Brash Midlife

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Look Outside of the Box—Endless Possibilities Await

After my 28-year marriage dissolved in 2020, my life became a series of endless possibilities. No longer tied to the script I followed...

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No More Sugar Coating: Midlife Can Suck

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...

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Letting Go of Perfectionism in Search of the Perfect Party

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...

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How to Get Unstuck: Change Your Perspective, Choose a New Path

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...

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Playing the Odds with Online Dating

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

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Waking Up to Endless Possibilities

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...

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Living, Gratefully, with a Broken Heart

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

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Feeling Joy and Grief at Ending an Old Life and Starting a New One

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...

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Finding the Light When Everything Seems Hard

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...

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