Navigating change

‘After the divorce and the kids moving out, I feel like I’ve disappeared. I’ve spent so long being someone’s wife, someone’s mother, someone’s employee – I don’t know what I want any more. Even small

Headlines about the hardships of motherhood are rife – and one group of women have been paying close attention. Here, a thirtysomething writer takes a break from her to-do list to hear from those who are burning themselves out to prepare for parenthood

The river at Alet-les-Bains sparkled in the late afternoon sun as I stood beside it, gripping a smooth pebble in my palm. Around me, five other women, all somewhere between 48 and 62, prepared to do t

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Think that your sex life will evaporate as you age? Sex coach Ruth Ramsay explains how to spice things up in this season of life…

I always think the end of one year and the beginning of another is an invitation – a gentle, hopeful invitation to begin again. But before you answer the invitation, I think it’s wise to take a minute