Understanding Midlife Glam Anything can throw you off your game—divorce, death, loss of a career, or even something as subtle as menopause, hair loss, unwanted hair, or mood swings. The list goes on, and all of these can derail your self-confidence. Self-confidence influences how you feel, how you look, and what you expect from yourself. Recently, my daughter was dramatically horrified by the return of 90s fashion. Meanwhile, I spent the 90s in maternity clothes or anything t

The sadness began to dominate, the phobias started to prevail, and a sense of helplessness in my environment set in. Usually people with anxiety disorders hide it well, although in their minds they think everyone can tell. The fear of everyone looking at them when near other people is overwhelming. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older (18% of U.S. population). Anxiety disorders dev

Self-expression is having a moment — but are we really being authentic, or just performing it? Let’s talk about showing up as ourselves (and laugh about the heavy stuff while we’re at it). Self-expression has become my new small obsession. Maybe it’s midlife. Maybe it’s the slow realization that I’ve spent years editing myself — for work, for relationships, for comfort zones that weren’t even mine. We talk a lot about authenticity these days — it’s basically the glitter of