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Happy 60th Birthday Madonna – We’re Crazy for You!

By Margaret Manning August 15, 2018

Everyone knows that Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

However, these words hardly describe the enormous impact she has had on music, fashion and culture. Even now, on her 60th birthday on August 16, she is challenging aging stereotypes and telling older women that they do not have to be invisible. Read More

4 Surprising Ways an Invisibility Cloak May Offer Freedom in Mid-Life

By Jan Moore August 15, 2018

Many women say they feel invisible as they age. Feeling invisible when you want to be noticed and acknowledged is one side of the coin. Other women, though, feel relief when mid-life attracts less unwelcome attention. Read More

What’s New in Your World? August 12, 2018

By Margaret Manning August 12, 2018

Hi everyone! Here are the biggest news stories for August 12, 2018 along with a few of my own thoughts. I also have a fascinating question to ask all of you. I hope that you will join the discussion! Read More

Linda Hamilton’s Role in New Terminator Film Shows that Older Women Can Kick Butt Too!

By Sixty and Me August 05, 2018

These days, there’s no shortage of young, beefy male actors gracing the screens at the box office in the latest action films – but what about women in their 60’s?

Now that’s something we don’t see so much – until now! Read More

Happy Birthday Meryl Streep – We Love Your Beautiful Complexity and Charisma!

By Margaret Manning June 22, 2018

Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep is celebrating her 69th birthday today! She does not really need an introduction to the women in our Sixty and Me community since her acting career has spanned our lives. Read More

Starting a Salary Negotiation After 50? Understand Your BATNA

By Sixty and Me May 18, 2018

Starting a salary negotiation in your 50s or 60s can be a terrifying prospect. In many ways, it is like negotiating a salary increase at any other age – you worry about hurting your reputation with your boss, feel awkward about asking for a raise and worry that doing so will hurt your prospects at the company. Read More

I Became a 68-Year-Old YouTube Star… and You Can Too!

By Sixty and Me April 30, 2018

If you think that becoming a YouTube star is only possible if you are a teenager with blue hair and a larger-than-life personality, you couldn’t be more wrong. Read More

Women of Grit Who Overcome Adversity Are Becoming Today’s Leaders

By Gloria Dunn-Violin April 12, 2018

Grit is a human attribute that women over 60 have earned and can use to have a great life in their later years Read More

Fashion Over 50 Forget What Others Think and Express Your Eccentricities!

By Sixty and Me April 01, 2018

Fashion can be so universal, but style is personal. If you’re afraid to express your style, there’s a solution. Join us in conversation with style blogger Mel Kobayashi, who is such a great inspiration. Enjoy the show! Read More

4 Ways to Live with an Ageless Attitude

By Sue Loncaric March 28, 2018

Age is such a defining word, isn’t it? The moment we focus on the number is the moment we start to grow old. Read More