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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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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Article by Fabafterfifty Women are the most confident about their bodies aged exactly 52 and two months, according to a new study. A poll of 3,000 adult women by myspecialk.co.uk found this was the age at which women said they felt most confident about their bodies, inside and out. It means 52 year olds such as actress Emma Thompson, TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson may currently be feeling better (more…)
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Article by Lisa McCourt Sounds nice, right? So what’s keeping you from it and why don’t you just claim it? The only thing standing between you and that kind of freedom and confidence is your inability to live authentically from your innermost core. Notice that I’m not telling you to be authentic because it will make you a better person, or because you owe it to the world or anything like that. I’m telling you (more…)
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Article by By Lisa McCourt It’s the Hap-Happiest Season of All… (But No Pressure) ‘Tis the season to be jolly, right? So if you’re not, what the heck is wrong with you? The biggest contributor to the holiday blues is the inescapable expectation that we’re supposed to be extra joy-filled this time of year. Every freaking movie, commercial, and song is reminding us to feel ecstatically happy, loving, giving, and generous toward everyone we encounter. (more…)
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Article by Carole Spiers Friday 16th December: Second class post. This is your last day to ensure delivery by Christmas. If you miss it, you always send an ecard. Not quite the same but people will know that you have remembered them. Saturday 17th December: The last weekend before Christmas. Have you got to attend a children’s carol concert or nativity play next week? Make sure you can make-up any lost time at work so (more…)
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