Patina Has Moved to Substack!

Back in January of this year, on a very special date (my late mama’s birthday), I launched Patina 2.0 (now Patina with Dina Aronson) on Substack. At its core my mission remains the same: to inspire you to love and appreciate the unique, special patina you’ve acquired through your years of living, and to celebrate all of the beautiful, textured layers of your life. And as it has evolved, I’ve been trying to bring younger women into the fold so they can see that getting older is not something to be fought or feared; that it is instead a gift, and that we are vital and relevant at every age. 

Since my first post here four years ago, it has been incredible to watch this midlife space open wide and to see the pro-age movement take root. Where there was once a dearth of information about topics like perimenopause, menopause, midlife reinvention, etc., there is now a wellspring, if you know where to look. There are podcasts, newsletters, symposiums, books, IG accounts, etc., empowering midlife women to take up space and to see these years not as an end, but as the beginning of a whole new chapter.

Additionally, there is now an entire industry focused on menopause/women’s health to address our very real health concerns as we move into this chapter of our lives. And thanks to this awareness and advocacy, the bipartisan Menopause Research and Equity Act of 2023  was recently introduced to congress, which is a groundbreaking piece of legislation to ensure vital research is conducted and new treatments found. It feels like we are on the cusp of a midlife revolution and a major paradigm shift, and it’s a thrill to be a part of that conversation.  I look forward to continuing it on Substack- I hope you’ll join me there!