Joy

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

Picture: Francesco Guidicini

Noon icon: Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory, who acted in 'Peaky Blinders' and 'Harry Potter', was an inspiration for how to be in midlife

Written by Noon

Cold water swimming cured my panic attacks

Breathing, immersion in freezing lakes and comraderie helped Sharing Miranda Bailey heal herself

Written by Miranda Bailey

Picture: Blue Laybourne

Noon Icon #3: Sister Bliss

The British keyboardist, producer, DJ and songwriter shows how to keeping rocking it through midlife

Written by Jennifer Howze

Noon Icon #2: Raynor Winn

Very few of us can claim to have walked in Raynor Winn’s shoes, but every step of her transformative journey will inspire women from all walks of life.

Written by Eleanor Mills

Yushi Li: Seeing the world through a female lens

The photographer redirects the male gaze in her striking photographs

Written by Eleanor Mills

My new chapter - novelist at 78

All her life Kirsteen Stewart had wanted to write. It's never too late...

Written by Kirsteen Stewart