Health & Wellbeing
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...
Menopause, menopause, menopause
Last week, Dr Andrea Davies an academic at Leicester University suggested that by saying ‘menopause’ three times a day in the workplace, male and female colleagues could help reduc...
Cycle Chic: what to wear on a bike
‘Everyone knows everything about you,’ said one of my real-life friends recently, ‘It’s all online.’ Obviously, I disagreed.
My six favourite pieces of sportswear: activewear that works hard during a workout
My plan to return to running has reached a standstill. Too long spent in one position at the computer screen, and not enough time moving around, stretching and generally having a life – and the recu...
Jumping on the menopause bandwagon – do we really need hot flush-proof clothes?
Menopause symptoms are enough to make any woman reach out in desperation for something that will help, says Adrienne Wyper. And there are medical treatments, over-the-counter supplements and fo...
Digital Detox: going off-grid for the weekend
I was half-way up a hill in the wooded, wilds of North Devon on Sunday when my phone leapt into life, bombarding my pocket with a string of family Whatsapp messages from my three adult offspring. It w...
