Viva Fifty

11/17/2025

Just a few months ago, I was grieving my 13-year-old dog Toby hard. I honestly didn’t think I’d be ready for another pet anytime soon. But eventually I needed to be around dogs, so I signed up to volunteer at the Humane Society of Sarasota.

Se me rompió el corazón al perder a Toby. Inesperadamente, llegó Momo.

11/16/2025

Como mamá hispana que vive en Estados Unidos, me interesa que mis hijos también conozcan sus raíces, aunque no siempre es fácil mantener nuestras tradiciones.

Es importante para los hispanos y latinos que vivimos en USA mantener en casa los valores y las tradiciones de nuestros países. Aqui, algunas estrategias.

11/15/2025

La sequedad vaginal puede afectar al 50% de las mujeres postmenopáusicas debido a la falta de estrógenos. Además de los lubricantes vaginales que se venden en el mercado, hay opciones naturales.

A partir de los 50 años las mujeres pueden necesitar lubricantes vaginales debido a la menopausia. Aquí, los mejores.

11/14/2025

Too old to try something new? Not a chance. If and I had decided that starting improv, acting, and sketch writing at almost 60 was “too late,” we would’ve missed out on some of the most fun we’ve had onstage and in class.

We wouldn’t have developed our own skits or gotten better at speaking to the camera, and we definitely wouldn’t have met the wonderful friends we’ve made along the way.

It still amazes me. As a kid, I was painfully shy. Drama class was my nightmare. And now? I get to be silly onstage, and I love it.

It really is never too late to try something new. And in our case, who would’ve guessed it would help our work too? Phil says improv, acting, and sketch writing make him a better storyteller when he writes his novels. As for me, it helps me take myself a lot less seriously both in real life and here.

A big shoutout to and all our teachers, especially , , and . So many others I can’t even fit in here! :-D

What’s something you’d love to try but keep telling yourself, “maybe it’s too late” or “I’m not good at that”?

11/14/2025

I’ve been out on my own since the day after my 18th birthday, and I’ve been saying for years that I feel like a much older woman. But when I turned 30, that feeling started to seem a bit more like reality.

It seems like the midlife crisis is arriving as early as 35 for some people. They ask themselves why they did not achieve all their goals yet.

11/13/2025

All the fanfare about positive thinking is fine and dandy, but mankind is not that happy as a cursory visit to a bookstore’s self-help section will reveal.

Steven Pinker argues that we are at the happiest, healthiest most prosperous point ever. If that is so, why are sales of self-help books on the rise?

11/12/2025

Adelgazar después en la mediana edad es un poco más difícil. Aquí comparto contigo unos tips y trucos para arrancar 💪

El metabolismo se ralentiza después de la mediana edad. Por ello, las estrategias para adelgazar a partir de los 50 son un poco diferentes.

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

The famous Laura Ingalls of Little House in the Prairie did not publish her first book, Little House in the Big Woods until she was well into her sixties.

Find encouragement in these seven famous authors who were published later in life. Publishing a book when you're older can be daunting.

11/09/2025

Si ya rebasaste los 40 años y te acercas a la menopausia, o si ya estás en esta etapa, hay una serie de efectos del ci******lo especialmente perjudiciales para tu salud.

Fumar no es bueno a ninguna edad, pero en la menopausia es aún peor. A partir de los 40 años, el tabaquismo afecta temas de salud específicos de esta etapa.

11/08/2025

I write about aging during the day and read about it at night. Is it too much?

¿Nos genera ansiedad “envejecer bien”?

11/07/2025

El anonimato que ofrece Internet facilita que los preadolescentes y adolescentes sean objeto de acoso por parte de compañeros de escuela y otros muchachos de su edad. Esto es lo que puedes hacer al respecto.

Los preadolescentes y adolescentes son susceptibles al acoso en internet. Compartimos contigo algunas técnicas para protegerlos.