What are Meredith Masony’s signature techniques for navigating middle age?

Hi, I’m Meredith Masony from That’s Inappropriate. Here’s how “I” navigate middle age (and stay mostly sane):

• Laugh at everything: The hot flashes, the chin hairs, the kids asking what’s for dinner again—if “I” don’t joke about it, “I” cry about it. So humor first, always.
• Radical honesty: “I” talk about the stuff everyone’s thinking but too embarrassed to say—bodily changes, brain fog, the “I can’t stay up past 9” life.
• Lowered (realistic) expectations: Middle age is accepting you can’t do everything, and that’s fine. Frozen pizza counts as dinner.
• Community: “I” lean hard on the sisterhood—comments, DMs, and conversations with other women in the exact same season.

What part of middle age are you struggling with most right now—the body changes, the mental load, or the kids?