Blog

#84 - Looking Back

Looking back, Suz sees that life’s detours, decisions, and unexpected turns were not wasted—they were quietly shaping who she was becoming.

#83 - The Power of the Pivot

Curiosity opens the door, but a pivot takes us through it. Suz reframes changing direction as wisdom, attention, and growth rather than failure.

2026 | 2 min read

#82 - Curiosity is the Courage to Let Your Life Surprise You

Suz discovers that curiosity comes before confidence and invites us to trade certainty for the courage to explore what might happen next.

#81 - The Day My Ankles Stole the Show

Suz arrives at a Father’s Day gathering expecting her rose satin skirt to shine, only to find six inches of self-tanned ankle stealing the spotlight.

#80 - The Gift I Almost Forgot to Accept

After offering help to a friend, Suz sees independence from the other side and realizes accepting help can be a gift of connection.

#79 - Is Being Ferociously Independent a Good Thing?

Suz questions whether fierce independence always serves us, and whether accepting help can be wisdom instead of weakness.

2026 | 2 min read

#78 - The Superpower Epilogue

Suz closes the superpower series with a quieter discovery: the search was less about finding one gift and more about coming home to herself.

2026 | 2 min read

#77 - Do Superpowers Change?

Suz reflects on curiosity, reinvention, and aging, wondering whether superpowers change or simply reveal the steady core that has always been there.

#76 - The Problem With Superpowers

Suz challenges the idea that superpowers have to be flashy, singular, effortless, famous, or profitable, and reminds us that gifts count when they help someone.

#75 - How Do You Discover Your Superpower?

Suz follows the clues to discovering a superpower: what others ask from you, what feels easy, what has always been there, and what makes time disappear.

#74 - What If Superpowers Are Real?

Suz wonders whether ordinary-seeming gifts like consistency, curiosity, listening, and kindness may be the real superpowers hiding in plain sight.

#73 - Consistency, The Superpower Nobody Talks About

Consistency may not be flashy, but Suz sees it as the force behind momentum, growth, and staying in the game one ordinary day at a time.

#72 - The Superpower I Did Not Know I Had

Suz reflects on six years of showing up one class, book, meeting, conversation, and blog at a time, and the quiet evidence that consistency builds.

#71 - The Class You Cannot Take

Suz reflects on the lesson no class can teach: at some point, preparation has to become courage, experience, and beginning before you feel ready.

#70 - The Accidental Blogger

Suz never planned to become a blogger. One uncomfortable door at a time, writing became the path that helped her uncage her own voice.

#69 - Women Are NOT Men

After the Livelong Women’s Conference, Suz reflects on why women deserve research, symptom standards, dosing, and healthcare conversations that truly include them.

#68 - An Uncaged Woman is Not Always Comfortable

Uncaging can feel awkward, sketchy, and new. Suz reframes discomfort as a sign of growth instead of a reason to shrink back.

#67 - Signs You Are Beginning to Uncage

Uncaging often begins quietly: asking what you want, becoming honest with yourself, protecting peace, and remembering you are not done becoming.

#66 - The Cage Was Never Locked

What if the door to confidence, visibility, and becoming was open all along? Suz reflects on imposter syndrome, self-permission, and stepping through.

#65 - Retirement: Freedom or a Full-Time Identity Crisis?

Retirement is not just a financial milestone. It is a redesign of routine, identity, purpose, contribution, and possibility.

#64 - Balance is a Practice, Not a Test

Balance is not something you either have or do not have. It is a skill you can build slowly, intentionally, and confidently.

#63 - What Even is My Style Anymore?

A practical closet reflection for uncovering your personal style through favorite pieces, patterns, feeling words, and alignment.

#62 - My Reflections About Fashion vs. Style at This Stage of Life

Fashion asks women to keep up, but style asks something deeper: do I feel like myself in this?

#61 - What Stayed With Me After the Livelong Women’s Conference

Suz reflects on evidence-based women’s health, movement, food, connection, source-vetting, and becoming the CEO of your own health.

#60 - Prime, Not Past It

Here are 10 style moves that say you are in your prime, not past it—intentional, alive, and unapologetically visible.

#59 - The Secret Strength of Rest Days and Why Pausing Makes You Powerful

Rest does not mean you are slacking. It means you are being smart. These strategic pauses keep strength, hormones, coordination, and motivation on your side.

2026 | 7 min read

#58 - What Happens to Vegetables After Harvest? After You Chop Them?

Fresh matters, but not perfectly fresh: learn how storage, temperature, chopping, and cooking affect nutrients in real life.

#57 - Aging Myths, Self Doubt and Oatmeal: Lessons From an Offhand Comment

One careless comment sparked self-doubt, but the deeper lesson was clear: vet your sources and do not hand over your confidence.

#56 - Thrifting as a Quiet Act of Rebellion

In a world that pushes faster and newer, thrifting invites intention, creativity, and individuality over excess.

#55 - I Don’t Need to be Perfect. I Just Need to Keep Going

Perfection is a trap that keeps us stuck. Real confidence is built by showing up, staying present through discomfort, and taking the next step anyway.

#54 - Unapologetic Style: What If 2026 is the Year You Stop Asking Permission

2026 is the year to stop asking permission and start expressing yourself through bold, confident style and intentional choices.

2026 | 7 min read

#53 - The Protein Panic: Are We Really Not Getting Enough?

Protein panic is everywhere, but deficiency is rare in the U.S. A balanced, calorie-adequate diet meets protein needs without hype.

#52 - Meet Enzo: A Collaboration Across Generations

Meet Enzo Sison, the creative partner helping bring Rebellious Aging to life, and the cross-generational collaboration behind it.

#51 - Beginning Again. A Gentle Reminder for the Year Ahead

January arrives boldly, but the most rebellious start may be a gentle one—listening inward, moving with care, and coming home to yourself.

#50 - When the Voice Gets Loud/ A Rebellious Aging Reflection on Limiting Beliefs

Even at 83.5, the old whispers try to shrink us. Here is how to answer them with courage, action, and self-compassion.

#49 - A Rebellious Aging Guide to Dressing Like YOU Mean It

Claim your right to be seen—dress with color, signature pieces, and unapologetic confidence that feels like you.

#48 - The Original Rebellious Ager, Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton turned a personal uniform into power. Here are the style lessons she teaches about confidence, tailoring, humor, and standing out unapologetically.

#47 - Time is Calling. Are You Listening?

Feeling the finiteness of time can be a clarifying gift—align your choices with what matters, and live with intentional joy and boldness.

#46 - Passing the Baton, A Thanksgiving Reflection

After 61 years of hosting, Suz hands the Thanksgiving baton to her daughter—honoring legacy, joy, and the evolution of family traditions.

#45 - When Joy and Sorrow Share a Seat at the Table

Holidays can hold belly laughs and tears at once—let joy and grief sit together so love keeps flowing.

2025 | 14 min read

#44 - Thanksgiving Recipes

Suz shares her plantstrong Thanksgiving lineup—garlicky mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, sweet potato casserole, super salad, pumpkin pie tart, stuffing, and cornbread.

#43 - The Weekend Epiphany, Why Resting is the New Rebellion

A quiet Saturday wake-up call turned weekends into sacred time for joy, softness, and honoring what truly nourishes you.

#42 - The Quiet Magic of Consistency

Consistency is the quiet hero that transforms health, confidence, and style through small daily actions after 55.

#41 - The 15 Second Shock, Why Food Matters

A jarring 15-second cancer statistic is a wake-up call to crowd out ultra-processed foods with colorful plants, movement, and intention.

#39 - B12, The Little Vitamin With A Big Job

Why vitamin B12 is essential for energy, cognition, nerves, and emotional resilience—and how smart supplementation keeps rebels thriving past 50.

#38 - The Pleasure Trap (Why it is NOT Your Fault)

Discover Dr. Doug Lisle’s framework for understanding why modern food, sedentary defaults, and endless stimulation hijack biology—and how to step out of the trap.

2025 | 4 min read

#37 - 7 Day Balance Challenge

Seven bite-sized daily balance drills to boost confidence, stability, and freedom in one focused week.

#35 - Lifestyle Medicine: The Six Pillars

Lifestyle Medicine offers six evidence-backed pillars—food, movement, sleep, stress, connection, and low-risk choices—to help you age rebelliously.

#34 - Motion is Not Negotiable

Movement is essential self-care—here’s how Suz keeps showing up with walking, strength, balance, and playful consistency.

#33 - Plants Do NOT Disappoint

Plants show up honest, vibrant, and nourishing—invite them onto your plate to restore energy without conditions.

#32 - Retirement! Fade or Focus

Retirement can feel exhilarating and disorienting at the same time. Let’s map the emotional landscape, prepare beyond finances, and enter this new chapter with curiosity, structure, and sparkle.

#31 - Losing Weight Without Losing Your Sparkle

Weight loss does not have to dim your joy. A Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle lets you trade restriction for color, freedom, and sparkle while the science quietly supports lasting results.

#30 - How the Food Supply Stacks the Deck Against You!

Nutrition scientist Kevin Hall, PhD, explains why today’s ultra-processed food environment makes overeating effortless, and why compassion plus strategy—not shame—belongs at the center of the conversation.

#29 - Graceful? Maybe. Rebellious? Definitely.

Inspired by Farley Ledgerwood’s reminder that aging isn’t fading, Suz shares six habits to drop after 60 so you can move, nourish, feel, and say yes to yourself with a rebellious glow.

#28 - Following the Science (and Your Common Sense)

Science evolves, gurus shout, and agendas creep in—here’s how Suz navigates the noise by trusting evidence, curiosity, and a WFPB lifestyle that has stood the test of decades.

#27 - Style Still Counts, Make it Yours at Every Age

Refuse invisibility: curate a wardrobe that loves you back, shop with intention, and let personal style shine brighter with every decade.

#26 - Strength and Balance for the Win!

As we age, movement becomes about confidence, balance, and extending our health span; strength and steady footing keep us vibrant.

2025 | 5 min read

#25 - Let's Continue the Conversation: Join The PRIVATE, Rebellious Aging Facebook Group

Step into a private Facebook community where women 55-105 gather to share stories, support, and the courage to live vibrantly while eating powerfully, living loudly, and aging boldly.

#24 - Calorie Density: The Secret That Seals the Deal

Managing weight doesn't have to be an uphill climb. When you choose the right foods, your body naturally regulates weight. The key is calorie density - the number of calories in a given weight of food. Plants hold the secret to eating until satisfied without overeating.

#23 - Optimal Aging: As Seen Through the Lens of Princeton Professor Colleen Murphy

A conversation between journalist Paul Von Zielbauer and Princeton Professor Colleen Murphy distilled the science of aging into practical, myth-busting tips. Exercise is NOT optional, sleep is your overnight cleaning crew, and food myths debunked.

#22 - If Not Now, When? New Beginnings are up to YOU

Have you ever scrolled through your feed when a phrase suddenly grabs you by the collar? "If not now, when?" stopped me cold. How many women are quietly living on autopilot? Rebellious Aging is about refusing to settle for bland.

2025 | 12 min read

#21 - The Ultra-Processed Trap: Eat Whole, Live Whole

Did you know that more than HALF of the average American diet comes from ultra-processed food? 70-73% of the U.S. food supply is classified as ultra-processed. Discover why choosing whole foods over factory formulations is your path to vibrant health.