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,…
When Did We Start Being Desensitised To Teenage Drug Use?
The brazen use of drugs amongst teenagers is becoming a common sight within our local communities. They no longer feel the need to skulk behind…
Performer Lisa O’Hare: “Joining The Sense Of Community Online”
They say there are five stages of isolation. ‘They’ don’t, I just made that up. Isolation is different for all of us, even though we…
Never Too Late To Perform Burlesque
I started performing burlesque at age 55, and I am now a regular performer on the London and Brighton burlesque scene. I began to learn…
My Sober Epiphany
I'm a single parent to a 13-year-old daughter, a nutritional therapist, and a former alcohol addict. I’d always liked alcohol a bit too much, right…
How Motherhood Changed My View Of Mental Health
My greatest achievement to date was becoming a mum. Having my children has changed me. I found a new inner strength that I had never…
Refurbishing My Face
I’m fifty, the age when, according to French Author, Yann Moix, I become unlovable. As I apply my make-up, painting over my age-earned imperfections with…
It’s never too late to change your life
Three years ago, in my late fifties, I walked out of my life. I remember waking up one Monday morning and saying to myself, “I…
Confessions Of A Recovering Workaholic
It was the 5th restructuring at work in a decade. My typical approach had been to re-apply for a new role, usually a slightly bigger…
Why I Started Volunteering In Midlife
A lot of us midlife women feel like there isn’t a lot to celebrate once we’re over 40 but for me, the opposite is true.…
Getting Over the Hump
Ageing is like climbing a mountain but, despite what we’re led to believe, getting to your peak is not the best part. Once you’re over…
How I’ve Learnt To Validate My Kids’ Feelings
According to Mentalhealth.org ‘Mental health problems affect 1 in 10 children and young people.’ As I read this statement I can’t help but think that…
Modelling in your 40s? YES!
I have never been what I would call slim, say a UK 10. The only time I have been that size is when I was…
My Midlife Transformation
For four decades I lived what I considered to be a contented life of a city girl in my beloved Toronto. The only time I…
The Rewards Of Self-Reflection
As the sun streams through the window in my room, I smile. Yes! I now have my own room, three little words that light up…
Re-evaluating my path
I read a very good quote the other day which said: "Motherhood is not the graveyard of your dreams". In fact, for many, motherhood is…