Welcome to Brash. Stories about living a full, meaningful life in midlife or at any age.

I never intended to be the Pollyanna of middle age. Yet with blog entries about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, feeling joy...

When I was 25 or 26, shortly after I was married and had moved to Florida with my husband, I threw a few extravagant dinner parties for...

Lately I’ve been feeling stuck. Like I can’t get out of neutral. Everything is flowing past me on the river of life and I’ll never catch...

I gave up playing Candy Crush after discovering online dating. More dopamine hits, more oxytocin, and so much more entertaining. It’s...

Just a month ago I was sharing an apartment AND a house with my ex-husband. For 16 months one of us stayed in the house with our...

I don’t recommend having your heart broken at 53. Not counting the daily heartbreak of raising children—especially when they reach the...

I was on a Telehealth visit with my therapist this week when my husband texted me. “I sent you an email.” The subject line: Russell v...

I had a very “Woe is me” week. Or maybe a couple of weeks, or maybe a month or six. But this week has been super ridiculously hard. (Keep...

A while back, little handmade signs popped up around New Orleans that said “Think That You Might Be Wrong.” “Yes!” I thought...