From battling a mid-30s crisis, trying to dismiss societal expectations of what my life should be, considering botox, to discovering another hair on my chin (where do those buggers come from?!). I’m just generally trying to get to grips with this whole new phase of my life. Because getting older is an absolute privilege, whilst also being pretty darn confusing at times.
Is being open to new friendships as we get older important to wellbeing?
It sucks to even say that we might need to make more friends as an adult, doesn’t it? Somehow it emits a ‘desperate’ kind of vibe if we acknowledge that our friendship community might need a little growth plan. And …
I feel more confused than ever about whether or not I want to have children
I’d always hoped intuition would kick in with age with a resolute answer to this question, but I feel more confused than ever about whether or not I want to have children. If you’d asked me a few years back …
“Are you Married? Dating? Oh, just Single then.”
Rewind back to 2016, where I was 31 and going through a divorce, so newly single. I didn’t plan to be single in my 30s of course, but there it was. Singledom. Suddenly feeling so much more permeable than it …
Saying goodbye to ‘age appropriate’ style
I keep coming across articles that say things like, ‘what not to wear after 30,’ ‘how to dress your age’, ‘the new ‘rules’ of getting dressed in your 30s,’ ‘things to stop wearing after…’ But seriously, who makes these rules? …
I wasted a lot of time believing a lot of things in my 20s
I wasted a lot of time believing a lot of things in my 20s. Like that everything in my 20s was forever and that decisions were permanent and unchangeable. That how a boy treated me – or how much he …
If you are a man, you can just not honk that horn and show respect to women
Recently I was driving to the South West of England alone, when two men in a van began honking, waving and generally trying to distract me along the motorway. They were smiling and laughing as they mirrored my speed. Maybe …
Is it not socially acceptable to be a single woman?
Socially, being a single woman in her 30s is a weird place to be. There’s like a pariah status that comes with the territory. It’s for this very reason I’ve sometimes struggled myself with the concept of being single. People …
My 30s Menopause Journey: The Menopause Can Start Younger Than You Think
This is a guest blog by Lisa Holmes: Chances are, if you are reading this you could be in your 30’s and thinking, “No, I've never thought about the menopause.” I hadn’t either. Before all of this I had never …
The Mid-30s Awkward Aging Phase: Seriously, why do I have hair on my chin?
I turned 37 this week and whilst I have no fear factor when it comes to adding another year to the belt, I am growing more concerned every day with this mid-30s awkward aging process. There are lines on my …
My Lifelong Battle with Losing Weight: Honestly, does it get any easier in our 40s?
This is a guest blog by Lucy Chamberlain: It’s a fact that the older we get, our bodies don’t respond the same way to weight loss efforts and it becomes harder to shed the pounds. I have always had a …
Friendships Which We Think Will Never Go Out Of Style, Sometimes Do
This is a guest blog by Lindsay Thornton: It’s hard to avoid the current media storm around the return of the highly anticipated hit TV show Sex & The City. As they return to our screens for their brand new …
Do we need to take charge of our 30s and dismiss the expectations?
My 30s hit me hard. I didn't realise until I got to them how many expectations their would be in those 30s. Nothing like my 20s when I just did things, made mistakes, had zero level of shit worked out …
Have Children or be Childfree: The decision seems to everyone else, inevitable
Are you deciding whether to have children, or opt for a childfree lifestyle? I mean really, why bother? Societal expectations largely come with a presumption that we will eventually make the choice to have children. That we will get there …
I proved to myself that a Career Change After 40 was possible
This is a guest blog: Are you considering a career change after 40? Have you been in the same profession for the best part of 20 years and have no idea how to change direction? Guest Writer Lucy Chamberlain talks …
Tackling a Mid-30s Crisis: Are you facing The Swerve?
“The swerve” describes people facing a mid-30s crisis. It began when New York writer Rachel Syme shared on her Twitter how people in their 30s go through, “lurches and swerves”. It generated a sea of responses from other people going …
20 Reasons Why Being Single in Your 30s is Awesome!
When I entered my early 30s newly divorced and freshly single, being on my own seemed to carry this automatic notion that I was failing at life. I must be miserable, incomplete and deeply unhappy with the single situation. There …
20 Reasons Why Being Single in Your 30s is Awesome!
When I entered my early 30s newly divorced and freshly single, being on my own seemed to carry this automatic notion that I was failing at life. I must be miserable, incomplete and deeply unhappy with the single situation. There …
Tackling a Mid-30s Crisis: Are you facing The Swerve?
“The swerve” describes people facing a mid-30s crisis. It began when New York writer Rachel Syme shared on her Twitter how people in their 30s go through, “lurches and swerves”. It generated a sea of responses from other people going …
I proved to myself that a Career Change After 40 was possible
This is a guest blog: Are you considering a career change after 40? Have you been in the same profession for the best part of 20 years and have no idea how to change direction? Guest Writer Lucy Chamberlain talks …
Have Children or be Childfree: The decision seems to everyone else, inevitable
Are you deciding whether to have children, or opt for a childfree lifestyle? I mean really, why bother? Societal expectations largely come with a presumption that we will eventually make the choice to have children. That we will get there …
Do we need to take charge of our 30s and dismiss the expectations?
My 30s hit me hard. I didn't realise until I got to them how many expectations their would be in those 30s. Nothing like my 20s when I just did things, made mistakes, had zero level of shit worked out …
Friendships Which We Think Will Never Go Out Of Style, Sometimes Do
This is a guest blog by Lindsay Thornton: It’s hard to avoid the current media storm around the return of the highly anticipated hit TV show Sex & The City. As they return to our screens for their brand new …
