Ray of Gray

Age-affirmative ambition & expansive living for the occasionally rebellious woman.

03/10/2024

Mood swings. Ack. Has (peri)menopause graced you with any?
[art reposted from ]

02/13/2024

Brain fog is real. But better a head in the clouds than a head in the sand, right? Let’s ask for what we need.

[seeking art cred]

01/22/2024

Look at you, all hot and dry, telling the healthcare industry in no uncertain terms that you’re tired of your (peri)menopause symptoms being dismissed.

[📷 probably Ans Adams but not certain, seeking confirmation]

01/19/2024

Name the 80’s trend this evokes for you. Go!

01/18/2024

What it feels like after cresting the mountain that is finding the right gyno who believes you and is knowledgeable in women’s health.

[Mountainscape, 2018 by ]

01/08/2024

When browsing vintage and discovering you owned more than one piece just like it. Since when did “vintage” become the over-40s? Oh, right.

[seeking art cred]

01/03/2024

Coolness goals.

[Model Anna Von Rüden for , represented by ]

12/25/2023

Holidays can be hard and that’s okay. Whether it be the pressure to create the perfect experience for our families, missing friends and relatives, or just not feelin’ it, it’s okay to feel how you feel.

[expressive and gorgeous painting, Girl with the Yellow Skirt by .sharp, available as a print via ]

12/20/2023

We often talk about the “symptoms” of ageing, as if getting older in itself was a disease. So what do we call the *other* characteristics, the ones that lead us to the moment where we realize we are older, yes, and also wiser? The things that lead us to chuckle at ourselves, or respond more kindly, or share more openly. What are THOSE called?

[mirror by ]

12/20/2023

Justine Bateman, leading by example. We’re with you.

“I think I look rad. I think my face represents who I am. I like it, and so that’s basically the end of the road.”

[Quote via 60 Minutes Australia]

12/20/2023

You’re never too old. How do you connect to your girlish joy?

[photo by Grace Robertson]

12/20/2023

It’s a flippin’ circus of symptoms, right? What’s your, uh, “favorite”?

[Photo by Galvão Menacho]

12/20/2023

Icon. Nina Simone captured by Alfred Wertheimer.

12/20/2023

What do YOU want? HOW can you get it? You can go your own way.

Reignite that fire. It’s good for you.

12/20/2023

No is a complete sentence.

[seeking photo cred]

12/20/2023

Owning it in every way. That’s power.

Seen here in Chiara Spruit, style coach and fashion disruptor, photographed by .bloom.

For more inspiring example of aging fearlessly, pick up Denise Boomken’s book AndBloom at Bookshop and follow Chiara Indiaan in je kast .

12/19/2023

Who am I now? Midlife brings with it an introspection that can be overwhelming. It’s called “midlife crisis” for a reason. Society says we’re old. Our worth is challenged. But you, my dear, are as deep and priceless as the sea.

[collage art by on Shuffles]

12/19/2023

Chill. Breathe. You are okay.

12/19/2023

We’re being seen, better represented, little by little. Not enough, but getting there.

[seeking art credit]

12/19/2023

Balance. How do you find yours?

[Artist David Nash]

12/19/2023

Icon. Audre Lorde captured by Jack Mitchell.

12/19/2023

Radiant, like your silver hair can be. (And ps, no shame in the hair color game.)

[Art by Co**ha Sáez]

12/19/2023

Extravagant grannies? Yes, please!

This one is Kamau Njuguna, former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya as photographed by artist .

12/19/2023

You have a voice, a story, and we want to hear it. And when our voices come together, now that’s really something. Comment “voice” and we’ll send you an invitation to share yours. Together we can get loud.

12/19/2023

Choosing priorities: one of the benefits of hindsight and wisdom.

[Seeking art cred]

12/19/2023

Moody can still be beautiful.

[Seeking art cred]

12/19/2023

Icon. Kim Gordon captured by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent.

12/19/2023

At this point in life you are made of so many experiences, relationships, lessons. What a pretty picture you are.

[Art by Andy Gilmore ]

12/19/2023

You are not alone. Find your people. Subscribe to the Ray of Gray digital editions (coming soon!) at link in bio, or DM us your email address and we’ll do it for you.

[Painting by Prince Nikolaos of Greece]

12/18/2023

Sometimes a little scratched or warped, perfectly imperfect and infinitely relevant. We may be getting older, but all that crackle and pop, that gorgeous warm fidelity, tells of a richness that comes with age.

[Seeking photo cred]

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