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It Took My Mom’s Death to Lift the Burden of Being the Responsible One

It Took My Mom’s Death to Lift the Burden of Being the Responsible One

by Mimi Ison | Jul 9, 2023 | Life

I’m in good company with this bunch of badass women: Beyoncé, Oprah, Hillary, and Taylor Swift. Why? Because I’m the #1 child, and #1 daughter in my family, just like them. Birth order, which is not an exact science but has been researched for decades, shows...
Invisibility in Midlife: Why I’m Comfortable Being Invisible and Unseen in Middle Age

Invisibility in Midlife: Why I’m Comfortable Being Invisible and Unseen in Middle Age

by Mimi Ison | May 10, 2023 | Culture

Hey middle-agers. Feeling invisible? Unseen? Did you notice the representation of your age cluster plummet when you turned 50, or even 40? For example, cars, beverages, beauty products, clothes, tech; brands and ad agencies intentionally bypass middle-agers when...
Why Madonna is the Perfect Catalyst for Discussing Midlife Beauty

Why Madonna is the Perfect Catalyst for Discussing Midlife Beauty

by Mimi Ison | Feb 15, 2023 | Culture

Here are 4 things I know about Madonna. She is one of the most successful and influential recording artists of all time holding multiple Guinness World Records. Throughout her 40+ year career, she has reinvented herself over and over again from club kid to material...
The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Visiting Home and Going Back in Time

The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Visiting Home and Going Back in Time

by Mimi Ison | Dec 12, 2022 | Life

Going home. I’m not far. I live in southern California, and grew up in northern California. I have family and friends in the bay area so I visit a few times a year, but when I’m home my heart is weighed down by wistful reminders. I’ll visit my mom at the cemetery, and...
Thinning Hair: Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL) and What I’m Doing to Shut it Down

Thinning Hair: Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL) and What I’m Doing to Shut it Down

by Mimi Ison | Oct 4, 2022 | Health

Long, pin-straight, and parted in the center; my hair’s been the same since the 70’s when I was in elementary school. Think my idol Cher circa the Sonny and Cher Show. Except for a tragic perm in the 80’s, a bob in college, and going short after a couple of seismic...
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