Stories from Our Community
More than storytellers, we are story untellers. Untelling and unraveling the stories that no longer fit, keep us small and take us where we no longer want to go. Telling our stories helps us undo identities that belong to previous versions of ourselves.
We know that midlife is a container for an ocean of information, misinformation, and unmet needs. But, we also know it is something we cannot ignore. So we created this space to learn from one another. We are creating a new kind of inheritance – one we can share together.
If you are interested in contributing to the Forty Fifty storytelling project, please consider sharing your story with us.
Saving Myself
After fighting for us for so long, I realized I had to start fighting for myself instead – save myself from the emotional pain, anger, and sadness I was feeling.
She's a Waterfall
I'm 50 and thought that man would be my husband - we’d been dating for 6 years.
What Finds You
Everyone falls. Everyone fails—even the best of the best. I’ve learned that getting better doesn’t make you immune from failure. It means you fail more often.
Spaces of grey
who taught us— stay a little girl or at least a young woman try to recapture what was for who
Coming to Terms
At 45 and now 46 again, I began coming to terms with the past, putting words to what happened to me.
I Wish My Mom Was An Ironman
I wanted to show my young boys that their mom - questioning her self-worth and navigating a new normal - could do anything.
