'My Mother Saw Parenthood as an Affliction'
When she was eight years old, Leah McLaren’s mother left family life for a glamorous job in the city. In this extract from her memoir, Leah reflects on her mother's ambivalent feelings towards parenthood now that she herself is a mother.
'My Boobs Got in the Way of My Golf Swing'
Genelle Aldred writes about the joys of getting into a new hobby, even allowing it to become a bit of an obsession and the hurdles that could have stopped her in her tracks.
Just Keep Pedalling
Anna Raptis is the founder of Mexico's first venture capital fund centred around women and is passionate about cycling as a way to challenge herself and focus her mind. She reflects on the parallels between her pastime of choice and her professional life... and celebrates the Female Tour De France running now for the first time in decades.
Noon Tours: Morocco
Join us on this incredible female-only adventure – an unforgettable expedition to the remote and less-travelled reaches of Morocco...
How Parents Can Support Their Child Through an Eating Disorder
Throughout her late teen years, Megan Ravenhall found herself in the grip of an eating disorder. Though she feels she has still not fully recovered, Megan reflects on how her parents' support led her to ultimately choose life.
How I got to grips with my chronic anxiety
Ilona Bannister suffers from chronic anxiety and agoraphobia, two debilitating conditions. But at times, her greatest struggles have also proven to be strengths
How to avoid a toxic man in midlife
Sometimes the most charming men are actually the ones you want to avoid like the plague writes Mairi Macleod
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Love Island, porn and Generation XXX
ITV's Love Island glorifies a culture of sex without feelings. But there is a very dark side to all this and it's time we addressed it writes Eleanor Mills.
Why midlife is the best time to start hitting the festival scene
If there are seven ages of man, there must be five ages of festival-going women. Jane Dyball, co-founder of Primadonna festival and stalwart of many other festival weekends, is here to talk you through them…
World Exclusive: Sheryl Sandberg talks to Eleanor Mills about leaving Facebook
'I'm proud to be a Queenager' Sheryl tells Eleanor as she moves into her own new chapter in midlife.
