7 Powerful Yoga Books To Improve Your Practise
Whether you've just started, practising yoga for a while or simply being a friend of a yogi, taking time to read a yoga book can…
How To Fight Colds With Natural Remedies
You can get a cold or flu anytime, but winter is probably the virus' most favourite season and when over 50 menopause can make things…
Three Is A Magic Number
Happy Birthday CrunchyTales and congratulations on achieving three glorious years of empowering women in midlife. The road has not been easy these last 18 months…
Ashton Applewhite: “We Can’t Challenge Ageism Unless We’re Aware Of It”
It's time to push back against the fixed meanings attached to numbers (and wrinkles) in society. The activist and author of 'This Chair Rocks: A…
5 Ways To Have An Eco-Friendly Christmas
Christmas is coming, and we still have presents to wrap, cards to send, and dinners to plan. How can we keep our traditions alive with…
How To Heal Your Broken Heart When Over 50
Everyone has experienced a breakup in life. It hurts, it sucks, it makes you feel horrible. But for people in their 50s or beyond, breakups…
Holiday Blues, Anyone?
Although Christmas is a heart-warming time to celebrate with friends and family, the holidays can be super stressful for many people, especially for midlifers who…
Essential Winter Skincare Routine For Women Over 50
Did you know that your skincare routine should evolve with the seasons? Winter isn’t just time to change your wardrobe or enjoy a ski holiday,…
Feminist Lidia Ravera: “I Dream Of An Ageless Society Where Generations Can All Mix And Mingle”
Behind her inquisitive eyes, you will find a woman who has never given up. Since 1968, Italian feminist writer, screen player and journalist Lidia Ravera…
Party Dress: The Best Options For A Sustainable Christmas
Celebrations have taken a whole new shape over the last year and a half. However, even though the lockdown had affected our shopping habits and…
On Handling Naysayers
Are naysayers stomping on your dreams and desires? Don’t deny yourself of the life you should live just because of them. I've met naysayers many…
5 Natural Ways To Manage Symptoms Of Menopause
Whether you like it or not menopause is something you'll eventually have to come to terms with. Hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings are…
What Your Lines And Wrinkles Can Say About You
Do you know that wrinkles are not only signs of age, but may also be an indicator of our physical state and mental health? According to…
8 Charity Gifts Ideas For Christmas 2021
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's the importance of supporting our communities and neighbours as well as doing our bit for those who…
The Well Gardened Mind
It was the English poet William Wordsworth who said that to walk through a garden is to be “in the midst of the realities of things”,…
5 Top Bucket-List Solo Trips Midlife Women Should Plan
The freedom to simply pack a bag and go on a holiday is something that we’ll probably never again take for granted after the pandemic.…
What You Need To Know About Breaking The Ice At A Party
We’ve all experienced a little dose of shyness or a touch of social anxiety here or there. For many of us, speaking to people in…
Cindy Gallop: “I Want To Change What Society Thinks Older Women Should Be Like”
If there is one woman in the world who is fearlessly debunking myths and breaking taboos about ageing and sex, that's Cindy Gallop. Former chair…
Do You Believe In Magic?
Crystals, aura readings and beautifully illustrated tarot decks are common in the homes of many midlife women these days, no matter what their backgrounds. Why?…
How I Stopped Apologizing All The Time And Got My Power Back
I had been a life-long people-pleaser. Maybe it was societal conditioning. Maybe it was my desire to be accepted and fear that I was not…