Category: Midlife
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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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Midlife Me: 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, I did not intend to find myself sensual dancing at 6pm on a cold February Tuesday night in red heels and matching lipstick. I think it’s fair to say that if my intention was to shake…
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5 Reasons to Try New Activities in Midlife
Studies show that starting new activities in midlife is pretty common. Maybe it’s part of a midlife awakening or perhaps a symptom of midlife crisis. That might just depend on the activities you choose. But keep reading to find out why shaking off the old and welcoming in the new may be key to midlife…
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Inflammaging at Menopause: What it is & How to Beat it
‘Inflammaging’ is the meshing together of two words – inflammation and ageing. Alas- it just became a lot less sexy than KimYe. As you age recurrent damage to tissues and cells and subsequent inflammatory responses start to outweigh the body’s repair mechanisms. In healthy individuals, this tipping point is around 50 years of age, right…
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Menopause: What You Need to Know
Ladies in your early to mid 40s, this blog is for you as the chances are you’re very close to early perimenopause symptoms. Or you may be experiencing symptoms already but aren’t even aware of it. Even if you aren’t right now –you probably will at some point soon, as 75% of women report experiencing…
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New Year, New Me. No Thanks: Embracing Self-Love as a Resolution
It’s that time of year again. The social media Christmas decoration one-upmanship makes way for endless ‘New Year, New You’ content. Designed to maximise our insecurities, dissolve our self-love and encourage spending on a complete personal renovation. But what’s wrong with you as you are? Why do you need changing? Maybe your New Year resolutions…
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Resilience: Your Midlife Superpower
What has got me through the past 18 months watching a company I built over 17 years crumble into financial rubble? Resilience. Our capacity to respond to, withstand, adapt to, and recover from adversity and challenge. If you are looking for one of the keys to happiness and positive well-being then look no further. The…