3O Years Later, 'You Outta Know' Is Still the Feminist Rage Song We Need
Alanis Morissette's breakout album Jagged Little Pill is three decades old, but just as relevant today as it was when it debuted.| Jenny
Attention, middle-aged women: Gen Z is here to help.| Jenny
A surprising amount of Americans can't swim. was one of them–until I gentle-parented myself into the deep end.| Jenny
Alanis Morissette's breakout album Jagged Little Pill is three decades old, but just as relevant today as it was when it debuted.| Jenny
Acts of resistance come in many forms.| Jenny
At time her whirlwind romance felt like like a rom-com at times, but after living alone for 20 years, it hasn't been all roses for writer Leslie Hendrickson.| Jenny
Middle age is all about letting go, including sending your kids off to college.| Jenny
The best advice can sometimes come from a stranger at the bathroom sink.| Jenny
On the cusp of an empty nest, writer Laura House dealt with her anticipatory grief in a way that she never expected.| Jenny
Our writer traces the history of the Adidas Gazelle and her mixed emotions about '90s trends coming back into fashion.| Jenny
We promise it's not breakfast in bed.| Jenny
Writer Natalie Serianni had to find a way to move forward without anyone else holding the ropes.| Jenny
Our writer’s family has a history of going “no contact,” but she didn’t think it would happen with her and her own brother.| Jenny
Nicholetta Bokolas was a busy mom of young children with barely enough time for the people already in her life when she met a woman who changed how she saw friendships.| Jenny
She wrote about revolution at 16; at 61 she still has the same values.| Jenny
The White Lotus ladies got me wondering.| Jenny
It was one of writer Elyse Maltin's lowest moments as a single mom.| Jenny
It's like a game of Guess Who? in this political climate.| Jenny
The older we get the more particular we become about the men in our lives. These hilarious hot takes are illustrated by Rachael Abrams.| Jenny
Layoffs can be absolutely devastating, but mine felt like freedom.| Jenny
Writer Laura Barcella wants to retire this cringey terminology.| Jenny
Awards season has group chats buzzing this year.| Jenny
I haven't felt this way since I discovered Blur in 1994.| Jenny
Emily O’Brien's book "The Things I Heard While Dating" was inspired by a memory of one of her own odd dating experiences.| Jenny
It all seemed so innocent at first.| Jenny
Sometimes, a little sweetness is all it takes to get you through.| Jenny
Writer Abbe Aronson had a realization while dating in midlife: she is no longer willing to settle.| Jenny
A multiple sclerosis diagnosis changed everything for writer Katy Maiolatesi, but she didn’t want to let it take this experience away from her.| Jenny
The provocative new film dares us to come clean about our desires. Can we do it without getting hurt?| Jenny
Nikki Summer writes about how she found joy at Earlybirds Club, a dance party for middle-age women that ends at 10 p.m.| Jenny
Writer Elizabeth Laura Nelson delves into what being Christian means to her.| Jenny
Writer Elizabeth Laura Nelson on how her crush on the United Health Care CEO killer has reignited her sex drive.| Jenny
How shopping connects writer Natalie Serianni to the mother she lost 25 years ago.| Jenny
All the lotions and potions you need to beat the dreaded dryness.| Jenny
Be the protagonist in your own, totally original, Christmas special.| Jenny
Our writer lived her life constantly thinking about her next meal—until she didn't.| Jenny
Our writer realizes she is not the only one who's been secretly seeing a trainer.| Jenny
What do you do when your body suddenly discovers how to sweat at 40? Writer Lili Zarghami details her experience with sweating in perimenopause.| Jenny
Lili Zarghami lives with her teenagers in Brooklyn. She’s been writing for and providing editorial direction at women’s websites like Redbook, HGTV, Better Homes & Gardens and more since the turn of the century. She can remember the addresses of all the places she was a latchkey kid but has no idea what her email password is.| Jenny
Our writer wonders if she should ever tell her daughter her secrets.| Jenny
Junk food, makeovers, whispered secrets and more.| Jenny
They taught us about beauty, crushes, fashion, and more.| Jenny
Bold, glittery, and gloriously over-the-top—they made us feel like absolute icons.| Jenny
Relive the neon-soaked drama of 80s after-school specials and the timeless life lessons they taught us—one cheesy plotline at a time.| Jenny
With a few extras thrown in for good measure.| Jenny
Take a nostalgic journey back to the wild, unstructured freedom of a free-range 80s childhood and the life lessons it taught us about resilience, creativity, and joy.| Jenny
We took those adoption certificates seriously.| Jenny
Relive the glory days of scrunchies, bows, and banana clips.| Jenny
When independence, Oreos, and The Babysitters Club made you feel like the boss of your own mini-empire.| Jenny
Bad accents, fake pizza orders, and unstoppable giggle fits made us feel like comedy legends.| Jenny
All is calm, all is bright.| Jenny
We were forged by independence, grit, and Aqua Net, for one thing.| Jenny
They defined our youth and gave us all the answers.| Jenny
When fashion, friendship, and food courts ruled our teenage worlds.| Jenny
Revisit the iconic books that shaped 80s teen girlhood, from Judy Blume’s honest truths to the scandalous secrets of "Flowers in the Attic."| Jenny
And six things our writer will be wearing all season long, including the perfect cashmere sweater.| Jenny
A reader asks if there is anything that can help other than hormone replacement therapy.| Jenny
We just couldn't help ourselves.| Jenny
A Duran Duran superfan delves into why she became hooked on the music.| Jenny
Most things have returned to normal after 9/11, but not everything.| Jenny
Though our writer loves children, she did not want any of her own. But would she have had them for her late husband?| Jenny
Our writer is pleasantly surprised by a tour (yes, a tour!) around the Yucatán Peninsula with a group of like-minded strangers.| Jenny
A midlife career change and a drawer full of unworn band tees allowed our writer to achieve her most elusive life goal.| Jenny
Sweet Valley was my escape during a difficult childhood—and its inhabitants will be part of me forever.| Jenny
Our writer’s uterus caused her nothing but pain, so she had it removed—and recovered watching her favorite sporting event.| Jenny
Our writer had always been scared of dying, until she realized there are a lot of things harder in life than death–and gray hair is not one of them.| Jenny
Starting with who my friends really were.| Jenny
“I can close a viewing window faster than any porn addict.”| Jenny
“No one writes books or movies about the people who try for years and never get pregnant.”| Jenny
When my mom fell in love with a woman, I was the first person she told; two years later she was gone.| Jenny
Sometimes a monumental life event doesn’t feel anything like you’d expect.| Jenny
After years of feeling like an outsider, our writer begins to explore Judaism at the age of 48.| Jenny
Our writer turns to a neuropsychologist to figure out why she continues to make bad choices.| Jenny
With two divorces and several live-in partners behind her, our writer is finally doing whatever she wants.| Jenny
Why trends from Y2K and the late '90s are so popular with Gen Z.| Jenny
There's been an empowering trend for women to embrace their gray hair. But making that decision doesn't always feel so empowering.| Jenny
This single 40-something decided to broaden her horizons and try dating men in their 20s. It didn't go as she expected.| Jenny
And it was exactly what I needed.| Jenny
Our founder wonders how it's possible that we ended up in this situation yet again.| Jenny
I’m happy being single—except when I’m not.| Jenny
Faking and making it with hot moms.| Jenny
If our writer had an ectopic pregnancy today, instead of 2017, she might not be able to receive a life-saving abortion.| Jenny
Our writer and her friends are getting very superstitious about how and where they will watch the results on November 5th.| Jenny
Lucky used to mean scoring the last pastry at a trendy new bakery—but after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40, everything changed.| Jenny
In midlife, our writer has embraced an androgynous look, sworn off Botox, and doesn't dye her hair, but there is one thing she just won't quit.| Jenny
After a move from NYC to rural Connecticut, a mom decides not to conform to societal parenting pressures.| Jenny
A 56-year-old “fangirl” is disappointed she didn’t get to see Roan perform, but doesn’t blame the pop star for needing to take some time for herself.| Jenny
The conclusion of a three part series detailing what it's like to use, then have to stop taking a weight loss drug.| Jenny
The second installment of Lili Zarghami's experience taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro.| Jenny
Is there a connection between gluten intolerance and a late-in-life lesbianism? This writer was determined to find out.| Jenny
If you've shopped around for a potential partner in midlife, there's a good chance you've crossed paths with one of these dudes.| Jenny
Though her sex life is on fire, before her 56th birthday, Abbe Aronson has to come to terms with her menopausal body.| Jenny
After 21 years of putting her family first, a mom heads into uncharted waters.| Jenny
What does a feminist former beauty editor do when her first sign of aging is sagging skin neck?| Jenny
One woman's battle with the period from hell.| Jenny
Busy mom and writer Krista Bennett DeMaio thought she needed to get away to grieve, but what she really needed was to be grounded.| Jenny
Elizabeth Laura Nelson has been airing her dirty laundry online since she wrote an “It Happened To Me” story for the late, great xoJane. Since then she’s worked at websites including YourTango, Elite Daily, Woman’s World, and Best Life. When she was 12, she kissed the George Michael poster above her bed every night before she went to sleep.| Jenny
Elizabeth Laura Nelson has feelings about a recent review of Anne Hathaway's new movie, The Idea of You.| Jenny
Lili Zarghami moved ten times before she graduated high school, her kids have always lived on the same block.| Jenny
Belly-button piercings are back and writer Elizabeth Laura Nelson has a warning for any Gen Z considering the Y2K trend.| Jenny
