Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Sisters Sanctuary is the ultimate online social media space designed exclusively for Sisters to gather and share our health, wellness, or happiness journeys in a safe, supportive, members-only environment. Come by, hang out, share and be inspired by fellow Sisters in a "good vibes" environment. No drama, just a daily dose of laughter, love, support, motivation and celebration!

Anyone over age 18 can subscribe. Subscribers often tell us, “I shared this with my daughter” or “I sent this to my mom.” That said, if you have questions about also becoming a member of AARP — which offers discounts on dining, travel and apparel; a rewards program; free brain-health games and other valuable benefits — you can learn more at aarp.org .

To subscribe to the newsletter, visit our subscription page and enter your information, including your preferred email address.

Sisters has relaunched the website to offer readers new features, including community pages where readers can connect and communicate with one another; enhanced social sharing; plus additional interactive features, like the ability to connect with contributors and see their bios. We did this upgrade to make it easier to get girlfriends together 24/7, because many of you asked for this and we heard you!

We do not offer a print version. Sisters is a digital-only publication that you can enjoy on a desktop, smartphone or tablet. If you are interested in a print offering, AARP members enjoy receiving two print publications via mail: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.

AARP aims to connect with the people it serves — people from all walks of life — in an authentic and personalized way. So AARP offers unique and varied programs, platforms and resources. With 38 million members, the association tailors additional offerings for rural Americans, veterans and active-duty military, Spanish-speakers, caregivers, LGBTQ adults, adults living with diabetes and more.

We do appreciate feedback! Please feel free to email the editors at sistersletter@aarp.org .

While most of our readers are Gen Xers or boomers, we love connecting with readers of every generation. Regardless of your age and stage, we know you want to live your best life! And we seek to highlight this through Sisters articles, essays and more.

Dozens of talented Black editors, freelancers, photographers, illustrators, researchers and other professionals are pleased to be doing the work as part of the diverse Sisters team.

We appreciate your interest! We receive many submissions and are not able to accept them all. That said, you can review our writer’s guidelines for information about how to pitch us, which topic areas are open to freelancers, and more.

Please feel free to email us at sistersletter@aarp.org with "Advertise" in the subject line to share detailed information about your marketing query, and we will follow up.

Sisters’ playlists are published on Spotify. You can find its auto-related instructions on Spotify's help site. If you don’t have the free app, visit spotify.com. (Note that there is a free ad-supported version and, separately, a free trial of the ad-free “premium” version. You must cancel the latter within a certain time frame to avoid charges. The ad-supported version is always free.) Take a moment to load the app onto whatever device you use to read Sisters. After that, you’re good to go any time you press “play” on any of your favorite collections.

After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the Luxe & Luminous Collection. As a result, the Winter 2023 edition was our final collection produced.  We hope you will stay connected in the Sisters Sanctuary Closed Facebook Community and our newsletter.

We would be sorry to see you go. But if you’d like to unsubscribe from the newsletter, or from AARP email, simply click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any of your newsletter emails.

If you’d like to update your email address, you will need to unsubscribe your old email and subscribe with your new email address here.