When Alvina Menzies’ life unravelled, it was in silence that she found answers. Now she’s helping others…

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

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Jane Taylor, 67, a retired nurse, lives in Cheshire with her husband Robert, 72. Ever since I was a little girl, I’d dreamed of becoming a ballerina. I started dancing aged three, and continued long i

Waking up at 3am in bed, my eyes snapped open. The house was silent and as my husband snoozed beside me, my brain immediately started playing worst-case scenarios, including my entire family dying in

F OR much of her career, Alice Coltrane ...