Category: midlifereinvention
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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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Feeling burnt out? Try this simple habit to reset your life.
It’s fair to say that the last decade has been a massive period of growth. It began with burnout which led to a whole load of experimenting to figure out what kind of life feels right for me. Long before ‘kondoing’ even became a thing I discovered the power of decluttering. It started with ditching…
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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…
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MIDLIFE MINDFULNESS AND BECOMING BOOZE FREE
Mother, Wife, Sister, Consultant, Volunteer, Friend,Daughter, Carer……Addict. Just some of the many hats we wear, roles we play, masks we put on. Like everyone else I’ve played a number of roles, maybe not all at the same time but always whilst an addict, I’m what some might call high functioning you see. I’ve showed up…
The Midlife Mash Up 