Joy
Experience an infusion of delight with our Joy topic for women in midlife, from books and travel to interiors, shopping and more.
Coming out as gay: Married, an affair and then
VG Lee married her first boyfriend at 18, and though she could sense something was wrong, it wouldn't be until nearly 20 years after that that she could explore her true identity.
How to have a better relationship with others ... and yourself
Extraordinary relationships can change our lives. But Lucy Cavendish, author of the Extraordinary Relationships book, says those relationships can go beyond people to the important things in our lives, from homes to pets to ideas
Book Club March 2024: Spread the Joy with Gaby Roslin
Broadcaster Gaby Roslin is on a mission to make us all more joyful. AT the Noon Book Club, find out how she says we can do it!
Learning to swim in your fifties
In spite of being a former personal trainer and now a Women’s Health Coach, Thelma Mensah had never been able to swim. A conversation with Noon founder, Eleanor Mills, and the chance to take part in one of the Noon retreats proved to be the incentive she needed to finally take the plunge and learn.
’We had drifted apart, but I never forgot her. How could I?
Was it chance or serendipity that led Jane Corry to an unexpected and moving reunion?
A Queenager’s first Glastonbury
Louise Monaghan considered going to the world’s biggest performing arts festival for the first time at 55, nothing more than a been-there-done-that box-ticking exercise. It turned out to be a lot more life-changing than that.
Noon Tours: Jordan April 2024
The experience of a lifetime awaits you on a female-only, privately guided tour of this magical country and the people, places, traditions and landscapes that make it so unforgettable.
“It has taken me my whole adult life to understand that the only place you can be truly safe is within yourself”
She’s the co-founder of a beauty brand created to lift your energy and mood but her start in life couldn’t have been more difficult. Tracey Woodward shares her astonishing story and the principles she’s learned to live by that have made her, against all the odds, the successful business woman and mother she is today.
“I thought I’d die a pleaser. Then I hit 50 and now I just don’t give a shit.”
Breaking free from her lifelong need for approval has meant singer, songwriter and musician, Judith Owen, can finally be her authentic, unapologetic self. And she’s loving it.
We need to do this to save the planet
Fashion is one of the worst contributors to climate change and the industry is set to double emissions by 2030. If we are going to have any chance of achieving the drastic reduction in global warming that we need to, we HAVE to stop consuming so much. Former fashion editor Tiffanie Darke has a solution and a challenge.