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The Pros and Cons of Youth Sports

If you’ve ever found yourself on the sidelines of a soccer field or sweating through a tennis tournament in the middle of July, you know that youth sports are… complicated. It starts with your kid happily picking clovers in the…

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Marriage

5 Distractions After College Drop-Off

Friends, we did it. We officially dropped our daughter off at college. I thought I had braced myself for this moment. (After all, I’ve been thinking about it since before she was born. More on that in the podcast.) But…

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Is It Anxiety, ADHD, or Perimenopause? 

This week we had a podcast with Dr. Amelia Kelley, and it hit me harder than I expected. What started as a fun episode swapping ridiculous ADHD hacks—like putting your keys in the fridge so you don’t forget your lunch,…

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7 Fashion Tips Every Gen Xer Needs

Middle age can make getting dressed… tricky. Bodies change, trends change, and suddenly your closet feels like it belongs to a stranger. At 49, sometimes I open my closet and feel like I’m staring into a black hole (literally, because…

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Wellness

5 Things About Perimenopause No One Warned Me About

Perimenopause so far has been… a lot. My brain forgets things it never used to. I have elaborate systems for remembering things. Sleep is a struggle. And don’t get me started on the protein—I swear it’s become my part-time job.…

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