"Age is Just a Number, But Who's Counting Anyway?" — As Agreed By Every Woman Here.

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The Postcard Project 💌 Part Three

Few projects have captivated me like The Postcard Project, even after all my years in magazines. Each postcard—a few dozen so far—reveals what ageing truly looks like for women 50+ today. It's been a joy to connect with these remarkable women and watch new networks bloom across Substack.

Each story is different and adds to the bigger picture of women redefining aging on their own terms, challenging outdated expectations one postcard at a time.

What’s really impressed me—what’s particularly contagious—is seeing their resilience, their resolve, and their artful navigation around stereotypes. Somehow it gives all of us a green light to follow their lead, go off-road, and become ageing dissidents ourselves.

It's also cultural. As we reinvent what's possible after 50, 60, and beyond, we're changing ageing forever for those coming after us.

The Postcard Project began with a simple call-out to women doing ageing 'their way'. Having just launched Road Trip to Younger, it was already buzzing with kick-arse women in their 50s and beyond who, far from slowing down, seemed to be just starting to rev up.

Nothing prepared me for the torrent of stories that followed... let alone the party and cheer squad. I knew I had to honour the stories and chronicle the amazing women. So I created The Postcard Project—'postcards from the road'—as part of the Ageing in Colour issue.

As with Part One and Part Two, in Part Three, we see adversity becoming springboards to new passions, women revisiting interrupted dreams, and a palpable sense of freedom as they shake off shackles that bound earlier generations.

All our storytellers can be found on Substack—use the clickable links to connect.

LG O’Connor 💌

Lori Bickel 💌

Heather Hausenblas 💌

Jennifer Haubrich 💌

Stella Fosse 💌

Linnea Butler 💌

Karen Geiger 💌

Patricia Cusack 💌

Sarah J Naylor 💌

Finally, a very special thank you to all the wonderful women who have contributed to The Postcard Project to date.

Part One

Dr SD Shanti, Leslie Senevey, Sophie Mill, Tracy Mansolillo, Lisa Bolin, Linsey Bamping, Marla Grant, Sue Women Living Well After 50, Jennifer Granville, Janice Macdonald. Suzanne Noble, Caroline Ferguson

Part Two

Nicole Piper, Linda Hoenigsberg, Jada Butler, Robin Motzer, Patricia Rose, Aurélie, Dana Leigh Lyons, Debbie Hudzik, Linda Naylor, Peta Gilbert

Part Three

LG O’Connor, Lori Bickel, Heather Hausenblas, Jennifer Haubrich, Stella Fosse, Linnea Butler, Karen Geiger, Patricia Cusack, Sarah J Naylor

You’re invited

Be part of The Postcard Project! Tell us how you’re going rogue and flipping the script on ageing, bold or simple. Add your story in the comments below. I love reading your comments and reply to all :-)

Thanks as always for being here.

Much love,