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For many years, I had daydreams of leaving office work to explore something more creative. I was gradually being pulled into the world of chocolate — first as a hobby, and then as a true passion. Loading audio narration… In 2015, an opportunity came up to take redundancy from my…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with small-business-owner Kristina Martinelli, a 56-year-old AI consultant who formerly worked a corporate job. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Getting displaced at 55 years old caught me completely off guard.I had just spent two years…
The break came suddenly. After 24 years together, my husband told me he wanted to explore his bisexual side. It had always been an open relationship, but when he started dating a woman seriously, my heart broke. He fell in love. Loading audio narration… For my 50th birthday in October,…
Since moving to New York City, I dreamed of getting to work out at a high-end club with eucalyptus-scented towels, premium toiletries, and top-rated classes. Loading audio narration… When I signed up for a $250 monthly membership at a luxury gym eight years ago, I felt like I’d made it.…
Kimberly Jones was born and raised in Florida and expected to live in South Florida for the rest of her life. Loading audio narration… But after COVID, Florida no longer felt the same. An influx of out-of-staters strained the infrastructure in Jones’ area of South Florida, where new construction, crowded…
CBS News is hiring a former newsroom leader at ABC News who abruptly left last year, Business Insider has learned. Loading audio narration… Joshua Hoyos, formerly the New York bureau chief at ABC News, is joining Bari Weiss’ broadcast network as the editorial director of CBS News 24/7, the news…
At 38, I faced the toughest decision of my career: whether I wanted to continue working. Loading audio narration… I had been working since I was a teenager and had never considered not doing so.When my husband and I got married, we discussed what our future would look like with…
Growing up in Mexico, I never questioned my relationship with my parents. In many Latino families, closeness is the default setting. Parents are involved in everything: daily routines, big decisions, and emotional milestones. Loading audio narration… Living at home well into adulthood wasn’t unusual, and neither was the constant presence…
In Jeffrey Epstein’s last will and testament, he named two of his longtime associates — personal attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn — as co-executors of his $630 million estate.He didn’t give them salaries for the job.Since Epstein’s death in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, Indyke and…
Recently, due to day care closures, I spent nine hours at home with the kids (without setting foot outside) while my husband went to work. In that time, I changed countless poopy diapers, served infinite snacks, ran up and down the stairs trying to get the kids to nap, and…
