The Late Bloomer Factor
Prodigies are easy. They advertise their genius from the early beginning. Late bloomers are hard. They require tolerance, self-control and blind faith. A surprising number…
Women who travel alone
The initial inspiration may come from a book you read or a movie you watched, but surely there’s more. When you travel alone, you travel…
Let’s Re-Brand the Menopause
Whether you are dealing with mood swing, sleepless nights, palpitations, hot flushes and brain fog or be one of the 20% of women who is…
What Olivia Colman can teach us
She shouted at her kids, blew a raspberry when she was told to wrap it up, tearfully thanked her husband, and referred to the time…
Grey Pride: Live And Let Dye Die
Is grey hair having a spotlight moment? On social media, there are plenty of gorgeous silver-haired women who look beautiful, sassy and confident. Well-known figures…
Allegra Hicks: a life redesigned
She possesses both a natural down to earth approach and a refined aesthetic sensibility. Designer Allegra Hicks, who in her 50s is experiencing a volcanic…
The secret alchemy of scent dinners
Tempted by a white onion & Oud soup? How about a Bergamot & rosemary cured salmon? Maybe you are not an avid food connoisseur, but…
The Beautiful Mess Effect
Feeling uncomfortable showing your weaknesses? Don’t worry, believe it or not, people tend to like you more when you are vulnerable and imperfect. Exposing what…
The Unstoppable rise of Glam-Mas
When you think of grandmas, what probably springs to mind are old fashion perms, big hugs, soft cardigans and boiled sweets but definitely not stylish…
When Barbie turns 60
She is 60 this year and still doesn’t have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or white, princess or president, Barbie…
A Healthy Start with Jacqueline Barleycorn
Being a retired mum, without any experience in running a business and still deciding to launch your own company, might be scary. Not for Jacqueline…
Take that Tiara off!
You might have been a Snow-White or a Cinderella fan in your youth. Growing up, you thought the right strategy to get noticed and rewarded…
The Novel Cure, How Books Can Save Your life
Have you ever heard about Bibliotherapy? It's a practice Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin know very well. "It's the art of recommending fiction for life's…
6 Free Motivational Apps To Boost Your Goals
We know it too well, adding healthy habits to our routines or sticking to our New Year resolutions was never easy and many have failed…
FOMO, JOMO and other stories
Feeling anxious about missing out on something or that other people are having more fun than you? Are you always hyper-connected to keep up with…
Cracking the Code of Ageing
All around the world, people are trying to avoid what they consider one of the most worrying conditions of their life: ageing. Why? What's so…
Surfing on the Happiness Curve
Life may begin at 40, but the fun really starts at 50. In the meantime, we all experience a self-eating spiral of discontent. It's not…
Table for one: the new “me” time
Feeling nervous about dining out solo? You are probably not the only one but times are changing and there is an increasing number of people,…
Valentina Harris, the Queen of Pasta
When you meet the eclectic chef, author of over 30 cookbooks, including "Classic Italian Cooking" (winner of the International Gourmet Award), you can't help guessing…
The Top 5 Italian Luxury Panettone
Soft, fruity, with the seductive aroma of vanilla and citrus, and so Christmassy. This is Panettone, the typical sweet bread loaf originally from Milan, one…