A Time and Place to Live Boldly

You’ve traded deadlines for downtime, meetings for me-time, and that inbox full of “urgent” emails for a calendar full of… well, white space. You thought closing the door on your 40+-year career would feel glorious—and mostly it does—but sometimes, you find yourself three episodes deep into a true-crime documentary thinking, I really should find something to do! Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of post-career life. It’s not just about retiring. It’s about reinventing you

If you have a Millennial or Gen Z daughter, you may already be familiar with a trend lighting up TikTok and Instagram: single and stylish women declaring freedom from the relationship rat race. The spark came from a recent British Vogue article by Chanté Thomas boldly titled, “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”  The answer, according to thousands of gleeful comments and videos, seems to be yes—at least for a growing group of young women tired of being defined by their