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

When old men are getting hitched more than men in their prime, it seems fair to ask if society has taken a wrong turn. Are they discovering the joy of commitment, intimacy and stability late in life?

I was born in 1975, so not quite one of Thatcher’s children, but almost. I grew up in a time when the narrative around women and work was changing: more women were going to university, entering the jo

I’d been married to Peter for 30 years and we were so happy. So why was I about to pack my bags and leave?

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

Q‘I feel like I’m permanently switched on and running at full tilt. Work is relentless – I run a department in a multinational and, after losing two team members who were never replaced, I’ve ended up