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[B]OLD AGE with Debbie Weil

Debbie Weil, Dr. Lucy McBride, Emma Gannon, Peter Moore, Ashton Applewhite
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In my best-selling newsletter, I write about the bittersweetness of old age, from the blessings to the bullshit. The strange contradiction of growing old? It’s wonderful... and it also sucks. Married 53 years, podcaster, former reporter, grandmother.

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  • Debbie Weil

    A curious, candid look at the bittersweetness of old age, from the blessings to the bullshit. [B]adass author, reporter, editor, podcaster, Web pioneer, grandmother, married 53 years.

  • Dr. Lucy McBride

    Primary care doctor & bestselling author dispensing fact-based, practical advice that fits your life. Health isn't about having all the answers; it's about asking better questions—of yourself, and of the people responsible for your care.

  • Emma Gannon

    The Hyphen is a newsletter for curious readers and writers. Sunday Times bestselling author, writing 10th book. Women’s Prize judge. As seen on NPR, Oprah mag & The Happiness Lab. Latest books: Table for One, A Year of Nothing & A Creative Compass.

  • Peter Moore

    I’m either the 73rd, 22nd, 54th, or 3rd funniest writer on Substack, depending on how the algorithm is feeling about me that day. Which is in itself hilarious.

  • Ashton Applewhite

    Author, activist, late bloomer. Reckoning with what else I’m here for.

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