A Starting Over at 60 Blog Last night, the dream came back. I am at a meeting with one of my former employers. I shouldn’t be there. But I am. A formal meeting in a high-end hotel plays out before me. I observe, both in and out of the scene. They ask me to performContinue reading “Hup, Two, Three, Four”
Author Archives: Cheryl Wipper
Help Me Show Employers We’re Onto Them! Let’s Prevent Late Career Job Loss !
I’m not comfortable asking for favors. I grew up in “Bootstrap,” Oklahoma where asking for help was seen as failure. After all these years, I still struggle with a “do it all myself” life approach. The problem? It doesn’t work, especially if your goal— as mine is— is to drive systemic change in broken systems.Continue reading “Help Me Show Employers We’re Onto Them! Let’s Prevent Late Career Job Loss !”
Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?
A Starting Over at 60 Blog The other day I watched an Insta reel from a woman noting the return of skinny culture. Look at Sharon and Kelly Osborne, and their star-sought GLP-1-induced emaciation and you’ll see what she means. In numerous glamour shots, Sharon and Kelly pose, their gaunt cheeks and eyes betraying aContinue reading “Can you resist the patriarchy and follow today’s beauty standards?”
Long Overdue: An Apology
A Starting Over at 60 Blog This past week, the renowned medical journal, The Lancet, issued an apology. Specifically, the journal admitted a bias and ignorance toward women’s medical issues. In this case, they admitted they had gotten a diagnosis wrong. They had misnamed and mischaracterized a female condition known as PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.Continue reading “Long Overdue: An Apology”
Mind the Gap
A Starting Over at Sixty Blog I haven’t written about my life changes in a long time. One word: Avoidance. It’s easier to reflect— an activity eased by time— than to react. Reflection holds wisdom. Reaction is raw. Unreasonable. Emotional. It can be stupid. Too much. Overwhelming. I have spent most of my adult lifeContinue reading “Mind the Gap”
The 2026 Met Gala and Other Lies About the American Dream
A Surviving Facts Blog This past Monday, the Met held its annual fundraiser gala. It’s a spectacle, a parade of stars and influencers with elaborate and artsy haute couture. This year’s theme was “Fashion As Art.” Outfits ranged from simple Channel elegance to symbolic statement- making constructions. Beyoncé, a co-chair who had not attended inContinue reading “The 2026 Met Gala and Other Lies About the American Dream”
It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?
My book— cover above— will be coming out late fall 2026. My publisher and I are in final edits, as well as beginning tor raise awareness. I rarely ask for favors— my last was around the winter holidays— but I have a favor to ask today. Will you please visit my site to reserve aContinue reading “It’s May and… May I Ask a Favor?”
Join me in getting the word out about my important new book
My book is steadily progressing to final release in December 2026/January 2027. As we near this momentous occasion, we are announcing a pre-order opportunity. During this time, you can reserve a copy not just for yourself but also for a friend or for a donation to your selected local library. When I was as 60,Continue reading “Join me in getting the word out about my important new book”
The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?
A Surviving Facts Blog The other day, I was running errands and ended up stopping in a posh cafe in a posh New Jersey town. I wasn’t eating lunch; rather, I had dropped in to purchase the cafe’s homemade pastries: an almond croissant for one daughter, a chocolate croissant for the other, some goodies forContinue reading “The Trad Wife: Is It Driving the End of Marriage?”
Serenity Now
A Raising Autism Blog Do you remember the Seinfeld episodes when Frank Constanza tried soothing himself by using the mantra “Serenity Now”? I’ve been using a mantra too. As with Frank, it’s not working. My mantra is more specific: “Don’t Lose It.” I’ve been repeating this through weeks of conflict with my autistic daughters. TruthContinue reading “Serenity Now”
Walk the Moon 