Women are often measured by things we cannot and should not be expected to control—whether it’s our age, every inch of our silhouette, or our menstruation status. But none of those measurements will ever reflect who you are or what you’re made of. Your experiences, thoughts, actions, and accomplishments are the only worthy indicators of what’s inside your mind and heart. And the only metric that’s worth remembering about midlife is that it is precisely what the term implies: the middle. If this phase of life starts with a deep respect for what your brain and body can achieve and have achieved,
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