Archive - Gateway Elderwomen

Men don't age better than women; they're just allowed to.

RIP Carrie Fisher.

Jun 27, 2024 •

Who is that old woman in the mirror?

Making friends with my changing and ageing body.

Jan 19, 2024 •

It is easier to love my mother now she's dead.

Mother-daughter relationships don't end.

Jan 25, 2024 •

The friendship apocalypse

When your friends become mothers and you don't.

Sep 4, 2024 •

A truth of crones

Meet the older women writers on Substack that inspire me.

Aug 18, 2024 •

The cost of lying to ourselves

And how the IDGAF energy of menopause can set us free

Jun 4, 2024 •

Being with my mother at the end.

Nov 19, 2023 •

I like myself better sober.

But do I like myself enough to keep it up?

Feb 2, 2024 •

Unpacking the ick factor of crone, hag & harpy

Dec 2, 2024 •

It's not like she's got anything else to do, is it?

Childless daughters and caregiving.

Feb 16, 2024 •

The 3am bag lady blues

Scaring yourself about ageing alone without children.

Dec 6, 2024 •

I was born into a time of endings.

Taking the long view of Mother's Day

May 12, 2024 •

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