Joy

Experience an infusion of delight with our Joy topic for women in midlife, from books and travel to interiors, shopping and more.

Tensions in my body that have been there for years are released in a flush of emotions, tears, laughter and relief

Beatrice Aidin experiences a unique weekend retreat trying out the Human Method technique developed by Nahid de Belgeonne, aka the nervous system whisperer. 

The joy of our midlife gap year & why you should do it too

When Kathinka Horn and her husband Kirstan decided they wanted to shake things up in their lives, they made the decision to go on the sort of trip that most of us only dream of.

Why Queenagers need to embrace 'soft life'

I first heard of the phrase Soft Life on Instagram. I posted a picture of myself on a solo trip to the Maldives, and my cousin commented that I was enjoying the ‘soft life’. Soon after I started to see black girls and women all over my feed using the soft life hashtag to describe the lifestyle shift, they were making.

Queenagers - a new way of looking at midlife!

Why is it that men in our society are seen to get better with age, like fine wine – while women are seen more like peaches; one wrinkle and we’re done? Noon has paired up with Vision Express and Jo Whiley to challenge this stereotype, and to change the way that the world sees older women.

The Queenager : Eleanor's Letter (August 7th 2022)

Holidays, downtime and facing our demons...

The Queenager : Eleanor's Letter (August 22nd 2022)

I've been going to the same festival with the same tribe for 17 years... it feels like home.

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

Eleanor Mills talks about finding success after failure, moving into a next chapter, founding Noon and challenging cultural stereotypes about older women.

The Queenager : Eleanor's Letter (July 24th 2022)

Eleanor celebrated her wedding anniversary and many other exciting things this week.

Book Club with Emily Edwards

Jennifer Howze, from Noon, speaks to author Emily Edwards, about her book - The Herd: The Thought-provoking and Unputdownable.

Reimagining the Second Half of Life

Sharon Blackie author of Hagitude. psychologist and academic, spoke to Noon founder Eleanor Mills on her first ever Instagram Live about her life's work: reclaiming the stories of female elders and their wisdom which have vanished from our culture. (Go to @uponnoon on Instagram to watch our live). This is an extract from her new book Hagitude.

The Queenager: Best Queenager Books (July 10th 2022)

All my favourite reads for summer - fiction, memoir, polemic. Enjoy!

I've Taken Up Stripping...at 59

Josephine Pembroke started her cabaret show at 59, rediscovering her sexuality, the wild days of 80s Soho and her time in a Pussy Power band in the 90s. And this year, she’s bringing it to the Edinburgh Fringe…

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