An online journal for women engaging the third third of their lives.
Welcome to The Third Third, an online journal and virtual community for women committed to realizing our most creative, passionate, energetic, and fulfilled selves in the third third of our lives.
Join us — Moms, Daughters, Sisters, Friends — in the thoughtful exploration of what we need to know.
New Perspectives on The Third Third
From the mountaintop
2010-07-19
I have spent the last five days “Out West,” quite literally in the middle of nowhere, (or at least as out of touch as to be beyond all AT&T cell phone and 3-G reception). There I have spent hours in awe of the natural splendors our earth has given rise to -- the mountains, the mesas, the rock formations, the farmlands, even th...
Alma Mater
2010-06-22
When I was a student in the late 60’s, my alma mater, Wellesley College, adhered to the legal theory, in loco parentis. The administration decreed it was acting “in place of” our parents, dictating when we could go out, and for how long, and establishing consequences should we, say, sneak a drink on campus, or come in from a date 20 minutes after cu...
Recent Blog Entries
Not just sandwiched, panini-ed!
2010-06-02
Have you ever been panini-ed? That would be sandwiched between the wants, needs and expectations of your parents and your children -- and then pressur...
Be Careful What You Wish For
2010-07-23
File this under “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR”:
Two recent articles question the value of advancing some of medicine’s newest diagnostic tools --...
The Caregiving Passage
2010-07-08
Gail Sheehy’s latest book chronicling life’s ages and stages just as we “of a certain age” reach them, is called Passages in Caregiv...
Aging Parents in The Third Third
Our already-complex relationships with our parents can be tested at this time in our lives - and theirs — by mental and physical health issues, financial constraints, your sense of responsibility, their sense of entitlement or fierce independence, and the absence of a roadmap for this part of the journey. Let's talk about what we know, what we're learning, and what we need.
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Health in The Third Third
The greatest gift on this earth. How to keep it. How to handle your body's betrayal. Medical news updates. Reflections.
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Lifestyle in The Third Third
The Third Third is a newly recognized developmental stage, not unlike adolescence. It is a transitional time, as we move from one age to another (hence the term ?aging?), and it has symptoms, some liberating, some painful. Here we're defining what it means and how we live.
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