How Volunteering In Midlife Gave Me A Boost
In midlife, it's easy to feel like you've lost your identity. Volunteering can open up a whole new world and has a positive effect on…
Waking Up To My Menopause
I was about 50 when I started asking myself: “what is happening to my body and my mind?” I was struggling to sleep well, I…
I’m Now Focusing On My To-be List
I remember when my first child left for college. A few days later, I was unloading the dishwasher and suddenly this whoosh of emptiness came…
Celebrating The Gray One Shoot At A Time
I began my new journey at 48 when my kids were entering both middle school and high school. I knew that I was passionate about…
How Storytelling Has Saved My Life
When I was about 48 years old I wasn’t feeling great. In fact, my 40s had been marked by a series of health issues including…
Trust Your New Journey
I had set myself a goal to change my life by the time I turned 40. I wanted to enter this stage of life with…
Embracing The Fear Of The Unknown At Midlife
It seems so strange now to speak of the revolution I went through in my midlife a few years ago. I left my secure and…
From Low To Glow: How I Reinvented Myself At 60
Three years ago I found myself in a dark place staring down at my 60th birthday. I was clinically depressed and probably should have been…
What To Expect From Periods Over 40
The menopause: the light at the end of a very long tunnel and NO PERIODS, at least that’s how I’ve always viewed it, but OMG,…
SPECIAL | Sex & Intimacy: What I’ve Learned In The Last 20 years
Two main intimate events shaped all my love and sex life and still bear consequences today that I am turning 50. Looking back at them,…