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Jen Polt• Confidence Coach, Speaker
Inspiring & coaching midlife women
Creator of Your Aunt LBD
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08/28/2026

Dolly Parton was a bad ass.

A lot of you kiddos may not know a whole lot about her, but for people in my generation and older, Dolly Parton meant a lot to us.

I thought over the next few days I would share a few stories about her and the life lessons that she taught us just by living the beautiful life that she lived for 80 years.

I’m going to call the series “What Would Dolly Do?”

And today I’m going to tell you the story about her most famous song and how a lot of people don’t even realize she’s the one who wrote it.

I’m sure most of you kiddos know the song by Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You“— but many of you may not know that Dolly Parton actually wrote that song 18 years earlier and it was a little country song first. Not the power ballad that it became once Whitney got her hands on it.

The story behind that song is a testament to Dolly‘s business savvy, her refusal to be anything but herself, and her steadfast determination to never let anyone underestimate her.

Come back over the next few days and I’ll tell you a few more stories about her.

And in the meantime, t**s up kiddos. Let’s do it for Dolly.💖

08/22/2026

Have you ever been told you’re too much?⬇️

When you’re from New Jersey, dress in head to toe in leopard print, wear big jewelry, and swear a lot—you’ll often be told that you’re too much. Your Aunt Loretta has been told that all her life. And it wasn’t a compliment.

Most of the time when I have been told that, it was because of how my heart works. I am deeply connected to my feelings, and I’ve never been afraid to tell people how I feel. But, after years of experience of being told that what I am and what I need is “too much,” I’ve realized a very important lesson— I was never too much, I was just asking the wrong people to give me what I need.

Kiddos, your heart is a miraculous thing. And how it works and what it needs should never be ignored. Don’t bend and twist and fold yourself up into a smaller version of you in the hopes that it will be more acceptable to someone— in the hopes that they will love you in the way that you need to be loved. Don’t betray yourself the way your Aunt Loretta has over the years. Because one day you’ll look in the mirror, and you won’t recognize yourself.

The hardest part about your Aunt Loretta’s break up with Salvatore wasn’t losing Salvatore—because I’ve always been cool with being by myself. I like me. The hardest part was realizing how many pieces of myself I had let go of along the way. Ways I had dialed myself back, put aside my own needs, and tried to make who I was and how I love more palatable for someone else. What a stunad I was.

Remember kiddos… You’ll never be too much for someone who is ready willing and able to love you exactly how you are. Don’t lay your head in the lap of someone who can’t hold it.

Now, go outside and smack them upside the head with all of your awesome today. And know that your aunt LBD loves you to the moon and back and back again.

Go out there and be too much. I love you.
Aunt LBD 💋

08/18/2026

The conversation that changed my life… And the way I look at vulnerability.

When you are labeled as “the strong one” by family, friends, partners, etc, it gets really easy to carry that label and assume that it’s the only way that people will accept you—that if you show the sides of you that aren’t strong, that aren’t confident, that are insecure…that maybe you won’t be received or loved.

I had worn that “strong girl” label for most of my life. And, honestly… I’m proud of my strength. It has gotten me through heartbreak, loss, and tough times. And it has helped me take risks, seize opportunities, and stand up for myself.

But, a conversation in my mid 30s with my very best friend changed the way I looked at my strength and how it showed up in my close relationships.

It allowed me to see that moments of vulnerability are necessary for true connection. Allowing someone who loves you to see your softer facets gives them an opportunity to show up and love you in the most profound way. And when you don’t offer up your vulnerabilities, you take away those chances for them to demonstrate how much they love you. And you handicap the potential depth of your connections with people.

That conversation, which happened about 18 years ago, changed my life. And it has stuck in my head ever since. Vulnerability requires practice for me— it is not innate. I have to allow myself and push myself to reach out when I need help, support, and love. To say when I don’t know, to say when my heart is hurting. But, that practice has paid dividends for me over the years in forging deep and beautiful relationships with people in my life.

Kiddos, I hope you will see that your softer sides are beautiful. That you will share them freely with the people that love you, and that you will know deep, deep love.

And I hope you know that I love you very much.

Drink your water.
Aunt LBD 💋

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08/17/2026

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08/11/2026

What would your 12 year-old self say about your life?

In a crazy turn of events over the last few weeks, Aunt LBD has been changing my life.

In addition to bringing a few hundred thousand of you here, she landed on the screen of Pat Benatar late at night, scrolling before she went to sleep, like so many of us do. Pat left a comment on one of my posts, I lost my fu***ng GenX mind, and I thought that would be the end of it.

But last night, Pat invited me to her show and then to come backstage with two of my girlfriends to meet her.

Like many GenX girls, I grew up watching Pat’s videos— memorizing her dance moves and singing into my hairbrush. I thought she was so cool at 12 years old. So strong, talented—and how she seemed to thumb her nose at what society thought she should be. She was “zero f***s personified” in my mind.

What I thought was going to be a five minute handshake/selfie moment, turned into a 45 minute conversation on a couch with one of my childhood heroes.

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, because they will often disappoint you— but I’m here to tell you that Pat is everything I thought she was at 12 years old—and she still inspires me now, at 55.

Many of you are beginning to discover that Aunt LBD is my alter ego— basically me, with my aggressively loving, silly, Jersey side turned all the way up. 85% truth, with 15% fiction thrown in for a little razzle dazzle. She is the Aunt I always wanted—and it seems, the Aunt that so many of you need, too.

I never imagined that she would connect with so many of you, or that she would have so many viral moments over the last few weeks.

She is me, and I am her. And we are both too much sometimes.

And sometimes “too much” is exactly enough.

Today, my 12-year-old self thinks I smacked life upside the head with all my awesome.

I really like how she’s looking at me.🥹

There’s only one you, kiddo. Go be it unapologetically.
Look what can happen when you are.

Love, Jen & Aunt LBD

08/09/2026

Is this my life? Excuse me while I go squeal in GenX. 🤯

08/05/2026

This might not be what you’ve been hoping for…

Hey kiddos.

I appreciate how much you all have been invested in my dates with Tony. We had a second date on Saturday night and it was lovely. Romantic, great conversation. And we did talk about what we were both looking for.

Truth be told, kiddos, your Aunt LBD has had a sh*tty picker in her past. I have chosen men who were good men in some ways, but weren’t good partners for me. And I spent decades in relationships, sitting next to someone on the couch—and still feeling very lonely.

These days, at 55, I’m not sure what my romantic life is going to look like. Honestly, I’m not even sure if I want just one person again.

And when Tony asked me what I was looking for, I was so proud of myself because I was completely honest —with him and myself. I told him I haven’t given up on the idea of finding one person that I’d like to spend the rest of my life with, but that I’m in no rush to add someone to my already wonderful life. He said he is feeling the same way. But, we both agreed to that we like spending time with each other and that more dates are probably in our future.

So, this isn’t necessarily the end of the Tony and Retta story— but it might only be a chapter in my life, and not a whole book.

And that’s OK.

We deserve to have it all, kiddos. In life and in love.

Don’t settle.❤️

Aunt LBD💋

08/04/2026

My most requested: how I style my hair

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Hey kiddos!

Two weeks and all of a sudden I’m an accidental influencer! And the question I keep getting is about how I style my hair and request to see a 360° view of my haircut.

For reference, my hair is thick and coarse. I stopped coloring my hair and let my grays come in about six years ago. I am undercut from the crown down all the way around. And the top is about 4 inches long.

And don’t come at me about that damn hair dryer and the price! I know it’s expensive, but I swear that it has saved my hair as I’ve gotten older… especially my more fragile grays. I’ve been using that dryer for five years, and I swear that it has helped the health of my hair.

Comment HAIR for links to all the products I used today and some other favorites. And check out the rest of the Glam Store for my picks in other beauty categories!

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07/31/2026

What would I tell to 20-year-old me?

I think about that a lot kiddos. I also think about what 20 year-old me would think of 55-year-old me.

You know what? I think she would be pretty proud. I’m still taking chances, I’m still traveling by myself, I’m still putting myself out there, I’m still making new friends. I’m fun, I stand 10 toes down on what I believe in, and I’ve become more and more true to myself as I’ve become older.

We often think about making our future selves proud, but I think it’s also equally important to make our younger versions proud. To live the life that they dreamed of before all that adulting got in the way.

The bottom line is kiddo… You’ve got time. Don’t be in a rush to get married or have a family or figure out what you wanna be for the rest of your life tomorrow. Your aunt LBD‘s life has had a lot of twists and turns—so many that I didn’t see coming.

But I wouldn’t change a thing. Because guess what? Being here on the Internet, sharing some stories and talking to all of you wasn’t on my bingo card five years ago. But staying open to possibility has brought me here.

And I love being with you, kiddos. Truly.

Aunt LBD 💋

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