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Why Is Everyone Lying About Sex In Midlife?
What I really hear in my therapy office (and it's not pretty)
Sep 26 • 
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Being Liked Almost Broke Me. Choosing Myself Saved Me.
Boundaries don’t push good people away. They filter them.
Sep 25 • 
Ellen Scherr
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The Real Secret? Showing Up Long After the Hype Dies Down.
Momentum builds in the silence, not the spotlight.
Sep 24 • 
Ellen Scherr
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When Your First Post Goes Viral on Substack with Ellen Scherr
A recording from Ellen Scherr and Yana G.Y.'s live video
Sep 22 • 
Ellen Scherr
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Yana G.Y.
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You Don’t Get Happy. You Practice Happy.
Because happiness isn’t found. It’s made, every single day.
Sep 22 • 
Ellen Scherr
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What if This Isn’t a Breakdown But a Breaking Open?
When your life isn't making sense—stop and listen closer.
Sep 19 • 
Ellen Scherr
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You Raised Them, They Left, Now What?
The quiet shock of an empty house.
Sep 18 • 
Ellen Scherr
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The Funeral No One Talks About: Mourning Your Younger Self
What women in midlife need most isn’t advice—it’s permission to grieve.
Sep 16 • 
Ellen Scherr
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My Divorce Wasn’t the Breakup That Hurt Most
A personal story about evaluating relationships during major life transitions.
Sep 15 • 
Ellen Scherr
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Before I Changed My Life, I Got Curious. Then I got brave.
Sometimes the questions matter more than the answers.
Sep 10 • 
Ellen Scherr
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She’s Not Quitting — She’s Quitely Being Forced Out
Her Silence Isn’t Peace. It’s Pain No One Notices.
Sep 8 • 
Ellen Scherr
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70 Years In and I Finally Learned the One Thing Nobody Tells You
A confession from someone who thought they'd have it figured out by now
Sep 3 • 
Ellen Scherr
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