Every 60-Year-Old Woman Deserves to Be Seen—Including the Girl She Used to Be

Every woman over 60 should try this simple ritual. It changed how I see myself—and the life I still get to live.

“She Deserved to Be Seen—and So Do I”

A Conversation Between My Past and Present Self

The other day, I held a photograph of my younger self and looked her in the eye.

Not glanced. Not skimmed.
I looked.

She was sitting in the sand, legs crossed, a little guarded, but not broken. She looked like a young woman who was already carrying too much but wouldn’t s…