The Soap Co: caring about people and the planet
Based in East London, with a traditional workshop in the Lake District, The Soap Co. is a beauty brand with a difference.
Health & Wellbeing
Caring for yourself when you’re a carer #MoreJoy
Last year Alyson asked me to write about finding joy in the meantime while caring for my mother through cancer. It’s been a while since my last update because I’ve been struggling to sound like I...
Kindness is the new rock and roll
One of the best things about developing That’s Not My Age over the years, has been the creation of a network of fantastic women. I am always impressed by the thoughtful comments following...
At last! An award-winning menopause campaign
This is what menopause looks like. A diverse range of women, a variety of experiences.
A place for everything, and everything in its place – sound advice on decluttering
It may just be the time of the year but like others I’ve caught the tidying and self-improvement bug. Only partly in jest, I suggested to Alyson that the urge to Take Control of one’...
See you outside – the benefits of spending time in nature
I’m writing this in a busy café in north London; through the tall Georgian window, the sky is blue and the sun shines. I want to go and play outside, Mum!
The Truth About The Menopause
Write it on a Post-It note, put it in your diary, set a reminder on your phone. Tonight on BBC1 at nine o’clock, broadcaster and journalist Mariella Frostrup investigates the menopause, talks to...
What Women Wear: good luck charms
I’m never naked, I’m never alone, I always have my friends around me. In bed, in the bath, on the beach.
Five things I’ve discovered about the menopause
I never really thought about the menopause until it happened to me, aged 50. The general lack of education, awareness and conversation surrounding menopausal symptoms, and how they affect women, meant...
How to be more age-positive (why we’re all anti-anti-ageing now)
We’re all anti-anti-ageing now. Thanks to bloggers, influencers and savvy consumers of a certain vintage, there has been a much-needed shift in attitudes towards ageing.
Quote of the week: Zadie Smith on age
There’s an interesting feature on age and agelessness by Zadie Smith in this month’s Elle magazine. Smith questions what agelessness actually means, “I believe age — and the awaren...
