Health and Wellbeing
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Why do advertisers ignore their best customers?
Women want to see their older selves reflected in ads. Why haven't agencies and advertisers caught on?
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Why we need more midlife women on our screens
The representation of midlife women onscreen is actually declining. To change it, we must work together
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Understanding women's midlife weight gain
Should we worry about gaining weight around our middles in midlife? Can we do anything about it? Dr Nighat has answers
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At 47 I was diagnosed with cancer - my local ladies running club saved my life
After a cancer diagnosis, Josie Lloyd discovered a group of running friends who helped her regain gallows humour and hope.
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My life looked perfect in my 40s but I was falling apart inside...
The first half of my life was about being good, being approved of and being thin. It wasn’t until my marriage failed that I learnt what success really looked like, and how to nourish myself and the women I work with.
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What I learned about hair, makeup and myself by going grey
For years Kate Spicer coloured her hair. When she stopped, she suddenly learned there were some secrets to going grey.
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Understanding life without children
Julia Bueno understands the challenge of losing a child as well as grappling with feelings associated with a childfree life. Here, she gives her insight
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Would you rather be thin, or happy?
After dieting and purging for years, Daisy Buchanan asks what really matters
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How I survived the pandemic & menopause as an entrepreneur
Menopause, five kids and the pandemic: how one entrepreneur has survived. Liz Matthews on a year like no other.