Tara Ellisonis a writer in Los Angeles Recent Writing My Mother’s Envy Will Outlive Us BothThe Cut ∙ First PersonEven from inside the fog of dementia, the toxic competitiveness that plagued my growing up remains crystal clear. Lonely and depressed at 50, I launched my own midlife rebootLos Angeles Times ∙ LifestyleI didn't give myself permission to pursue what interested me, partly because I had no idea what to pursue. How did people figure out what to do when their nests emptied out? I almost kissed my ex-boyfriend. Did I have feelings for him again?Los Angeles Times ∙ LifestyleAs we walked back to our cars after the party, my ex-boyfriend said, “I have something for you,” and dropped an object into the center of my palm… Love and Marriage and MenopauseThe CUT ∙ SwellnessMy hormones turned sex with my husband into a labor of love. Emphasis on the labor part. What My Mom Taught Me About SexThe CUT ∙ FamilyGrowing up, my mother prioritized being with men above all else. Today, I’m still reckoning with what that meant. Inside Gwyneth Paltrow’s $1,600 hormone summit there’s plenty of Goop, but also some goodLos Angeles Times ∙ LifestyleOn a sunny spring Saturday, a well-heeled, mostly middle-aged crowd of about 100 Gwyneth Paltrow devotees gathered at Goop headquarters in Santa Monica for “Goop Immersive: Hormonal Edition.” In Hollywood, older women are still an afterthought. In ‘Julia,’ they’re a revelationLos Angeles Times ∙ Television“I can’t wait for menopause so all that creative energy can be channeled back into my art,” said a middle-aged writer I once met at a workshop. Here was a woman who’d figured out how to flip the script… Why is And Just Like That… Being So Weird About Menopause?Vogue ∙ OpinionWhat I don’t understand about the And Just Like That…, is that if you’re going to go for all the stereotypical laments about aging, why glaze over the most obvious one? Driving the Stake Through Emotional VampiresThe New York Times ∙ StyleHow a visit to a love shaman helped put an end to draining relationships. As menopause hit, my libido waned, my brain felt dull. So I gave testosterone a try.The Washington Post ∙ HealthWhen, at 51, I confided to a friend that I’d had limited success with what my doctor prescribed, she said that she was thriving on something called hormonal “pellets.” Why Would My Father Not Want to Know Me?The New York Times ∙ Modern LoveI spent my childhood longing for my father, who disappeared after I was born. Then my mother found him in a brochure. Can women have better sex after 50? Let's start by busting menopause stigmaNBC News ∙ Culture & LifestyleIt turns out, the biggest changes that hit in my 50s didn’t have anything to do with how my body looked. To be a woman in L.A. involves upkeep. Just not during coronavirusLos Angeles Times ∙ LifestyleAlone in my bedroom, I’m Zooming my first Kundalini class, doing hip circles to get rid of the “emotional garbage” the teacher said is stuck in there. Borat, Tik Tok and small talk: How my 18-year-old and I reconnected during quarantineThe Washington Post ∙ On ParentingInstead of battling over little things, we were suddenly in it together. And nobody was going anywhere. L.A. Affairs: I went on blind dates with a bunch of losers. Here’s what I learnedLos Angeles Times ∙ LifestyleWhen I looked at the date as an opportunity to learn something it made the experience much richer. Where is that sweet spot between casual dating and immediate commitment?The Washington Post ∙ RelationshipsNo matter how much I liked him…the limited nature of our relationship began to wear on me. The Challenge of Finding Love without a FatherHarper’s BazaarWith the launch of summer's must-see blockbuster, Wonder Woman, one writer finds her inner superhero to face the turmoil of growing up without a dad. The Mentor: My Three-Day Job Interview With Hunter ThompsonHuffington Post ∙ EntertainmentI had only a passing awareness of the legend of Hunter S. Thompson when, in the early 90’s, the opportunity to fly to Aspen to interview as his editorial assistant came out of the blue.
