Category: Midlife
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Social Media: When Positive Vibes Become Toxic Positivity
I have a bee in my bonnet. Actually, it’s more of an angry hornet, so what better way to get it off my chest than to blog about it. My beef? #goodvibesonly #blessed #sograteful all over social media, when in reality your life is just like everyone else’s – great bits, not so great bits…
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No Mayo Broccoli Slaw Recipe
If I do say so myself, this recipe is an absolute winner….if you are a fan of coleslaw and broccoli anyway. I am – but I’m not a lover of the vast amounts of mayo that coleslaw usual involves…..’any actual vegetables with the dressing madam?’ But this recipe? Not a jar of mayo in sight…
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Alcohol Consumption in Midlife: Finding the Balance
When you think about excessive alcohol consumption your mind probably fills with images of drunken 20 somethings falling out of pubs and nightclubs. But the truth is women aged 45-59 tend to drink more than their younger counterparts and well above recommended levels. You may not be out as much, but those relaxing glasses of…
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Overcoming Loss in Midlife: A Guide to Healing and Finding Hope
A blog about loss – this might be a difficult sell. Not exactly cheery stuff for an evening read. But if it’s on my mind it inevitably ends up in the blog! And the thing is – life is full of losses. Between the joy and gains, laughs and memories being made, there is plenty…
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Embracing Those Messy Emotions: The Key to Thriving in Midlife
It’s been an emotional few weeks. I’m told it’s something to do with eclipses and mercury, and something bumping into something else somewhere cosmic I think. I don’t know – I just know I’ve felt it. But in that truly ‘rushing woman’ way many of us like to adopt as a lifestyle strategy….I tried to…
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Overcoming Emotional Eating in Midlife
Cake anyone? Actually crisps…..that’s my emotional eating go to… lots of crisps. You? Emotional eating involves consuming food when you are not hungry to satisfy an emotional trigger. It is often used as a comfort and coping mechanism for negative emotions and low mood. Let’s face it, it’s much easier to try and eat that…
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Fighting the Midlife Odds to PERFORM at Your Best
According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the rate of suicide in women aged 45-54 years old has increased by around 6% in the last 20 years. Furthermore, in women, the age-specific category with the highest rate of suicide is 50-54 years old. This is slightly older than the most common age category for…
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When Did I Turn into Shirley Valentine?
Those who follow my blog know I am throwing off my funk and trying new things this year. However – and it’s a big, HUGE, kind of colossal however….I did not intend to find myself sensual dancing at 6pm on a cold February Tuesday night whilst my stepdad babysat my kids….likely wondering why I had…
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Inflammaging at Menopause: What it is & How to Beat it
‘Infla what’ I hear you say? Inflammaging at menopause? Something else to worry about? But if someone saw fit to give a word the ‘RomCom’ and ‘Brunch’ treatment it must rate highly in the ‘need to know more’ stakes. Inflammaging meaning….in simple terms! ‘Inflammaging’ is indeed the meshing together of two words – inflammation and…
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Menopause: What You Need to Know
Ladies in your early to mid 40s, this blog is for you – yes you! I’d love some younger eyes on it too, but the title mentions menopause so I suspect many of those on the south side of 40 have scrolled right on past. “What” I hear them cry…”Menopause? Me? You calling me old???”…
