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Tag Archives: life stage

Who is the Vibrant Woman? Hint: She’s not a noun

Trying to paint a picture of who we are with statistics, analysis of spending patterns or simplistic monikers that the demographic itself rejects will miss the essence of who we really are. The beauty of the name Vibrant Nation is that it has relatioread more »

Our mothers, the Lone Rangerettes

The world is so different for us than it was for our mothers at this age. Does being more connected through cyberspace increase the contentedness you feel in your life?read more »

Plugging in: Making the connection in cyberspace

The yearning for connection with like-minded souls is a basic human need. Who would ever have thought that relationships in cyberspace (including those with strangers) could have filled in the communal gaps? read more »

My life in 11 coats

The parka I purchased for my move from California to Maine was not the first nor last coat that captured my heart. In fact there are currently 11 such coats currently hanging in my closet that each plays a special and precious role in my life. read more »

The Resilience Revolution: Finding community online

At an age when women have traditionally become marginalized from the societal mainstream and isolated from one another, we are doing what no generation of women in history has ever been able to achieve: to create a vibrant, exponentially growing commread more »

The Grand Imposter Hot Conversation

Garnering the perks of aging feels as if I've played a huge joke on the world, and that I'm completely getting away with something. I know I'm not alone when I admit to getting a little thrill every time I proudly give my real age in social settings,read more »

Do you need to “repot”?

Repotting is a life stage issue much more than an age issue. The desire for meaning and fulfillment can be at any stage in your life and the sense of recalibrating is different for everyone. Maybe you need to repot because you’re overtaxed aread more »

Following the Boomer woman’s footsteps online: Let her clicks tell you how to reach her

At Vibrant Nation, we learn a lot about the new woman 50+ by watching what she does online. Looking at the topics that the smart, successful Boomer woman clicks on at VibrantNation.com (and there are always surprises) can help marketers understand hread more »

The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life

Baby Boomers are the healthiest, wealthiest and best educated generation to ever hit retirement. They’re known for reinventing every life stage they’ve entered–and retirement is no different. Authorsread more »

Boomer women celebrate unity with Obama

An aspect of the transition from Bush to Obama is playing out in the media as a Shakespearean-like collision between the older and younger segments of the Boomer generation. At the same time, women at midlife and beyond get that for older women in ouread more »