Category: midlife
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The Hidden Bias Facing Midlife Professionals: More Nurturer, Less Leader?
On Speaking with a midlifer recently, I was interested in her frustrations about being labelled as the “Mother” amongst her coworkers. While the term was given affectionately, she felt frustrated, her age seemed to shape how others treated her and not always in ways that helped her career. She’d recently gone for a promotion and…
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Chasing the Dream versus Choosing a ‘Good Enough’ job: Why a 7/10 Job Might Be the Real Win
The idea of the of the ‘good enough’ job came up in conversation recently; a job that pays the bills, causes minimal stress that can be “left at the door” and leaves plenty of time for passions and other pursuits. In a world of noise that pushes us to chase our dreams, turn passion into…
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AN ODE TO MY AUNTIES
With lots more talk about midlife and peri/menopause being highlighted at the moment, it got me thinking about my ‘aunties,’ a range of females who weren’t related to me by blood but were my Mum’s friends and her self created female support network. They were iconic! Original fabulous females who were determined to make the…
The Midlife Mash Up 