Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
“You know that look women get when they want sex? …Me neither.” –Steve Martin A Female Sexual Disease From a practical stance, labeling Hysteria as a female sexual disease took a lot of pressure off of clueless men. If a woman was frustrated by a lack of orgasm, it was her fault and not the “wham, bam, thank you ma’am  Read More
“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.†– J.K Rowling It was one of those moments you feel like slapping your forehead and wondering why you hadn’t thought of it like that before. I was attending a meeting on “aging with gusto†hosted by the Vital Aging Network when the ah-ha instance hit. The… Read More
“They say marriages are made in heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.” –Clint Eastwood Ladies, back me up. Sometimes we need change for the sake of change, right? I’m referring to sprucing up our homes, and not necessarily our marriages or relationships, but there are times the two come crashing into each other. My husband is a, shall we… Read More
A Brief History of Hysteria and its Implications for Women “When these symptoms indicate, we think it is necessary to ask a midwife to assist, so that she can massage the genitalia with one finger inside, using oil of lilies, musk root, crocus, or something similar. And in this way, the afflicted woman can be aroused to the paroxysm. This… Read More
“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.†–Bette Davis Cathy, a trim and attractive woman, age 75, leaned in close before whispering, “I always find it interesting who we give our power to.†She then cocked her head and gazed at a group of men sitting at a nearby… Read More
We had no idea what to expect. NO idea. Our friend, Dr. Claudia Kittock, invited my husband and me to not only attend a Mill City Community Choir rehearsal, but to participate. “Everybody is welcome to join in and sing,†she said. “Come on down. You’ll love it! J.D. Steele does a fantastic job of leading us.†Before I… Read More
Judy, age 73, sipped her Brandy Old Fashioned and occasionally looked at me from beneath lowered mascaraed lashes. Twirling the amber liquid until the ice cubes clattered in protest, she gave a wistful smile and continued with her story. “So, Bonnie and I were looking out the hotel window—just checking on the view, you know?—and we see this man standing… Read More
Feeling Like Your Efforts Are Never Enough Do you recall the moment in the movie, Schindler’s List, when Liam Neeson said he could have done more? It went like this (from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/quotes): Oskar Schindler: I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don’t know. If I’d just… I could have got more. Itzhak Stern: Oskar, there… Read More
The Backstory: May I tell you a sweet story? When I was a kid, my dad asked me to bake cookies for him to take to work. He had a construction job that kept him away from the farm Monday through Friday and liked to have “a sweet taste of home†with him. (Mom was not a great baker, so… Read More
Shame, Fear, and Ultimately Flying Above It All You know the awful feeling. You’re about to do something you’ve been longing to try—maybe it’s going to a local Zumba class, maybe you’re walking into the room of one of those “Paint and Pinot†meet-ups, maybe you’re finally ready to try out for the church choir—and your heart is racing. Your… Read More
