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Good morning,
This week we’re turning up the heat. We’re engaged, defiant, and getting steamy, because midlife isn’t about cooling down—it’s about doing what matters for ourselves, our circles, and our planet. The air is heavy at summer’s end, and so are the conversations women over 50 are finally having—raw, unapologetic, and overdue.
But even fire needs a pause. That’s where reflection comes in ... the kind that makes sense of where we’ve been and clears the path for what comes next.
Provoked? I hope so.
Glad you’re here,
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PLUGGED IN
Science, power, and the fights shaping tomorrow.
These Swiss grandmothers were supposed to be “retired.” Instead, they marched into the streets fighting climate laws, handed out cookies at Davos, and sued their own government. The result? A fight that’s now echoing worldwide—proving Boomers can still set the world on fire. Their battle cry: Don’t die today, and don’t let the planet die either.
→ When grandmothers revolt.
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CULTURE
Sharp commentary on the world around us.
Jamie Lee Curtis isn't playing the “ageless” game—she’s torching it. From unretouched photos to her feral turn in The Bear, Curtis has turned sobriety, rage, and gray hair into raw power. If you’re a woman and you're over 50, you’ve been told to keep your hair quiet, your ambition gentle, your face smooth, your grief discreet, your joy dignified. Curtis says NO. This isn’t about a comeback. It’s about rewriting the script on what women owe the world.
→ Our take on why she deserves the title.
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BRAIN AND BODY
Wellness, emotional fitness, and what nourishes us now.
Menopause hit the pause button on her personal Slip ’n Slide, so she took matters into her own hands—literally. Thirteen lubes later, she got the wet and wild truth about what’s worth it, what’s not, and which products actually brought the O’s back. Because dryness might be inevitable, but boring sex isn’t.
→ The slippery secret to better sex—find the one that works for you.
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LIVING OUT LOUD
Real stories of rewiring, relationships, and this messy, beautiful life.
Jane Fonda swears by it. Experts say it can bring clarity, closure, even courage. And yet most of us have never even heard of it. A “life review” isn’t about regret—it’s about making sense of the story you’ve been living. Not a woo-woo nostalgia trip, but a reckoning with what shaped you, what scarred you, what you’ve survived. Sometimes, the only way forward is by looking back.
→ The tool every woman over 50 should know.
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YOUR WALLET
Money, power, and getting what you're worth.
May–December relationships make headlines for their heat, but the real story runs deeper: sex, money, and judgment. Behind every age-gap couple is a mix of passion and practicalities—retirement timelines that don’t match, kids who roll their eyes, and estate plans that can split families. We talked to couples who’ve made it work and the experts who know the pitfalls. Love may not care about the gap, but your wallet and your heirs will.
→ Age-gap love comes with fine print.
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NEWSWORTHY
💋Julie Bowen Breaks Hollywood Rules: Plot Twist: Sexy Has No Expiration Date At 55, Bowen got the call most actresses never do—Adam Sandler wanted her back, 30 years later, for Happy Gilmore 2. The twist? Hollywood still couldn’t let her show up as herself, digitally “de-aging” her. A win, a wink, and a reminder that ageism in Hollywood is alive and well. See what Sandler had to say.
📦Your Heirlooms, Their Headache: Your Kids Don’t Want Your Crap (And They’re Not Wrong) All those “precious” keepsakes and clutter you’ve been hoarding? Millennials call it a burden, not a blessing. Sometimes love means letting go. Are you part of the “great stuff transfer”?
📖The Dictionary’s Having a Breakdown: Say Hello to Delulu, Skibidi, Tradwife Over 6,000 new entries were added to the Cambridge Dictionary, and not one of them helps you spell “necessary” right. At this point, autocorrect needs therapy. Language isn’t evolving, it’s spiraling.
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OUR PICK
This week's recommendation worth your time.
📚 JFK’s Drama, Jackie’s Power Move
Jackie Kennedy wasn’t just a silent First Lady, and JFK: Public, Private, Secret proves it. Biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals the private confrontations behind the Camelot myth—including Jackie’s sharp rebuke over Marilyn Monroe: “This one worries me.” It's a portrait of a woman navigating public betrayal, political storms, and personal wars with steely grace. How much did she know?
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READER SPOTLIGHT
What you said stopped us cold.
✒️ Here’s what one fabulous reader had to say this week:
“There are moments in life when we begin to realize who we want to be, who we are, who is that woman, that mother, that presence who gave birth to us, but who is so different from us. Why do we always feel we have to either live up to her or live away from her? … That you directed your life is incredible and we are all so much stronger to do just that, as difficult as it is.” —Carole's comment on The Lady on the Horse: What a Magazine Cover Revealed About My Mother—and Me
Want to be featured next? Drop a comment on your favorite piece—we read them all.
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