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In Medias Res

Twisting the pain away.

The Cure for a Broken Heart? Naked Yoga

I was too vain to appear with my date at the premiere party for a show called ‘Younger’ wearing the hardware of the geriatric. I felt as guilty that night about removing the monitor as the character of Liza does in Younger about hiding her age. The next morning, reattaching the electrodes in front of my friend, I felt like Cinderella after the ball. The sex-death metaphor was so…overt.
By Deborah Copaken
Illustration by Verónica Grech

Warrior Women: When Life Turns Upside Down, There’s Safety—And Strength—In Numbers

When life turns upside down, there's unexpected strength—and safety—in numbers.
By Deborah Copaken
Barbara Castle (1910 - 2002, right), Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, shares a cup of tea with the leaders of the female machinists' strike from the Ford plant in Dagenham, at the Ministry, 28th June 1968. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)

The Best Part of Middle Age: Letting Go of Shame

I want to talk about a topic most of us shy away from discussing, for reasons inherent in the definition of the word itself: shame.
By Deborah Copaken

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