Transformation Stories

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Coming to Britain let us reinvent what a woman could be
Our lives in the UK are now unrecognisable to those of our mothers says Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

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

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.