Comments on: The Invisible Older Woman

By: Less is More in Midlife and Beyond | Bubby Joys and Oys

Less is More in Midlife and Beyond | Bubby Joys and Oys — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:13:37 +0000

[…] into midlife and beyond, maybe I can be less concerned about how I look, how I sound, and about invisibility in midlife. About having a voice. I know I have a voice. I write, I have friends, I share. People hear me. […]

By: Lydia Brown

Lydia Brown — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 09:27:00 +0000

I am interested in meditation, and whenever I would go to a class or attend a retreat, I would be surrounded by midlife women. “Why are these women interested in the inner world?” I kept asking myself. Perhaps it is a ripe time of life for inner growth, and personal development – with kids gaining independence, and the likelihood of greater financial freedom than in the past.. I also wondered what resources these women could draw on to face the challenges that present at this time of life (menopause, ageing parents, a changing relationship with a life partner that isn’t centred around the kids…) this led to the conception of my topic.

By: janegassner

janegassner — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:30:00 +0000

Thanks for the good news from academia, Lydia! I’m curious as to what sparked your interest in this topic. When I was working on my PhD, it was said that your dissertation choice was pretty much a Rorschach test. Mine was on political power and early American women novelists–it fits!

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:37:00 +0000

I am currently writing up my PhD thesis on the well-being of midlife women, and the picture certainly isn’t bleak. As women transition through mid-life, they report that they feel a greater sense of purpose in life, they experience more positive emotions, and they grow in self-compassion. Although I am only 28 years old, I feel as if younger generations can learn from these impressive emotional and mental qualities that midlife women possess.

By: Lynne Spreen

Lynne Spreen — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:51:00 +0000

I like it!

By: janegassner

janegassner — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:06:00 +0000

I started to create a metaphor about different stages for different ages, Lynne, and then I realized Shakespeare did it for me several hundred years ago. So following on from him, how about if we don’t slip offstage so much as move to our own stage. We’re still the queens, but in another venue.

By: janegassner

janegassner — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:03:00 +0000

Miriam,
A post for another day is about my realizing how my younger self’s attitude toward older people is impacting my own aging.

By: Less is More – in Midlife and Beyond | Bubby Joys and Oys

Less is More – in Midlife and Beyond | Bubby Joys and Oys — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:25:21 +0000