A woman worries about what marriage in the empty nest years will look like. She wonders what they will talk about and what interests they will share. Jessica normalizes the fear and then offers some potential options for facing this concern head on. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts

A women in perimenopause asks: Why am I gaining weight when I haven’t changed any of my eating or exercise habits and what can I do? Jessica shares an explanation as well as thoughts on how to respond to this common midlife occurrence. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts

In today’s Ask Jessica column: A women in perimenopause asks: I can’t handle alcohol anymore. Why? We discuss the reasons behind a lower alcohol tolerance in midlife, worsening hangovers, and discuss ways to handle it. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts in marital or life partnerships and everything in

This year my holiday gift guide is full of things that have brought me a lot of joy. That’s right, I created a gift guide for women in midlife! It includes cooking/food related gifts, wearable gifts, books I loved, and small gifts/stocking stuffers. Use this as inspiration for someone you love or in coming up with your own wishlist. In years past, I have focused my gift guides solely on food and cooking (check out