Tag: 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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THOUGHT YOU’D BE SORTED BY MIDLIFE – YOU’RE NOT ALONE!
Did you ever imagine you’d be ‘sorted’ by age…? I did, instead I’ve found myself a little discombobulated, so much so that I’m christening this season of life the 50/50: 50% of me “knows I should” squirrel away every spare penny and pop it in my pension pot. 50% of me wants to take any…
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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 