<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aging Like a Legend ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether it’s rebuilding after divorce, navigating health challenges, or simply wanting to take the reins of how you age physically, mentally, and emotionally, I’m here to share the journey with you.
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Ladish]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[lorrainecladish@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[lorrainecladish@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[At Nearly 63, I Don’t Work Out Every Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people assume I strength train daily, but at my age, I understand rest is just as important as working out.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:28:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/83ddf061-1568-49d1-9f97-b30a951534f2_2224x1778.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>People often assume I work out every day because I post a lot about fitness.</p><p>I don&#8217;t.</p><p>Social media compresses time. I may share a pull-up video, a strength-training clip, and a yoga pose within a few days, which can make it seem as though I spend most of my life exercising. The reality is much more ordinary and, more importantly, much more sustainable.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DaVeMorEeAN&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;How often do you train?\n\nPeop&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DaVeMorEeAN.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:472,&quot;comment_count&quot;:73,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DaVeMorEeAN.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>What My Exercise Schedule Actually Looks Like</h2><p>At 62, I strength train three days a week. I practice yoga two or three times a week, and sometimes those sessions are only 30 minutes long.</p><p>I specifically train pull-ups twice a week, although I often do a few single reps at home to keep the movement familiar. Pull-ups have become one of my favorite ways to measure progress, not only by counting repetitions, but also by improving my grip, form, control, and range of motion.</p><p>I walk my dog Momo every day, but during the Florida summer, our walks are shorter because he gets too hot. He is a large, long-haired Akita, and neither of us needs to prove anything in 90-degree heat.</p><p>Some weeks I do a little more, and some weeks I do less. Travel, work, allergies, family obligations, poor sleep, and life in general all affect how much energy I have. I no longer expect every week to look exactly the same.</p><h2>When I Train, I Train Hard</h2><p>When I strength train, I train hard for me. I like lifting heavy weights, challenging myself, and seeing what my body is capable of.</p><p>That feels especially meaningful after tearing my rotator cuff a few years ago. There was a long stretch when I felt physically vulnerable and had to modify nearly everything, including my yoga practice. Movements that once felt natural became difficult or impossible, and my recovery required far more patience than I wanted to give it.</p><p>Getting stronger again changed more than my body because it restored my confidence. I returned to the gym, rebuilt my strength gradually, and eventually worked my way back to arm balances and pull-ups. At 62, I can now do things I once worried I might never be able to do again.</p><p>Because of that experience, I appreciate the value of working hard, but I also have much more respect for recovery.</p><h2>Rest Is Part of My Training</h2><p>I know now that I don&#8217;t actually get stronger during a workout. The workout creates the stimulus, but my body needs time to repair and adapt afterward.</p><p>For years, that was difficult for me to accept. I thought doing more was automatically better, and I sometimes treated rest as something I had to earn rather than something my body genuinely needed.</p><p>These days, if I&#8217;m unusually tired, fighting allergies, coming down with something, or simply feeling worn down, I pay attention. I may shorten a workout, replace it with yoga, take a walk, practice yoga nidra, nap, or take the day off completely.</p><p>I know how different my body feels when I have not recovered well. That has made me much less interested in pushing through exhaustion simply to say I completed a workout.</p><p>An easy day or a full day off is not a setback. Sometimes resting is the most useful thing I can do for my long-term progress.</p><h2>Yoga and Strength Training Serve Different Purposes</h2><p>Yoga has been part of my life since I was a teenager, and I became an RYT-500 yoga teacher at 56. My relationship with it has changed many times over the years.</p><p>Sometimes yoga has been a physically demanding practice. At other points, especially during injury or emotional upheaval, it has been a way to stay grounded, breathe, and remain connected to myself.</p><p>I don&#8217;t see yoga and strength training as competing with each other. Strength training helps me build muscle, support my bones, and feel physically capable. Yoga supports mobility, body awareness, balance, and my emotional and spiritual well-being.</p><p>Some yoga sessions are long and challenging, while others are 20 or 30 minutes on the floor because that is what I need that day. I consider both versions worthwhile.</p><h2>I&#8217;m Training for the Life I Want to Keep Living</h2><p>I&#8217;m not trying to see how much exercise I can cram into one week. I&#8217;m not exercising to punish my body, shrink it, or prove that I have more discipline than someone else.</p><p>I want to stay strong, healthy, independent, and capable for as many years as possible.</p><p>I want to carry my own luggage, get up from the floor, walk for miles when I travel, play with Momo, practice yoga, lift heavy things, and keep doing pull-ups. I want enough strength and stamina to participate fully in my own life.</p><p>That requires effort, but it also requires knowing when not to push. There are times when discipline means showing up even when I don&#8217;t feel particularly motivated, and there are also times when discipline means stopping, adjusting, or allowing my body to recover.</p><p>Learning the difference has taken me years.</p><h2>Consistency Matters More Than Perfection</h2><p>I believe consistency beats perfection every single time.</p><p>Consistency does not mean doing the maximum every day. It means returning to the habits that support me over and over again, even when my schedule changes or life interrupts my plans.</p><p>Some weeks feel strong and productive. Other weeks are shaped by travel, stress, fatigue, illness, or competing priorities. A sustainable movement practice has to leave room for all of it.</p><p>I am not interested in following a routine that only works when life is calm, my sleep is perfect, and nothing unexpected happens. I need an approach that can bend without completely falling apart.</p><p>At 62, three days of strength training, two or three yoga practices, pull-up work, daily walks, and plenty of recovery create a balance that works for me.</p><p>It may change again, because bodies and lives change. For now, it allows me to keep getting stronger without making exercise the only thing I have time or energy to do.</p><p>What does your movement schedule look like, and do you give recovery as much attention as exercise?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>La gente suele pensar que entreno todos los d&#237;as porque publico mucho contenido relacionado con el ejercicio.</p><p>No es as&#237;.</p><p>Las redes sociales comprimen el tiempo. Puede que comparta un v&#237;deo haciendo dominadas, otro entrenando fuerza y una postura de yoga en cuesti&#243;n de pocos d&#237;as, y eso puede dar la impresi&#243;n de que me paso la vida haciendo ejercicio. La realidad es mucho m&#225;s normal y, sobre todo, mucho m&#225;s sostenible.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DaVeMorEeAN&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;How often do you train?\n\nPeop&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DaVeMorEeAN.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:472,&quot;comment_count&quot;:73,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DaVeMorEeAN.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>C&#243;mo es realmente mi rutina de ejercicio</h2><p>A mis 62 a&#241;os, entreno fuerza tres d&#237;as a la semana. Practico yoga dos o tres veces por semana y, a veces, esas sesiones duran solo 30 minutos.</p><p>Entreno dominadas espec&#237;ficamente dos veces por semana, aunque a menudo hago alguna repetici&#243;n suelta en casa para no perder la familiaridad con el movimiento. Las dominadas se han convertido en una de mis formas favoritas de medir mis progresos, no solo por el n&#250;mero de repeticiones, sino tambi&#233;n por c&#243;mo han mejorado mi agarre, mi t&#233;cnica, mi control y mi amplitud de movimiento.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n paseo a mi perro Momo todos los d&#237;as, pero durante el verano en Florida nuestros paseos son m&#225;s cortos porque hace demasiado calor. Es un akita grande y de pelo largo, as&#237; que ninguno de los dos tiene nada que demostrar cuando afuera hace m&#225;s de 30 grados.</p><p>Hay semanas en las que hago un poco m&#225;s y otras en las que hago un poco menos. Los viajes, el trabajo, las alergias, las obligaciones familiares, el mal dormir y la vida en general influyen en la energ&#237;a que tengo. Ya no espero que todas las semanas sean exactamente iguales.</p><h2>Cuando entreno, entreno duro</h2><p>Cuando entreno fuerza, entreno duro dentro de mis posibilidades. Me gusta levantar peso, ponerme a prueba y descubrir de qu&#233; es capaz mi cuerpo.</p><p>Esto tiene un significado especial para m&#237; despu&#233;s de haberme desgarrado el manguito rotador hace unos a&#241;os. Hubo una larga temporada en la que me sent&#237; f&#237;sicamente vulnerable y tuve que adaptar pr&#225;cticamente todo, incluida mi pr&#225;ctica de yoga. Movimientos que antes me sal&#237;an de forma natural se volvieron dif&#237;ciles o imposibles, y la recuperaci&#243;n me exigi&#243; mucha m&#225;s paciencia de la que quer&#237;a tener.</p><p>Volver a hacerme fuerte no solo cambi&#243; mi cuerpo, sino que tambi&#233;n me devolvi&#243; la confianza. Regres&#233; al gimnasio, fui recuperando la fuerza poco a poco y, con el tiempo, volv&#237; a hacer equilibrios sobre los brazos y dominadas. Ahora, a los 62 a&#241;os, puedo hacer cosas que en su momento tem&#237; no volver a hacer.</p><p>Gracias a esa experiencia, valoro mucho el esfuerzo, pero tambi&#233;n respeto mucho m&#225;s la recuperaci&#243;n.</p><h2>El descanso tambi&#233;n forma parte del entrenamiento</h2><p>Ahora s&#233; que no me hago m&#225;s fuerte durante el entrenamiento. El ejercicio proporciona el est&#237;mulo, pero despu&#233;s mi cuerpo necesita tiempo para recuperarse y adaptarse.</p><p>Durante a&#241;os me cost&#243; aceptar esto. Pensaba que hacer m&#225;s siempre era mejor y, a veces, trataba el descanso como algo que ten&#237;a que ganarme, en lugar de verlo como algo que mi cuerpo realmente necesitaba.</p><p>Hoy, si estoy m&#225;s cansada de lo normal, tengo alergia, noto que estoy incubando algo o simplemente me siento agotada, presto atenci&#243;n. Puede que acorte el entrenamiento, que lo cambie por una sesi&#243;n de yoga, que salga a caminar, que practique yoga nidra, que duerma la siesta o que me tome el d&#237;a libre por completo.</p><p>S&#233; perfectamente lo distinto que se siente mi cuerpo cuando no me he recuperado bien. Por eso cada vez me interesa menos obligarme a entrenar estando agotada solo para poder decir que he cumplido.</p><p>Un d&#237;a tranquilo, o incluso un d&#237;a completo de descanso, no supone un retroceso. A veces, descansar es lo m&#225;s &#250;til que puedo hacer para seguir progresando a largo plazo.</p><h2>El yoga y el entrenamiento de fuerza cumplen funciones distintas</h2><p>El yoga forma parte de mi vida desde que era adolescente y obtuve mi certificaci&#243;n como profesora de yoga RYT-500 a los 56 a&#241;os. Mi relaci&#243;n con esta disciplina ha cambiado muchas veces a lo largo de los a&#241;os.</p><p>En algunas &#233;pocas, mi pr&#225;ctica de yoga ha sido muy exigente f&#237;sicamente. En otras, especialmente durante lesiones o momentos emocionalmente dif&#237;ciles, me ha ayudado a mantener los pies en la tierra, a respirar y a seguir conectada conmigo misma.</p><p>No veo el yoga y el entrenamiento de fuerza como dos actividades enfrentadas. El entrenamiento de fuerza me ayuda a desarrollar m&#250;sculo, a cuidar mis huesos y a sentirme f&#237;sicamente capaz. El yoga favorece mi movilidad, mi conciencia corporal, mi equilibrio y mi bienestar emocional y espiritual.</p><p>Algunas sesiones de yoga son largas y exigentes, mientras que otras consisten en pasar 20 o 30 minutos sobre la esterilla porque eso es lo que necesito ese d&#237;a. Para m&#237;, ambas formas de practicar son v&#225;lidas.</p><h2>Entreno para poder seguir viviendo la vida que quiero</h2><p>No intento comprobar cu&#225;nto ejercicio puedo hacer en una sola semana. Tampoco entreno para castigar mi cuerpo, para hacerlo m&#225;s peque&#241;o o para demostrar que tengo m&#225;s disciplina que otras personas.</p><p>Quiero mantenerme fuerte, sana, independiente y capaz durante tantos a&#241;os como sea posible.</p><p>Quiero poder llevar mi propio equipaje, levantarme del suelo, caminar kil&#243;metros cuando viajo, jugar con Momo, practicar yoga, levantar objetos pesados y seguir haciendo dominadas. Quiero tener la fuerza y la resistencia necesarias para participar plenamente en mi propia vida.</p><p>Para eso hace falta esforzarse, pero tambi&#233;n saber cu&#225;ndo no conviene apretar. Hay ocasiones en las que la disciplina consiste en presentarse y entrenar, aunque no se est&#233; especialmente motivada. En otras, la disciplina consiste en parar, adaptar el entrenamiento o permitir que mi cuerpo se recupere.</p><p>Me ha llevado a&#241;os aprender a distinguir entre ambas situaciones.</p><h2>La constancia importa m&#225;s que la perfecci&#243;n</h2><p>Creo que la constancia siempre le gana a la perfecci&#243;n.</p><p>Ser constante no significa hacer lo m&#225;ximo todos los d&#237;as. Significa volver a los h&#225;bitos que me hacen bien una y otra vez, incluso cuando cambia mi rutina o la vida interrumpe mis planes.</p><p>Hay semanas en las que me siento fuerte y productiva. Otras est&#225;n condicionadas por los viajes, el estr&#233;s, el cansancio, alguna enfermedad o por distintas prioridades. Una pr&#225;ctica de movimiento sostenible tiene que dejar espacio para todo eso.</p><p>No me interesa seguir una rutina que solo funcione cuando la vida est&#225; tranquila, duermo perfectamente y no surge ning&#250;n imprevisto. Necesito una forma de entrenar que pueda adaptarse sin desmoronarse por completo.</p><p>A mis 62 a&#241;os, tres d&#237;as de entrenamiento de fuerza, dos o tres sesiones de yoga, la pr&#225;ctica de dominadas, los paseos diarios y bastante tiempo de recuperaci&#243;n forman un equilibrio que me funciona.</p><p>Puede que vuelva a cambiar, porque tanto el cuerpo como la vida cambian. De momento, me permite seguir haci&#233;ndome m&#225;s fuerte sin convertir el ejercicio en lo &#250;nico para lo que tengo tiempo o energ&#237;a.</p><p>&#191;C&#243;mo es tu rutina de movimiento? &#191;Le das tanta importancia a la recuperaci&#243;n como al ejercicio?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-nearly-63-i-dont-work-out-every/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’d Never Guess What’s Behind My Health and Fitness Discipline]]></title><description><![CDATA[People tell me they envy my discipline. I&#180;ve worked out from a young age, but my dedication isn&#180;t only to physical fitness.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/youd-never-guess-whats-behind-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/youd-never-guess-whats-behind-my</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XEBG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe99c697e-4f53-40cc-9f4d-427407a78f99_2160x1628.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>Most people wouldn&#8217;t guess this by how I show up in the world, but I have battled major depressive disorder and anxiety for most of my life. I still do, to an extent. I&#8217;ve had episodes that landed me in the ER, thankfully, a long time ago.</p><p>As a kid, I was painfully shy and introverted. By 16, I was clinically depressed and had a full-blown eating disorder that lasted two decades. My first book, published when I was 30, was about that part of my life.</p><h2>The part people don&#8217;t see</h2><p>People may see me now as someone who is active, expressive, strong, and outgoing, but that is not the whole story. It took me a long time to become this version of myself, and even now, I still have to take care of my mental health.</p><p>Therapy helped, along with self-help books and a lifelong quest to find the right meds for me. I found them at 41, and I am still happily on them. I don&#8217;t believe there is only one way to manage mental health. For me, it has taken many tools, many years, and a lot of trial and error.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DaA4JGlRT9n&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DaA4JGlRT9n.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2>Movement became part of how I cope</h2><p>Movement has also been a huge part of how I manage my mental and emotional health. Not because I&#8217;m crazy disciplined, but because I know what it does for me.</p><p>Working out in some form has helped me throughout my life. Yoga, strength training, walking, pull-ups, handstands, or whatever physical goal I&#8217;m chasing next- they all give me something my mind has often struggled to give me on its own: feeling grounded.</p><p>I&#8217;m also obsessive and compulsive, and over time, I learned to channel that part of myself into physical activities that brought me joy instead of hurting me. And yes, I&#8217;m hooked on the endorphin high.</p><p>There is a shift that happens when I move my body. I always feel different - more powerful, more joyful - afterward than I did before.</p><h2>I don&#8217;t always feel like moving</h2><p>Of course, there are days I don&#8217;t feel like doing anything. There are days I don&#8217;t feel motivated- when I&#8217;m tired, low, anxious, or just not in the mood.</p><p>But I know how I&#8217;ll feel during and after, and that usually gets me going. Not always. I&#8217;m human. But often enough that I keep coming back to it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XEBG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe99c697e-4f53-40cc-9f4d-427407a78f99_2160x1628.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XEBG!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe99c697e-4f53-40cc-9f4d-427407a78f99_2160x1628.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XEBG!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>Please don&#8217;t envy my dedication</h2><p>So if you&#8217;ve ever envied my dedication, please don&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t wish depression on anyone. Or anxiety. Panic attacks are terrifying.</p><p>What may look like discipline from the outside is often a form of self-preservation. It&#8217;s me doing what I know helps me stay grounded, present, and emotionally afloat.</p><p>When I post yoga poses, workouts, pull-ups, or the next physical goal I&#8217;m working toward, I&#8217;m not just posting about fitness. I&#8217;m also posting about a lifelong inner battle that, so far, I&#8217;m winning.</p><h2>Why I&#8217;m sharing this</h2><p>I hope this reaches whoever needs to hear it, no matter their age.</p><p>You can be strong and still struggle. You can be joyful and still have a history of depression. You can look confident and still have spent years battling anxiety. You can be the person doing pull-ups at 62 and still be someone who has had to fight hard to stay here.</p><p>We never really know what someone is carrying.</p><p>So I&#8217;ll ask you this: what&#8217;s one thing people wouldn&#8217;t guess about you from the outside?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>La mayor&#237;a de la gente no se imaginar&#237;a esto por c&#243;mo me muestro en p&#250;blico, pero he lidiado con trastorno depresivo mayor y ansiedad durante casi toda mi vida. Todav&#237;a me pasa, hasta cierto punto. He tenido episodios que me llevaron a urgencias, por suerte, hace ya mucho tiempo.</p><p>De ni&#241;a era muy, muy t&#237;mida e introvertida. A los 16 a&#241;os ten&#237;a depresi&#243;n cl&#237;nica y un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria en toda regla que dur&#243; dos d&#233;cadas. Mi primer libro, que publiqu&#233; a los 30 a&#241;os, trata precisamente de esa etapa de mi vida.</p><h2>La parte que la gente no ve</h2><p>Puede que ahora la gente me vea como una persona activa, expresiva, fuerte y extrovertida, pero esa no es toda la historia. Tard&#233; mucho en convertirme en esta versi&#243;n de m&#237; misma, y todav&#237;a hoy tengo que cuidar mi salud mental.</p><p>La terapia me ayud&#243;. Tambi&#233;n me ayudaron los libros de autoayuda y una b&#250;squeda largu&#237;sima para encontrar la medicaci&#243;n adecuada para m&#237;. La encontr&#233; a los 41 a&#241;os, y sigo tom&#225;ndola felizmente. No creo que haya una &#250;nica manera de cuidar la salud mental. En mi caso, han hecho falta muchas herramientas, muchos a&#241;os y mucho ensayo y error.</p><h2>El movimiento se convirti&#243; en mi manera de sobrellevarlo</h2><p>El movimiento tambi&#233;n ha sido la herramienta con la que he gestionado mi salud mental y emocional. No porque sea superdisciplinada, sino porque s&#233; lo que hace por m&#237;.</p><p>Hacer ejercicio, de una u otra forma, me ha ayudado durante toda mi vida. El yoga, el entrenamiento de fuerza, caminar, las dominadas, hacer el pino o cualquier objetivo f&#237;sico que me proponga: todo eso me da algo que mi mente muchas veces no ha sabido darme por s&#237; sola: sentirme m&#225;s estable.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n soy obsesiva y compulsiva, y con el tiempo aprend&#237; a canalizar esa parte de m&#237; hacia actividades f&#237;sicas que me daban alegr&#237;a en lugar de hacerme da&#241;o. Y s&#237;, estoy enganchada al subid&#243;n de endorfinas.</p><p>Hay algo que cambia cuando muevo el cuerpo. Siempre me siento diferente despu&#233;s, m&#225;s fuerte, m&#225;s alegre, que antes de empezar.</p><p></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DaA4JGlRT9n&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DaA4JGlRT9n.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2>No siempre me apetece moverme</h2><p>Por supuesto, hay d&#237;as en los que no me apetece hacer nada. Hay d&#237;as en los que no me siento motivada, cuando estoy cansada, baja de &#225;nimo, ansiosa o simplemente no estoy de humor.</p><p>Pero s&#233; c&#243;mo me voy a sentir durante y despu&#233;s, y eso normalmente me pone en marcha. No siempre. Soy humana. Pero s&#237; las veces suficientes como para volver una y otra vez.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IE-5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7440472d-df90-443d-a2ce-3c395e1c3395_2160x1628.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IE-5!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7440472d-df90-443d-a2ce-3c395e1c3395_2160x1628.jpeg 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IE-5!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7440472d-df90-443d-a2ce-3c395e1c3395_2160x1628.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IE-5!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7440472d-df90-443d-a2ce-3c395e1c3395_2160x1628.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>Por favor, no envidies mi constancia</h2><p>As&#237; que si alguna vez has envidiado mi constancia, por favor, no lo hagas. No deseo la depresi&#243;n a nadie. Ni la ansiedad. Los ataques de p&#225;nico son terror&#237;ficos.</p><p>Lo que desde fuera puede parecer disciplina muchas veces es una forma de autopreservaci&#243;n. Soy yo haciendo lo que s&#233; que me ayuda a sentirme estable, presente y emocionalmente a flote.</p><p>Cuando publico posturas de yoga, entrenamientos, dominadas o el siguiente objetivo f&#237;sico en el que estoy trabajando, no estoy publicando solo sobre fitness. Tambi&#233;n estoy compartiendo una batalla interior de toda la vida que, de momento, voy ganando.</p><h2>Por qu&#233; comparto esto</h2><p>Espero que esto llegue a quien lo necesite leer, tenga la edad que tenga.</p><p>Puedes ser fuerte y, aun as&#237;, luchar por dentro. Puedes ser alegre y, aun as&#237;, tener un historial de depresi&#243;n. Puedes parecer segura de ti misma y, aun as&#237;, haber pasado a&#241;os batallando con la ansiedad. Puedes ser la persona que hace dominadas a los 62 y seguir siendo alguien que ha tenido que pelear mucho para estar aqu&#237;.</p><p>Nunca sabemos realmente lo que lleva cada persona por dentro.</p><p>As&#237; que te pregunto: &#191;qu&#233; es algo que la gente no imaginar&#237;a de ti desde fuera?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/youd-never-guess-whats-behind-my/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/youd-never-guess-whats-behind-my/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 58, I Could Barely Lift 2-Pound Dumbbells. At 62, I’m Doing Strict Pull-Ups]]></title><description><![CDATA[A los 58 apenas pod&#237;a levantar mancuernas de 2 libras. A los 62 hago dominadas estrictas.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:13:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3IX2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff81a665d-0c17-4087-af33-2fd62f40367f_1320x921.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</span></p><p><span>At 58, I tore my rotator cuff, and it became a whole ordeal. I couldn&#8217;t lift heavy, I couldn&#8217;t do my regular handstands or arm balances in yoga, and I lost muscle mass, strength, and confidence. The first clips in the Instagram video embedded here are from a paid gig I did for a fitness app, and I could barely use the 2-pound dumbbells I&#8217;m holding because my shoulders hurt so much.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3IX2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff81a665d-0c17-4087-af33-2fd62f40367f_1320x921.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3IX2!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong><span>The injury that changed everything</span></strong></h2><p><span>That injury was humbling because I had been active for most of my life. I became a fitness instructor at 21, worked out consistently throughout my 20s, 30s, and 40s, returned to yoga in my 50s, and became a registered yoga teacher. Movement has always been one of the ways I come back to myself, so not being able to move the way I was used to was hard on my body and also on my mind.</span></p><p><span>It also wasn&#8217;t a straightforward recovery. After a misdiagnosis, a fall that made the injury worse, and then tendinitis in my other shoulder, I eventually found a great doctor and started physical therapy. That was the beginning of things getting better, but it was slow and frustrating. I had to learn what my shoulders could handle, what made them worse, and how to rebuild without constantly comparing myself to what I used to be able to do.</span></p><h2><strong><span>Starting over slowly</span></strong></h2><p><span>When I went back to the gym, I started slowly. I did the basic work. I had to accept that starting over was still starting, even if it looked nothing like where I had been before.</span></p><p><span>Then I interviewed Ginny MacColl, who became an American Ninja Warrior competitor in her 60s, and I started wondering whether I could train for a pull-up. I honestly did not really believe I could do one. I have long arms, pull-ups are hard, and my shoulders have already put me through enough. But the idea stayed with me, so I started working on it with assisted pull-ups, lat pulldowns, negatives, holds, grip work, and a lot of trial and error.</span></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DZk-siRvMOT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DZk-siRvMOT.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong><span>From 2-pound dumbbells to pull-ups</span></strong></h2><p><span>Eventually, I got one pull-up. Then two. Then three. Then five. Now I&#8217;m 62, turning 63 in August, doing overhand pull-ups, crossing monkey bars, and looking up Ninja courses near me just for fun, which is not something I would have predicted when I was struggling with those 2-pound dumbbells.</span></p><p><span>I&#8217;m not sharing this because I think everyone should train for pull-ups or monkey bars. I&#8217;m sharing it because when you&#8217;re older and dealing with an injury, a limitation, or a body that suddenly will not do what it used to, it can be easy to assume you&#8217;re done with certain things. Sometimes you do have to change how you train. Sometimes you need rest, physical therapy, modifications, and patience. But that doesn&#8217;t automatically mean you can&#8217;t rebuild.</span></p><p><span>My body looks different now than it did at 58. It is stronger and healthier, but the bigger change is that I trust it more because I know what it took to get here.</span></p><p><span>At 58, I could barely use 2-pound dumbbells. At 62, I can do pull-ups and monkey bars. And I&#8217;m not done.</span></p><p><span>Do you have a comeback story, too?</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p><span>(Espa&#241;ol)</span></p><p><span>A los 58 a&#241;os me desgarr&#233; el manguito rotador, y aquello se convirti&#243; en toda una odisea. No pod&#237;a levantar peso ni hacer mis paradas de manos (el pino) ni mis equilibrios de brazos en yoga como antes, y perd&#237; masa muscular, fuerza y confianza. Los primeros clips del video de Instagram que comparto aqu&#237; son de un trabajo pagado que hice para una app de fitness, y apenas pod&#237;a levantar las mancuernas de 2 libras que ten&#237;a en las manos porque me dol&#237;an much&#237;simo los hombros.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bnXF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd721c670-5b03-4bf9-9b4a-36986dfeb530_1320x921.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bnXF!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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Me convert&#237; en instructora de fitness a los 21, entren&#233; de forma constante durante mis 20, 30 y 40, volv&#237; al yoga en mis 50 y me certifiqu&#233; como profesora de yoga. El movimiento siempre ha sido mi manera de lidiar con el estr&#233;s, as&#237; que no poder moverme como de costumbre fue duro para mi cuerpo y mi mente.</span></p><p><span>La recuperaci&#243;n tampoco fue sencilla. Despu&#233;s de un diagn&#243;stico equivocado, una ca&#237;da que agrav&#243; la lesi&#243;n y luego una tendinitis en el otro hombro, por fin encontr&#233; a un gran m&#233;dico y empec&#233; fisioterapia. Ese fue el comienzo de la mejor&#237;a, pero el proceso fue lento y frustrante. Tuve que aprender qu&#233; pod&#237;an tolerar mis hombros, qu&#233; los empeoraba y c&#243;mo recuperar fuerza sin compararme todo el tiempo con lo que antes pod&#237;a hacer.</span></p><h2><strong><span>Empezar de nuevo poco a poco</span></strong></h2><p><span>Cuando volv&#237; al gimnasio, empec&#233; despacio. Hice el trabajo b&#225;sico. Tuve que aceptar que empezar de nuevo tambi&#233;n cuenta como empezar, aunque no se parezca en nada al lugar donde una estaba antes.</span></p><p><span>Luego entrevist&#233; a Ginny MacColl, quien lleg&#243; a competir en American Ninja Warrior a los 60 y pico de a&#241;os, y empec&#233; a preguntarme si tal vez yo podr&#237;a entrenar para hacer una dominada. Sinceramente, no cre&#237;a que pudiera lograr ni una. Tengo los brazos largos, las dominadas son dif&#237;ciles y mis hombros ya me hab&#237;an dado bastante guerra. Pero la idea se me qued&#243; en la cabeza, as&#237; que empec&#233; a trabajar en ello con dominadas asistidas, jalones al pecho, negativas, aguantes, trabajo de agarre y much&#237;simo ensayo y error.</span></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DZk-siRvMOT&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DZk-siRvMOT.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong><span>De mancuernas de 2 libras a dominadas</span></strong></h2><p><span>Con el tiempo consegu&#237; hacer una dominada. Luego dos. Luego tres. Luego cinco. Ahora tengo 62 a&#241;os, cumplo 63 en agosto, hago dominadas estrictas con agarre prono, cruzo las barras y busco circuitos ninja cerca de m&#237; por pura diversi&#243;n, algo que jam&#225;s habr&#237;a imaginado cuando me costaba usar aquellas mancuernas de 2 libras.</span></p><p><span>No comparto esto porque creo que todo el mundo deber&#237;a entrenar para hacer dominadas o cruzar las barras. Lo comparto porque cuando eres mayor y est&#225;s lidiando con una lesi&#243;n, una limitaci&#243;n o un cuerpo que de repente ya no responde como antes, es f&#225;cil asumir que hay cosas que ya no son para ti. A veces s&#237; tienes que cambiar la forma en que entrenas. A veces necesitas descanso, fisioterapia, modificaciones y paciencia. Pero eso no significa autom&#225;ticamente que no puedas reconstruirte.</span></p><p><span>Mi cuerpo se ve diferente ahora que a los 58 a&#241;os. Est&#225; m&#225;s fuerte y m&#225;s saludable, pero el cambio m&#225;s grande es que conf&#237;o m&#225;s en &#233;l porque s&#233; lo que me cost&#243; llegar hasta aqu&#237;.</span></p><p><span>A los 58, apenas pod&#237;a levantar mancuernas de 2 libras. A los 62 a&#241;os, puedo hacer dominadas y cruzar las barras.</span></p><p><span>Y no he terminado.</span></p><p><span>&#191;T&#250; tambi&#233;n has tenido que reconstruirte en alg&#250;n momento?</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/strict-pull-ups-62-years-old/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Youngest Moved 5,000 Miles Away, and I’m Learning How to Be an Empty Nester]]></title><description><![CDATA[After my youngest moved 5,000 miles away after college, I&#8217;m learning how to navigate the empty nest, the quiet house, and the mix of pride and sadness that comes with letting go.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e140210e-1667-4b67-b9e3-3d733006fe1c_3104x2391.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol m&#225;s abajo)</p><p>My youngest just moved out after finishing college, just before turning 22. Even though this is what&#8217;s meant to happen, it still hit me hard.</p><p>Nick is ready. He&#8217;s grown so much and is excited for what&#8217;s next. I&#8217;m proud of him, but I&#8217;m also sad.</p><p>We all know our kids aren&#8217;t meant to stay with us forever. We raise them to leave, to become their own people, and to build lives that don&#8217;t center on us. Then it actually happens. The room is empty, the house is quieter, and no one walks in to ask what&#8217;s for dinner or if I&#8217;m going to the gym. That quiet is tough, even when I know this is how it&#8217;s supposed to be.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DY-WLXPkZGn&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DY-WLXPkZGn.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>I&#8217;ve Been Here Before, and It Still Hurts</h2><p>My oldest left home at 18, seven years ago, and it felt like losing a part of myself. She&#8217;s always been adventurous. When she traveled alone at 9 to visit family and friends in Spain, I knew she loved to explore. She wanted to see the world and was ready long before I was.</p><p>I cried for weeks and months after she left, but I never said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t go.&#8221; I never told her how much it hurt, because this was her life. Now she&#8217;s 25, working as an EMT and ski patroller in Kirkwood during the winter, a firefighter last summer, and always chasing things that take courage and skills I really admire.</p><p>I know this is what we want for our kids. But that doesn&#8217;t make the quiet house any easier.</p><h2>This Time, It Feels Different</h2><p>Nick's leaving feels different. Maybe it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s my youngest. Maybe it&#8217;s because he was my gym buddy. Or maybe it&#8217;s because now I&#8217;m officially an empty nester.</p><p>There&#8217;s something final about the last child leaving. It&#8217;s not that the relationship ends, but the daily routines change. I know this is a new phase, with more space, more trust, more adult talks, and a lot more letting go. But I&#8217;ll still miss hearing him in the house, knocking on his door, or asking, &#8220;Gym?&#8221; and having him say yes.</p><p>I&#8217;ll also miss how Momo, our big, fluffy Akita, waited for him to come through the door. Even Momo misses him. I&#8217;m not just missing Nick. I&#8217;m missing the rhythm of having him here.</p><h2>The Nest Is Empty. My Life Is Not.</h2><p>Empty nest grief isn&#8217;t just about missing your child. It&#8217;s also about saying goodbye to a part of yourself.</p><p>The mom who knew who was coming home for dinner. The mom who heard footsteps in the hallway.</p><p>I&#8217;m still his mom, of course. But I don&#8217;t get to be the mom who hears him moving around the house each day.</p><p>My life is full. I have work, a marriage, a dog, friends, fitness, yoga, improv, deadlines, dreams, a business, and a book I still want to write. My life isn&#8217;t empty. Just the nest is.</p><h2>I Know I&#8217;ll Be Okay</h2><p>I&#8217;ve been through big changes before. I moved countries, started over more than once, raised kids through tough times, rebuilt my life after divorce, was a single mom, started a business, reinvented myself in midlife, and kept going.</p><p>So I do not think my life is over. I don&#8217;t believe motherhood was my only identity, or that the best is behind me. I had my kids at 37 and 40, respectively, so I had a life before they were born. I know I&#8217;ll be okay, and I&#8217;m still sad. </p><p>Our kids shouldn&#8217;t have to carry the weight of our grief. I felt this when my oldest left, and I feel it now with Nick. I can miss them, cry after they leave, and walk into an empty room and feel sad, but I don&#8217;t want them to feel guilty for living their lives.</p><p>That&#8217;s the hard part: loving them so much that their absence hurts, but also loving them enough not to make them responsible for filling the space they leave behind.</p><h2>What I&#8217;m Doing Right Now</h2><p>I don&#8217;t have a plan for getting through the empty nest. Right now, I&#8217;m just doing what keeps me grounded.</p><p>I&#8217;m walking Momo. I&#8217;m going to the gym, even though it feels strange without my gym buddy. I&#8217;m trying to work, even when my mind feels foggy. I&#8217;m going to improv. I let myself cry when I need to, and I let myself feel proud and sad on the same day.</p><p>Some days I feel fine, but then I walk past the empty room, and suddenly I&#8217;m not. </p><p>Sometimes I&#8217;m excited about the freedom and space, and then I miss the noise, the mess, the quick chats, and just having a child at home.</p><h2>This Is What We Raise Them For</h2><p>This is what we raise them for: to leave, to make choices, to live on their own and it can still be hard. </p><p>I can be proud of Nick and still miss him. I can be excited for his future and sad about the quiet house. I can know this is healthy and still feel heartbroken by it. I can be almost 63, strong, active, creative, ambitious, and still feel like a mom standing in the doorway of an empty room, trying to catch her breath.</p><p>So for now, I&#8217;m letting myself feel it. I miss him. I&#8217;m proud of him. I&#8217;ll adjust, even if I&#8217;m not there yet.'</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>Mi hijo menor acaba de mudarse tras terminar la universidad, poco antes de cumplir 22 a&#241;os. Aunque s&#233; que esto es lo que tiene que pasar, me ha pegado fuerte.</p><p>Nick est&#225; listo. Ha crecido much&#237;simo y est&#225; ilusionado con lo que viene. Estoy orgullosa de &#233;l, pero tambi&#233;n triste.</p><p>Todos sabemos que nuestros hijos no est&#225;n destinados a quedarse con nosotros para siempre. Los criamos para que se vayan, para que sean quienes son y para que construyan vidas que no giren en torno a nosotros. Y entonces sucede de verdad. La habitaci&#243;n est&#225; vac&#237;a, la casa est&#225; m&#225;s silenciosa, y nadie entra a preguntarme qu&#233; hay de cenar o si voy al gimnasio. Ese silencio cuesta, aunque sepa que as&#237; es como tiene que ser.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DY-WLXPkZGn&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;And just like that, I&#8217;m an em&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DY-WLXPkZGn.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:237,&quot;comment_count&quot;:76,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DY-WLXPkZGn.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2>Ya he pasado por esto, y aun as&#237; duele</h2><p>Mi hija mayor se fue de casa a los 18 a&#241;os, hace siete a&#241;os, y sent&#237; como si perdiera una parte de m&#237;. Ella siempre ha sido aventurera. Cuando viaj&#243; sola a los 9 a&#241;os para visitar a familiares y amigos en Espa&#241;a, supe que le encantaba explorar. Quer&#237;a ver el mundo y estaba preparada mucho antes que yo.</p><p>Llor&#233; durante semanas y meses despu&#233;s de que se fuera, pero nunca le dije: &#8220;No te vayas.&#8221; Nunca le cont&#233; cu&#225;nto me dol&#237;a, porque esta era su vida. Ahora tiene 25 a&#241;os, trabaja como EMT y patrullera de esqu&#237; en Kirkwood durante el invierno, fue bombera el verano pasado, y siempre va detr&#225;s de cosas que requieren valor y habilidades que admiro de verdad.</p><p>S&#233; que esto es lo que queremos para nuestros hijos. Pero eso no hace que la casa silenciosa sea m&#225;s f&#225;cil de llevar.</p><h2>Esta vez se siente diferente</h2><p>Que Nick se haya ido se siente diferente. Tal vez porque es mi hijo menor. Tal vez porque era mi compa&#241;ero de gimnasio. O tal vez porque ahora soy oficialmente una madre con el nido vac&#237;o.</p><p>Hay algo definitivo en que se vaya el &#250;ltimo hijo. No es que la relaci&#243;n termine, pero las rutinas diarias cambian. S&#233; que esta es una nueva etapa, con m&#225;s espacio, m&#225;s confianza, m&#225;s conversaciones de adultos y mucho m&#225;s soltar. Pero igual voy a echar de menos escucharlo en la casa, tocarle la puerta o preguntarle: &#8220;&#191;Vienes al gimnasio?&#8221; y que me diga que s&#237;.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n voy a echar de menos c&#243;mo Momo, nuestro akita que parece un oso de peluche, esperaba que entrara por la puerta. Hasta Momo lo extra&#241;a. </p><h2>El nido est&#225; vac&#237;o. Mi vida no.</h2><p>El duelo del nido vac&#237;o no se trata solo de extra&#241;ar a tu hijo. Tambi&#233;n se trata de despedirte de una parte de ti misma.</p><p>La mam&#225; que sab&#237;a qui&#233;n ven&#237;a a cenar. La mam&#225; que escuchaba pasos en el pasillo.</p><p>Sigo siendo su mam&#225;, claro. Pero ya no soy la mam&#225; que lo oye moverse por la casa todos los d&#237;as.</p><p>Mi vida est&#225; llena. Tengo trabajo, un matrimonio, un perro, amigos, fitness, yoga, improvisaci&#243;n, fechas de entrega, sue&#241;os, un negocio y un libro que todav&#237;a quiero escribir. Mi vida no est&#225; vac&#237;a. Solo lo est&#225; el nido.</p><h2>S&#233; que voy a estar bien</h2><p>He pasado por grandes cambios antes. Me mud&#233; de pa&#237;s, empec&#233; de cero m&#225;s de una vez, cri&#233; hijos en momentos dif&#237;ciles, reconstru&#237; mi vida despu&#233;s del divorcio, fui madre soltera, inici&#233; un negocio, me reinvent&#233; en la mediana edad y segu&#237; adelante.</p><p>As&#237; que no pienso que mi vida se haya terminado. No creo que la maternidad haya sido mi &#250;nica identidad, ni que lo mejor haya quedado atr&#225;s. Tuve a mis hijos a los 37 y 40 a&#241;os, respectivamente, as&#237; que ya ten&#237;a una vida antes de que nacieran. S&#233; que voy a estar bien y, aun as&#237;, estoy triste.</p><p>Nuestros hijos no deber&#237;an tener que cargar con el peso de nuestro duelo. Sent&#237; esto cuando mi hija mayor se fue y ahora lo siento con Nick. Puedo extra&#241;arlos, llorar despu&#233;s de que se vayan y entrar en una habitaci&#243;n vac&#237;a y sentir tristeza, pero no quiero que se sientan culpables por vivir sus vidas.</p><p>Esa es la parte dif&#237;cil: quererlos tanto que su ausencia duele, pero tambi&#233;n quererlos lo suficiente como para no hacerlos responsables de llenar el espacio que dejan.</p><h2>Lo que estoy haciendo ahora</h2><p>No tengo un plan para atravesar el nido vac&#237;o. Ahora mismo solo estoy haciendo lo que me ayuda a mantener los pies en la tierra.</p><p>Saco a pasear a Momo. Voy al gimnasio, aunque se me hace raro sin mi compa&#241;ero de gym. Trabajo, aunque tengo la mente nublada. Voy a clases de improvisaci&#243;n. Lloro cuando me hace falta y siento orgullo y tristeza al mismo tiempo.</p><p>Algunos d&#237;as me siento bien, pero luego paso frente a la habitaci&#243;n vac&#237;a y, de repente, ya no lo estoy.</p><p>A veces me ilusionan la libertad y el espacio, y luego extra&#241;o el ruido, el desorden, las conversaciones y, simplemente, tener a un hijo en casa.</p><h2>Para esto los criamos</h2><p>Para esto los criamos: para que se vayan, para que tomen decisiones, para que vivan por su cuenta, y aun as&#237; puede ser dif&#237;cil.</p><p>Puedo estar orgullosa de Nick y extra&#241;arlo al mismo tiempo. Puedo estar ilusionada con su futuro y triste por el silencio de la casa. Puedo saber que esto es sano y, aun as&#237;, sentir que se me rompe el coraz&#243;n. Puedo tener casi 63 a&#241;os, ser fuerte, activa, creativa, ambiciosa, y aun as&#237; sentirme como una mam&#225; parada en la puerta de una habitaci&#243;n vac&#237;a, intentando recuperar el aliento.</p><p>As&#237; que, por ahora, me permito sentirlo. Lo extra&#241;o. Estoy orgullosa de &#233;l. Me adaptar&#233;, aunque todav&#237;a no est&#233; ah&#237;.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/navigating-empty-nest/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Was Never Lonelier Than When I Was in the Wrong Relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nunca me sent&#237; m&#225;s sola que cuando estaba en la relaci&#243;n equivocada]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:24:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GiyT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61c4e2e6-91a9-457b-872b-fc8b58058413_1000x685.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>My 25-year-old daughter posted something recently about learning to be alone and trusting your instincts when something feels off. It made me think.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GiyT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61c4e2e6-91a9-457b-872b-fc8b58058413_1000x685.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GiyT!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61c4e2e6-91a9-457b-872b-fc8b58058413_1000x685.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GiyT!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>I learned to be alone young. I was socially awkward and insecure, so I buried myself in books and eventually in writing. I was also drawn to things I could do on my own, like long-distance running, swimming laps, yoga, and lifting weights. I never felt lonely doing those things. They gave me a sense of myself before I had the words for it.</p><p>However, when I was younger, and youth is often contradictory, I was still afraid of &#8220;ending up alone,&#8221; meaning without a relationship. I thought being married or part of a couple meant I had avoided the worst possible outcome.</p><p>At 62, I can say this: I never felt more alone than I did in a marriage where the other person didn&#8217;t have my back.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DYXRSshxbYf&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;My daughter @cxn_33 posted ye&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DYXRSshxbYf.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:133,&quot;comment_count&quot;:38,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DYXRSshxbYf.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Before my wedding, I had a feeling of impending doom. I wanted to call it off, but my now ex convinced me not to. I was right in the end. And I also have two wonderful kids from that marriage, so no, I don&#8217;t look at it as a mistake. Life is complicated.</p><p>But I do know what it feels like to ignore your gut feeling. That kind of loneliness is not solitude. It&#8217;s being with someone and still feeling like you are carrying the worry, the kids, the decisions, and the consequences of things you didn&#8217;t even choose. It&#8217;s knowing that when something happens, you are the one who will have to figure it out.</p><p>For years, I tried everything I could think of. Couples therapy. Individual therapy. Codependency support meetings. Self-improvement seminars. Books. Conversations. Hope. More hope. The kind of hope that keeps you in the wrong place because you keep thinking that if you explain it better, work harder, or become easier to love, things will change.</p><p>Eventually I realized I would be stronger on my own.</p><p>That didn&#8217;t mean it was easy. I had kids to support, very little to my name, and a life to rebuild. I was scared. I was exhausted. I had no guarantee that things would work out. But I was no longer using all my energy to hold up something that required two people.</p><p>I hope I taught my children that being alone is not the worst thing. Staying where your gut and your body already know you shouldn&#8217;t be is worse.</p><p>I love solitude. I also love people. I love connection, friendship, partnership, family, conversation, and shared laughter. I don&#8217;t believe we are meant to live without one another. But I do believe there is a big difference between choosing connection and staying in a relationship because we are afraid of what people will think, afraid of starting over, or afraid of being alone. Being alone can be peaceful. Being lonely with someone can wear you down in ways that are hard to explain until you&#8217;ve lived it. Thankfully that period of my life is behind me.</p><p>Have you ever felt lonelier with someone than you did on your own?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>Mi hija de 25 a&#241;os public&#243; hace poco algo sobre aprender a estar sola y confiar en tus instintos cuando algo no te encaja. Me hizo pensar.</p><p>Aprend&#237; a estar sola desde muy joven. Era insegura y me costaba relacionarme, as&#237; que me refugi&#233; en los libros y, con el tiempo, en la escritura. Tambi&#233;n me atra&#237;an las cosas que pod&#237;a hacer por mi cuenta, como correr largas distancias, nadar, practicar yoga y levantar pesas. Nunca me sent&#237; sola haciendo esas cosas. Me cofer&#237;an una sensaci&#243;n de identidad antes de que tuviera palabras para explicarlo.</p><p>Sin embargo, cuando era m&#225;s joven, y la juventud suele ser contradictoria, ten&#237;a miedo de &#8220;quedarme sola&#8221;, es decir, sin una relaci&#243;n. Pensaba que estar casada o formar parte de una pareja significaba que hab&#237;a evitado el peor desenlace posible.</p><p>A los 62 a&#241;os, puedo decir esto: nunca me sent&#237; m&#225;s sola que en un matrimonio en el que la otra persona no me cubr&#237;a las espaldas.</p><p>Antes de mi boda, sent&#237;  &#8220;mala espina&#8221;. Quise cancelar la boda, pero mi ahora exmarido me convenci&#243; para no hacerlo. Al final, tuve raz&#243;n. Y tambi&#233;n tengo dos hijos maravillosos de ese matrimonio, as&#237; que no, no lo veo como un error. La vida es complicada.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1fls!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1fdbd28-e839-4d89-9a7d-fe227cf89bbf_1000x685.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1fls!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1fdbd28-e839-4d89-9a7d-fe227cf89bbf_1000x685.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1fls!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1fdbd28-e839-4d89-9a7d-fe227cf89bbf_1000x685.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1fls!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1fdbd28-e839-4d89-9a7d-fe227cf89bbf_1000x685.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>&#8216;Pero s&#237; s&#233; lo que se siente al ignorar una corazonada. Ese tipo de soledad no es estar en soledad. Es estar con alguien y aun as&#237; sentir que eres t&#250; quien carga con las preocupaciones, los hijos, las decisiones y las consecuencias de cosas que ni siquiera elegiste. Es saber que, cuando pase algo, ser&#225;s t&#250; quien tendr&#225; que resolverlo.</p><p>Durante a&#241;os, prob&#233; todo lo que se me ocurri&#243;. Terapia de pareja. Terapia individual. Grupos de apoyo para la codependencia. Seminarios de crecimiento personal. Libros. Conversaciones. Esperanza. M&#225;s esperanza. Esa clase de esperanza que te mantiene en el lugar equivocado porque sigues pensando que, si lo explicas mejor, te esfuerzas m&#225;s o te conviertes en alguien m&#225;s f&#225;cil de querer, las cosas cambiar&#225;n.</p><p>Al final entend&#237; que ser&#237;a m&#225;s fuerte sola.</p><p>Eso no significa que fuera f&#225;cil. Ten&#237;a hijos que mantener, muy poco a mi nombre y una vida que reconstruir. Ten&#237;a miedo. Estaba agotada. No ten&#237;a ninguna garant&#237;a de que las cosas fueran a salir bien. Pero ya no estaba usando toda mi energ&#237;a para sostener algo que requer&#237;a a dos personas.</p><p>Espero haber ense&#241;ado a mis hijos que estar solo no es lo peor. Quedarte donde tu instinto y tu cuerpo ya saben que no deber&#237;as estar es peor.</p><p>Me gusta la soledad. Tambi&#233;n me gusta la gente. Me gusta la conexi&#243;n, la amistad, la pareja, la familia, las conversaciones y las risas compartidas. No creo que estemos hechos para vivir sin los dem&#225;s. Pero s&#237; creo que hay una gran diferencia entre elegir la conexi&#243;n y quedarte en una relaci&#243;n porque tienes miedo de lo que pensar&#225; la gente, miedo de empezar de nuevo o miedo de estar sola. Estar sola puede darte paz. Sentirte sola con alguien puede desgastarte de una forma dif&#237;cil de explicar hasta que la has vivido. Por suerte, esa etapa de mi vida ya qued&#243; atr&#225;s.</p><p>&#191;Alguna vez te has sentido m&#225;s sola con alguien que estando por tu cuenta?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/marriage-loneliness/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I Would Do Differently in My Pull-Up Journey After 60]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lo que cambiar&#237;a si volviera a empezar con las dominadas despu&#233;s de los 60]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Espa&#241;ol abajo</p><p>I started training for pull-ups at 60, fresh out of recovering from a partially torn rotator cuff.</p><p>It took me nine months to get my first pull-up, and it was not great. I still celebrated like crazy because getting my chin over the bar at 60, after a shoulder injury, was a big deal.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic" width="1320" height="914" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:914,&quot;width&quot;:1320,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:241276,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. 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Ladish doing pullups at 62" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 848w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1272, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n01p!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb48838dd-fec1-4ee9-b8d6-3f09f20f3699_1320x914.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Then I had to clean it up. I wanted to extend my arms fully at the bottom. That took longer.</p><p>The biggest missing piece was the brain-lat connection. I knew my lats were supposed to do a lot of the work. That didn&#8217;t mean I could actually feel them doing it. The older we are, the harder it is!</p><p>Once I finally got that connection, relatively recently, at 62, my pull-ups changed fast. My arms and shoulders stopped doing all the pulling, and my back finally got the memo.</p><p>Now I&#8217;m up to five overhand pull-ups on a good day, which was my goal for the end of the year. I&#8217;m more concerned with form and safety at this point, but if I increase my reps, I will not be sad.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DYQE2y_j8ZU&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I started training for pull-u&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DYQE2y_j8ZU.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:113,&quot;comment_count&quot;:40,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DYQE2y_j8ZU.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>What I Would Do Differently</strong></h2><p>I would buy and actually use the <a href="https://duonamic.com/products/eleviia">Duonamic Eleviia </a>grips sooner. I bought them for travel, but now I use them daily at home.  They are much kinder on my older body than a fixed bar, and they helped me feel that mind-lat connection in a way the bar never quite did, although I still do my main pull-up work at the gym with a fixed bar.</p><p>I would keep the grips up all the time, the way I do now, so I could practice daily without making it a whole thing.</p><p>I would do at least one pull-up attempt a few times a day, even if it were a negative or with resistance. Once I started doing this, my lats woke up. I wasn&#8217;t doing a workout every time. I was just touching the skill often enough that my body started to understand it.</p><p>I would ditch the gloves and use liquid chalk sooner. This was a wild game-changer. My grip got stronger. I can feel the bar better. Yes, I have calluses now. I&#8217;ll take them over not getting the skill.</p><p>I would do more hollow plank holds earlier on. Thank you, Angela Gargano, for that tip. Pull-ups are not just an arm and back skill. The hollow position matters. That said, my rotator cuff wasn&#8217;t loving planks early on, so I had to be careful and work with what my shoulder could handle.</p><p>I would play around sooner with what helped me fire up my lats before pull-ups. For me, it was banded straight-arm pulldowns. Once I found that connection, everything changed. My pull-ups stopped feeling like I was muscling my way up with my arms and shoulders, and started feeling like my back was finally doing its job.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DX2a-I3vVid&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DX2a-I3vVid.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>What I Would Not Change</strong></h2><p>What I would not change is the sheer determination.</p><p>I kept going when it was ugly, slow, frustrating, and humbling. I kept going when one imperfect rep was the whole victory. I&#8217;m glad I didn&#8217;t quit.</p><h2><strong>If You&#8217;re Working on Something That Feels Impossible</strong></h2><p>If you&#8217;re a woman over 50 or 60 working on pull-ups, especially if you&#8217;re coming back from injury, I don&#8217;t think the answer is to grind harder.</p><p>Sometimes the missing piece is a better setup, a better cue, more frequent practice, or finally finding the connection that lets the right muscles do the work.</p><p>For me, that was the brain-lat connection. Once that clicked, everything changed.</p><p>And maybe this applies to more than pull-ups. Sometimes we don&#8217;t need to quit, and we don&#8217;t need to keep forcing the same approach either. Sometimes we need to change the setup, find the missing piece, and keep going.</p><p>What&#8217;s something you&#8217;re still working on, even if it&#8217;s taking longer than you expected?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>Empec&#233; a entrenar dominadas a los 60, reci&#233;n recuperada de una rotura parcial del manguito rotador.</p><p>Tard&#233; nueve meses en conseguir mi primera dominada, y no fue gran cosa. Aun as&#237;, lo celebr&#233; como loca, porque conseguir pasar la barbilla por encima de la barra a los 60, despu&#233;s de una lesi&#243;n de hombro, era un logro enorme.</p><p>Luego tuve que pulirla. Quer&#237;a extender los brazos del todo. Eso me llev&#243; m&#225;s tiempo.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sraS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd32ac22c-9a34-4932-8c18-dda3744bf564_1320x914.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sraS!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd32ac22c-9a34-4932-8c18-dda3744bf564_1320x914.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sraS!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>La pieza que m&#225;s me faltaba era la conexi&#243;n cerebro-dorsal. Yo sab&#237;a que los dorsales ten&#237;an que hacer gran parte del trabajo. Pero eso no significaba que pudiera sentirlos haci&#233;ndolo. A m&#225;s edad, m&#225;s dif&#237;cil es.</p><p>Cuando por fin consegu&#237; esa conexi&#243;n, hace relativamente poco, ya con 62, mis dominadas cambiaron r&#225;pido. Mis brazos y hombros dejaron de hacer todo el trabajo, y mi espalda por fin se enter&#243; de lo que ten&#237;a que hacer.</p><p>Ahora he llegado a cinco dominadas con agarre prono en un buen d&#237;a, que era mi objetivo para finales de a&#241;o. En este momento me importa m&#225;s la t&#233;cnica y la seguridad, pero si aumento las repeticiones, tampoco me voy a quejar.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DYQE2y_j8ZU&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I started training for pull-u&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DYQE2y_j8ZU.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:113,&quot;comment_count&quot;:40,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DYQE2y_j8ZU.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Lo que cambiar&#237;a</strong></h2><p>Comprar&#237;a y usar&#237;a antes los agarres<a href="https://duonamic.com/products/eleviia"> Duonamic Eleviia</a>. Los compr&#233; para viajar, pero ahora los uso a diario en casa. Son mucho m&#225;s amables con mi cuerpo de m&#225;s edad que una barra fija, y me ayudaron a sentir esa conexi&#243;n mente-dorsal de una manera que la barra nunca lleg&#243; a darme del todo, aunque sigo haciendo mi trabajo principal de dominadas en el gimnasio con barra fija.</p><p>Dejar&#237;a los agarres puestos en el quicio de la puerta todo el tiempo, como hago ahora, para poder practicar a diario sin convertirlo en todo un acontecimiento.</p><p>Har&#237;a al menos un intento de dominada varias veces al d&#237;a, aunque fuera una negativa o con asistencia. Cuando empec&#233; a hacer esto, mis dorsales despertaron. No estaba haciendo un entrenamiento cada vez. Simplemente estaba tocando la habilidad con suficiente frecuencia para que mi cuerpo empezara a entenderla.</p><p>Dejar&#237;a los guantes y usar&#237;a magnesio l&#237;quido antes. Esto fue un cambio brutal. Mi agarre se hizo m&#225;s fuerte. Siento mejor la barra. S&#237;, ahora tengo callos. Los prefiero antes que no conseguir la habilidad.</p><p>Har&#237;a m&#225;s planchas  antes. Gracias, Angela Gargano, por ese consejo. Las dominadas no son solo una habilidad de brazos y espalda. La posici&#243;n importa. Dicho esto, al principio a mi manguito rotador no le hac&#237;an ninguna gracia las planchas, as&#237; que tuve que ir con cuidado y trabajar con lo que mi hombro pod&#237;a tolerar.</p><p>Probar&#237;a antes qu&#233; me ayudaba a activar los dorsales antes de las dominadas. Para m&#237;, fue tirar hacia abajo con los brazos rectos usando una banda. Cuando encontr&#233; esa conexi&#243;n, todo cambi&#243;. Mis dominadas dejaron de de ser algo que hac&#237;a tirando de brazos y hombros, y mi espalda empez&#243; a hacer la mayor&#237;a del esfuerzo.</p><h2><strong>Lo que no cambiar&#237;a</strong></h2><p>Lo que no cambiar&#237;a es la pura determinaci&#243;n.</p><p>Segu&#237; a pesar de todos los momentos dif&#237;ciles e incluso lesiones. Segu&#237; cuando una sola repetici&#243;n imperfecta era mi &#250;nica victoria. Me alegro de no haberlo dejado.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DX2a-I3vVid&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;Yesterday I had one of those &#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DX2a-I3vVid.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:222,&quot;comment_count&quot;:88,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DX2a-I3vVid.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Si est&#225;s trabajando en algo que parece imposible</strong></h2><p>Si eres una mujer de m&#225;s de 50 o 60 a&#241;os trabajando en las dominadas, sobre todo si est&#225;s volviendo despu&#233;s de una lesi&#243;n, la respuesta no es entrenar m&#225;s, sino mejor.</p><p>A veces la pieza que falta es una mejor configuraci&#243;n, una mejor se&#241;al, practicar con m&#225;s frecuencia, o por fin encontrar la conexi&#243;n que permite que los m&#250;sculos correctos hagan el trabajo.</p><p>Para m&#237;, fue la conexi&#243;n cerebro-dorsal. Cuando eso hizo clic, todo cambi&#243;.</p><p>Y quiz&#225; esto se aplica a algo m&#225;s que las dominadas. A veces no tenemos que rendirnos, pero tampoco tenemos que seguir forzando el mismo enfoque. A veces hay que cambiar la configuraci&#243;n, encontrar la pieza que falta y seguir.</p><p>&#191;Qu&#233; es algo en lo que sigues trabajando, aunque te est&#233; llevando m&#225;s tiempo del que esperabas?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/pull-ups-at-62/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aging Well Starts With Acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aging most often comes with aches, pains, and health scares. But the best way to move forward is to accept this.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/aging-well-starts-with-acceptance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/aging-well-starts-with-acceptance</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:46:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3e785148-b670-43eb-89da-3efc5310a406_4000x3999.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>Aging well, to me, means squeezing everything I can out of life. Even with everything that comes with getting older.</p><p>Because things do change.</p><p>I had perfect vision until my mid-40s. Now I can&#8217;t see clearly at any distance without glasses or multifocal contacts. Some mornings I wake up stiff and achy before I&#8217;ve even moved.</p><p>I&#8217;ve had a close call with colon cancer. Arthritis in my fingers. A torn rotator cuff that took almost three years to fully heal.</p><p>Posterior vitreous detachment in both eyes. That one really scared me when it happened.</p><p>And just recently, after wearing a heart monitor, I found out I have SVT. Supraventricular tachycardia. My heart can suddenly race way faster than it should, even when I&#8217;m just sitting still.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DW_8JN3kRGl&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DW_8JN3kRGl.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Of course, some days I miss not having had these things happen, but I don&#8217;t dwell on them.</p><p>I pretty quickly shift to figuring out how to keep showing up for my life, even if I have to adjust things along the way.</p><p>Aging well, for me, is about staying active, engaged, and doing things I care about in whichever way possible.</p><p>If 62 sounds too young to be thinking this way, as in &#8220;the worst hasn&#8217;t happened yet&#8221;, look up Candace Lima. She&#8217;s 79 and very real about what aging actually looks like.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DW_khEqjuKf&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Candace Leslie Cima on Instagram: \&quot;I am often asked how I maint&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lifeinmy70s&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DW_khEqjuKf.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:1254,&quot;comment_count&quot;:177,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DW_khEqjuKf.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Whenever I start feeling discouraged, I spend a few minutes there, and it brings me right back. She talks a lot about acceptance. It&#8217;s the only way to move forward as the years go by.</p><p>Do what you can. Hope for the best. Accept the rest. That&#8217;s my personal philosophy.</p><p>What about you?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/aging-well-starts-with-acceptance/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/aging-well-starts-with-acceptance/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>Envejecer bien, para m&#237;, es sacarle todo el partido posible a la vida. Incluso con todo lo que conlleva hacerse mayor.</p><p>Porque las cosas cambian.</p><p>Tuve una vista perfecta hasta mediados de los 40. Ahora no veo bien a ninguna distancia sin gafas o lentillas multifocales. Algunas ma&#241;anas me levanto r&#237;gida y con molestias incluso antes de moverme.</p><p>He tenido un susto con el c&#225;ncer de colon. Artrosis en los dedos. Una rotura del manguito rotador que tard&#243; casi tres a&#241;os en recuperarse del todo.</p><p>Desprendimiento de v&#237;treo posterior en ambos ojos. Ese s&#237; que me asust&#243; cuando ocurri&#243;.</p><p>Y hace poco, despu&#233;s de llevar un monitor card&#237;aco, descubr&#237; que tengo TSV, taquicardia supraventricular. El coraz&#243;n puede acelerarse de repente mucho m&#225;s de lo normal, incluso estando sentada sin hacer nada.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DW_8JN3kRGl&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;Aging well, for me, means squ&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DW_8JN3kRGl.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:238,&quot;comment_count&quot;:57,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-profile-pic-DW_8JN3kRGl.png&quot;,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Claro que hay d&#237;as en los que echo de menos que nada de esto hubiera pasado, pero no me quedo ah&#237;.</p><p>Paso bastante r&#225;pido a pensar: &#191;y ahora qu&#233;?</p><p>C&#243;mo sigo estando presente en mi vida, aunque tenga que ir haciendo ajustes por el camino.</p><p>Envejecer bien, para m&#237;, es seguir activa, implicada y haciendo las cosas que me importan, de la forma que sea posible.</p><p>Si 62 te parece demasiado joven para pensar as&#237;, como diciendo &#8220;lo peor a&#250;n no ha llegado&#8221;, busca a Candace Lima. Tiene 79 a&#241;os y habla con mucha claridad de lo que es envejecer de verdad.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DW_khEqjuKf&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DW_khEqjuKf.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Cuando empiezo a desanimarme, paso unos minutos en su perfil y me recoloca enseguida. Habla mucho de la aceptaci&#243;n. Es la &#250;nica forma de seguir adelante con los a&#241;os.</p><p>Haz lo que puedas. Espera lo mejor. Acepta el resto. Esa es mi filosof&#237;a.</p><p>&#191;Y t&#250;?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 62, I’m Learning to Accept Slower Physical Progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[A los 62, estoy aprendiendo a aceptar que el progreso f&#237;sico es m&#225;s lento]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:36:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q3Pg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3c807ea-0db6-4bfe-aed9-48a5cde8f696_2233x1899.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>A year and a half ago, I couldn&#8217;t do a single pull-up. I remember hanging from the bar and feeling completely stuck, surprised at how heavy my own body felt. I&#8217;ve exercised most of my life, started running with my father when I was twelve, practiced yoga since my teens, and spent years working in fitness, but none of that automatically translated into being able to pull myself up over a bar.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q3Pg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc3c807ea-0db6-4bfe-aed9-48a5cde8f696_2233x1899.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q3Pg!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Eventually, I got one pull-up at 61, and I remember feeling so excited, mostly because I hadn&#8217;t been sure it was going to happen. I also knew that put me in the category of between 1% to 5% of women of all ages who can actually do an unassisted pull-up.</p><p>Now I can do three on a good day, sometimes two from a dead hang, sometimes singles with short breaks in between. This is clear progress, but lately I&#8217;ve been frustrated that I can&#8217;t seem to get to five, which has become my next goal.</p><p>Part of the challenge is that the process hasn&#8217;t been perfectly smooth. I started working toward pull-ups while managing a rotator cuff issue, and at one point, I had to back off because of elbow pain from doing too much overhead work with heavy weights. I&#8217;ve had to adjust, reduce volume, and give things more time than I would have liked. Training in my 60s requires more patience than when I was younger.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DXKrZsQD0rc&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DXKrZsQD0rc.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>What I notice now is that progress feels slower than it did at the beginning, even though it is still happening. A year ago, I was excited about one pull-up, and now three feels insufficient because my expectations have changed. I still want to get to five, but I am also learning that improvement in an older body does not always follow the timeline it used to when I was in my twenties, thirties, or even fifties.</p><p>I&#8217;m working on accepting that strength can continue to increase in my 60s, but often at a slower pace, with more adjustments along the way. Three pull-ups today is not where I ultimately want to be, but as my youngest child told me at the gym recently, it is evidence that progress is still possible, even if it requires more patience and persistence than it once did.</p><p>Are you also working on something where you may feel a bit stuck right now?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>Hace un a&#241;o y medio no pod&#237;a hacer ni una sola dominada. Recuerdo colgarme de la barra y sentirme completamente bloqueada, sorprendida de sentir mi cuerpo como un peso muerto. He hecho ejercicio la mayor parte de mi vida, empec&#233; a correr con mi padre cuando ten&#237;a doce a&#241;os, practico yoga desde la adolescencia y trabaj&#233; durante a&#241;os en el mundo del fitness, pero nada de eso se tradujo autom&#225;ticamente en poder levantar mi propio peso hasta pasar la barbilla por encima de una barra.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZSU_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7414a552-5989-4d74-8be8-e227d2062570_2233x1899.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZSU_!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7414a552-5989-4d74-8be8-e227d2062570_2233x1899.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZSU_!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7414a552-5989-4d74-8be8-e227d2062570_2233x1899.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Con el tiempo, logr&#233; hacer una dominada a los 61 a&#241;os, y recuerdo lo emocionada que me sent&#237;, sobre todo porque no ten&#237;a claro que fuera a conseguirlo. Adem&#225;s, eso me pon&#237;a en la categor&#237;a de entre el 1% y 5% de mujeres que son capaces de hacer una dominada sin ayuda de ning&#250;n tipo.</p><p>Ahora puedo hacer tres si tengo un d&#237;a bueno, a veces dos empezando desde estar colgada de la barra, a veces dominadas sueltas con breves pausas entre una y otra. He progresado, desde luego, pero &#250;ltimamente me he sentido frustrada porque no consigo llegar a cinco, que se ha convertido en mi siguiente objetivo.</p><p>Parte de la dificultad es que el proceso no ha sido del todo lineal. Empec&#233; a trabajar las dominadas mientras lidiaba con una lesi&#243;n en el manguito rotador y, en un momento dado, tuve que bajar el ritmo por dolor en el codo despu&#233;s de haber levantado demasiado peso por encima de la cabeza. He tenido que ajustar, reducir el volumen y darme m&#225;s tiempo del que me habr&#237;a gustado. Entrenar a partir de los 60 requiere m&#225;s paciencia que cuando era m&#225;s joven.</p><p></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DXKrZsQD0rc&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-snapshot-DXKrZsQD0rc.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>Lo que noto ahora es que el progreso es m&#225;s lento que al principio, aunque sigue teniendo lugar. Hace un a&#241;o me hac&#237;a ilusi&#243;n poder hacer una sola dominada, y ahora tres me parecen insuficientes porque mis expectativas han cambiado. Sigo queriendo llegar a cinco, pero tambi&#233;n estoy aprendiendo que progresar f&#237;sicamente con un cuerpo de m&#225;s edad no sigue el mismo ritmo que cuando ten&#237;a veinte, treinta o incluso cincuenta a&#241;os.</p><p>Estoy aprendiendo a aceptar que la fuerza puede seguir aumentando a partir de los 60, pero a un ritmo m&#225;s lento y con m&#225;s ajustes por el camino. Tres dominadas hoy no es donde quiero quedarme, pero como me record&#243; hace poco mi hijo peque&#241;o en el gimnasio, es una prueba de que el progreso sigue siendo posible, aunque requiera m&#225;s paciencia y constancia que antes.</p><p>&#191;T&#250; tambi&#233;n est&#225;s trabajando en algo en lo que ahora mismo sientes que est&#225;s un poco atascada?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/physical-strength-at-62/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 62, My 24-Year-Old Daughter Skied Me Down a Mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things I love about getting older is that I can experience the world through my children&#180;s eyes and do cool things with them.]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:35:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hIhg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b8824b2-d54e-4766-a2fa-d6d2943d9129_3466x2168.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>I am not a skier. I have skied twice in my life. Until this trip to Tahoe to visit my daughter Chloe, I had never been on a chairlift. Heights are not my favorite thing, and neither are steep inclines.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hIhg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b8824b2-d54e-4766-a2fa-d6d2943d9129_3466x2168.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hIhg!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1b8824b2-d54e-4766-a2fa-d6d2943d9129_3466x2168.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hIhg!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Chloe is 24 and left home at 18 to build her life in California. She is now a ski patroller at Kirkwood. She also does avalanche control and is trained as an EMT. Her job is to help injured skiers and respond to situations on the mountain.</p><p>When I came to visit her, she asked if I wanted to go up the mountain and see where she works.</p><p>The chairlift alone felt like a big step for me, but she explained everything and made me feel comfortable right away. This is her everyday environment.</p><p>At one point, she asked if I would be willing to sit in the ski patrol toboggan so I could experience what it feels like when they transport someone down the mountain.</p><p>So there I was, at 62, sitting in a rescue sled at the top of a steep run, watching my daughter get ready to ski me down as she would an injured person.</p><p>She explained what she was doing and checked everything carefully. She was calm and completely at ease.</p><p>As we went down, I could see her skiing just ahead of me, fully in control of the sled. I felt safe the entire time.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DWjo1JkjuFS&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I am not a skier. I&#8217;ve only s&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DWjo1JkjuFS.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Her colleague Casey was incredibly cool, and Avi, the avalanche dog, was a highlight of the day.</p><p>I am very glad I got to see Chloe in her element and experience a small part of her world.</p><p>One of the things I appreciate as I get older is being able to see the world through my children&#8217;s eyes.</p><p>In this case, from the top of a mountain.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>No soy esquiadora. He esquiado dos veces en mi vida. Hasta este viaje a Tahoe para visitar a mi hija Chloe, nunca me hab&#237;a subido a un telesilla. Las alturas no son lo m&#237;o, ni tampoco las pendientes muy pronunciadas.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AROm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5fcdab5f-94fb-48f7-aa9a-2c38e7650623_3466x2168.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AROm!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5fcdab5f-94fb-48f7-aa9a-2c38e7650623_3466x2168.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AROm!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/at-62-my-24-year-old-daughter-skied?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Chloe tiene 24 a&#241;os y se fue de casa a los 18 para construir su vida en California. Ahora es ski patroller en Kirkwood. Tambi&#233;n trabaja en control de avalanchas y est&#225; formada como t&#233;cnica en emergencias m&#233;dicas. Su trabajo consiste en ayudar a esquiadores lesionados y responder a situaciones o accidentes que ocurren en la monta&#241;a.</p><p>Cuando fui a visitarla, me pregunt&#243; si quer&#237;a subir a la monta&#241;a para ver d&#243;nde trabaja.</p><p>Solo el telesilla ya representaba un reto para m&#237;, pero Chloe me hizo sentir c&#243;moda desde el principio. Ese es su entorno diario.</p><p>En un momento me pregunt&#243; si estar&#237;a dispuesta a sentarme en el trineo de rescate de la patrulla de esqu&#237; para que pudiera experimentar c&#243;mo se siente cuando trasladan a alguien monta&#241;a abajo.</p><p>As&#237; que a mis 62 a&#241;os, me encontr&#233; sentada en un trineo de rescate en lo alto de una pista empinada, viendo a mi hija prepararse para bajarme esquiando como har&#237;a con una persona lesionada.</p><p>Me explic&#243; lo que iba haciendo y revis&#243; todo con cuidado. Estaba tranquila y completamente segura de s&#237; misma.</p><p>Mientras baj&#225;bamos, pod&#237;a verla esquiando justo delante de m&#237;, con el control total del trineo. Me sent&#237; segura todo el tiempo.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DWjo1JkjuFS&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I am not a skier. 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tengo 62 a&#241;os y llevo m&#225;s de 50 moviendo mi cuerpo: c&#243;mo es hacer ejercicio despu&#233;s de los 60]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:32:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GBPP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58bc5c10-11e0-4541-baf0-93cc989b2982_4056x3376.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol m&#225;s abajo)</p><p><em>From running with my dad and practicing yoga at 13 to dance studios, swimming laps while pregnant, and learning pull-ups in my sixties.</em></p><p>I&#8217;m 62 now, and when I think about it, I&#8217;ve been moving my body in one way or another for more than 50 years.</p><p>When I was a kid, I used to run with my dad. It was just something we did together. When I was 13, he gave me a yoga book by Richard Hittleman (that I still have), and I practiced from it for years, working through the poses on my bedroom floor long before yoga studios were everywhere.</p><p>Later, during the aerobics craze of the 1980s, I became a fitness instructor and also did strength training.</p><p>Movement has simply always been part of my life.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DVgcWMUjv5e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I&#8217;m 62 now, and I&#8217;ve been mov&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DVgcWMUjv5e.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>The many forms movement has taken</strong></h2><p>Over the years, it has taken different forms.</p><p>For a couple of decades, I took dance classes pretty seriously. I started with modern and jazz and later moved into Latin ballroom. I spent a lot of time in dance studios during those years and loved the discipline of it and the process of learning something new.</p><p>At other points in my life, other forms of movement made more sense. When I was pregnant with my second baby, I remember swimming laps for an hour at a time. It felt good in my body and gave me a way to stay active during pregnancy.</p><p>Strength training has also been part of my life for many years. I never approached it as a way to look a certain way. I&#8217;ve always been more interested in the feeling of being strong and capable.</p><p>These days, I still lift weights, practice yoga, and walk daily, usually with my dog Momo. In the past couple of years, I also started training for pull-ups, something I had never done before.</p><p>I got my first imperfect pull-up at 61, something I had never managed to do before, and it happened after recovering from a torn rotator cuff. Now I&#8217;m up to three overhand grip pull-ups and working on getting stronger.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GBPP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58bc5c10-11e0-4541-baf0-93cc989b2982_4056x3376.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GBPP!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F58bc5c10-11e0-4541-baf0-93cc989b2982_4056x3376.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GBPP!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2><strong>Injuries and setbacks</strong></h2><p>It hasn&#8217;t exactly been smooth sailing physically.</p><p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve dealt with a broken tailbone, hairline fractures in my feet, broken toes, herniated discs, tendinitis, sciatica, lumbago, and a torn rotator cuff. I&#8217;m sure there are a few other things I&#8217;m forgetting.</p><p>During my first pregnancy,y I also had a threatened miscarriage and had to spend time on bedrest.</p><p>There were also periods in my life when circumstances were difficult. When I was a single mom on welfare after my divorce, exercise was still something I tried to hold on to, even though I didn&#8217;t have access to a gym, and resources were limited.</p><p>Looking back, movement - mainly running - was one of the things that helped me stay grounded during that time.</p><h2><strong>What decades of movement have taught me</strong></h2><p>One practical lesson I&#8217;ve learned is that if one part of my body isn&#8217;t cooperating, there is usually another way to move.</p><p>If my back is bothering me, I might walk more. If my shoulders need rest, I focus on my legs. If something is injured, I adjust and work around it.</p><p>That approach has allowed me to keep moving through injuries and the normal wear and tear that comes with getting older.</p><p>Movement has also been important for my mental and emotional health. When I was younger I struggled with depression, and physical activity helped in ways I didn&#8217;t fully understand at the time. I simply knew I felt better when I moved.</p><p>Even now, I notice the difference when I go too long without it.</p><h2><strong>Aging, longevity, and daily habits</strong></h2><p>In recent years, as I&#8217;ve written more about healthy aging and exercise after 60, I&#8217;ve become more interested in what research says about longevity.</p><p>According to summaries from MedlinePlus Genetics and the Mayo Clinic, only about 20 to 25 percent of how long we live is explained by genetics. A large portion of the rest is influenced by lifestyle and environment.</p><p>Of course, we don&#8217;t control everything about aging. Bodies chang,e and life brings its share of surprises. I&#8217;ve had a close call with colon cancer, heart scares, you name it.</p><p>But it does suggest that the things we do day to day matter.</p><h2><strong>Starting or continuing after 50 or 60</strong></h2><p>One thing I hear often from women in their fifties and sixties is that they feel like it might be too late to start exercising.</p><p>But movement doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated. It really isn&#8217;t too late to start. There are plenty examples of women who have taken their fitness and health seriously after the age of 70, and are feeling better because of it.</p><p>It might be a walk, taking the dog out, a beginner strength class, or a yoga video at home. Just moving your body regularly.</p><p>When I look back, movement has been a thread running through my life, from running with my dad to practicing yoga as a teenager, to dance studios, swimming pools, and gyms.</p><p>The details have changed over time, but the idea has stayed the same: keep moving in whatever way is possible.</p><p>Staying active in your sixties and beyond doesn&#8217;t require extreme workouts. It simply means continuing to move in ways that work for your body. I just happen to enjoy pushing the envelope.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><h1><strong>Tengo 62 a&#241;os y llevo m&#225;s de 50 moviendo mi cuerpo: c&#243;mo es hacer ejercicio despu&#233;s de los 60</strong></h1><p><em>Desde correr con mi padre y practicar yoga a los 13 a&#241;os hasta pasar horas en estudios de danza, nadar largos durante el embarazo y aprender a hacer dominadas en la sesentena.</em></p><p>Ahora tengo 62 a&#241;os y, cuando lo pienso, llevo m&#225;s de 50 moviendo mi cuerpo de una forma u otra.</p><p>Cuando era ni&#241;a sol&#237;a correr con mi padre. Era simplemente algo que hac&#237;amos juntos. Cuando ten&#237;a 13 a&#241;os me regal&#243; un libro de yoga de Richard Hittleman (que todav&#237;a conservo), y practiqu&#233; con &#233;l durante a&#241;os, trabajando las posturas en el suelo de mi habitaci&#243;n, mucho antes de que los estudios de yoga estuvieran por todas partes.</p><p>M&#225;s tarde, durante el auge del aer&#243;bic en los a&#241;os ochenta, me convert&#237; en instructora de fitness y tambi&#233;n hac&#237;a entrenamiento de fuerza.</p><p>Moverme siempre ha sido parte de mi vida.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DVgcWMUjv5e&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;I&#8217;m 62 now, and I&#8217;ve been mov&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DVgcWMUjv5e.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Las muchas formas que ha tomado el movimiento</strong></h2><p>A lo largo de los a&#241;os ha adoptado distintas formas.</p><p>Durante un par de d&#233;cadas tom&#233; clases de baile bastante en serio. Empec&#233; con danza moderna y jazz, y m&#225;s tarde pas&#233; al baile de sal&#243;n latino. Pas&#233; muchas horas en estudios de danza durante esos a&#241;os y me encantaban tanto la disciplina como el proceso de aprender algo nuevo.</p><p>En otros momentos de mi vida, otras formas de movimiento ten&#237;an m&#225;s sentido. Cuando estaba embarazada de mi segundo beb&#233;, recuerdo nadar largos durante una hora seguida. Me sentaba bien f&#237;sicamente y me permit&#237;a mantenerme activa durante el embarazo.</p><p>El entrenamiento de fuerza tambi&#233;n ha formado parte de mi vida durante muchos a&#241;os. Nunca lo vi como una forma de tener un aspecto determinado. Siempre me ha interesado m&#225;s la sensaci&#243;n de ser fuerte y capaz.</p><p>Hoy en d&#237;a sigo levantando pesas, practicando yoga y caminando todos los d&#237;as, normalmente con mi perro Momo. En los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os tambi&#233;n empec&#233; a entrenar dominadas, algo que nunca hab&#237;a hecho antes.</p><p>Consegu&#237; mi primera dominada imperfecta a los 61 a&#241;os, algo que nunca hab&#237;a logrado hacer antes, y ocurri&#243; despu&#233;s de recuperarme de un desgarro del manguito rotador. Ahora ya hago tres dominadas con agarre prono y sigo trabajando para ganar m&#225;s fuerza.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lC6N!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a8bb6f-65b7-4b15-a8a9-b1fc30dbdbd2_1200x1596.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lC6N!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73a8bb6f-65b7-4b15-a8a9-b1fc30dbdbd2_1200x1596.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lC6N!, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p><h2><strong>Lesiones y contratiempos</strong></h2><p>F&#237;sicamente no ha sido precisamente un camino f&#225;cil.</p><p>A lo largo de los a&#241;os he tenido el coxis roto, fracturas por estr&#233;s en los pies, dedos del pie rotos, hernias discales, tendinitis, ci&#225;tica, lumbago y un desgarro del manguito rotador. Seguro que hay algunas cosas m&#225;s que ahora mismo no recuerdo.</p><p>Durante mi primer embarazo tambi&#233;n tuve una amenaza de aborto espont&#225;neo y tuve que pasar un tiempo en reposo.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n hubo etapas en mi vida en las que las circunstancias fueron complicadas. Cuando era madre soltera y recib&#237;a subsidios del gobierno despu&#233;s de mi divorcio, el ejercicio era algo a lo que intentaba aferrarme, aunque no ten&#237;a acceso a un gimnasio y los recursos eran limitados.</p><p>Mir&#225;ndolo ahora con perspectiva, el movimiento - sobre todo correr - fue una de las cosas que me ayud&#243; a mantenerme mentalmente fuerte durante esa &#233;poca.</p><h2><strong>Lo que me han ense&#241;ado d&#233;cadas de movimiento</strong></h2><p>Una lecci&#243;n pr&#225;ctica que he aprendido es que, si una parte de mi cuerpo no coopera, casi siempre hay otra manera de moverse.</p><p>Si me duele la espalda, camino m&#225;s. Si los hombros necesitan descanso, me centro en las piernas. Si hay una lesi&#243;n, adapto lo que hago y trabajo alrededor de ella.</p><p>Ese enfoque me ha permitido seguir movi&#233;ndome a pesar de las lesiones y del desgaste normal que llega con los a&#241;os.</p><p>El movimiento tambi&#233;n ha sido importante para mi salud mental y emocional. Cuando era m&#225;s joven luch&#233; con la depresi&#243;n, y la actividad f&#237;sica me ayudaba de maneras que entonces no entend&#237;a del todo. Simplemente sab&#237;a que me sent&#237;a mejor cuando me mov&#237;a.</p><p>Incluso ahora noto la diferencia cuando paso demasiado tiempo sin moverme.</p><h2><strong>Envejecer, longevidad y h&#225;bitos diarios</strong></h2><p>En los &#250;ltimos a&#241;os, a medida que he escrito m&#225;s sobre envejecimiento saludable y ejercicio despu&#233;s de los 60, tambi&#233;n me he interesado m&#225;s por lo que dice la investigaci&#243;n sobre la longevidad.</p><p>Seg&#250;n res&#250;menes de MedlinePlus Genetics y de la Cl&#237;nica Mayo, solo entre un 20 y un 25 % de cu&#225;nto vivimos se explica por la gen&#233;tica. El resto es cuesti&#243;n de estilo de vida y el entorno.</p><p>Por supuesto, no controlamos todo lo relacionado con el envejecimiento. El cuerpo cambia y la vida trae sus propias sorpresas. Yo misma he tenido un susto serio con c&#225;ncer de colon, problemas card&#237;acos y otras situaciones de salud.</p><p>Pero s&#237; parece indicar que lo que hacemos d&#237;a a d&#237;a importa.</p><h2><strong>Empezar o continuar despu&#233;s de los 50 o 60</strong></h2><p>Algo que escucho a menudo de mujeres de cincuenta y sesenta a&#241;os es que sienten que quiz&#225; ya es demasiado tarde para empezar a hacer ejercicio.</p><p>Pero moverse no tiene por qu&#233; ser complicado. De verdad no es demasiado tarde para empezar. Hay muchos ejemplos de mujeres que se han tomado en serio su salud y su forma f&#237;sica despu&#233;s de los 70, y se sienten mejor gracias a ello.</p><p>Puede ser salir a caminar, sacar al perro, una clase b&#225;sica de fuerza o un v&#237;deo de yoga en casa. Simplemente mover el cuerpo con regularidad.</p><p>Cuando miro hacia atr&#225;s, el movimiento ha sido un hilo constante en mi vida, desde correr con mi padre hasta practicar yoga de adolescente, pasando por los estudios de danza, las piscinas y los gimnasios.</p><p>Los detalles han cambiado con el tiempo, pero la idea sigue siendo la misma: seguir movi&#233;ndome de la manera que sea posible.</p><p>Mantenerse activa a partir de los sesenta no requiere entrenamientos extremos. Simplemente significa seguir movi&#233;ndote de maneras que funcionen para tu cuerpo.</p><p>Yo simplemente disfruto comprobando hasta d&#243;nde puedo llegar.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/im-62-and-ive-been-moving-my-body/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Idea of “Not Recognizing” Our Bodies as We Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[La idea de &#8220;no reconocer&#8221; nuestros cuerpos al envejecer]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QjcX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f895cd-9292-412f-b19e-ee92a49daff3_2133x1600.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol m&#225;s abajo)</p><p>When people talk about aging, I often hear them say they no longer recognize their bodies. I understand the feeling behind it, but the idea has never quite fit me. At 62, my body is different, and it has gone through a lot, but when I try to pinpoint the moment when it was most &#8220;recognizable,&#8221; I cannot find a single version that stands out as the definitive one.</p><p>Part of that is because I do not have many photos from my early years. The ones that exist are in boxes in storage or scattered among family members. When I rely on memory rather than images, I realize my body was never one constant thing. It shifted with each season of my life and responded to whatever I was living through at the time.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QjcX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f895cd-9292-412f-b19e-ee92a49daff3_2133x1600.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QjcX!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f895cd-9292-412f-b19e-ee92a49daff3_2133x1600.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QjcX!, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>Which Version Would I Not Recognize?</strong></h2><p>If I tried to choose a moment when my body felt the most familiar, I would have to ask, familiar compared to what?</p><p>When I was a fitness instructor in my twenties, the outside might have looked ok, but I was trapped in a severe eating disorder that nearly destroyed me. And somewhere, in boxes I have not opened in years, are photos from the time when bulimia was at its worst and my weight was at its highest.</p><p>After my pregnancies, my body carried the experience of bringing two lives into the world. After my second  childbirth I was exhausted and I had thrombophlebitis and had to inject heparin in my belly for a few weeks.</p><p>During the year I had the rotator cuff injury, at 58 I lost so much arm strength that even simple movements felt foreign. Years before that at 41 I had a slipped disc which took two years to heal.</p><p>These moments do not cancel one another out. They form a long and complicated timeline. Each one remains part of how I understand myself today.</p><p></p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DVEbfgfkWtI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;When I hear people say they d&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DVEbfgfkWtI.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Why I Do Recognize My Body</strong></h2><p>When I look at my body now, I do not see a stranger. I see the accumulation of every chapter I have lived. I recognize the softness where there used to be firm skin. I recognize the strength that returned after years of injury and setbacks.</p><p>I recognize the shifts that came with motherhood, recovery, aging, and healing. None of this feels foreign because I lived through all of it with full awareness, even during the hardest seasons.</p><p>Recently someone told me it must be difficult for me at 62, as if age itself should feel heavy or discouraging. That comment stayed with me, not because it was hurtful, but because it reflected an assumption that aging is only loss. My experience has been different.</p><p>Yoga has helped me stay connected to my body. Therapy has helped me understand how to live in it without fear. Mindset work has softened the old patterns that once ruled my life. And gratitude plays a larger role now than it ever did, especially after losing friends far too early.</p><p>Being alive, in any body, is something I&#8217;m grateful for.</p><h2><strong>A Body That Carries a Whole Life</strong></h2><p>So when I ask myself whether I recognize my body at 62, the answer is yes. I recognize it because it holds every stage I have lived through. It has changed in ways I could not have imagined when I was younger, but it has also shown me how much it can adapt and how much I can grow alongside it.</p><p>What I see in the mirror now is not a departure from who I was. It is the result of surviving, healing, learning, breaking, rebuilding, raising children, losing people I loved, working through old wounds, and choosing to stay engaged with my life.</p><p>This is the body that has carried all of that. I know it well. And I am grateful for it.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>Cuando la gente habla del envejecimiento, a menudo les escucho decir que ya no reconocen sus cuerpos. Entiendo lo que quieren decir, pero no me identifico.  A los 62 a&#241;os, mi cuerpo es diferente y ha pasado por mucho, pero cuando intento identificar el momento en que fue m&#225;s &#8220;reconocible&#8221;, no encuentro una sola versi&#243;n que se destaque como la definitiva.</p><p>En parte es porque no tengo muchas fotos de mis primeros a&#241;os. Las que existen est&#225;n en cajas guardadas o repartidas entre familiares. Cuando conf&#237;o m&#225;s en mi memoria que en las im&#225;genes, me doy cuenta de que mi cuerpo nunca fue algo constante. 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Cuando era instructora de fitness en mis veintitantos, por fuera quiz&#225;s parec&#237;a estar bien, pero por dentro estaba atrapada en un trastorno alimentario grave que casi me destruy&#243;. Y en alg&#250;n lugar, en cajas que no he abierto en a&#241;os, hay fotos de la &#233;poca en la que la bulimia estaba en su punto m&#225;s intenso y mi cuerpo m&#225;s voluminoso.</p><p>Despu&#233;s de mis embarazos, mi cuerpo cargaba la experiencia de haber tra&#237;do dos vidas al mundo. Tras mi segundo parto estaba agotada y adem&#225;s tuve una tromboflebitis que me oblig&#243; a inyectarme heparina en el abdomen durante varias semanas.</p><p>Durante el a&#241;o en que tuve la lesi&#243;n del manguito rotador, a los 58, perd&#237; tanta fuerza en los brazos que incluso los movimientos m&#225;s simples se sent&#237;an ajenos. A&#241;os antes, a los 41, sufr&#237; una hernia discal que tard&#243; dos a&#241;os en sanar.</p><p>Estos momentos no se anulan entre s&#237;. Forman una l&#237;nea de tiempo larga y compleja. Cada uno sigue siendo parte de c&#243;mo me entiendo hoy.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DVEbfgfkWtI&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;When I hear people say they d&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DVEbfgfkWtI.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Por qu&#233; s&#237; reconozco mi cuerpo</strong></h2><p>Cuando miro mi cuerpo ahora, no veo a una desconocida. Veo la acumulaci&#243;n de cada cap&#237;tulo que he vivido. Reconozco la suavidad donde antes hab&#237;a piel firme. Reconozco la fuerza que volvi&#243; despu&#233;s de a&#241;os de lesiones y tropiezos.</p><p>Reconozco los cambios que vinieron con la maternidad, la recuperaci&#243;n, el paso del tiempo y la recuperaci&#243;n. Nada de esto me resulta ajeno porque viv&#237; cada una de estas etapas con plena consciencia, incluso durante las m&#225;s dif&#237;ciles.</p><p>Hace poco alguien me dijo que deb&#237;a de ser dif&#237;cil para m&#237; a los 62, como si la edad en s&#237; tuviera que sentirse pesada o desalentadora. Ese comentario se qued&#243; conmigo, no porque me doliera, sino porque reflejaba la idea de que envejecer es solo perder. Mi experiencia ha sido otra.</p><p>El yoga me ha ayudado a mantenerme conectada con mi cuerpo. La terapia me ha permitido entender c&#243;mo habitarlo sin miedo. El trabajo de mentalidad ha suavizado patrones antiguos que antes gobernaban mi vida. Y la gratitud tiene ahora un lugar mucho m&#225;s grande, sobre todo despu&#233;s de haber perdido a amigas demasiado pronto.</p><p>Estar viva, en cualquier cuerpo, es algo por lo que me siento agradecida.</p><h2><strong>Un cuerpo que sostiene una vida entera</strong></h2><p>Cuando me pregunto si reconozco mi cuerpo a los 62, la respuesta es que s&#237;. Lo reconozco porque refleja cada etapa que he vivido. Ha cambiado de maneras que no habr&#237;a imaginado cuando era m&#225;s joven, pero tambi&#233;n me ha mostrado cu&#225;nto puede adaptarse y cu&#225;nto puedo crecer junto a &#233;l.</p><p>Lo que veo hoy en el espejo no es una separaci&#243;n de quien fui. Es el resultado de sobrevivir, sanar, aprender, romperme, recomponerme, criar a mis hijos, perder a personas que am&#233;, sanar mis viejas heridas y elegir permanecer presente en mi propia vida.</p><p>Este es el cuerpo que ha llevado todo eso. Lo conozco bien. Y le estoy agradecida.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/self-image-aging/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live with The Soul Food Stack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recording from Lorraine C. Ladish and The Soul Food Stack's live video]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/live-with-the-soul-food-stack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/live-with-the-soul-food-stack</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187796829/1a382a95a5da4bb51442776e7586317e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="install-substack-app-embed install-substack-app-embed-web" data-component-name="InstallSubstackAppToDOM"><img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f0ic!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7bda626-13e2-4923-80e9-0f49d0b41ddf_1280x1280.png"><div class="install-substack-app-embed-text"><div class="install-substack-app-header">Get more from Lorraine C. 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Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1a8492d3-ace4-4622-84df-6308b8be1e49_3916x2733.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Qkz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2454e970-5721-4c1a-a123-fee0bfba6ce8_3893x4822.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Qkz!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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December, I wore a Zio patch heart monitor for 14 days. I also had an EKG (electrocardiogram) and an echocardiogram. I&#8217;d done these tests before, back in my 20s, when I was diagnosed with PVCs (premature ventricular contractions). They were annoying but harmless, and I was told to go on with my life.</p><p>Heart issues run in my family. My father had heart failure and a quadruple bypass ten years ago. He also has atherosclerosis and controlled high blood pressure. My mother has high blood pressure and had a stroke in her 20s, caused by a ruptured brain aneurysm. I&#8217;ve been screened for that too, and everything looks good.</p><p>Recently, I started feeling odd sensations in my chest. Fluttering, pounding, a racing heart, and the occasional dizziness when I stood up. Since I&#8217;m 62, I figured it was smart to get everything checked before the year ended.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DUWk8JukixC&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;Kicking off Heart Health Mont&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DUWk8JukixC.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>The diagnosis: SVT (supraventricular tachycardia). When the nurse called with my results, she told me I might need an ablation or beta blockers. They referred me to a cardiac electrophysiologist. Many of my Instagram friends shared their own heart ablation stories with me, which I appreciated more than they know.</p><p>When I finally saw the specialist, the news was reassuring. My readings were &#8220;boring,&#8221; which is exactly what one wants to hear. My episodes are short, under six seconds, and days apart. They can be triggered by things like dehydration or stress. I&#8217;ll have a follow-up in six months, and I also bought a Garmin Venu 4 to track my heart rate, sleep, and recovery.</p><p>So I&#8217;m back to my routine (not that I changed it much - but stress while waiting for test results is real). I&#8217;m grateful I checked in with my body instead of brushing things off. Too many people wait until something becomes impossible to ignore. When the doctor asked if my symptoms lasted for days and I said no, I would have gone to the ER., She told me many people walk around like that for years.</p><p>Not me. And I hope not you either. If something feels off, get it checked. Your health matters, and catching things early can make all the difference.</p><p>Let&#8217;s take care of ourselves this month and every month.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/kicking-off-heart-health-month-with/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/kicking-off-heart-health-month-with/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!p4H0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F43af1f43-48e3-47df-8ce9-697f6e8d995e_3893x4822.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>En diciembre llev&#233; un monitor card&#237;aco Zio Patch durante 14 d&#237;as. Tambi&#233;n me hicieron un electrocardiograma y una ecocardiograf&#237;a. Ya me hab&#237;an hecho estas pruebas a los veintitantos a&#241;os, cuando me diagnosticaron extras&#237;stoles ventriculares. Eran molestos pero inofensivos, y me dijeron que siguiera haciendo vida normal.</p><p>En mi familia hay antecedentes de problemas card&#237;acos. Mi padre tuvo insuficiencia card&#237;aca y una cirug&#237;a de bypass cu&#225;druple hace diez a&#241;os. Tambi&#233;n tiene aterosclerosis e hipertensi&#243;n controlada. Mi madre tiene hipertensi&#243;n y sufri&#243; un ictus a los veinticinco a&#241;os por la rotura de un aneurisma cerebral. Tambi&#233;n me han hecho pruebas para eso y todo est&#225; bien.</p><p>Hace poco empec&#233; a notar sensaciones extra&#241;as en el pecho. Palpitaciones, aleteos, el coraz&#243;n acelerado y, a veces, mareos al ponerme de pie. Al tener 62 a&#241;os, pens&#233; que lo m&#225;s sensato ser&#237;a revisarlo todo antes de que terminara el a&#241;o.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DUWk8JukixC&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;Kicking off Heart Health Mont&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DUWk8JukixC.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p>El diagn&#243;stico fue taquicardia supraventricular. Cuando la enfermera me llam&#243; con los resultados, me dijo que quiz&#225; necesitar&#237;a una ablaci&#243;n cardiaca o betabloqueantes. Me derivaron a un electrofisi&#243;logo card&#237;aco. Muchas personas en Instagram compartieron conmigo sus experiencias con ablaciones, y lo agradec&#237; much&#237;simo.</p><p>Cuando por fin vi al especialista, las noticias fueron tranquilizadoras. Mis registros eran &#8220;aburridos&#8221;, que es justo lo que una quiere oir. Mis episodios son breves, duran menos de seis segundos y no son diarios. Pueden desencadenarse por cosas como la deshidrataci&#243;n o el estr&#233;s. Volver&#233; a revisi&#243;n en seis meses y tambi&#233;n me compr&#233; un Garmin Venu 4 para controlar mi frecuencia card&#237;aca, el sue&#241;o y la recuperaci&#243;n.</p><p>As&#237; que vuelvo a mi rutina habitual, que tampoco cambi&#233; demasiado - pero el estr&#233;s al esperar resultados m&#233;dicos es real. Eso s&#237;, agradezco haber prestado atenci&#243;n a mi cuerpo en lugar de ignorar las se&#241;ales. Mucha gente espera demasiado. Cuando la doctora me pregunt&#243; si mis s&#237;ntomas duraban d&#237;as y dije que no, que habr&#237;a ido a Urgencias, me dijo que muchas personas viven as&#237; durante a&#241;os.</p><p>Yo no. Y espero que t&#250; tampoco. Si notas algo extra&#241;o, rev&#237;satelo. Tu salud importa, y detectar las cosas a tiempo marca la diferencia.</p><p>Cuid&#233;monos este mes y todos los meses.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/kicking-off-heart-health-month-with/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/kicking-off-heart-health-month-with/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Training at 62: Injuries, Health Surprises, and the Will to Keep Going]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entrenar a los 62: lesiones, sorpresas de salud y las ganas de seguir adelante]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:50:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VwL7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd60812b-16a4-41c2-bac4-5b35806f8e04_1893x2462.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>At 62, my training has shifted. Not because I&#8217;ve given anything up, but because I&#8217;m more aware of what my body needs. I still love feeling strong. I still care about movement, challenge, and staying active for the long haul. But now there&#8217;s a layer of intention that wasn&#8217;t there before.</p><h2><strong>The Shoulder Injury That Changed Everything</strong></h2><p>A few years ago, I tore my rotator cuff, specifically the supraspinatus. That injury forced me to slow down and modify my training in a way I had never experienced. I couldn&#8217;t even slide my arm into a jacket without intense pain. It took a long time before I felt ready to attempt handstands again.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t even consider training for pull-ups back then, and yet eventually I did. Rebuilding trust in my body happened gradually, with a lot of patience and the help of a great physical therapist. That whole period taught me that patience isn&#8217;t optional if I want to stay active well into my older age.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DTtqae9CDad&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;At 62, my training looks diff&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DTtqae9CDad.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Lifter&#8217;s Elbow and Learning to Adapt</strong></h2><p>Right now I&#8217;m dealing with lifter&#8217;s elbow. It&#8217;s manageable, but it requires thought. I adjust my grip. I watch my training volume. I stay consistent with my physical therapy exercises even when they&#8217;re repetitive. I work around the discomfort instead of powering through it the way I would have when I was younger, and that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m recovering.</p><h2><strong>A New Diagnosis I Didn&#8217;t Expect</strong></h2><p>More recently, and quite shockingly to me, I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia after wearing a Zio Patch heart monitor for 14 days. I knew something was off, which is why I went to the doctor, but I assumed they&#8217;d tell me it was PVCs (premature ventricular contractions), something I was diagnosed with in my late twenties and told not to worry about.</p><p>My echocardiogram is normal, which was a relief, but I still need to see a cardiologist who specializes in the electrical system of the heart to understand what comes next.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VwL7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd60812b-16a4-41c2-bac4-5b35806f8e04_1893x2462.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VwL7!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>Training Isn&#8217;t Separate From the Rest of Life</strong></h2><p>This entire experience reminded me that training doesn&#8217;t happen in a vacuum. Everything counts. Sleep, hydration, emotional load, the things we take on for family, and the things we try to hold together. None of it is separate.</p><p>So yes, I warm up now. I cool down. I rest when I need to. These weren&#8217;t priorities for me years ago, but they&#8217;ve become part of what keeps me moving without bigger setbacks.</p><h2><strong>The Joy of Movement and the Need for Balance</strong></h2><p>I still love pushing myself. I still want to see how strong I can be in this decade of my life and the next. I want to keep doing pull-ups. I want to keep practicing yoga. I want to walk miles in the Florida heat and feel grateful that I can.</p><p>But I also need the slower parts. Time with Phil, my husband. Time with the kids when they&#8217;re home. Quiet moments with my dog Momo. These moments ground me as much as any workout.</p><h2><strong>If You&#8217;re Navigating Changes, You&#8217;re Not Alone</strong></h2><p>If you&#8217;re dealing with injuries, new diagnoses, or shifts in how your body responds, I hope this feels familiar. Staying active in our sixties isn&#8217;t about pretending we&#8217;re younger than we are. It&#8217;s about being honest, adaptable, and committed in a different way.</p><p>What matters is that we keep going, with the bodies we have today.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>A los 62, mi forma de entrenar ha cambiado. No porque haya renunciado a nada, sino porque soy m&#225;s consciente de lo que necesita mi cuerpo. Me sigue encantando sentirme fuerte. Me sigue importando moverme, retarme y mantenerme activa a largo plazo. Pero ahora hay una intenci&#243;n que antes no ten&#237;a.</p><h2><strong>La lesi&#243;n de hombro que lo cambi&#243; todo</strong></h2><p>Hace unos a&#241;os me romp&#237; el manguito rotador, concretamente el supraespinoso. Esa lesi&#243;n me oblig&#243; a frenar y a modificar mis entrenamientos como nunca antes. Ni siquiera pod&#237;a meter el brazo en la manga de una chaqueta sin un dolor insufrible. Pas&#243; mucho tiempo antes de sentirme lista para volver a intentar hacer actividades que me gustan, como el pino.</p><p>En aquel momento ni se me pasaba por la cabeza entrenar para hacer dominadas, y sin embargo acab&#233; haci&#233;ndolo. Volver a confiar en mi cuerpo fue un proceso gradual, que requiri&#243; paciencia y la ayuda de una gran fisioterapeuta. Ese periodo me ense&#241;&#243; que la paciencia no es opcional si quiero mantenerme activa a medida que envejezco.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DTtqae9CDad&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;At 62, my training looks diff&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DTtqae9CDad.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>El &#8220;codo de levantadora&#8221; y aprender a adaptarme</strong></h2><p>Ahora mismo estoy lidiando con el llamado &#8220;codo de levantadora&#8221;. Es manejable, pero exige atenci&#243;n. Ajusto el agarre. Vigilo el volumen de entrenamiento. Sigo con los ejercicios de fisioterapia aunque sean repetitivos. Busco alternativas en lugar de forzar la m&#225;quina, como hac&#237;a cuando era m&#225;s joven, y por eso estoy mejorando.</p><h2><strong>Un diagn&#243;stico que no esperaba</strong></h2><p>M&#225;s recientemente, y para mi sorpresa, me diagnosticaron taquicardia supraventricular despu&#233;s de llevar un monitor card&#237;aco Zio Patch durante 14 d&#237;as. Sab&#237;a que algo no iba bien, por eso fui al m&#233;dico, pero pens&#233; que me dir&#237;an que eran extras&#237;stoles ventriculares, algo que me diagnosticaron cuando ten&#237;a veinti muchos a&#241;os y que, seg&#250;n me dijeron, no ten&#237;a importancia.</p><p>Mi ecocardiograma es normal, lo cual fue un alivio, pero aun as&#237; necesito ver a un cardi&#243;logo especializado en el sistema el&#233;ctrico del coraz&#243;n para entender qu&#233; tengo que hacer a partir de ahora.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bBTG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad9a0280-8b64-4a73-a80b-dc7e1ff8503f_1893x2462.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bBTG!, 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Todo influye. El sue&#241;o, la hidrataci&#243;n, la carga emocional, las responsabilidades familiares y todo lo que intentamos sostener d&#237;a a d&#237;a. Nada est&#225; aislado.</p><p>As&#237; que caliento. Enfr&#237;o. Descanso cuando lo necesito. Hace a&#241;os esto no era una prioridad para m&#237;, pero ahora es parte de lo que me permite seguir movi&#233;ndome sin reca&#237;das importantes.</p><h2><strong>El placer de moverse y la necesidad de equilibrio</strong></h2><p>Sigo disfrutando al exigirme m&#225;s. Sigo queriendo ver hasta d&#243;nde puedo llegar en esta d&#233;cada de mi vida y en la siguiente. Quiero seguir haciendo dominadas. Quiero seguir practicando yoga. Quiero caminar kil&#243;metros bajo el calor de Florida y sentirme agradecida por poder hacerlo.</p><p>Pero tambi&#233;n necesito los momentos m&#225;s lentos. Tiempo con Phil, mi marido. Tiempo con los hijos cuando est&#225;n en casa. Momentos tranquilos con mi perro Momo. Esos momentos me equilibran tanto como cualquier entrenamiento.</p><h2><strong>Si est&#225;s afrontando cambios, no est&#225;s sola</strong></h2><p>Si est&#225;s lidiando con lesiones, nuevos diagn&#243;sticos o cambios en la forma en que responde tu cuerpo, ojal&#225; encuentres algo de ti en esto. Mantenernos activas en los sesenta no va de fingir que somos m&#225;s j&#243;venes. Va de ser sinceras, adaptarnos y comprometernos de otra manera.</p><p>Lo importante es seguir adelante, con el cuerpo que tenemos hoy.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/training-at-62-injuries/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Light Therapy Didn’t Work for My Skin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una m&#225;scara de luz roja no me dio el resultado que esperaba]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:58:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UQ7S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13082bb5-d3f9-4c75-b7a4-03def512ceaa_2464x3080.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong>Why I Decided to Try It</strong></h3><p>I thought about buying a red light therapy mask for months. It wasn&#8217;t an impulse purchase. I read articles, watched other people use them, and tried to decide whether it made sense for me. Since it&#8217;s a business write-off, I was comfortable spending the money, but I also know that any device you don&#8217;t actually use consistently is a waste. If I decide to try something, I follow the instructions and stick with it, so I had that going for me.</p><p>In all honesty, before buying a mask, I reached out to a few red light therapy companies to see if they would send one for review. None of them replied, so I splurged my own money, and I&#180;m actually glad it happened that way. I chose a face and neck/chest bundle from a reputable brand, based on what I had read and what I was seeing online from women who had tried it.</p><p>When it arrived, I was excited to start using it, but I also knew I had to be patient. I&#8217;ve used things like Latisse on my brows and lashes and hair serums long enough to know that results don&#8217;t show up right away. I wasn&#8217;t expecting anything overnight.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UQ7S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13082bb5-d3f9-4c75-b7a4-03def512ceaa_2464x3080.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UQ7S!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13082bb5-d3f9-4c75-b7a4-03def512ceaa_2464x3080.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UQ7S!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13082bb5-d3f9-4c75-b7a4-03def512ceaa_2464x3080.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UQ7S!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F13082bb5-d3f9-4c75-b7a4-03def512ceaa_2464x3080.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h3><strong>What Red Light Therapy Masks Are</strong></h3><p>Red light therapy masks are wearable LED devices designed to expose the skin to specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light. They&#8217;re typically used several times a week, over a period of weeks or months - forever if they work well for the user.</p><p>They&#8217;re often marketed as helping with collagen production, inflammation, skin texture, and signs of aging, with the idea that these wavelengths penetrate the skin and affect cellular activity.</p><p>This isn&#8217;t a review of a specific mask, by the way. It&#8217;s about my experience with red light therapy.</p><h3><strong>My Experience Using a Mask</strong></h3><p>I used the mask exactly as directed for a little over two months. About halfway through, I noticed that my dark spots and melasma were becoming more noticeable rather than fading. I contacted the brand to ask about it and was told this could happen and that I should continue using it. I did, but by the end of the two months, my skin was clearly more reactive, and the pigmentation was worse. It wasn&#8217;t calming my skin.</p><p>At that point, I reached out again and explained what I was seeing. The company was responsive and handled it well. Even though the return window had passed, they accepted the mask back. I paid a restocking fee and shipping, but I was relieved to be able to return it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cVH4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4542693-6c1f-46ac-992c-009626178aee_2464x3080.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cVH4!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4542693-6c1f-46ac-992c-009626178aee_2464x3080.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cVH4!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4542693-6c1f-46ac-992c-009626178aee_2464x3080.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cVH4!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa4542693-6c1f-46ac-992c-009626178aee_2464x3080.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>Where I Am Now</strong></h3><p>I know many women have had positive experiences with red light therapy, and I&#8217;ve also since read more discussion about how it may not be recommended for melasma or certain types of hyperpigmentation. In my case, it didn&#8217;t work.</p><p>After I stopped using the mask, I simplified my routine. I focused on gentle cleansing, barrier repair, and mineral sunscreen every day, and I removed anything that felt stimulating. For now, I want my skin to calm down, and then I will possibly add Azelaic Acid and Vitamin C serums again.</p><p>Since I was a teen, I&#180;ve enjoyed taking care of my skin, and it gives me immense pleasure to apply creams and serums on my face and body. That is not going away. I really did want red light therapy to work for me, but it didn&#180;t. No skin off my back. I will simply go back to what I was enjoying before.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9u2a!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9b9d2241-6110-42a5-a444-ed8c3736f28e_4568x5710.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9u2a!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9b9d2241-6110-42a5-a444-ed8c3736f28e_4568x5710.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9u2a!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>If you have any experience with red light therapy, I&#180;d love to know.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><h3><strong>Por qu&#233; decid&#237; probarlo</strong></h3><p>Llevaba meses pensando en comprar una m&#225;scara de terapia de luz roja. No fue una compra impulsiva. Le&#237; art&#237;culos, vi a otras personas usarlas y trat&#233; de decidir si ten&#237;a sentido para m&#237;. Al ser un gasto deducible como parte de mi trabajo, me sent&#237;a c&#243;moda invirtiendo el dinero, pero tambi&#233;n s&#233; que cualquier dispositivo que no se usa de forma constante es un desperdicio. Si decido probar algo, sigo las instrucciones y soy constante, as&#237; que en ese sentido part&#237;a con ventaja.</p><p>Si soy totalmente honesta, antes de comprarla contact&#233; con varias marcas de terapia de luz roja para ver si me enviar&#237;an una m&#225;scara para probarla. Ninguna respondi&#243;, as&#237; que acab&#233; gastando mi propio dinero, y la verdad es que me alegro de que fuera as&#237;. Eleg&#237; un pack de cara y cuello/escote de una marca reconocida, bas&#225;ndome en lo que hab&#237;a le&#237;do y en lo que ve&#237;a online de mujeres que ya la hab&#237;an probado.</p><p>Cuando lleg&#243;, estaba ilusionada por empezar a usarla, pero tambi&#233;n sab&#237;a que ten&#237;a que tener paciencia. Llevo tiempo usando cosas como Latisse en las cejas y pesta&#241;as o s&#233;rums para el cabello, y s&#233; que los resultados no aparecen de la noche a la ma&#241;ana. No esperaba nada inmediato.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Z5v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa99a7b3a-7485-455a-821d-26d8fbf13b6e_2464x3080.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Z5v!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa99a7b3a-7485-455a-821d-26d8fbf13b6e_2464x3080.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Z5v!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, 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Normalmente se utilizan varias veces a la semana durante semanas o meses, o de forma indefinida si funcionan bien para la persona que las usa.</p><p>Suelen comercializarse como herramientas que ayudan a estimular el col&#225;geno, reducir la inflamaci&#243;n, mejorar la textura de la piel y atenuar signos del envejecimiento, con la idea de que estas longitudes de onda penetran en la piel y afectan a la actividad celular.</p><p>Esto no es una rese&#241;a de una m&#225;scara concreta. Es simplemente mi experiencia con la terapia de luz roja.</p><h3><strong>Mi experiencia usando la m&#225;scara</strong></h3><p>Us&#233; la m&#225;scara exactamente seg&#250;n las indicaciones durante algo m&#225;s de dos meses. Aproximadamente a mitad del proceso, empec&#233; a notar que mis manchas oscuras y el melasma se ve&#237;an m&#225;s marcados en lugar de atenuarse. Contact&#233; con la marca para preguntar y me dijeron que eso pod&#237;a ocurrir y que continuara us&#225;ndola.</p><p>As&#237; lo hice, pero al final de los dos meses mi piel estaba claramente m&#225;s reactiva y la pigmentaci&#243;n hab&#237;a empeorado. No estaba calmando mi piel.</p><p>En ese momento volv&#237; a escribirles y les expliqu&#233; lo que estaba observando. Respondieron y gestionaron la situaci&#243;n de forma correcta. Aunque el plazo de devoluci&#243;n ya hab&#237;a pasado, aceptaron que devolviera la m&#225;scara. Tuve que pagar una tasa y los gastos de env&#237;o, pero me sent&#237; aliviada de poder devolverla.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Mam!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f1697fd-1d2e-419e-9ccd-ac8faf62748a_2464x3080.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Mam!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f1697fd-1d2e-419e-9ccd-ac8faf62748a_2464x3080.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Mam!, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3><strong>D&#243;nde estoy ahora</strong></h3><p>S&#233; que muchas mujeres han tenido experiencias positivas con la terapia de luz roja, y tambi&#233;n he le&#237;do m&#225;s debates sobre el hecho de que quiz&#225; no est&#233; recomendada para el melasma o ciertos tipos de hiperpigmentaci&#243;n. En mi caso, no funcion&#243;.</p><p>Despu&#233;s de dejar de usar la m&#225;scara, simplifiqu&#233; mi rutina. Me centr&#233; en una limpieza suave, en reparar la barrera cut&#225;nea y en usar protector solar mineral a diario, eliminando todo lo que me resultaba estimulante. Por ahora quiero que mi piel se calme y, m&#225;s adelante, quiz&#225; vuelva a introducir &#225;cido azelaico y s&#233;rums de vitamina C.</p><p>Desde adolescente me ha gustado cuidar mi piel, y me da much&#237;simo placer aplicar cremas y s&#233;rums en el rostro y el cuerpo. Eso no va a cambiar. De verdad quer&#237;a que la terapia de luz roja funcionara para m&#237;, pero no fue as&#237;. No pasa nada. Simplemente volver&#233; a lo que ya estaba haciendo antes.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aHqP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e804c4b-e234-44fb-b3f0-2ed79d2ffde5_4568x5710.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aHqP!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e804c4b-e234-44fb-b3f0-2ed79d2ffde5_4568x5710.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aHqP!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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tienes experiencia con la terapia de luz roja, me encantar&#237;a leerla.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/red-light-therapy-didnt-work-for/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Getting Older Without Wanting to Go Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sobre envejecer sin querer volver atr&#225;s]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:30:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gBxA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa451df2-1d9a-4f00-b013-220958d2dcb8_4000x3455.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>At 62, I don&#8217;t feel anchored to the past. I don&#8217;t wish I could go back to some earlier time because things were better then. I remember too well what came after every good moment.</p><p>I also don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;ve peaked. Not physically. Not mentally. Not emotionally. Not professionally. That doesn&#8217;t mean life has been smooth. It means I know by now that difficulty shows up at every age.</p><p>In my 40s, I was a single mom on welfare. For years, I lived with major depressive disorder. I know what it&#8217;s like to feel overwhelmed and unsure if things will ever stabilize.</p><p>Being 62 also means I&#8217;ve experienced loss. I&#8217;ve lost several friends to cancer. I lost my dog Toby after 13 years. Grief doesn&#8217;t disappear. 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Slipped discs. Sciatica. A torn rotator cuff that took years to recover from. Stress fractures. A close call with colon cancer. Staying active doesn&#8217;t make me superhuman. It makes me more resilient.</p><p>What being 62 does not mean, at least for me, is that I&#8217;m done being curious.</p><p>In my 60s, I&#8217;ve swum with sharks and stingrays. I&#8217;ve walked parts of El Camino in Spain, where I was born. I&#8217;ve taken improv and acting classes. I decided to train for pull ups after a serious shoulder injury. I&#8217;ve danced with my youngest, who is now 21. None of this was part of some plan. I make sure to stay open to new possibilities and take the chance when it arises.</p><p>My relationship with time shifted during my yoga teacher training in my 50s. Not because of the physical practice, but because it forced me to pay attention to impermanence and to where I was instead of where I thought I should be.</p><p>I know I have less time ahead of me than behind me. That fact doesn&#8217;t scare me. It makes me more selective. I&#8217;m less willing to waste energy on what drains me and less inclined to postpone things that matter.</p><p>I don&#8217;t think being older is better, but it does mean that I have more experience and refuse to let myself wallow too long. One day I will be dead and wallowing more than necessary is pointless.</p><p>I wasted much of my youth chasing thinness and living with an eating disorder. I&#8217;m not interested in doing that again in a different form by resisting age, the concept of loss or death, or obsessing over how my body is changing.</p><p>I take care of my body so I can keep using it. I move because it helps my mental health. I write and create because that&#8217;s how I make sense of things.</p><p>I don&#8217;t want to be younger. I want to stay involved in my own life.</p><p>How do you make peace with the passage of time?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>A los 62 a&#241;os no me siento anclada al pasado. No deseo volver a una etapa anterior porque entonces las cosas fueran mejores. Recuerdo demasiado bien lo que vino despu&#233;s de cada momento bueno.</p><p>Tampoco siento que ya haya tocado techo. Ni f&#237;sica, ni mental, ni emocional, ni profesionalmente. Eso no significa que la vida haya sido f&#225;cil. Significa que a estas alturas s&#233; que las dificultades aparecen a cualquier edad.</p><p>En mis cuarenta fui madre sola y sin recursos. Durante a&#241;os conviv&#237; con un trastorno depresivo mayor. S&#233; lo que es sentirse desbordada y no saber si las cosas llegar&#225;n a estabilizarse alg&#250;n d&#237;a.</p><p>Tener 62 a&#241;os tambi&#233;n significa haber vivido p&#233;rdidas. He perdido a varias amigas por c&#225;ncer. Perd&#237; a mi perro Toby despu&#233;s de 13 a&#241;os. El duelo no desaparece. Pasa a formar parte de quien soy y, con el tiempo, se vuelve m&#225;s llevadero.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sh1_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F448c257a-6afc-4d30-814c-5e3f2b745e2c_4000x3455.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sh1_!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F448c257a-6afc-4d30-814c-5e3f2b745e2c_4000x3455.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sh1_!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F448c257a-6afc-4d30-814c-5e3f2b745e2c_4000x3455.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sh1_!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F448c257a-6afc-4d30-814c-5e3f2b745e2c_4000x3455.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Mi cuerpo tambi&#233;n tiene historia. Hernias discales. Ci&#225;tica. Un manguito rotador roto cuya recuperaci&#243;n llev&#243; a&#241;os. Fracturas por estr&#233;s. Un susto serio por posible c&#225;ncer de colon que no lleg&#243; a ser. Mantenerme activa no me hace sobrehumana. Me hace m&#225;s resiliente.</p><p>Lo que no significa tener 62 a&#241;os, al menos para m&#237;, es que haya dejado de sentir curiosidad.</p><p>En mis sesenta he nadado con tiburones y mantarrayas. He caminado tramos del Camino de Santiago en Espa&#241;a, donde nac&#237;. He tomado clases de improvisaci&#243;n y de interpretaci&#243;n. Decid&#237; entrenar dominadas despu&#233;s de una lesi&#243;n importante en el hombro. He bailado con mi menor, que ahora tiene 21 a&#241;os, en pistas de baile. Nada de esto formaba parte de un plan. Procuro mantenerme abierta a nuevas posibilidades y aprovecharlas cuando aparecen.</p><p>Mi relaci&#243;n con el tiempo cambi&#243; durante mi formaci&#243;n como profesora de yoga, ya en mis cincuenta. No por la pr&#225;ctica f&#237;sica, sino porque me oblig&#243; a prestar atenci&#243;n a la impermanencia y a d&#243;nde estaba, en lugar de a d&#243;nde cre&#237;a que deber&#237;a estar.</p><p>S&#233; que tengo menos tiempo por delante que por detr&#225;s. Ese hecho no me asusta. Me vuelve m&#225;s selectiva. Tengo menos paciencia para lo que me drena y menos tendencia a posponer lo que importa.</p><p>No creo que ser mayor sea mejor, pero s&#237; implica tener m&#225;s experiencia y negarme a quedarme demasiado tiempo consumida por lo negativo. Un d&#237;a estar&#233; muerta, y recrearme m&#225;s de la cuenta no tiene ning&#250;n sentido.</p><p>Desperdici&#233; gran parte de mi juventud persiguiendo la delgadez y viviendo con un trastorno alimentario. No me interesa repetir eso de otra forma, resisti&#233;ndome a la edad, al concepto de la p&#233;rdida o de la muerte, ni obsesion&#225;ndome con c&#243;mo cambia mi cuerpo.</p><p>Cuido mi cuerpo para poder seguir us&#225;ndolo. Me muevo porque ayuda a mi salud mental. Escribo y creo porque as&#237; es como entiendo la vida.</p><p>No quiero ser m&#225;s joven. Quiero seguir involucrada en mi propia vida.</p><p>&#191;C&#243;mo haces t&#250; las paces con el paso del tiempo?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/on-getting-older-without-wanting/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Stay Active at 62 Despite Aches, Pain, and Injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[C&#243;mo me mantengo activa a los 62, incluso con dolores y lesiones]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:58:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJoU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1faa030f-e8e0-423c-a9bf-811e2b76a87b_2268x1707.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People my age, 62, and even younger, often tell me they aren&#8217;t active because they have aches and pains. Or they say I&#8217;m lucky to be able to move the way I do. I usually smile and say, &#8220;I know what you mean. I have aches and pains too.&#8221;</p><p>The difference is not that I&#8217;m pain-free. It&#8217;s that I don&#8217;t let the pain decide everything for me. I work around it.</p><h2><strong>Aches, Pains, and a Long Body History</strong></h2><p>Over the years, I&#8217;ve had herniated discs, sciatica, stress fractures in both feet, a torn rotator cuff, torn ligaments in one foot that had to be immobilized for months, a broken toe with damaged ligaments, an injured hip that still flares up, a broken tailbone five times, tennis elbow, and now lifter&#8217;s elbow. This is the short version, mind you. We all have battle scars at this point in life.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJoU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1faa030f-e8e0-423c-a9bf-811e2b76a87b_2268x1707.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJoU!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1faa030f-e8e0-423c-a9bf-811e2b76a87b_2268x1707.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJoU!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>Why Movement Has Always Mattered to Me</strong></h2><p>Movement has always been one of the main ways I manage my mental health. I&#8217;ve dealt with major depression and anxiety at different times in my life. So when I get injured, stopping completely has never worked well for me. If I can&#8217;t move one part of my body, I find ways to move another.</p><p>I remember riding a bike with a cast on my foot when I was sixteen. That approach stayed with me. Over time, adapting became second nature.</p><h2><strong>Learning to Modify Instead of Quitting</strong></h2><p>Four years ago, when I tore my rotator cuff, I couldn&#8217;t do handstands or arm balances. I couldn&#8217;t practice yoga the way I had for years. I couldn&#8217;t lift anything overhead. I couldn&#8217;t even put on a jacket normally. So I changed how I dressed. I changed how I practiced. I adjusted what I expected from myself.</p><p>A few years later, I found myself training for pull-ups. This was after not knowing whether I would ever lift my arms overhead again, let alone pull up my own body weight. I did get my first pull-up in my sixties.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DR2u01LktRc&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;On my 2025 vision board, I fe&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DR2u01LktRc.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><h2><strong>Adjusting Training When Things Go Sideways</strong></h2><p>Last year, I injured my foot badly enough that I couldn&#8217;t walk properly or bend it (I broke a toe and messed up my ligaments). That ruled out lunges and lower-body strength classes. I still went to the gym. I wore stiff Birkenstock clogs, rode a stationary bike I don&#8217;t love, and focused on upper body and core work.</p><p>After a hip injury at 48, I was sure my running days were over. Now, at 62, I&#8217;m running 5K races again. I&#8217;m not training for long distances anymore, but I still enjoy running.</p><p>That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s painless. Last week, both my knees hurt while I was running. So did both hips. Those knees were injured during downhill hikes in Spain last fall. I slowed down and paid attention.</p><p>On race day, nothing hurt. I even beat my previous 5K time. I don&#8217;t care much about time anymore, but it felt good. And I ran with my youngest, 21, which was wonderful.</p><h2><strong>Training for the Body I Have Today</strong></h2><p>Right now, I&#8217;m dealing with lifter&#8217;s elbow, similar to tennis elbow, likely from lifting heavy weights overhead. When it flares up, I dial the weight back and stick with my rehab exercises. Same with my shoulder. I do pull-ups, but not always the same number and not always with the same form.</p><p>At 62, my body isn&#8217;t the body I had ten years ago. It isn&#8217;t even the body I had five years ago. So I train for the body I have on any given day.</p><h2><strong>Aging, Maintenance, and Perspective</strong></h2><p>I&#8217;m lucky to have an aging body. But continuing to move it, work with it, and adjust around its limits isn&#8217;t luck. That&#8217;s all me. And sometimes I have to muster all the discipline I&#8217;m capable of. It isn&#8217;t always easy. But it always pays off.</p><p>Aging can feel like driving an old car with a lot of miles on it. Some things need more maintenance. Some days are harder than others.</p><p>I also need more recovery time than I used to. I&#8217;m currently undergoing medical tests including heart monitors and sleep tests because being exhausted while my blood work looks fine is not something I&#8217;m used to. I want to make sure it&#8217;s all running properly: especially my heart.</p><h2><strong>Why I Wouldn&#8217;t Go Back</strong></h2><p>Still, I would rather be in this achy body, with the perspective and experience I&#8217;ve gained, than be back in my younger body that I didn&#8217;t know how to appreciate at the time.</p><p>That perspective came from doing a lot of inner work and making peace with the fact that life is finite, but until it&#8217;s over, I&#8217;m here. I&#8217;m alive.</p><p>And so are you.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>Personas de mi edad, 62 a&#241;os, e incluso m&#225;s j&#243;venes, a menudo me dicen que no est&#225;n activas porque les duele todo. O me dicen que tengo suerte de poder moverme como lo hago. Yo suelo sonre&#237;r y decir: &#8220;Te entiendo. A m&#237; tambi&#233;n me duele todo&#8221;.</p><p>La diferencia no es que yo no tenga dolor. Es que no dejo que el dolor lo decida todo. Me adapto. Busco alternativas.</p><h2><strong>Dolores, lesiones y una larga historia corporal</strong></h2><p>A lo largo de los a&#241;os he tenido hernias discales, ci&#225;tica, fracturas en ambos pies, un manguito rotador roto, ligamentos rotos en un pie que tuve que inmovilizar durante meses, un dedo del pie roto con los ligamentos da&#241;ados, una lesi&#243;n de cadera que todav&#237;a da guerra, el coxis roto cinco veces, tendinitis en el codo, en fin. Esta es la versi&#243;n resumida. A estas alturas cada uno arrastra lo suyo.</p><h2><strong>Por qu&#233; el movimiento siempre ha sido importante para m&#237;</strong></h2><p>El movimiento siempre ha sido uno de los pilares clave para mi salud mental. He pasado por episodios de depresi&#243;n mayor y ansiedad en distintos momentos de mi vida. Por eso, cuando me lesiono, parar por completo nunca ha sido una buena opci&#243;n. Si no puedo mover una parte del cuerpo, busco la manera de mover otra.</p><p>Recuerdo ir en bicicleta con la pierna enyesada cuando ten&#237;a diecis&#233;is a&#241;os. Con el tiempo, adaptarme se volvi&#243; algo natural.</p><h2><strong>Aprender a modificar en lugar de abandonar</strong></h2><p>Hace cuatro a&#241;os, cuando me romp&#237; el manguito rotador, no pod&#237;a hacer equilibrios sobre los brazos ni paradas de manos (el pino). No pod&#237;a practicar yoga como llevaba a&#241;os haci&#233;ndolo. No pod&#237;a levantar nada por encima de la cabeza. Ni siquiera pod&#237;a ponerme una chaqueta. As&#237; que cambi&#233; la forma de vestirme. Cambi&#233; mi pr&#225;ctica. Ajust&#233; mis expectativas.</p><p>Unos a&#241;os despu&#233;s, me encontr&#233; entrenando dominadas. Dominadas. Despu&#233;s de no saber siquiera si volver&#237;a a poder levantar los brazos por encima de la cabeza, mucho menos tirar de mi propio peso. Y s&#237;, hice mi primera dominada a los 61.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DOk_KNWALgM&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;Even when I travel, I don&#8217;t l&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DOk_KNWALgM.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>Ajustar el entrenamiento cuando el cuerpo pone l&#237;mites</strong></h2><p>El a&#241;o pasado me lesion&#233; un pie de tal forma que no pod&#237;a caminar bien ni doblarlo. Aun as&#237;, segu&#237; yendo al gimnasio. Iba con zuecos r&#237;gidos de Birkenstock, y practicaba bici est&#225;tica que no me entusiasma, y trabajaba la parte superior del cuerpo y la faja abdominal.</p><p>Despu&#233;s de una lesi&#243;n de cadera a los 48, estaba convencida de que mis d&#237;as de correr hab&#237;an terminado. Ahora, con 62, vuelvo a correr carreras de 5K. Ya no entreno para largas distancias, pero sigo disfrutando de correr.</p><p>Eso no significa que no me duela nada. La semana pasada me dol&#237;an las dos rodillas mientras corr&#237;a. Y tambi&#233;n las dos caderas. Me lesion&#233; las rodillas bajando monta&#241;as en Espa&#241;a el oto&#241;o pasado. Y claro, hay d&#237;as que tengo que tomarmelo todo con m&#225;s tranquilidad.</p><p>El d&#237;a de la carrera tuve suerte y no me dol&#237;a nada. Incluso mejor&#233; mi tiempo respecto a la carrera anterior de 5K. Ya no me obsesiona el tiempo, pero no voy a negar que me hizo ilusi&#243;n. Adem&#225;s corr&#237; con mi hijo menor, lo cual fue genial.</p><h2><strong>Entrenar para el cuerpo que tengo hoy</strong></h2><p>Ahora mismo lidio con tendinitis en los codos, por levantar demasiado peso por encima de la cabeza. Cuando me molesta de verdad, bajo el peso y hago mis ejercicios de rehabilitaci&#243;n. Lo mismo con el hombro. Sigo haciendo dominadas, pero no siempre la misma cantidad ni con la misma t&#233;cnica.</p><p>Con 62 a&#241;os, mi cuerpo no es el mismo que hace diez a&#241;os. Ni siquiera el de hace cinco. As&#237; que entreno para el cuerpo que tengo cada d&#237;a.</p><h2><strong>Envejecer, mantenimiento y perspectiva</strong></h2><p>Tengo la suerte de tener un cuerpo que envejece. Pero seguir movi&#233;ndolo, trabajar con &#233;l y adaptarme a sus l&#237;mites no es cuesti&#243;n de suerte. Es una decisi&#243;n, que a veces me cuesta tomar. Tengo que hacer uso de la disciplina, y no siempre es f&#225;cil.</p><p>Envejecer puede parecerse a conducir un coche viejo con muchos kil&#243;metros. Algunas cosas necesitan m&#225;s mantenimiento. Algunos d&#237;as son m&#225;s duros que otros.</p><p>Tambi&#233;n necesito m&#225;s tiempo de recuperaci&#243;n que antes. Ahora mismo me estoy haciendo pruebas de coraz&#243;n y estudios del sue&#241;o, porque tengo &#233;pocas en las que estoy agotada mientras las anal&#237;ticas salen perfectas. Quiero asegurarme de que todo funciona bien: sobre todo, el coraz&#243;n.</p><h2><strong>Por qu&#233; no volver&#237;a atr&#225;s</strong></h2><p>Aun as&#237;, prefiero estar en este cuerpo con achaques, con la perspectiva y la experiencia que he ganado, que volver a mi cuerpo joven, que no supe apreciar en su momento.</p><p>Esa perspectiva no lleg&#243; por casualidad. Fue despu&#233;s de mucho trabajo interior y de hacer las paces con el hecho de que la vida es finita, pero hasta que esto se acabe, estoy aqu&#237;. Sigo viva.</p><p>Y t&#250; tambi&#233;n.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/staying-active-at-62-despite-injuries/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Ways to Journal When You’re Afraid Someone Might Read It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tres trucos para escribir tu diario sin preocuparte de que lo lean]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:38:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zh6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1108fc84-e76a-4dfb-9482-35852cced6e4_900x600.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>Just like for everyone else, life is at times emotionally messy for me, and I share snippets of that journey over on Instagram. When feelings stay in my head, they swirl, amplify, and get tangled. Writing them down forces them into a linear form. That act alone breaks the emotional &#8220;loop.&#8221; So that&#180;s when I journal.</p><p>In the comments of my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorrainecladish/">Instagram posts</a> mentioning that I journal, several people said they had stopped journaling because someone they loved had read their diary. That broke my heart, because writing has carried me through some of the hardest chapters of my life, including when I experienced major depressive episodes or when I was a single mom on welfare.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zh6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1108fc84-e76a-4dfb-9482-35852cced6e4_900x600.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zh6!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>If you love journaling but worry about being &#8220;found out,&#8221; I want to offer a few things that have helped me over the years.</p><p>And mind you, I&#8217;ve thrown out my journals twice in my life. Not because I was ashamed, but because I didn&#8217;t want my kids or family stumbling onto the darkest parts of me someday. Even so, last week I sat down and wrote about everything I had been holding in -my frustrations, fears, and the hurts I don&#8217;t always say out loud. Within minutes my whole attitude shifted. There is something about pen on paper (not typing) that moves the feelings through you instead of letting them stagnate.</p><p>Here are a few ways to journal safely if you worry about privacy:</p><h3><strong>1. Write and destroy</strong></h3><p>Use a loose sheet of paper you can shred or burn immediately afterward. You still get the release without leaving anything behind.</p><h3><strong>2. Write on top of your own words</strong></h3><p>Write a sentence, then stay on that same line and write over it again and again. It becomes impossible to read -even for you- but the emotional relief is the same.</p><h3><strong>3. Speak it instead</strong></h3><p>When I was younger, I used a tape recorder (that was as fancy as it got back then). You can use your phone&#8217;s voice notes, or simply speak your truth into the wind on a walk. Hearing myself say the words is sometimes more therapeutic than writing.</p><p>These practices help me keep an outlet when life felt overwhelming, and I hope they help you too. If your method involves a locked drawer or a password-protected file, that works just as well. What matters most is that you don&#8217;t silence yourself.</p><p>If you have your own journaling tricks or rituals, I&#8217;d love to hear them.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Espa&#241;ol</p><p>Como a todo el mundo, hay momentos en los que la vida se me complica emocionalmente, y suelo compartir partes de ese proceso en Instagram. Si le doy vueltas en la cabeza, los sentimientos se arremolinan, se hacen m&#225;s grandes y se mezclan unos con otros. Al escribirlos, tengo que ponerlos en orden, y solo ese gesto rompe el &#8220;bucle&#8221; emocional. Por eso escribo un diario.</p><p>En los comentarios de mis <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorrainecladish/">posts en Instagram </a>sobre llevar un diario, varias personas me contaron que dejaron de llevar un diario porque alguien cercano se lo ley&#243;. Me dio mucha pena, porque escribir me ha acompa&#241;ado en algunos de los momentos m&#225;s duros de mi vida, desde episodios de depresi&#243;n hasta mis a&#241;os como madre soltera viviendo de la ayuda social.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3fH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb995c045-4c41-4f2b-a91f-39468964ff74_4000x6000.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3fH!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb995c045-4c41-4f2b-a91f-39468964ff74_4000x6000.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f3fH!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb995c045-4c41-4f2b-a91f-39468964ff74_4000x6000.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Si te gusta escribir un diario pero te da miedo que alguien lo encuentre, aqu&#237; van algunas cosas que a m&#237; me han ayudado.</p><p>Yo misma he tirado mis diarios dos veces. No porque me avergonzara de nada, sino porque no quer&#237;a que mis hijos o mi familia se encontraran un d&#237;a con mis momentos m&#225;s oscuros. Aun as&#237;, la semana pasada me sent&#233; a escribir todo lo que llevaba dentro -mis frustraciones, mis miedos, mis dolores m&#225;s &#237;ntimos- y en cuesti&#243;n de minutos mi &#225;nimo cambi&#243;. Hay algo en escribir a mano (no teclear) que hace que las emociones se muevan, en vez de quedarse atascadas.</p><p>Aqu&#237; tienes algunas formas de escribir con tranquilidad si te preocupa la privacidad:</p><h3><strong>1. Escribe y destruye</strong></h3><p>Usa una hoja suelta que puedas romper, triturar o quemar despu&#233;s. Te desahoga igual sin dejar nada atr&#225;s.</p><h3><strong>2. Escribe encima de lo ya escrito</strong></h3><p>Escribe una frase y, en vez de seguir en la l&#237;nea siguiente, escribe encima una y otra vez. No hay manera de leerlo despu&#233;s, pero el efecto emocional es el mismo.</p><h3><strong>3. Dilo en voz alta</strong></h3><p>Cuando era m&#225;s joven usaba una grabadora de casete (era lo que hab&#237;a). Hoy puedes usar las notas de voz del m&#243;vil o simplemente hablar contigo misma mientras caminas. A veces escucharme a m&#237; misma decir las cosas me ayuda m&#225;s que escribirlas.</p><p>Estas peque&#241;as pr&#225;cticas me han dado un espacio seguro cuando todo se me hace cuesta arriba, y espero que a ti tambi&#233;n te sirvan. Si tu m&#233;todo es guardar el diario bajo llave o con contrase&#241;a, perfecto. Lo importante es no callarse lo que necesitas expresar.</p><p>Y si tienes tus propios trucos o rituales para escribir, me encantar&#225; conocerlos.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/ways-to-journal-privately/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having Babies at 50+ is a Thing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#191;Ser madre despu&#233;s de los 50?]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rp3x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca779b36-c88e-4f7c-8af1-060146430467_1704x1278.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>I&#8217;ve always been open about being an older mom. I don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s better or worse than having kids young, but it is a valid option. And today, more women are choosing it.</p><p>Pregnancy in our late thirties and early forties has become common enough that the old stigma around &#8220;advanced maternal age&#8221; feels outdated. CDC data shows that <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/releases/20250423.html">birth rates for women over 40 keep rising</a>. Advances in reproductive medicine have opened doors that didn&#8217;t exist for earlier generations.</p><p>But there&#8217;s a newer shift happening too. Some women are becoming mothers at 50, 55, and even 60.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rp3x!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca779b36-c88e-4f7c-8af1-060146430467_1704x1278.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rp3x!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca779b36-c88e-4f7c-8af1-060146430467_1704x1278.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rp3x!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca779b36-c88e-4f7c-8af1-060146430467_1704x1278.heic 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rp3x!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca779b36-c88e-4f7c-8af1-060146430467_1704x1278.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" 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was nearly 41 when I delivered my second baby. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>The rise of very late motherhood</strong></h2><p>Research and reporting, including findings <a href="https://www.aarp.org/family-relationships/pregnancy-fertility-over-50/">cited by AARP</a> and reproductive specialists, show that women in their fifties are increasingly giving birth through donor eggs, IVF, and embryo transfer. These pregnancies are closely monitored and considered high risk, but they are no longer rare.</p><p>The financial commitment is significant. One IVF cycle with donor eggs in the U.S. can cost anywhere from $25,000 to $50,000. Many parents make multiple attempts. Add routine prenatal care and delivery costs, and the total grows quickly. Still, these parents know what they want and pursue it with intention.</p><p>A well-known example is psychologist Frieda Birnbaum, <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/oldest-us-mom-twins-frieda-birnbaum-65-excited-17020254">who had twins at 60</a> after previously giving birth at 53. When her twins reach adulthood, she&#8217;ll be in her eighties. Stories like hers show just how much the landscape of motherhood has shifted.</p><p>By comparison, having my kids at almost 39 and 41 suddenly feels pretty young.</p><h2><strong>My own path</strong></h2><p>In my teens, I decided that if I didn&#8217;t have children by 25, I wasn&#8217;t meant to be a mother. Life had other plans. I didn&#8217;t marry until 35. I had to remind my younger husband that my timeline wasn&#8217;t the same as his. I was prepared to pursue fertility treatments and IVF if needed. I wanted to be a mom, and that desire guided me.</p><p>Even now, I sometimes feel a little sting when women my age who had children early say they &#8220;can&#8217;t imagine having a baby at 40.&#8221; But we all walk different roads. This was mine.</p><h2><strong>Can women handle motherhood at 50 or 60?</strong></h2><p>From what I&#8217;ve lived and seen, yes. If you need to rise to the occasion, you do.</p><p>Grandparents all over the world raise grandchildren full-time. My own abuelita, who passed at 102, stepped in to raise my sister and me when my parents separated. She was 51 when she became our primary caregiver. She cooked, helped with homework, took us to the park, and never once complained about being too tired or too old. She kept going until I left home at 21.</p><p>So stamina isn&#8217;t always the real question.</p><p>The bigger questions come up when someone chooses pregnancy at an age when most women are moving through or past menopause.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4HGG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faece66ca-78d0-41e1-b3d2-1c6ae2f1368d_2268x1858.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4HGG!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Now, I&#8217;m 62 and my children are 21 and 24 respectively</p><h2><strong>The questions people ask quietly</strong></h2><h3><strong>Is it fair to the children?</strong></h3><p>Children of older parents may lose them earlier in life. They may never know their grandparents. These concerns are real.</p><p>But older parents also tend to offer stability, emotional maturity, and financial security. Their pregnancies are rarely accidental. They plan for their children&#8217;s long-term well-being. Some studies, including research published in <em><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10968301/">The National Library of Medicine</a>,</em> show that older mothers often report more maturity, higher satisfaction, and lower stress, likely because they&#8217;re established in their careers and personal lives.</p><h3><strong>Is it fair to the parents?</strong></h3><p>Older parents understand the commitment they&#8217;re making. Many say they feel more grounded, patient, and present than they would have been as younger parents.</p><p>That said, pregnancies over 50 do carry higher risks, such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and a higher likelihood of cesarean delivery. Women choosing this path go through thorough medical screening to make sure they&#8217;re strong enough to carry a pregnancy.</p><h2><strong>So, should women have babies at 50+?</strong></h2><p>There is no universal answer.</p><p>There are clear challenges and clear advantages. Some people will question it. Others will celebrate it. But what&#8217;s undeniable is that very late motherhood is becoming more common as reproductive technology advances.</p><p>For the women who choose it, the decision is usually thoughtful, planned, and deeply wanted.</p><h2><strong>I&#8217;d love to hear from you</strong></h2><p>Would you have considered motherhood at 50 or 55 if it had been an option? Or if you&#8217;re younger now, could you imagine becoming a parent later in life?</p><p>Let me know in the comments. This topic always sparks meaningful conversation.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>Siempre he hablado abiertamente sobre ser una mam&#225; mayor</p><p>No creo que sea mejor ni peor que tener hijos joven, pero s&#237; es una opci&#243;n v&#225;lida. Y hoy, cada vez m&#225;s mujeres la eligen.</p><p>Quedarse embarazada a finales de los treinta o principios de los cuarenta se ha vuelto tan com&#250;n que el estigma antiguo alrededor de la &#8220;edad materna avanzada&#8221; ya no tiene sentido. Datos del CDC en USA muestran que las tasas de natalidad de mujeres mayores de 40 siguen en aumento. Los avances en la medicina reproductiva han abierto puertas que no exist&#237;an para generaciones anteriores.</p><p>Pero hay otro cambio todav&#237;a m&#225;s reciente. Algunas mujeres est&#225;n siendo madres a los 50, 55 e incluso 60 a&#241;os.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDFg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5d91ea3-9f98-4990-98f9-327bef69ced6_1704x1278.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDFg!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc5d91ea3-9f98-4990-98f9-327bef69ced6_1704x1278.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zDFg!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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la foto, tengo casi 41 y acababa de dar a luz a mi menor.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h2><strong>El auge de la maternidad muy tard&#237;a</strong></h2><p>Investigaciones y reportajes, incluidos los citados por AARP y especialistas en reproducci&#243;n, muestran que cada vez m&#225;s mujeres en sus cincuenta dan a luz mediante &#243;vulos de donante, FIV y transferencia de embriones. Estos embarazos son de alto riesgo y se siguen de cerca, pero ya no son tan raros.</p><p>La desembolso financiero es importante. Un ciclo de FIV con &#243;vulos de donante en Estados Unidos puede costar entre 25.000 y 50.000 d&#243;lares. Muchas parejas hacen varios intentos. Si a eso se suman los controles prenatales y el parto, la cifra aumenta r&#225;pido. Aun as&#237;, quienes eligen este camino saben lo que quieren y lo persiguen con intenci&#243;n.</p><p>Un ejemplo conocido es la psic&#243;loga Frieda Birnbaum, que tuvo gemelos a los 60 a&#241;os, despu&#233;s de haber dado a luz a los 53. Cuando sus gemelos sean adultos, ella estar&#225; en sus ochenta. Historias como la suya muestran cu&#225;nto ha cambiado el panorama de la maternidad.</p><p>Comparado con eso, haber tenido a mis hijos casi a los 39 y 41 de repente se siente bastante joven.</p><h2><strong>Mi propia experiencia</strong></h2><p>En mi adolescencia decid&#237; que si no ten&#237;a hijos a los 25, entonces no estaba destinada a ser madre. La vida ten&#237;a otros planes. No me cas&#233; hasta los 35. Tuve que recordarle a mi marido, que es m&#225;s joven, que mi reloj biol&#243;gico no era igual que el suyo. Estaba preparada para recurrir a tratamientos de fertilidad y a la FIV si hubiese sido necesario. Quer&#237;a ser mam&#225;, y ese deseo me guiaba.</p><p>A veces todav&#237;a siento una punzadita cuando mujeres de mi edad que fueron madres j&#243;venes dicen que &#8220;no pueden imaginar tener un beb&#233; a los 40&#8221;. Pero cada una recorre su propio camino. Este fue el m&#237;o.</p><h2><strong>&#191;Se puede con la maternidad a los 50 o 60?</strong></h2><p>Por lo que he vivido y visto, s&#237;. Cuando tienes que estar a la altura, lo est&#225;s.</p><p>Abuelos de todo el mundo cr&#237;an a sus nietos a tiempo completo. Mi propia abuelita, que muri&#243; a los 102, se hizo cargo de mi hermana y de m&#237; cuando mis padres se separaron. Ten&#237;a 51 a&#241;os cuando se convirti&#243; en nuestra cuidadora principal. Cocinaba, nos ayudaba con las tareas, nos llevaba al parque y jam&#225;s se quej&#243; de estar demasiado cansada o de sentirse mayor. Sigui&#243; adelante hasta que me fui de casa a los 21.</p><p>As&#237; que la resistencia no siempre es la verdadera pregunta.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TVz0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f1f6e40-fc6b-4c60-a6df-a2600e25ccb4_2268x1858.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TVz0!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f1f6e40-fc6b-4c60-a6df-a2600e25ccb4_2268x1858.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TVz0!, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Ahora tengo 62 a&#241;os, y mis hijos tienen 21 y 24 respectivamente</p><h2><strong>Las preguntas que surgen en voz baja</strong></h2><h3><strong>&#191;Es justo para los hijos?</strong></h3><p>Los hijos de padres mayores pueden perderlos antes. Puede que no lleguen a conocer a sus abuelos. Son preocupaciones v&#225;lidas.</p><p>Pero los padres mayores tambi&#233;n suelen ofrecer estabilidad, madurez emocional y seguridad econ&#243;mica. Sus embarazos rara vez son accidentales. Planifican el bienestar a largo plazo de sus hijos. Algunos estudios, incluida investigaci&#243;n publicada en la National Library of Medicine, muestran que las madres mayores suelen reportar m&#225;s madurez, mayor satisfacci&#243;n y menos estr&#233;s, probablemente porque est&#225;n m&#225;s asentadas en su vida personal y profesional.</p><h3><strong>&#191;Es justo para los padres?</strong></h3><p>Los padres mayores entienden el compromiso que est&#225;n asumiendo. Muchos dicen sentirse m&#225;s centrados, pacientes y presentes de lo que habr&#237;an estado de j&#243;venes.</p><p>Ahora bien, los embarazos despu&#233;s de los 50 s&#237; conllevan m&#225;s riesgos, como hipertensi&#243;n, diabetes gestacional, preeclampsia y una mayor probabilidad de ces&#225;rea. Las mujeres que eligen este camino pasan por evaluaciones m&#233;dicas exhaustivas para asegurarse de que est&#225;n lo suficientemente fuertes para llevar un embarazo a t&#233;rmino.</p><h2><strong>&#191;Deber&#237;an las mujeres tener hijos despu&#233;s de los 50?</strong></h2><p>No hay una respuesta universal.</p><p>Hay desaf&#237;os claros y ventajas claras. Algunas personas lo cuestionar&#225;n. Otras lo celebrar&#225;n. Pero lo que es innegable es que la maternidad muy tard&#237;a es cada vez m&#225;s frecuente gracias a los avances en tecnolog&#237;a reproductiva.</p><p>Para las mujeres que la eligen, la decisi&#243;n suele ser meditada, planificada y profundamente deseada.</p><h2><strong>Quiero saber tu opini&#243;n</strong></h2><p>&#191;Te habr&#237;as planteado la maternidad a los 50 o 55 si hubiese sido una opci&#243;n? O si eres m&#225;s joven ahora, &#191;te imaginas siendo madre m&#225;s adelante en la vida?</p><p>Cu&#233;ntamelo en los comentarios. Este tema siempre genera conversaciones interesantes.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/having-babies-at-50-is-a-thing/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living With Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) - My Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mi experiencia con desprendimiento del vitreo posterior]]></description><link>https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine C. Ladish]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:52:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTQ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2df7336a-6cf6-4b47-9600-587e503aec4a_2928x3664.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Espa&#241;ol abajo)</p><p>The first time I had posterior vitreous detachment was in 2021, while I was in Spain visiting my family. I was at a grocery store checkout when my right eye suddenly filled with big black specks. They were impossible to ignore. I panicked because I had no idea what was happening, and with my family history (my mother had a stroke in her 20s), my mind immediately went to migraines or even a stroke.</p><p>The next morning, the specks were still there, so I went to the doctor, who sent me to the ER. They diagnosed me with posterior vitreous detachment. When I got back to Florida, a full eye exam with a retina specialist confirmed it. I had never even heard of PVD until then, but once I talked about it, many people, including family members and acquaintances, told me they had experienced it too or at least lived with floaters.</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DRaLmysj_El&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lorraine C. Ladish on Instagram: \&quot;The first time I experienced &#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@lorrainecladish&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DRaLmysj_El.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>A couple of years later, right before a trip to California, the month I turned 60, I had my routine annual eye exam. Everything looked perfectly normal. Two days later, I landed in Reno on my way to South Lake Tahoe and immediately noticed flashes and squiggly lines in my other eye. It felt the same as the first time, that instant fear that something is really wrong. Even when you know what PVD is, the symptoms can shake you.</p><p>The next morning, my vision in that eye was impaired, so I went to the ER again. They told me I had a small hemorrhage and referred me to a retina specialist, who saw me the next day to rule out a retinal detachment. Once again, it was diagnosed as posterior vitreous detachment. I ended up enjoying the rest of my visit with my daughter, but I wore an eye patch in bright light to make it more comfortable.</p><p>If you have never experienced PVD, it is basically the gel inside the eye pulling away from the retina as we age. It is incredibly common, especially after 50, but that does not make it any less alarming when it happens. This is why I always tell people to get checked right away if they notice sudden floaters, flashes, or anything that feels off. It is not something to ignore or self-diagnose.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTQ8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2df7336a-6cf6-4b47-9600-587e503aec4a_2928x3664.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTQ8!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2df7336a-6cf6-4b47-9600-587e503aec4a_2928x3664.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bTQ8!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_848, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Today, at 62, I mostly forget about it unless I am looking at something bright. I live with it the same way we all live with the random things our bodies start doing as we age. It has not stopped me from doing yoga, strength training, creating content, or traveling.</p><p>I have lived with these floaters for over four years now. Most of the time, I do not even see them. Once in a while, if I am looking at the sky or a white wall, the shadows show up, but they do not stress me out the way they did at first. And yes, I still get my eyes checked once a year.</p><p>I am sharing this because when it first happened to me, I felt unprepared and honestly pretty scared. If you have gone through it too, you are not alone. And if you have not but suddenly notice floaters or flashes one day, please get checked. It is always better to know what is going on than to sit with worst-case scenarios. And if it does turn out to be a retinal tear, you can be treated quickly.</p><p>Have you or anyone you know experienced PVD?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>(Espa&#241;ol)</p><p>La primera vez que tuve un desprendimiento del v&#237;treo posterior fue en 2021, mientras estaba en Espa&#241;a visitando a mi familia. Estaba en la cola del supermercado cuando, de repente, el ojo derecho se me llen&#243; de manchas negras bastante grandes. Eran imposibles de ignorar. Me asust&#233; porque no ten&#237;a ni idea de lo que estaba pasando, y con mis antecedentes familiares (mi madre tuvo una hemorragia cerebral a los 25 a&#241;os) pens&#233; enseguida en migra&#241;as o incluso en un ictus.</p><p>A la ma&#241;ana siguiente las manchas segu&#237;an ah&#237;, as&#237; que fui al m&#233;dico y me mandaron a urgencias. All&#237; me diagnosticaron un desprendimiento del v&#237;treo posterior. Cuando volv&#237; a Florida, un examen ocular m&#225;s completo con un especialista de la retina confirm&#243; el diagn&#243;stico. Nunca hab&#237;a o&#237;do hablar de esto hasta entonces, pero en cuanto lo mencion&#233;, mucha gente, incluida familia y conocidos, me dijo que tambi&#233;n lo hab&#237;a pasado o que conviv&#237;a con <strong>moscas volantes</strong>.</p><p>Un par de a&#241;os m&#225;s tarde, justo antes de un viaje a California, el mismo mes en que cumpl&#237; 60, me hice mi revisi&#243;n anual de la vista. Todo parec&#237;a estar perfectamente bien. Dos d&#237;as despu&#233;s, aterric&#233; en Reno camino de South Lake Tahoe y not&#233; flashes y l&#237;neas onduladas en mi otro ojo. Fue exactamente la misma sensaci&#243;n que la primera vez, ese miedo instant&#225;neo de que algo no va bien. Aunque ya sepas qu&#233; es un desprendimiento del v&#237;treo, los s&#237;ntomas pueden descolocarte.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y872!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d4ae542-1987-4a56-b2d1-03624f8f306c_1737x3088.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y872!, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/w_424, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d4ae542-1987-4a56-b2d1-03624f8f306c_1737x3088.heic 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y872!, 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class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/subscribe"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>A la ma&#241;ana siguiente ten&#237;a la visi&#243;n de ese ojo bastante afectada, as&#237; que volv&#237; a urgencias. Me dijeron que ten&#237;a una peque&#241;a hemorragia y me derivaron a un especialista de retina, que me vio al d&#237;a siguiente para descartar un desprendimiento de retina. Una vez m&#225;s, el diagn&#243;stico fue desprendimiento v&#237;treo posterior. Al final pude disfrutar de la visita a mi hija, aunque me pon&#237;a un parche en el ojo cuando sal&#237;a a la luz fuerte porque me resultaba m&#225;s c&#243;modo.</p><p>Si nunca has experimentado un desprendimiento v&#237;treo posterior, b&#225;sicamente es el gel del interior del ojo que se va separando de la retina con la edad. Es muy com&#250;n a partir de los 50, pero eso no quita que asuste cuando ocurre. Por eso siempre digo que hay que revisarse cuanto antes si aparecen de repente <strong>moscas volantes</strong>, destellos de luz o algo que no encaja. No es algo que debamos pasar por alto ni intentar diagnosticar por nuestra cuenta.</p><p>Hoy, con 62 a&#241;os, la mayor&#237;a del tiempo ni me acuerdo de ello, salvo cuando miro algo muy luminoso. Convivir con esto es como convivir con tantas otras cosas que el cuerpo empieza a hacer con los a&#241;os. No me ha impedido practicar yoga, entrenar fuerza, crear contenido ni viajar.</p><p>Llevo m&#225;s de cuatro a&#241;os con estas <strong>moscas volantes</strong>. La mayor&#237;a del tiempo ni las veo. De vez en cuando, si miro al cielo o a una pared blanca, aparecen las sombras, pero ya no me generan la ansiedad del principio. Y s&#237;, sigo haci&#233;ndome mi revisi&#243;n ocular anual.</p><p>Comparto esto porque la primera vez que me pas&#243; me sent&#237; totalmente desprevenida y, la verdad, bastante asustada. Si t&#250; tambi&#233;n lo has vivido, no est&#225;s sola ni solo. Y si no, pero un d&#237;a notas de repente <strong>moscas volantes</strong> o destellos, por favor revisa tus ojos. Siempre es mejor saber qu&#233; est&#225; pasando que quedarse imaginando lo peor. Y si resulta ser un desprendimiento de la retina, podr&#225;n tratarte a tiempo.</p><p>&#191;Has tenido t&#250; o alguien que conoces un desprendimiento del v&#237;treo posterior?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="/__u/lorrainecladish.substack.com/p/living-with-posterior-vitreous-detachment/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>