Family

“I don’t care what anyone thinks” is one of those sentences people say casually and often, usually without pausing long enough to test whether it’s true. It has the rhythm of independence and the posture of courage, which makes it attractive…

If you’re like most people, you think about having a dream wedding and a happy marriage with a person that you truly love and adore. There’s nothing more beautiful than being committed to one person for the rest of your life and sharing your entire lifetime with them…

As I’ve grown older, I’ve realized that some of my most valuable lessons haven’t come from books, workshops, or heartfelt advice from friends. Instead, they’ve arrived quietly, through the soft paws and steady presence of my beloved cat…

I was in my 60s when my relationship with my adult daughter finally broke completely. The details don’t matter as much as this truth: I spent the first six months believing my life was over. How could it not be?

I’m sitting in my therapist’s office, crying into a tissue that’s basically disintegrated, and he asks me a question that stops me cold: “Whose anxiety are you actually managing right now?” I start to…

Who would have thought lawyers would find an untapped market in silver splitters? If you’re wondering what that means, it’s another phrase for gray divorce – a term coined by Dr. Susan L. Brown and Dr. I-Fen Lin in 2012 to describe marriages that end after the age of 50…

They don’t tell you about this part of motherhood in the parenting books. They don’t prepare you for the Christmas when your adult child doesn’t call. When the addiction has its hooks in so deep you don’t recognize them anymore…

The holidays have a way of bringing everything to the surface. The joy, the memories, and sometimes, the ache of what’s missing. For many women, being cut off from an adult child feels…

I started a new life in my late 50s, after my husband and I separated. It was not anything I ever expected at that age. Like many women, I had built a life shaped by shared history, and when that life changed, I found myself standing…

Finding the right Christmas gift for your grandkids is no small feat, especially with so many choices out there! Here’s a curated list of ideas divided by age groups to help you pick the perfect gift for each child. From the little ones to the almost adults, you’ll find gifts…