How to Deal with Aging - Valerie Monroe on Getting Older

What It Feels Like to Stop Getting Noticed

Valerie Monroe was used to being seen—and appreciated. Until she reached an age when the glances stopped. Then what? An invisible woman begins her search for a new identity.

By Valerie Monroe
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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O's beauty director, Valerie Monroe, was used to being seen and appreciated. Until she reached an age when the glances stopped. Then what? An invisible woman begins her search for a new identity.

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