The Pretty Girl Hasn’t Left the Room: Finding Confidence After 50
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, Oh my goodness. The pretty girl has left the room? This is something many women consider when thinking about self-esteem and confidence after 50 as we navigate aging. I have. Sometimes the face looking back at you feels different from the woman you still feel like […]
Ten Years of Pain, Negative Tests, and Finally Feeling Like Myself Again
There is a certain kind of loneliness that comes with being in pain when nobody can tell you why. For almost ten years, I lived with pain throughout my body. My legs, thighs, arms, shoulders, back, fingers—even my toes. Sometimes my chest would hurt in the middle of the night. I had brain fog and […]