The Better Blog

As we celebrate the first anniversary of Better Not Younger on March 8th, I wanted to take the opportunity to share a few of the lessons I learned in this first year for anyone in their 40s, 50s or beyond who might be considering starting a second career.

Understanding how hormones work has brought validation to the female experience. But there's still a lot we've missed by centering the conversation narrowly on our reproductive health. The reality is that every adjustment we find ourselves making to our beauty routine indicates something our hormones can teach us.

As kids and teenagers we love the idea of getting older. We have an idealized, glamourized vision of what being a grown up looks like. But after we hit our 20s that all goes out of the window. As women, we all know how much pressure we feel to look younger given how little society allows us to age.

Is it just us, or is aging really having a moment? Well, it’s actually more of a movement. The conversations around aging are in the midst of a much-needed update as older women are owning their power past 40. Headlines are shifting.

When you turn 40, just like your skin and your body, your hair is aging as well. And the hair routine you had simply stops working. Here are a few key learnings on how to manage aging hair.

Have you ever thought about new hobbies that you would like to explore? I’ve always had a passion for food. To be more precise, the eating of food. I am well known for being the first to try out the new restaurant in town and the always-in-attendance guest at any friends or family events that involve food.

Sometimes I wake up and think I am crazy for starting Better Not Younger, but this is important to me for so many reasons. The bigger mission is about remembering and reinforcing that age can’t stop us. It’s about remembering that we as women become more powerful as we age.