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We are a community of women who share our personal stories about how we’ve survived and thrived in our lives. We share our messages to heal and help others learn from our experiences.
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Maevyn Frey
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Jul 2
I Was Told This Would Stop When I “Expired”
But male entitlement never expires
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Ossiana Tepfenhart
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Jul 3, 2023
Finding Older Friends Made Me Rethink Aging And Life
Want to truly treasure life? Hang out with people…
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Suzanna Quintana
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Feb 11, 2023
How to Age Gracefully — No, Not Like That
So what exactly are the rules?
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Lori Welch Brown
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Aug 23, 2022
Scared for Them to Live; Terrified for Them to Die
Riding the waves of emotions with aging parents
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Aimee Liu
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Aug 30, 2021
Only 50!
Blazing past half a century on this planet
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Em Unravelling
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Jul 2, 2021
The “Friends” Reunion Has Saved Me a Fortune
If that’s the best that money can buy, I’ll just age…
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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW
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May 13, 2021
No Longer Proudly Petite
Accepting my zaftig body in my older years
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Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSW
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Mar 15, 2021
The Ebb & Flow of My Female Existence
The triumphs and hardships of being a woman
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Em Unravelling
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Sep 1, 2020
I Said I’d Grow Old Gracefully
Then I actually started aging
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Michelle Jaqua
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May 23, 2018
Aging In My Fifty-Year Old Female Body
Hitting my fifties has been challenging. I’ve always been in excellent health, at near…
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