Empty nesting”, “sandwich generation” these are examples of terms associated with our age group- here we look to explore what these terms mean to us, and how we can better understand ourselves and our reactions to this phase of our lives.
A selection of your questions will be responded to as we move forward.
Article by Irene Brankin I’d like you to consider the following questions – Are you feeling a confident and mature woman or middle-aged and miserable? Feeling that life is flat, a bit dull and not as enjoyable as it once was? Aware that life is worth living to the full, but aren’t doing it? I wonder what your answers were and also if you’ve taken the time to reflect on those questions before. Become visible (more…)
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Article by Professor Daniel Freeman & Jason Freeman Everyone wants to be happier and the great news is that scientific research suggests it really is possible to make lasting improvements to our mood. To achieve this, we need to harness the power of our mind, calming our negative thoughts and boosting our positive thoughts. Here are eight techniques to help you do just that. Write about your emotions Aim to write for twenty minutes three (more…)
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Article by Caroline Carr My elderly great Aunt Betty was an unusual character. An eclectic mixture of talent, fun, warmth and stoicism, she also had an ability for self-deprecation that matched no other. She was a concert pianist, and in her youth played piano accompaniment for the silent movies. Even in her eighties, she regularly trotted along to various care homes to “Play for the Old Folk.” Quite often she never got there though. She’d (more…)
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Article by Lindsey Agness I am Certain of My Success. What if you could be as certain about the future as you are about the past? To know for sure that the goals you have set for yourself will happen just as you have planned? The last myth of midlife is that it’s too late for you to change. This 8th and final Attitude challenges this by making you 100 per cent certain of the (more…)
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Guest post from Fiona Stewart. Fiona isn’t quite 50 yet (but she’s planning to embrace her fifties with gusto!), but her determination to give up alcohol, and her motivation behind the decision, will probably strike a chord with many! So, this New Year’s Resolution was to give up alcohol – not for a month or even two – but for the whole year. Before you say anything, this is not something I’ve gone into on a whim. (more…)
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Article by Charlotte Watts and Anna Magee Chronic stress makes us old before our time but the right kind of stress could keep us young. Pioneering new book, The De-Stress Diet will show you the difference and the simple diet, relaxation and gentle exercise you need for a calmer, slimmer future You may not need a book to tell you that relentless stress will make you exhausted, prone to infection and old before your time. (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty If you say ‘Diva’ and ‘Fabulous’ in the same sentence, then the name Joan Collins has to follow! “What advice would Joan Collins give to women who feel they have become invisible over the age of 50? “ When Charlotte from SkyNews asked if anyone had a question for Joan Collins, how could I resist asking that one ? I was more delighted when it was asked live on air and Joan (more…)
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Article by Jan King Are you approaching retirement? If you are, have you planned how you’re going to spend the next twenty or thirty years? Because we’re so much healthier these days, that’s about how long most of us will still be around after we retire. Just think: it’s another whole phase of your life! The happiest retired people have planned ahead what they want to do with their future. So what do you need (more…)
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Article by Lindsey Agness One of the comments I hear most often from my midlife friends and clients is that they want more ‘time for me’. What does that really mean? It means time to ourselves, to do whatever we want without having to worry about anything else, such as money or family responsibilities. This might mean shopping, a day at a spa, lunch or dinner with friends, or just plain chilling out. As midlife (more…)
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Article by Caroline Carr It’s so easy to start the New Year with a pile of good intentions – after all, it’s a time of rebirth and renewing. It’s even easier to let those fine resolutions drift away, as the weeks and months go by and ‘life’ gets in the way. But you know, the intent was there, and surely that’s what really counts. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but (more…)
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