Sharon Pope
@sharonpope.bsky.social
Master Coach for women in mid-life struggling in a lonely and disconnected marriage, helping them either fix the struggles or move forward without regret. 🩷
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
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December 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
open.substack.com/pub/midlifes...
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Reposted by Sharon Pope
Well written
What made my skin burn most wasn’t that over 75 million people voted for Donald Trump. It was that this election didn’t seem to measurably change anything for the boys around me, whether their parents supported Mr. Trump or not.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...
Opinion | I’m 16. On Nov. 5 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.
On the day after the election, it seemed boys and girls woke to a new reality.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Well written
Happy Sunday. Me and my grandson….💜💜
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Happy Sunday. Me and my grandson….💜💜
I don’t have a cat but I do have 2 little money suckers….i mean mini-golden doodles
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
I don’t have a cat but I do have 2 little money suckers….i mean mini-golden doodles
Officially the most terrifying thing I’ve read about what is to come. 😳 (Requires a NYT subscription I believe)
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
Opinion | This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return
Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Officially the most terrifying thing I’ve read about what is to come. 😳 (Requires a NYT subscription I believe)
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...
I appreciated this article by Brit Barron on how to think about the election when people you love deeply have also deeply disappointed you. I, too, was raised with indoctrinated beliefs that I have found freedom from; not everyone has.
katiecouric.com/news/opinion...
katiecouric.com/news/opinion...
Do I Need To Be the Bigger Person?
One way to approach the post-election holiday season with family members on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
katiecouric.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I appreciated this article by Brit Barron on how to think about the election when people you love deeply have also deeply disappointed you. I, too, was raised with indoctrinated beliefs that I have found freedom from; not everyone has.
katiecouric.com/news/opinion...
katiecouric.com/news/opinion...
If people can hate for no reason then I can certainly love for no reason.
November 12, 2024 at 12:36 AM
If people can hate for no reason then I can certainly love for no reason.