Women in midlife often carry unspoken guilt especially around the holidays. Maybe a parent is declining, a child is distant, a relationship feels strained, or someone you love is hurting. Suddenly you feel like you aren’...

Midlife brings a clarity that's both freeing and uncomfortable. You finally see the emotional patterns you used to gloss over. You see where you said "it's fine" when it wasn't. Where you smoothed things over for the sak...

There is so much pressure this time of year to create the perfect Christmas. Smiling photos, matching pajamas, everyone getting along, traditions flowing effortlessly.

Midlife has a way of exposing painful places where you’ve been overlooked, minimized or dismissed. Whether by family, by your company or coworkers, by a spouse, by adult children, or by people who were supposed to see yo...

One of the most exhausting parts of midlife is feeling trapped in other people’s emotions. A tense spouse, a stressed teenager or adult child who won't tell you what is going on, a critical parent, or a family member wh...

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The holidays can bring out the best in us—and sometimes, the hardest truths about the people we love.

We have words for orphans and widows, but no word for those who've lost a sibling. Today, I break the silence on an invisible grief.

As I sit at this outdoor café in Minnesota, editing an article for the November issue of Stepmom Magazine and supporting my husband, I can't help but be drawn into the tapestry of life unfolding around me. The air is fil...

Sending your kids off to college is a monumental step, filled with excitement and a bit of anxiety. As parents, we strive to prepare our college kids with all the essentials, but sometimes the most overlooked items can m...