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Hi. I am Stephanie. I’m a middle-aged, straight woman, and I’m obsessed with reading gay male romantic fiction. My obsession started in 2022 when I discovered BookTok, a community of mostly millennial women on TikTok who were sharing the books they loved with an emotional vulnerability that has captivated me to this day. The books ...
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Today life has changed. With increased longevity and alternative family arrangements, more and more of us will become great-grandparents. Kenneth W. Wachter, the Chairman of the Department of Demography at
April 18, 2022
More recently, I’ve realized that happiness is the playing field of youth, and contentment is the reward of later life. I recently read this New York Times Op-Ed from an
April 17, 2022
I learned to meditate in my early 20s when I was going through a stressful time. I took to it immediately, partly because I closed my eyes and inhabited my
April 16, 2022
The spiritual dimension: Male or female, these years are our invitation to begin the transition from ego-self to soul-self and ultimately to God (the cosmic mystery). The challenge for women
April 15, 2022
Personally, we think there should be more words like this—in every language possible—which is why we’re excited to announce a new MEA Online course: “Designing Your Purposeful Path to Work.”
April 14, 2022
Yet this quote by Steven Bartlett says it best: “If you always think your happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.” When people think of making
April 13, 2022
Recently, I’ve edited the definition of wisdom to just “metabolized experience,” but that didn’t feel complete. So, my new definition of wisdom is now this: “metabolized experience which leads to
April 12, 2022
A few weeks on, however, I could feel my taste buds losing their zest – a creeping sense of COVID-like flavor diminishment dulling the richness I’d experienced. The realities of
April 11, 2022
Because GE vaulted into being the most valuable company in the world during that same decade and Welch was considered a leadership guru, the business world did everything possible to
April 10, 2022
Research has shown that the most successful people – in terms of traditional material success – aren’t necessarily the happiest. That’s no surprise as, just when we get a raise
April 9, 2022
In some areas, women are disproportionately affected and 25% cite childcare or elder care responsibilities for them leaving. Yet I remain intensely curious. I’ve been asking myself “Why are these
April 8, 2022
Ageism is inherent, it’s in all of us. It runs deep in the fabric of society, transcending gender, race, and borders. It’s a plague and it’s catastrophic. When it’s ‘out
April 7, 2022
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