These Secret Flower Meanings Next Time You Send a Bouquet
The secret language of flowers can send the perfect message
Mary Gallagher
Jan 27
My Husband Has Planned My Burial
My Husband Has Planned My Burial
Wills and burial plots can lead to more problems than you think
Bebe Nicholson
Jan 27
Jolene, Have I Got News For You
Jolene, Have I Got News For You
You want him, you got him!
Marne Platt
Jan 26
How To Flood Your Brain with Pleasure Molecules and Expand Your Mind Without Drugs
How To Flood Your Brain with Pleasure Molecules and Expand Your Mind Without Drugs
I’m ready to experience a little bliss!
Debbie Walker
Jan 26
How I Let a Marxist Professor Guilt Trip Me into Dropping out of College
How I Let a Marxist Professor Guilt Trip Me into Dropping out of College
And why I regret never getting my degree when I had the chance
Marilyn Flower
Jan 25
Whatcha Reading? Winter’s a Great Time to Curl Up with a Book — or Ten
Whatcha Reading? Winter’s a Great Time to Curl Up with a Book — or Ten
What books do you keep going back to over and over?
Marilyn Flower
Jan 23
Five Normal Things That Are Hard for Me
Five Normal Things That Are Hard for Me
All of us are different, and things that come easily for you might be challenging for me
Bebe Nicholson
Jan 23
Where’s Your Racoon?
Where’s Your Racoon?
When you feel like a dying dog
Alison Acheson
Jan 23
Choosing One Moment In Time
Choosing One Moment In Time
The happiest time in my life
Michelle Jimerson Morris
Jan 23
My Most Embarrassing Sexual Experience? Which One Shall I Pick?
My Most Embarrassing Sexual Experience? Which One Shall I Pick?
Dear fans and readers, please help me decide
Marilyn Flower
Jan 18
What Do Naked Women Talk About?
What Do Naked Women Talk About?
Or Bizarre but True Happenings in the Fitness Center Locker Room
Cat Strav
Jan 18
Are You Manifesting Scarcity?
Are You Manifesting Scarcity?
How fear of too little leaves me not having enough
Kelley Murphy
Jan 17
Did You Know Cervical Cancer Skyrockets in Women Over 60?
Did You Know Cervical Cancer Skyrockets in Women Over 60?
I discovered this while researching Cervical Awareness Month.
Debbie Walker
Jan 16
How Do You Take Care of Yourself Under Intense Distress?
How Do You Take Care of Yourself Under Intense Distress?
Because this is an urgent issue I’m dealing with at the moment
Marilyn Flower
Jan 16
Should You Ask Your Grandmother About the Worst Sex She Ever Had?
Should You Ask Your Grandmother About the Worst Sex She Ever Had?
The easy answer is — just don’t! But once the question is out there, sit down and don’t retraumatize her
Katie Michaelson
Jan 14
Better To Burn Out
Better To Burn Out
Why I’m living my best life despite health challenges
Marla Bishop
Jan 14
Lightheaded When You First Stand Up? You May Have Orthostatic Hypotension
Lightheaded When You First Stand Up? You May Have Orthostatic Hypotension
If so, is it occasional or chronic? It makes a huge difference
Marilyn Flower
Jan 12
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