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Browse original stories and personal essays about work, culture, wellness and play for life after 50.
A three-part series exploring Marleah’s journey of love, relationships, and communication after age 50.
Creative pursuits and play after 50: make room for hobbies, joy and connection in everyday life.
A curious exploration of the trends shaping wellbeing at middle age.
Midlife reinvention: a personal reflection on changing health, relationships, work and finding connection.
Starting over after a layoff: one writer reflects on career change, optimism and resilience in midlife.
Mindfulness is everywhere with yoga, meditation, and more. But why does it matter after 50?
Leaving home at 53 was not a crisis. It was my chance to reinvent life after the empty nest and rediscover freedom.
The power within: Navigating long-term relationships can help you tap into your brain’s ability to adapt and grow.
Less screen time, more real life: what a flip phone taught me about presence, balance and being truly here.
A younger coworker said she wished she knew me in my heyday. It stung and sparked my mission to spotlight Gen X.
How trusting her intuition led to building a mission born from crisis.
Sometimes the truth hurts and the best way to deal with drama in your fifties is to own up to the facts.
If you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re missing out on some great comedy.
Navigating life, relationships and love in your fifties requires a good sense of humor.
Deconstructing work, life, family and fun at 60.
Creative hobbies after 50: explore play through painting, music, dancing, gaming, nature and pickleball.
Gen X is rewriting the story of midlife, turning influence and experience into power.
A pot of roux taught her what ambition couldn’t: why patience may be your most powerful midlife advantage.
Life after 50 is not a crisis. It is a chance to reinvent, explore, and ask what comes next.
