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MAYA BLUE A Memoir of Survival was launched into the world less than two weeks ago, and the response has been amazing: Maria Shriver selected MAYA BLUE as one of her “2025 Summer Reads” in her online publication, The Sunday Paper, and the US Books editor of The Daily Mail loved MAYA BLUE, and they’re

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The late fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy said, “Life has different stages. You must realize that in life what you

In 2006, while at Disney World with her four children, including five-year-old twins, Lee Woodruff got a phone call no

Who else, but your dog, watches you with utter love and devotion while you floss your teeth? Even when I

This is the time of year we look forward to being with friends and family, but in this second year

Not everyone decides to follow the same path in life, and that’s okay. When many of my high school and

It’s that time of year, again, when we deck the halls and raise a toast to family and friends and

After chemotherapy for breast cancer, one drink of alcohol was about all I could handle. One drink of anything gave

This year Breast Cancer Awareness Month has taken a backseat to the senseless murder of Gabby Petito and whether we
If you're a woman over 50 would you wear combat boots?

Seldom have I opened a book and been gob smacked by goosebumps, but Debra Shriver’s exquisite The French Leave: From Paris

Here are my eight favorite skincare products for women over 50 that are paraben free.

Lesley Wolman is an actress, a singer, a songwriter and a blogger. She’s a woman who has a zest for

Today’s culture is obsessed with youth and physical beauty. We monitor our crow’s-feet and the vertical eleven lines that etch

The other day I was going through my closet, looking for clothes I already own that I can mix and

Remember the old I Love Lucy episodes where she tries to sell Vitameatavegamin on television, or the one where she

This week I’m doing Fashion Friday a day early, because I’ve joined five other Over 50 women to talk about

Recently I watched To Kill a Mockingbird on Turner Classic Movies. I loved the opening scene that shows us Jem’s cigar

As far back as I can remember, my mother referred to me as “poor little thing” as though it were