Silver and Strong bodybuilder Ilene Block on starting a 60+ fitness revolution

Ilene Block from Silver and Strong working out in the gym

Ilene Block launched Silver and Strong 3 years after her weight lifting journey began on her 61st birthday. What’s next for this fitness revolutionary?

Think you’re a late bloomer? Think again. It’s time to dream big.

hands with flower by-monstera

Dear Dixie says, “Dream big. … Ruminating about the past doesn’t do you or anyone else any good.”

I’m going through early menopause — how can I still feel part of the sisterhood?

Dry Riverbed by Vedih-Akbaş

I wish there was more info out there about early menopause and that I didn’t feel like I need to discuss it in hushed tones 

Ophira Eisenberg on winning drinking contests, punching guys, and why Parenting is No Joke

Ophira Eisenberg Jumble and Flow interview by Dixie Laite

Meet NPR “Ask Me Another” host Ophira Eisenberg, who also runs a podcast called Parenting Is No Joke.

Dear Dixie: How should I handle my bump-on-a-log husband?

My husband’s a great guy but terrible communicator and it’s so frustrating. What can I do to improve our relationship?

“Today I am a woman”: Why I had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony on my 60th birthday

I’ve always felt Jewish, so why do a bat mitzvah at my advanced age? I’ll tell you.

Hey, anti-choicers: Whose lives are you actually “pro”? 

It’s hard out here for pro-choicers who actually value the lives (and autonomy) of women and girls.

Bucket lists are so last year; make yourself a F**k-It list instead

My bucket list was making me miserable so I freed myself and made a Fuck-It list instead.

I’m 60 and love my life but if I had a time machine, here are a few things I’d do differently

I’m 60 and if I got a do-over or a time machine, these are the things I’d change up.

Unpopular opinion: Forget the knife; cultivate your inner self

What if “get work done” meant working on self-acceptance, (instead of nipping, Botox-ing and tucking)?

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