CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ONE
fearless
YOU’RE HERE. YOU’RE 50. GET OVER IT.

TWO
frazzled
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE NOT EXPECTING ANYMORE

THREE
forlorn
REIMAGINING THE EMPTY NEST

FOUR
flexible
CHANGING CAREERS MIDSTREAM WITHOUT DROWNING

FIVE
flummoxed
WHO’S THAT WOMAN IN THE MIRROR AND WHAT HAS SHE DONE WITH ME?

SIX
flamboyant
A GIRL’S GUIDE TO CANDY-COLORED HAIR, BOTOX, AND HOPE IN A JAR

SEVEN
fashionable
#OVER50ANDFABULOUS

EIGHT
flabby
D IS FOR DIET

NINE
feminist
JOIN THE LADY PARTY—WE HAVE COCKTAILS.

TEN
free
RELEASING THE WILD WOMAN

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