‘purpose is so important as we age’

Three decades since a Canadian endocrinologist popularised a word for the transitional period between the onset of symptoms and your final period, the term has infiltrated the menopause conversation. But the facts remain as foggy as a frontal lobe deprived of oestrogen. As Perimenopause Awareness Month collides with the return to school, consider this a lesson in how to navigate this life stage

TV doctor Zoe Williams wants to help more women understand the changes menopause can bring, and make them feel empowered to face them with confidence

Age may bring wisdom, but it can also bring psychic powers, as these women discovered

MY LIFE IN HEALTH

‘I wake up tired, drag myself through the day, and collapse into bed – only to lie there wired at 2am. I’m doing all the things: eating well-ish, walking, trying meditation apps… but nothing touches t

It appears approaching 30 is a risk factor for even the most stable-seeming of couples. But why does this milestone make us want to cut and run, and what happens next? We spoke to the women who blew up their lives, to find out…