Kudos to this 20-something girl who in an effort to combat the pressure women feel to be thin make a life size model of what Barbie would look like if she were a real person. WOW. If this doesn’t go to show the unrealistic pressures women face as we form our scripts for what we […] Read more…
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There Is No Perfect Path, There Is Only the Path You Are On
Many 40-something women share the hindsight that there will be many paths in life so don’t be so hard on yourself in your 20s” The gift they want to give 20-somethings is freedom from the pressure to choose a path because you feel like the train is leaving the station. 40-something women…tell me how you […] Read more…
Your 20s are Not a Stepping Stone to Real Life
There is a lot of talk today about delayed adulthood or extended adolescence. In some ways it diminishes the time for what it is. There will always be uncertainty in life…accept it and revel in the uncertainty. Don’t wait for certainty. This women has a great perspective on appreciating your 20-something lifestage. Your 20s […] Read more…
Should You Get Plastic Surgery in Your 20s?
Q. Did you ever want plastic surgery when you were in your 20s and now you are happy that you didn’t do it? A. I never wanted plastic surgery when I was in my 20’s, I want it now! Ha ha! – 40-something, wife, mom, designer That answer was in jest…but it probably sums up […] Read more…
Can Too Much Optimism Be Bad?
90% optimist. 10% pessimist = positive realism. I thought Hoda Kotb’s quote from an interview about her memoir was great perspective on a question I get from a lot of 20-somethings: When is too much time in a relationship bad? On spending 12 years on and off with her boyfriend and now ex-husband and how […] Read more…
You Can’t Please Everyone so Please Yourself!
In case you haven’t seen this — it’s a fantastic letter to young women and women of all ages. Please yourself! Eve Ensler says it all in the letter originally published in Glamour Magazine. This is the context for the new book by the Vagina Monologues author. Love it! Dear Emotional Creature: I believe in […] Read more…
5 Tips to be Your 20-Something Best Self
I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Magen Banwart, founder of the Best Body REBOOT program, last week. A lifetime athlete, fitness fanatic and connoisseur of every diet from here to Katmandu, her wellness philosophy has been honed over the years by both extensive education and trial and error. Today she consults clients ranging from […] Read more…
The Value of Thankless Tasks
I may be one of the last people I know to read The Happiness Project…but now I am. Yesterday I ran across a bit of advice that hit home and reminded me of a mind-shift that happened for me when interviewed a woman this past summer. The idea that doing nice things for others should […] Read more…