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10/28/2026

In this week’s Midlife Edit, we’re talking about friendship when our lives no longer line up. 💛

Divorce. An empty nest. A move. Sometimes we find ourselves with more time, but our friends’ calendars haven’t changed.

Writing in Business Insider , Mary Kay Holmes shares what surprised her after her marriage ended at 50: making new friends felt harder than dating. She had friends who loved her, but finding someone free to spend time with was another story.

So she’s putting herself out there. Sip-and-paint. Group Pilates. Asking the woman she just met to grab coffee. Making room for new friendships alongside the ones she already treasures.

How has your circle changed in midlife? Tell us below. Your story might help another woman feel a little less alone. 👇

Welcome to The Midlife Collective. Come as you are.

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📰 Via Business Insider, essay by Mary Kay Holmes

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10/27/2026

We’ve spent enough years being told what we should want. What about what we actually want? 🔥

At our Boston Dressing Room Confessions, Joy Allen-Altimare, President of Vella Bioscience, connected pleasure with something bigger: knowing yourself, asking for what you need and showing up with confidence.

So many of us learned to put our pleasure last or feel ashamed for wanting it at all. Midlife is a moment to question those messages.

Choosing yourself includes your pleasure. Your needs. Your voice. No apology required. 💛

What’s one thing you’re learning to ask for in this chapter? Tell us below.

🎥 Watch the full 30-minute “Choosing, Not Pleasing” panel with Joy, Laura Benanti and our co-founders Constance Zimmer, Abby Epstein and Julie Flakstad on our feed—look for our October 21 Instagram Live.

New here? Follow The Midlife Collective for honest conversations about midlife and a community of women choosing themselves.

Welcome to The Midlife Collective. Come as you are. We’re so glad you found us.

10/25/2026

There is room for all of us. And when we lift each other up, we make that room bigger. 💛

We’ve seen it at every stop on our Dressing Room Confessions tour. When a woman shares her story, another feels seen. When we listen without judgment, she feels heard. When we cheer each other on, we remind one another that we deserve to be celebrated.

Imagine more rooms like that. More women opening doors, sharing opportunities and saying, “Come sit with us.”

That’s the community we’re building. And you belong here.

Tag a woman who makes you feel seen, heard and celebrated. Let’s return the love. 👇

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10/21/2026

IN THIS WEEK’S MIDLIFE EDIT 💛

A gray wig. A Hollywood set. And a reality check on how we treat women as they age.

In a recent conversation with , our co-founder Constance Zimmer opened up about ageism in Hollywood and what she experienced playing Ann Freeman in Love Story.

When she stepped onto set wearing a gray wig, something shifted. Suddenly, she felt invisible.

And that’s the problem. Women over 50 aren’t fading out. They’re being written out.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Through The Midlife Collective, Constance is helping change the narrative, creating space for women’s stories, experiences and voices to be seen and heard.

And we’re not alone in this work. Our friends at Geena Davis Institute are doing important work using research and data to challenge gender stereotypes, expose inequalities in on-screen representation and advocate for more opportunities for women and girls in media.

Because representation matters. On screen, behind the camera and everywhere decisions are made.

Thank you to for shining a light on this important conversation.

💛 We want to hear from you. Have you ever felt overlooked or written off because of your age?

Swipe to read. Share your story. Let’s keep changing the conversation.

Welcome to The Midlife Collective. Come as you are. We’re so glad you found us.

10/20/2026

BOSTON, WE’RE GOING LIVE! 🔴💛

Our Dressing Room Confessions Tour is coming to Boston tomorrow, and we’re bringing the conversation straight to you on INSTAGRAM LIVE!

With a full house and an incredible lineup of women, we’re opening up the conversation beyond the dressing room.

Join our co-founders Constance Zimmer, Abby Epstein and Julie Flakstad, alongside special guests Laura Benanti and Joy Allen-Altimare, for CHOOSING, NOT PLEASING.

An honest, unfiltered conversation about what happens when women stop putting everyone else first and start choosing themselves.

Because midlife isn’t about becoming who everyone expects you to be. It’s about becoming who YOU want to be.

📅 Wednesday, October 21
⏰ 5:30 PM ET
📍 LIVE on The Midlife Collective

Grab a friend, pour yourself something good and tune in for the FULL panel discussion.

💛 Can’t watch live? We’ll share the conversation on our grid afterwards.

Tag a woman who needs to hear this one. 👇

10/19/2026

Introducing The Midlife Community Calendar! ✨

Good conversations. Great women. Places worth showing up for.

Yes, we know it’s already mid October! But we’ve had a pretty BIG week with the announcement of our collaboration with CVS Health, so we’re giving ourselves a little grace. 💛 CVS Health

We’re excited to launch a new monthly feature celebrating our midlife community! The women, gatherings, causes, and experiences that bring us together.

Each month, we’ll share a curated look at where The Midlife Collective will be showing up, alongside events and experiences hosted by women and organizations in our wider community that we think you’ll love.

First up: October! 🍂

From Dressing Room Confessions in Boston and Laura Benanti’s Nobody Cares to shopping for a cause at Shoes for a Cure in NYC and an evening of signature style and giving back, this month’s calendar is all about connection, community, and showing up for one another.

Because the best part of midlife? Finding your people, supporting each other, and discovering new reasons to get together.

Swipe through for all the details. ➡️

💛 Follow The Midlife Collective for our monthly Community Calendar and to see where we’ll be next.

10/18/2026

An open letter to menopause… 💌

Happy World Menopause Day.

Menopause can be messy, exhausting and, honestly, a lot.

Every woman’s experience is different, and every symptom deserves to be taken seriously.

But midlife can also bring something unexpected: freedom.

Less people-pleasing. More saying no. More taking up space.

👇 Finish the letter in the comments:

“Dear Menopause…”

💌 Send this to a friend who gets it.

10/15/2026

Our midlife stories are making headlines. And helping shape what comes next. ❤️

Thank you TheWrap for covering our collaboration with CVS Health, bringing research and storytelling together to better understand women’s lives in midlife.

Our health. Our relationships. The people we care for. The work we do. Who we’re becoming and what we want for ourselves.

The findings will help inform HER SECOND ACT, our documentary in development. Because the story about women and aging should reflect the women actually living it.

Swipe to read the full article.

What’s one part of your midlife experience you wish more people understood? Tell us below. 👇

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