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Fearless as ever, Pamela Redmond is a Naked Old Woman
At 70-something, she's willing to expose the truth of a woman's body over a lifetime
Apr 10
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Debbie Weil
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Blogging, Substack, and becoming a Modern Elder
A LIVE conversation with Silicon Valley veteran, author, editor, and lifelong connector Karen Wickre
Apr 3
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Debbie Weil
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Karen Wickre
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March 2026
How I’m Eldering (even if I don’t live to 100)
It’s a struggle between self-doubt and my desire to become a wise, old woman
Mar 27
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Debbie Weil
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💬 [B]old Women: Do you miss your mother?
Whether she's alive or deceased, it's hard to stop the longing
Mar 20
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Debbie Weil
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Celebrity sexpert Joan Price, 82, on senior sex, line dancing, and legacy
And finding optimism and humor even when the challenges seem massive
Mar 13
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Debbie Weil
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Honest update on how I'm using AI at 74
For brainstorming, thinking big, travel planning, and (very occasionally) family therapy
Mar 6
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Debbie Weil
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February 2026
💬 Radical permission to write about the taboo (money? senior sex?)
What does radical permission look like in your life?
Feb 27
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Debbie Weil
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Three realities of aging hit me last week
Unexpected insights to unexpected losses
Feb 20
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Debbie Weil
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Fear, Love, and Liz Gilbert: a postcard from Baja
What I'm learning from pounding waves, a celebrity author, and her extraordinary Zimbabwean friend
Feb 13
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Debbie Weil
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Erin Shetron & I discuss the Secrets of Sustaining a Weekly Newsletter
How to create momentum, choosing what to publish, how to handle envy, comparison & self-doubt, why Erin started writing herself, and the value of…
Feb 7
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Debbie Weil
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Erin Shetron
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January 2026
What I'm reading & thinking about old age and the aging brain
Bits and bobs: Peter Moore crystallizes it, Chip Conley names it, Mary Catherine Bateson talked about it decades ago
Jan 30
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Debbie Weil
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Valerie Monroe on the “nasty cosmic joke” of old age
A Q&A with Oprah Magazine’s former beauty editor and creator of How Not to F*ck Up Your Face
Jan 23
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Debbie Weil
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