40 hit me like a freight train. As it approached and for many months afterwards it felt like my life was undergoing an entire tear down and rebuild like a car engine. I questioned everything in my life all while not wanting to let on to anyone. I am a capable, sensible person and I certainly wasn't prepared to entertain the thought that I was teetering on the edge of a midlife crisis. Still the questions persisted: Had I wasted my early career in a role that was less than I w

I enjoy journaling. Gratitude journalling in particular seems to be having a moment right now. There's even proven mental health benefits...

I have endometriosis. Lots of women do. Most people don't know that I have endometriosis. When they find out, they're usually shocked....

I recently turned 40. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I certainly have a sense that I'm no longer part of the "it" crowd, the beautiful people. It's not people my age that feature in make up ads or even nappy ads. Television is limited to 40 year olds caught in a comedy of errors about aging. I begin to feel like maybe once you hit forty you become a bit invisible. A midlife wallflower. Professionally, women in their 40s tend to be left to their own devices. Sometimes