CrunchyTales Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Helping Women Redefine Midlife for Themselves
Cover art for anniversary article by CrunchyTales editor
Honored to be a contributor and “Diversity Promoter” for CrunchyTales magazine, based in the U.K. CrunchyTales.com is “the first illustrated online magazine on a mission to reset the meaning of middle age. Founded and edited by lifestyle journalist Michela Di Carlo, wants to empower those ladies who don’t let age define them, women over 40 and beyond who need to be seen, heard, and celebrated.
Our news and features on lifestyle, food & wine, travel, and wellbeing are specially tailored for the late bloomers; those women who are evolving rather than disappearing, open to change, and confident to start a positive revolution at any stage of their life.
Midlife is a great chance to rediscover yourself and reinvent a new path. Make us part of your journey!
Why ‘CrunchyTales®’?
Usually, crunchy conversations involve difficult or tough topic talks that have the potential to make us vulnerable or uncomfortable (in this case ageism or midlife issues for example). Via our magazine and panel discussions, we want to address these subjects in a better way, showing ladies over 40 that the best has yet to come.
Crunchy means also tasty, crispy, or something that makes a sharp noise. We want to encourage women in their middle age to speak up and say it loud: we are not over the hill! We deserve to be seen and heard. We are here to celebrate their strengths and wisdom.
Redefining Midlife, one illustrated story at a time!”
To celebrate their five year anniversary, editor Michela Di Carlo wrote:
“This year in particular, we have been blessed with plenty of amazing punchy advice from our ever-expanding board of experts and encouragement from a community of bold women around the world.
Special thanks to the Fearless Fashionista, Lauren Simmonds, for her special style tips reminding us that “we are Crunchy, not frumpy“; Dr Ellen Albertson, the Midlife Whisperer, for showing us the importance of self-care in this particular phase of life; Make up artist and Beauty expert Deborah Williams for helping us emphasise our best features; Brenda Ackerman, the Ageing Mentor, for sharing the goodness of midlife reinvention; Diversity Promoter Maria Olsen for encouraging us to break free and go beyond stereotypes; Life Transition expert Diana Place for helping us believe in our superpowers by unwrapping the gifts of our third act; Dr Sherry Ross for her invaluable insights into women’s health; Longevity coach Nicole Christina for her enlightening views on growing older and bolder; Gendered Ageism expert and executive coach Bonnie Marcus for reminding us “we’re not done yet.“.
Read the entire piece here: https://www.crunchytales.com/celebrating-5-years-of-blessings/
Read my contributions to CrunchyTales here: https://www.crunchytales.com/?s=maria+olsen
About the Author, Maria Leonard Olsen, graphic from CrunchyTales.com