Inspiration

“Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.”

Ellen Goodman

How Do You Respond to Your Aging Body?

Here's a link to a fantastic article in the Huffington Post about mid-life women's response to their aging bodies. How have you responded to the challenges of aging?


Aging: Harmful Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders And Plastic Surgery In Middle Age
Posted: 02/15/2012 5:40 pm by Vivian Diller PhD


When I think of Demi Moore, I envision her almost naked -- and very pregnant-- body on the cover of Vanity Fair. I recall her feminine, sexy figure in the film "Striptease" and her powerful, muscular one in "GI Jane." Moore was, for many of us, the epitome of fearless sensuality, flexibility and strength.

Seeing current photos of the 49-year-old's frail, sickly body saddens me. As does hearing her described in the media as requiring "reassurance all the time that she was hot and sexy," or feeling desperate "to stay young and skinny to remain attractive to her husband." Her collapse follows that of another beautiful actress, the recently-turned-50 Heather Locklear, who was also reportedly hospitalized for prescription drug and alcohol abuse.

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