THE PINK ZONES
The Pink Zones are the places, and the conditions, where women thrive as they age: valued, supported, and still contributing what a lifetime has taught them.
THE PINK ZONES
The Pink Zones are the places, and the conditions, where women thrive as they age: valued, supported, and still contributing what a lifetime has taught them.
You may know the Blue Zones, the places where people live the longest. I’m less interested in what simply adds years to a life. I’m looking for the places where women’s later years are rich, and where older women are valued for what they bring.
I’m on a journey to find these places, understand what makes them work, and share what I learn so we can cultivate more Pink Zones all over the world. There’s more than one way to come along:
Read Dispatches from the Pink Zones, my newsletter, for stories and discoveries along the way.
Join the Podcast Club, our version of a book club.
Follow the upcoming documentary as it takes shape: What Women’s Bodies Know, made with support from TELUS STORYHIVE.
We listen instead of read and gather each month on Zoom for an honest conversation.
However you come, you’re welcome. Let’s build more Pink Zones together
Let me tell you my story!
They say that research for a book is actually “me-search” and this is certainly true for me!
I want to find the stories surrounding women in pink zones to show me what it means to come of age “whole and vital” as an elder woman or crone.
I’ve been a licensed naturopathic doctor for over 20 years and fascinated by botanical medicine for longer than that.
As an undergrad studying anthropology, I had the honour of working on a project documenting traditional medicine and health practices through oral histories of First Nation elders in the Northwest territories.
I have often been taught by traditional herbalists that in the land next to a poisonous plant, there often lives its anti-dote.
I’m looking for The Pink Zones as a potential anti-dote to messaging that tells aging women that we are in decline when many of us feel like we’re just beginning to thrive in our second chapter.
Are you longing for an antidote to the self-defeating, anti-aging narrative? Join me in my journey into The Pink Zones, as we discover the people and places that can light the way.
SHARE YOUR STORY
My midlife experience has been full of twists and turns, but it’s just one story.
To fully understand what makes women thrive, I need to hear their stories… your stories.
We don’t just learn what makes people thrive from hearing success stories alone. I want the whole picture:
- What has supported you and what has thwarted you in your experience of midlife, menopause and beyond?
- What are the challenges are you facing or working through now?
- What else do we need to know
