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Become the woman you're meant to be. Join our community of women in the midst of life pivots, building businesses, career and relationship upgrades, perimenopause, etc. We're playing by our own rules together. By Amy Schroeder
I’m a writer living in Amsterdam with my partner and plant babies. Words in HuffPost, AJPT, and elsewhere. Working on a memoir. alexismeradamen.substack.com
Award-winning GenX journalist finding true truth in perimenopause + menopause: 300+ experts, 7 years of research, 70k women globally. Get The Hot Truth About Hormone Therapy: A Journalist's No-BS Guide to the Lay of the Land (in Under Three Hours)
I'm a serial contentpreneur now leading social media @CollabFund. Back in the day, I founded a magazine called Venus; after that I led content strategy at Etsy, Minted, Writer AI, and Atlassian. My passion project = The Midst Substack.
Actress | Writer | Director. Creator of “Emily Is A Magnet For Miracles.” A magical midlife dark comedy series coming to Instagram. Here: Wellness, beauty, fitness, aesthetics. OG Editor, NASM trainer, creative director and DJ.
single childless 65 year old fashion addicted story creator. hoping to change the way we see women over 50. ready to burn the patriarchy to the ground.
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