Column: The Other Side of Midlife

The Other Side of Midlife

The Other Side of Midlife is my bimonthly column in The Hamilton Spectator, the daily newspaper in Hamilton, Ontario. I write about the unique experiences of people in the third act of life (primarily women but the column also has appeal for male readers) and current events of interest to this demographic.

Links to articles are below. The paper has a paywall so while you can read a set number of articles per month, after that you’ll need to get a subscription, which I encourage you to do to support quality journalism and writers such as myself. Thank you!

Shared living could help with affordability, loneliness and climate change

Silent no more: When victims of sexual violence go public

With Trump in power, there’s no telling how bad things could get.

5 great fall road trips in Ontario and nearby U.S. states for under $500

The tire swing falls. Now it’s my time to fly

Let’s hope Susan B. Anthony doesn’t turn over in her grave on Tuesday, Nov. 5

Fall wardrobe refresh: Liberating my closet from oppression

Phil Donahue showed us what a feminist can look like

Why are some dentists still brushing off the new federal dental plan?

Not kitten around: ‘Crazy cat lady’ myth meets its end

Visiting Garden Walk Buffalo, where gardens are a ‘social and cultural change agent’

Move over, Joe Biden. What the world needs now is more old women in power

Can angry older women change the world?

Bringing some of Italy and the simple life home

Call your mother. She’ll be dead one day

Tulipmania strikes Niagara

Want to feel better? Take a cue from these women and sing a little more

Can the Golden Girls’ fantasy really work?

Emptying the nest could take a lot longer than you think

Getting the pre-Oscars star treatment in West Hollywood

Theatre Aquarius stars women in lead roles behind the scenes

The Tupperware party isn’t over yet

A day at Buffalo’s new $200-million AKG Museum

Confronting an addiction to busyness

Older women and weight: Why it’s such a heavy issue

Caught in a trap: Priscilla Presley isn’t the only woman who finally gets to tell her side of the story

The renaissance of artist Judy Chicago

‘From she to they’: Layne proves it’s never too late to reinvent yourself

Halloween is as good a time as any to remember that we’re all going to die

Why women are in love with ‘The County’

Curious about what a plastic surgeon would say about your face? I was

A dangerous online dating close encounter

Under one roof: More kids, parents and grandparents are living together than ever before

Where did our love go? The Trudeaus are giving us a new script for separation

All the lonely people: Was Sinéad O’Connor one of them?

Judy and Sue’s sex ed salvation

For some, it’s never too late to be a lesbian

The seasons, they go round and round at Stratford Festival

I thought I was too smart to get scammed. I was wrong.

How my mother lives on $21,000 a year

I lost my mind and found my body at a psychedelic retreat in Ontario

The promise of skinny in a world dying to be thin

ChatGPT has straight answers for the burning questions of an older woman

‘Women Talking’ — is anybody listening?

This magical Mexican city is a magnet for older women

John Tory’s affair is all too common — and all too human

‘Spare’ is a compelling portrait of a lost boy and a haunted man trying to heal

High times: Here’s why some older women are trading wine for weed