Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
Female Sexual Dysfunction, Technology, and Older Women’s Self-Esteem Erosion “Some guys assume that they made this one girl orgasm by doing this one thing and now they do it to every woman they get with. If it doesn’t work on you, then something about you must be broken.” Author: Roberto Hogue Physical and Sexual Insecurities In the United States, cultural… Read More
“I find my emotions are way more accessible than they were when I was younger and I’ve come to feel it has to do with age. I have become so wonderfully, terribly aware of time, of how little of it I have left; how much of it is behind me, and everything becomes so precious. With age, I am able… Read More
“I am a daughter, a wife, a businesswoman, a mom, but not a nurse†Margaret “Pook†Grathwol, Attorney, Chestnut Cambronne PA, talking about caregiving aging parents Is it true? Boomer women turn ordinary, age-old, situations into named things as if we invented them? Let Me Explain The ballroom was gorgeous, inviting, and dark-wood classy. I like those things in a… Read More
“So I’m licking jelly off my boyfriend and all of a sudden, I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m turning into my mother.’” –Sarah Silverman Sexual Equality Baby Boomer and other older women are experiencing their postmenopausal years with a confusing accumulation of social dictates. For decades, they have been patriarchally conditioned on the definition of a sexually appropriate woman. For… Read More
“When I was a little girl,” recalls Prevention advisor Tieraona Low Dog, MD, “my grandma Jo—my greatest inspiration—took me to a powwow at Medicine Lodge in Kansas.” Jo was one-quarter Comanche, and these gatherings were powerful for her. They were transformative for Dr. Low Dog as well. Jo would say, “Baby”—that’s what she called her granddaughter when she was young—”when… Read More
KBEK, my new favorite radio station—where else can you get an eclectic mix of music from the 1940’s through today’s offerings?—came to life on my car radio when I turned the key. My husband was futzing around instead of putting on his seatbelt, so I decided to park in the driveway until he behaved. He doesn’t always appreciate my subtlety,… Read More
“In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.” —Nora Ephron Electricity And Home Market Vibrators Towards the end of the nineteenth century, electricity was reaching affluent urban dwellings and women succumbed to marketing that touted the wonders of domestic technologies. Yes, indeed. Women were about to take matters into their hands so to speak. Believing household chores… Read More
It is with great happiness I introduce you to my May silk scarf giveaway ambush model…drum roll, please…Pat Maltz! Patricia Maltz Business Development Aging But DANGEROUS.com® Pat is an extraordinary woman who accomplishes extraordinary, meaningful, things. What cracks me up is that she claims she owes it all to milking cows in her farm girl youth. Talk about the “pull”… Read More
“She was strong, and oh, so beautiful. And every once in a while, she would relax into the leaves that held her, trust in them, and then, well then, she’d take your breath away.” –jodi hills The above quote, by Jodi Hills, accompanies her painting of a white calla lily. I love calla lilies, but more so, I adore Jodi… Read More
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.†–Jim Carrey If you were to walk into our kitchen door right now a couple of things would happen: You would scare the bajeezes out of me. The cats would scatter like Lutherans asked to clap and sway in church. You would most likely trip over the pile of shoes… Read More
