Wintering: Learning to love the colder, darker months
There’s no avoiding it: we have four seasons, so let’s embrace the changing of the seasons, even if this one is our least favourite. We like to think we’re such sophisticated, hi-t...
Health & Wellbeing
Why cancer ‘wellness’ can kill
If, heaven forbid, you were diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, would you take advice from a consultant oncologist with a first class medical degree and more than two decades of clinical experience...
It’s time to shape-shift our mindset
We have just celebrated an array of beautiful, powerful bodies of all different shapes and sizes at the Olympics – and are looking forward to more power and glory at the Paralympics t...
Weak Ties: how people you don’t know very well make for strong connections
Most of us have a core of just a few really close friends, two to three, according to a recent YouGov poll. Then in ever-increasing circles of decreasing closeness, we move out to the group tha...
Trying something new: Pickleball!
Every summer I give myself the challenge of trying something new. These experiences, no matter how small – from taking a pottery class to yoga in the park – bring dopamine hits ...
The best make-up for mature skin and why you don’t need an expensive mascara
When it comes to discovering the best beauty products, professional make-up artists are always in-the-know. They get to try-and-test all the latest products on a range of skin tones and types a...
Meet Katy Marks, the architect creating asymmetric underwear & swimwear for women who have had a single mastectomy
Katy Marks is an incredible woman. The co-founder of London-based architecture practise Citizens Design Bureau and mother of two young sons, found that after her single mastectomy she just coul...
Why replace when you can repair?
Unlike Prue Leith who recently disclosed she owns 75 pairs of spectacles, I only have two. So, when I accidentally sat on my favourite horn-rimmed, Orla Kiely’s, dislocating a handle or ...
Dealing with your digital legacy
This month we have a guest post from regular That’s Not My Age contributor Adrienne Wyper on planning ahead and dealing with your digital legacy before you die. Think of all the stuff you...
RHS Chelsea celebrates Octavia Hill and the joy of plants and flowers
Being in green spaces, whether in woods, park or gardens, is proven to improve mood, mental health and emotional wellbeing. University of Exeter research shows positive impacts including reduci...
Going solo: why travelling by yourself is always a good idea
Going on holiday by yourself is an opportunity to put yourself first; to take care of your own needs and wants. You don’t have to take anyone else’s opinions into account: what to d...