Transformation Stories
There is life after drink... why sobriety is a blast
Giving up alcohol proved inspirational for the BBC presenter and author Janey Lee Grace
'I left my life to work at a magic mushroom retreat'
Denise Rue felt she'd lived small...then left her comfortable life to work at a magic mushroom retreat in Jamaica
Why I left the FT for the classroom and set up Now Teach...
After 31 years as a top journalist, Lucy Kellaway quit to take up teaching...
Our Founder's tale of the life crisis that inspired Noon
Career change, illness and a looming empty nest prompted Eleanor Mills to start her next act
My new chapter - novelist at 78
All her life Kirsteen Stewart had wanted to write. It's never too late...
Party girl to clean living mum
A chronic health condition forced Emma Nyman to reconsider her priorities
Don't make me laugh...how I became a comedian at 60
Val Lee on conquering her fears and taking to the stage at 60
My menopause: not a journey but a full-on car crash
GPs only receive basic menopause training, so Kate Muir's doctors seemed to be in the dark
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The earthquake wrecked the life I'd built but saved my marriage
When the 2011 earthquake hit New Zealand, Emma and her husband lost everything. But there was a silver lining...
Clean living made me ill
Amy's obsession with healthy eating and exercise derailed her life. This is how she recovered.
