Life After 50

The Truth About Cropped Pants

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.22.2012

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There are so many terrific and flattering summer style options for post-50 women that I often wonder why we insist on wearing things that simply don't look good on us.

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5 Tips for Becoming Fearless After 50

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.10.2012

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How can we ignore the noise from the media about how "younger is better" and stay on course? How can we stop fearing (and fighting) the aging process and learn to embrace it?

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How To Use Fear As A Tool For Positive Change

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.05.2012

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Fear isn't as evil as we think. While it's usually viewed as an emotional experience we should avoid at all costs, in truth -- if harnessed correctly -- fear can turn our lives around by forcing us to make change for the better.

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Seven Habits That Will Help You Live Longer (And Better)

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 04.17.2012

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The anti-aging industry wants us to believe that we can actually turn back the clock. We can't. But what we can do is be responsible for our own health by following simple, proven steps to healthier living.

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Jane Seymour: The Riskiest Thing I've Done After 50

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.23.2012

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Over the years, actress Jane Seymour has played ingenue, leading lady, Bond Girl, serial killer, trailblazing medicine woman, and minx-of-a-mother (th...

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Why Our Daughters Are Going in 'One Direction' (and Why It's Mother Approved)

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 04.04.2012

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I, for one, am thrilled that our girls have the opportunity to experience something close to what iyr generation had with the Beatles.

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WATCH: How To Reinvent Yourself After 50, From Tony Robbins

Posted 03.27.2012

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Peak performance strategist Tony Robbins shares ways to reinvent yourself after 50. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?pl...

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How Doing a Little More (or Less) Can Change Your Life

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.22.2012

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It's all about setting realistic goals -- not overly ambitious ones that can never be met -- and streamlining your life to make room for what's truly important

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Is Embracing Your Age the Modern Thing to Do?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.06.2012

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The more she talked, the more confident I felt that my version of post-50 life would be the future of aging in America: embracing your age, laugh lines and all.

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The Wrap Star: Why Diane Von Furstenberg Is Still On A Roll (PHOTOS)

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 04.21.2012

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Diane believes that one of the most important things that any woman can do for herself -- especially those over 50 -- is to be her own number-one priority.

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2012 Word Trends -- So, Like and WhaaAAAaahhhh-T?

Bonni Brodnick | Posted 04.16.2012

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With uncanny adroitness, my husband and I bantered in perfect 2012 lingo. And with no Gen Xers or millennials in the vicinity to ridicule my retro-linguistics, I'll tell you (and don't tell the children), it was a totally tubular moment.

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What I Know About Love Now That I'm In My 50s

Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW | Posted 04.15.2012

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I think relationships get better with age, and mine certainly has. If I knew in my 20s what I know now, I would have avoided abundant heartache.

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What I Know About Love Now That I'm In My 60s

Ann Brenoff | Posted 04.15.2012

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60 finds me in a good place, which is sleeping next to the man I love every night. I'm not sure that makes me an expert on relationships, but it does mean I've figured a few things out about sharing your life with someone.

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The Good Patient: How To Make Your Doctor Love You

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 03.21.2012

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We expect a lot from our doctors, but it's a two-way street. I asked a few physicians to tell me which behaviors they see in patients that impede their ability to provide the best care.

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Make This the Year to Embrace Your Age

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 03.04.2012

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Isn't it time to change how we view aging? Have we created a society of "haves" and "have nots" based not so much on how much we have, but on how much we can spend on looking younger?

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Why Turning 50 Can Save Your Life

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 02.27.2012

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For too long, women have been tricked into seeing 50 as the end of the road when, instead, we should be viewing it as the start of a new life, one in which we are truly comfortable with who we are.

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What Post 50 Americans Fear Most

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.17.2012

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Always digging deeper into what women over 50 are really thinking (and not just depending on the academic reports and studies, many of which are frightfully discouraging), I asked friends on Facebook to reveal the one thing that keeps them awake at night, that single nagging worry that haunts their sleep and has the potential to overshadow their generally positive outlook on life.

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What Post50 Women Really Want to See on TV

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 02.14.2012

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Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn, TV watching was simple and predictable: Friday nights found us watching The Addams Family (accompanied by Swanson TV Din...

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Occupy This: Create a Lasting Legacy by Passing the Equal Rights Amendment

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.17.2012

The Occupy Movement continues to protest economic inequality. But it's missing an opportunity to create a lasting legacy: to push for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Finishing The NYC Marathon -- Trading One Dream For Another

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.09.2012

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I set out on marathon Sunday with one goal. But that goal morphed into a different one on the course: to show the world that this post-50 woman has the power to be and do whatever she wants.

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Running the NYC Marathon and What I Wore

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.04.2012

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Like many people over 50, I was worried about running, because I had heard that running, or even strenuous walking, can hurt our joints. Research shows, however, that it won't, if done right.

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Learning About Slow Love

Judi Freedman | Posted 12.31.2011

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"Slow love is about knowing what you've got before it's gone," Dominique Browning said. "Slowing down is about tuning into the miracles of life all around us."

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What's Stopping You From Being Fearless After 50?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 12.26.2011

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I looked in the mirror and thought, "OK, this is it. This is what being middle aged is all about, and I'd better just accept it." Then, I mentally tucked myself under the proverbial blanket and was getting ready to stay there -- until I pulled myself up by my bootstraps, declaring, "Giving in to fear is not an option."

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The Power of Pretty, the Power of Hope: When Feeling Beautiful Matters Most

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 12.17.2011

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As more Americans survive cancer, and live longer, organizations -- and individuals -- are grappling with how to help them transition out of the "patient" stage and into a new life as a survivor who feels good, looks good, and has hope for her future.

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Older Mother, Better Mother?

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 12.13.2011

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It's possible that, generally speaking, older mothers -- especially those who have spent time in the workplace -- are often better equipped to handle the trials and tribulations of motherhood, and everything that comes with it, than their younger counterparts.

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