Saying goodbye to the family home

After the pandemic, Jane Green and her husband were left with an empty family home. Here's how she moved on

The best midlife crisis books for women

Reading can get your though the tough times in life, says Sam Baker, including menopause.

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Dawn French and the Juicy Age

On Woman's Hour Dawn French talked about midlife as the Juicy Age. We couldn't agree more

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Sibling advocacy: How I learned to speak up for my brother

Speaking up for disabled siblings is an important role that women in midlife assume more and more often. Kate Spicer tells her story

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The reality of coping with anorexia

One mother reveals what the unvarnished truth of parenting a child with anorexia

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Skin hunger: Understanding the need to be touched

Lynn Ruth Miller has a satisfying life. She just needs to be touched.

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Why at Noon we say yes to sex in later life

Relate's Rankin campaign reminds us of the joy of sex for everyone

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Can I stop being resilient now please?

Children, parents, careers and homes — the stuff of midlife comes with one hell of a to-do list and a mandate to just keep going. Must we handle it all?

My mad life: Caring for an autistic teenager

Midlife for Sarah Shackleton revolves around the needs of her autistic son

Learning to run saved my life

After recovering from brain surgery, Rosie Millard ran the London Marathon in less than 4 hours

What mums can't do (according to their daughters)

You've heard of U and non-U. As the mother of a teen, you should know about Mum and Non-Mum

The joy of lockdown with teenagers (really)

A year of lockdown with children was difficult -- but it provided unexpected benefits for Clover Stroud and her teenager

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