Imagine watching your grandchildren grow up only through Facebook photos—if you’re lucky. Or worse, not at all. For several grandparents across the U.S., this is a heartbreaking reality. For Darlene and Ken Tipton, founders of FosterFolks.com, the pain of grandparent alienation hit home in 2016. “Our daughter stopped speaking to us after the election,” Darlene…

By the time I turned 50, I’d accepted a few hard truths: I will never enjoy kale, I still don’t understand cryptocurrency, and—despite every wellness podcast and self-help guru’s insistence—I am just not a meditation person. I’ve tried. Believe me. I’ve downloaded the apps. I’ve bought the lavender-scented candles. I even once sat on a…

For many women, the journey through their 40s and 50s is one of profound transformation. Menopause brings a cascade of changes—physical, emotional, and hormonal—that can leave you feeling out of sync with your body. But what if there were a way to ease that transition? According to Libby Stevenson, Women’s Yoga & Wellbeing expert, the…

When I first read the Theodore Roosevelt quote, “Old age is like everything else…to make a success of it, you’ve got to start young,” I took it to heart. I’ve been preparing for old age since I was 30, which is why—now that I am old—I’m able to embrace it with such joy and gratitude.…

I never imagined I’d be strapping on trainers and swinging a racket again in my 50s. Honestly? I thought that chapter had closed. The kids were grown, my career had hit cruise control, and the mirror had started to reflect someone I barely recognized—tired, stuck, and a little lost. I didn’t know it at the…