Alanis Morissette Is Embracing Aging Naturally & With Plenty Of Humor

A fixture of late '90s feminism, musician Alanis Morissette often feels timeless and larger than life. Perhaps swayed by her intense, otherworldly energy, director Kevin Smith even cast her to play God in his irreverent 1999 film "Dogma." So it can be strange to think that Morissette is aging along with the rest of us — and even stranger to realize that the "You Oughta Know" singer is actually in her 50s now.

However, the Gen X icon seems to be taking each new season of her life in stride, quipping to The Times in 2026, "Still alive, everybody! Get a little hot sometimes, but here we are!" She's also been unapologetically blunt about the changes in her life, from shifting hormones to evolving priorities. Uncowed by societal norms, Morissette even speaks candidly about her descent into perimenopause.

Historically, this has been a bit of a taboo subject. But the discourse has been gradually changing — among the things to know about perimenopause, we're hearing more about symptoms, treatments, and tips for relief. But still, few people are actually celebrating this transitional era — aside from Morissette, that is. While acknowledging that getting older can be tough in many ways, Morissette also proclaims her love for the freedom and honesty that aging brings.

The singer attributes much of her more recent personal growth to changing hormones, claiming that her waning maternal drive leaves her more clear-headed. "The procreative imperative keeps me ooey-gooey, then when that goes away, I'm in my authentic truth," she said to The Times. "There was grief of going from the playful maiden into the mom. ... I'm embracing the older woman with some 'I know too much' humor."

Alanis Morissette's in-your-face lyrics don't take prisoners, but in her youth, the artist herself wasn't always as forthright. In fact, Morissette told The Irish Times in 2025 that her public persona was heavily inspired by other outspoken female musicians, like Courtney Love. "I was like, 'Okay, I'm going to pretend to be an extrovert for the next 25 years.' So, tequila — anything that allowed me to be the life of the party. ... Anything that would help me pretend I'm not me." But as she's grown older and more self-assured, Morissette has been able to shed these illusions. "That's why perimenopause is so great," she continued. "Because now there's zero desire to present as something that I'm not."

Among the things she appreciates about aging is a marked decrease in the pressure she feels to people-please, while gaining the ability to be more direct. This seems like the perfect terminus for a known firebrand, and age certainly hasn't mellowed Morissette's feminist rage. As she told Parade in 2026, "It is fortuitous that most if not all of my songs are ones that I can still stand behind. I can sing them with conviction because the value system has not changed."

Alanis Morissette's transparency about life in her 50s isn't just about her internal evolution; she's also spoken about the shifts in her health and wellness routines. And you won't see her fall into the bad habit of menopause masking — Morissette is upfront about her aging journey, including her decision to pursue hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a treatment that eases the hormonal drop of menopause by supplementing additional estrogen and progesterone.

As she told The Times, "The other day someone said, 'Why would you start HRT, because when you go off it in your seventies it's like you're experiencing [menopause] for the first time?' ... My question was, 'Who's going off it?!'" Morissette has revealed that her other coping mechanisms for a smoother perimenopausal life include bulletproof coffee, intermittent fasting, and stepping up her cleaning and organization efforts — which apparently helps balance her sense of awareness and relax Morissette into her femininity.

Despite her regular critiques of patriarchy and the male gaze, the "Uninvited" singer also isn't above the occasional beauty treatment as self-care. "We are obsessed with beauty. It's a glitch in the matrix. It's not even the truth, yet here I am, getting my violent facials and making sure my hair's shiny," she lamented to The Times. Ultimately, Morissette thinks it should be a matter of personal choice — not societal pressure. "I'm all about women doing what the f**k they need to feel right. I have zero judgment. Personally, I do the ouchy facials because, you know, I like collagen!" Duly noted. While we're not so sure about the "ouchy" part of Morissette's preferred spa treatment, we'll at least take that as a cue to check out the truth about collagen supplements and creams for your skin.