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Leaning Over a Glacier’s Edge: A Lesson in Letting Go
I remember stepping onto the glacier for the first time in borrowed boots and strap-on crampons. Is it possible to feel both stuck to the ground and seconds away from slipping to your doom? Turns out, yes. My bright orange helmet was all that stood between me and a cracked skull. I was in my…
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Do You Really Want a Relationship—Or Just Think You Do?
I was recently with a friend who said to me, “I’m just so frustrated. I really want a guy in my life.” I was surprised—she was attractive, she was fun, she wasn’t shy about online dating, and she wasn’t opposed to asking a guy out herself (which I always found incredibly brave and inspiring). “Do…
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Uncoupled and Unapologetic: Women Redefining Life After 40
A few years ago, I was on a 14-person flight from Denver to Alamosa, Colorado, heading to a dude ranch for a week of riding horses and herding cattle—on my own. I was flying solo, literally, when the 60-year-old guy next to me asked where I was headed. I told him about my upcoming dude…
