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Inspiration, Conversation, and Hell Yeah!

Because the Third-Third is a giant space where we can explore the unique experiences and issues of women in this exciting and vastly interesting decade.  

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Tools for Living Brilliantly 

12 Words, 12 Months

A Year of Transformation

 

12 Words, 12 Months is a guided journal built around a simple but powerful idea: transformation happens gradually when we choose our focus intentionally.

 

Rather than selecting one word for the entire year, this journal invites you to choose a new word each month. Each word becomes a theme that shapes how you think, act, and move through the weeks ahead.

 

Inside the journal you’ll find:

• A guided process for selecting a meaningful word each month
• Discovery prompts to help you clarify what you want more of in your life
• Weekly reflection questions that keep your intention alive
• Daily journal pages to capture insights, observations, and progress
• A year-end reflection that reveals how far you’ve come

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This is not a productivity system. It is a personal practice that helps you stay engaged with your own evolution.

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Patty
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Want to know something about me? 

The Brilliant Age is the culmination of six decades of writing, interviewing, and storytelling shaped by meaningful conversations with accomplished, insightful people. I began my career as a fashion journalist, transitioned into branding, marketing, and communications, raised two remarkable daughters as a single parent, and earned a master’s degree in creative writing at 50. This blog is dedicated to women navigating midlife and beyond—those stepping into The Brilliant Age with experience, curiosity, style, and a desire to break a few rules.

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Why The Brilliant Age?

“Unthinkably good things can happen, even late in the game,” Frances Mayes in Under the Tuscan Sun. 


Something happened when I put a 6 in front of my age. Suddenly, I wanted to slam my foot on the gas and really begin creating and curating an extraordinary life for myself. 


As I went searching for inspiration, I found that I kept walking headfirst into information about women "50 and older." But as any woman who reaches her sixth decade knows, the issues and interests of a 67-year-old facing retirement decisions are far different from the 52-year-old woman struggling to separate from children heading off to college. 


I felt overlooked in the giant swath of 50+ content, so I set out to create a beautiful, thoughtful, engaging space for women to have important and inspiring conversations about this incredibly fertile and fruitful decade of life.


The Brilliant Age is about just that—finding, creating, evolving, and enjoying our vibrant selves. 

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