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By Leslie Price It took a family crisis for Marni Blank to realize that, for all her type-A tendencies, she had been avoiding planning for – or even thinking about – her or her parents’ end of life. But pushing off the uncomfortable meant she was forced to figure it out on the fly and…

By Carita Rizzo “Have you tried lube?” an OBGYN once asked me, in all earnestness, when presented with my long-standing issue of painful intercourse. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. After dealing with discomfort for two decades, being faced with the doctor version of, “Have you tried restarting your phone?” wasn’t reassuring.  For…

By Kara StevensLast October, I woke up to a flurry of texts in the middle of the night in Ghana from my older cousin Renee in New York, who had received word from another cousin, Trevor in California, that my estranged father, who lived thousands of miles away from all of us, in Antigua, was…

By Liz Krieger  I came back to tennis five years ago after a 25-year hiatus. It was one of those things I had loved intensely as a teenager and then just... didn't. When I joined a local USTA team, I walked into something I didn't expect: the most age-diverse, body-diverse group I'd belonged to in…

By Leslie Price Sometimes, it happens quickly. Other times, it’s drawn out. And even before it has happened, we know it is out there on the horizon, waiting for us. It’s the question of what to do about mom. Or about dad.  When it comes to aging parents, the challenges are vast. There are health…

By Jill E. Duffy My first thought, upon reading the obituary of a friend, was, "Someone must be doxxing her." I had come across it after searching her name online to see what she had published recently. She's a writer at a high-profile publication, and I hadn't heard from her in a few months. If…

By Leslie Price It might seem quaint that, given the concern over reading levels in this country – and observed declines in literacy – that a coordinated, well-funded effort would be underway to pull books off school library shelves. It might also seem quaint to do this under the guise of protecting children from obscene…

By Fawnia Soo Hoo A year and a half ago, Nat, who runs No Context the Pitt on Instagram, was gifted an Etsy-bought bootleg T-shirt emblazoned with late-‘90s pics of Noah Wyle’s iconic ER character, John Carter. “It was a gag gift, but I don't think [my friend] realized how seen and heard I felt…

By Carita Rizzo It was the strangest thing. Six months ago, Kate, 52, walked into her house and was absolutely repulsed by the smell of her dog and two cats. “To me, the house reeked of pet,” says the author of Strong As a Girl. “I'm generally very, very clean. I don't think we have…

By Kara Stevens It’s important to plan for retirement because the truth is, you may not be able to (or want to) work well past 65.  And while you may have heard this advice before, it bears repeating: The earlier you start planning for retirement, the more control you have over your future. This planning…

By Carita Rizzo Suddenly, it seems like everyone is talking about hair loss in women. This is, in part, due to a shift in the conversation around perimenopause and the side effects of plummeting estrogen – but it’s also because of a host of new treatments that go beyond tried-and-true solutions like Minoxidil (aka Rogaine). …

By Julia Craven Inflammation has been a hot health topic for years. On TikTok, it explains everything from brain fog to fatigue to bloating and weight gain. In the wellness world, it starts a conversation that usually ends in a pitch for a supplement or detox regimen. It appears, vague and looming, in casual conversations.…