Brooke Shields dishes on life as an empty nester. The actress and author shares two daughters with husband Chris Henchy.

Brooke Shields has changed her tune about her empty nest. While the actress made headlines in previous years for sobbing over her two daughters going to college, she joked on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Thursday that she now looks forward to their departures.

Brooke Shields is sharing the message she hopes readers take away from her new memoir, "Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman." In an interview with "Good Morning America," the actress and model said the book's message for women is "that this period of their time over 40 is a wonderful time, and it's all about you."

Brooke Shields, the iconic actress, model and author of Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old, sat down with Samantha Skey, CEO of SHE Media, to discuss her new memoir, life transitions and her perspective on aging.

For millions of women, menopause arrives either with a whisper or a roar-hot flashes, sleepless nights and a creeping sense of invisibility in a world that idolizes youth. But for Brooke Shields, it became an opportunity to rewrite the narrative,