{"id":100,"date":"2025-09-22T21:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/22\/advice-for-women-turning-50\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:46:00","slug":"advice-for-women-turning-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/22\/advice-for-women-turning-50\/","title":{"rendered":"67-year-old woman offers her three super helpful pieces of advice for women in their 50s"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all have a different idea of what \u201caging gracefully<\/u><\/a>\u201d looks like, but it seems inarguable that we\u2019d all like to get older in a way that feels healthy and fulfilling. <\/p>

For women<\/u><\/a> especially, helpful advice in this arena can feel hard to come by for a number of reasons. Blame it on historically claiming caretaking roles (and therefore not always acquiring self care skills), societal messaging of \u201cwomen shouldn\u2019t age, <\/u>period<\/em><\/em><\/u>,<\/u><\/a>\u201d or some other outdated nonsense. <\/p>

Luckily, a bit of life advice<\/u><\/a> from those who actually have made it to the golden years intact tends to help cut through the noise. New York Times<\/em><\/em> bestselling author<\/a> and the creator of SavingDinner.com<\/em><\/a>, Leanne Ely just came out with a video with three key pieces of advice for women entering their 50s (especially perimenopausal women) who want to maintain their physical and mental wellbeing. <\/p>

\u201cIf you are 50, I have a word of advice for you. I’m 67. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt,\u201d Ely quipped at the beginning of her clip. \u201cI am post-menopausal now, and so I am going to give you my 17-year advantage viewpoint, okay?\u201d<\/p>

Without further ado, here\u2019s what Ely suggested: <\/p>

1. Lift weights<\/strong><\/p>

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An older woman lifting weights. Photo credit: Canva<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>

\u201cPreserve your bone, do everything in your power to use your body as the strength machine that it is,\u201d Ely explained. \u201cYou don’t want to be walking around complaining about your knees or your hip pain or whatever it is.\u201d <\/p>

\u201cYour body needs to cooperate with your dreams. And the way that you do this is by getting in the best shape of your life. And I am not kidding. Move it or lose it and that goes for your muscles.\u201d<\/p>

She added that exercise alone can\u2019t accommodate muscle health, and offered the tried-and-true advice of maintaining a balanced diet, saying, \u201c…Feed your body like it is the most important person in your life. Feed it like your baby. Make sure that you’re getting the right amount of protein, that you’re hydrating correctly, and that you are feeding your mind…\u201d<\/p>

But it\u2019s not just the body that needs to, as Ely put it, \u201ccooperate with your dreams.\u201d Relationships do too, which brings us to\u2026<\/p>

2. That man is not worth skipping your dreams for<\/strong><\/p>

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A woman and her supportive (or perhaps unsupportive) partner. Photo credit: Canva<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>

\u201cDo you hear me?\u201d said Ely. \u201cI cannot tell you how many poor relationships I’ve been in and that includes way back then when I was 50. I spent nine years in a relationship with a man who looked down on me, and I didn’t even see it.\u201d<\/p>

Of course, the best protection against this happening, Ely noted, is having a healthy self-esteem in the first place. Because \u201cwhen you feel good about yourself and you know yourself, that is gonna trump all of the garbage that any man can throw your way.\u201d<\/p>

Which brings us to\u2026<\/p>

3. Be content with yourself<\/strong><\/p>

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A contentu00a0older woman smiling Photo credit: Canva<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>

\u201cKnow who you are. Stand firm in that person of who you are. This is important because you aren’t here to be someone’s second fiddle. You’re not here to be degraded and spoken down to and condescended to and gas lit. You are here on purpose and for purpose. You are a human being and you are important. Just as you are. Without ever doing anything, you’re here on purpose and for purpose and think about what that means. That means that you came to this earth because you were needed to be here on this earth and your purpose maybe it is yet to be found. But I do know this, if you work towards something that you love, you will find your purpose.\u201d<\/p>

This last one is a lesson so many of us take a lifetime to learn regardless of how many times we hear it, but always a good reminder. <\/p>\n

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