Midlife Viewpoints
Clearing the brain fog
You walk into a room and have absolutely no idea why you’re there. You’re mid-sentence in a meeting and the word you need simply vanishes. You put your phone down and spend 10 minutes trying to find it. You bump into someone you used to work with and you can’t remember their name.
Menopause and Work: Why Support Matters
Recent changes in legislation (Employment Rights Act 2025) is putting menopausal support on the workplace agenda and many of us are thinking about time. From Spring 2026, employers will be expected to do more to support employees experiencing menopausal symptoms,...
International Women’s Day
Every year, International Women’s Day invites us to celebrate progress, reflect on inequality, and ask key questions. Each year when I attend the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce IWD event, we talk about how can we create meaningful long-term change especially in an economy that feels stretched and uncertain. How can we all truly give to gain?
Confidence in Midlife: Why You’re Not Losing It – You’re Reclaiming It by Vicky Harrison
Recently, I took a powerful step in my own life by taking control of my health and contacting a private doctor to properly look at my hormones. It was an act of self-leadership – and truly one of the best steps I’ve ever made. Having clarity, support, and the right medical insight has been transformational for my energy and confidence.
Identity Before Action: The Missing Key in Midlife Goal Setting for Midlife Women by Dr Bernice George
The New Year often arrives like an untouched canvas, inviting us to create a new chapter in the ongoing story of our lives. For midlife women, this “canvas” is not a blank page but a richly textured manuscript; layers of experience woven into an evolving script. While we cannot rewrite past chapters, we have the power to co-author the next scenes, actively shaping our journey by the choices we make.
Looking Back, Moving Forward by Beckie Whitehouse
Gentle Reflections for the Year Ahead As we move into December and towards the end of another year, I find myself pausing not rushing to make plans or set goals, but simply to breathe and take it all in. There’s something powerful about this space between endings and...
Where To Find Motivation When It’s Tough by Sarah Stones
By Sarah Stones, Plain Sailing Motivation There are times in life (and work) when motivation feels like a distant memory. When the morning alarm goes off and you ask yourself, “Why bother?” or “Where’s the spark gone?” Whether you’re navigating...
Menopause at Work
The Power of Community in Navigating Menopause at Work by Lesley Fettes For Menopause Awareness Month - Embracing Lifestyle Medicine and Holistic Support When I was 36, sitting in a business presentation that should have secured a significant contract, I...
Positive Age Markers
What are Positive Age Markers? Do you ever feel bombarded on how to age? Gracefully? Disgracefully? This question has been on my mind for a little while, what is the best way to age, surely it should be healthily? But what does that look like? If,...
What is a community?
What is a community? I saw an article recently which questioned the community I live in. The woman who wrote it had lived in my town in her childhood (many decades ago) and had recently visited in the guise of promoting a book she had written, a book based here. She...