3 big takeaways on aging, beauty, and work from Maye Musk’s new memoir

• Maye Musk reflects on starting over and late-career milestones in her new memoir, “Timeless.”
• In it, she wrote that embracing her gray hair opened doors she never expected.
• At 78, she sees aging as an expansion of possibility, not a narrowing of it.

Aging isn’t something to conceal

Although she no longer practices, Musk has continued to keep up with nutrition research.

“Once a dietitian, always a dietitian. I’m even still registered. Every five years, I pass seventy-five exams to keep my accreditation current. It takes some time, but I enjoy staying up-to-date on nutritional science research,” Musk wrote.

Reflecting on aging, Musk wrote that she has come to see it as an expansion of possibility, not a narrowing of it.

“Reinvention isn’t reserved for the young; it’s reserved for the brave. And courage can arrive late and still change your life,” Musk wrote.