• Diagnosed with terminal breast cancer: How to live when life hands you lemons

    Diagnosed with terminal breast cancer: How to live when life hands you lemons

    I didn’t expect to be diagnosed with terminal breast cancer at 47. Whilst I knew there was a small possibility, I didn’t really expect my cancer would return along with an incurable diagnosis. But here we are. If we know anything, it’s that life often throws us curve balls, this one being the biggest, shittiest…

  • Five steps to find your voice in your 40’s

    Five steps to find your voice in your 40’s

    Do you find you struggle to speak up and be heard?  You try and speak only for someone to interrupt you and finish off your conversation. Do you feel like no one is listening? It feels like your opinions, ideas and thoughts are not important enough.   When you feel like no-one is listening to you…

  • How to feel sexy in your 40s – yes it’s possible!

    How to feel sexy in your 40s – yes it’s possible!

    Are you wondering if is possible to feel sexy in your 40s? As I journey more into my 40’s and look at was to feel good I have found that no matter what I try the common denominator is ME. It is up to me to feel good in myself, to feel comfortable in my…

  • Happiness in your 40s: 4 ways to view happiness differently

    Happiness in your 40s: 4 ways to view happiness differently

    Does happiness feel elusive? Is happiness in your 40s possible? The answer for almost all of us is yes – at least sometimes, maybe often. You might feel like you’ve checked all the boxes but aren’t as happy as you’d hoped, you might wonder how anyone can be happy in the face of difficulty or…

  • Ways to keep investing in yourself in your 40s

    Ways to keep investing in yourself in your 40s

    They say life begins at 40 and that the last 39 years have just been a practice, which means that no it’s not too late to start – or keep – investing in yourself or thinking about fulfilling your ambitions. In fact, your 40s are the perfect time to start or keep investing in yourself…

  • What to do when the world is full of bad news

    What to do when the world is full of bad news

    Is it me, or does everything just feel so bloody hard right now? The world is full of bad news, and life feels – well, depressing. Just as we begin slowly emerge from one crisis, then comes another to beat us back down again with another. If you are anything like me, this might be…

  • How to live through a permacrisis when it feels like the world has gone mad

    How to live through a permacrisis when it feels like the world has gone mad

    First there was Brexit, then there was the pandemic, and now Russia is pummelling Ukraine. If your levels of anxiety are creeping up again then you are most certainly forgiven. This morning after I dropped off my daughter at school, I had a conversation with a fellow school mum about the state of affairs and…

  • 4 common sexual concerns after 40 (and what we can do about them)

    4 common sexual concerns after 40 (and what we can do about them)

    As life starts to throw more challenges as we get older, whether it’s in terms of our health or just the sheer volume of tasks we need to complete every single day, the fact is that we’re not always in the mood for a bit of naughtiness, if at all! We can be very surprised…

  • The tell tale signs of a mid-life crisis

    The tell tale signs of a mid-life crisis

    What are the tell-tale signs of a mid-life crisis? This is a question that many people ask, especially those who are in the midst of a mid-life crisis. There is no one answer to this question, as the signs can vary from person to person. However, some general signs may indicate that you are experiencing…

  • The ultimate survival guide to 2022

    The ultimate survival guide to 2022

    New Year, same you? Don’t worry this is the only survival guide you’ll need. There’s no quick fix. There’s no wake up and magically be 10lbs lighter. We’ve got the expert advice to show you how you can softly, calmly and slowly emerge from the overindulgence of the past few weeks. You’ll be able to…

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