MIDLIFE BY DESIGN: CURATING YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
A practical guide to using technology with intention, protecting your peace, and returning to the woman underneath the noise There is a particular kind of exhaustion that has nothing to do with how much sleep you get. It is the exhaustion of a mind that READ MORE…
According to a YouGov study on sleep, 87% of Britons say they look at their phone or tablet within an hour before going to bed (myself included), with 25% claiming they look at their phone immediately before going to sleep. On top of this, 74% READ MORE…
There was a time when I tried to do it all on my own – jotting things down on post-it notes, trying to remember everything in my head, feeling scattered and exhausted before the day had even begun. But life, especially in midlife, is too READ MORE…
Practical ways to turn your living space into a sanctuary that supports your nervous system, your well-being, and the woman you are becoming There is a kind of home that does something more than shelter you. It holds you, steadies you, tells your nervous system, READ MORE…
In this episode of Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter, I’m talking about the quiet but…
International Women’s Day always makes me pause, not in a performative, hashtag kind of way, but in the quiet way. The kind where you look at your life and realise how many versions of you have existed just to get you here. Midlife has a READ MORE…
March is a month of thresholds. The days stretch longer, birdsong returns, and there’s a hum of life stirring beneath the soil. Nature is quietly rehearsing for spring. For women in midlife, this can be a powerful mirror: an invitation to awaken parts of ourselves READ MORE…
The other day I admitted something to myself that felt small… but wasn’t. I bought a physical planner for 2026 last Summer while I was in Norway. Towards the end of 2025, I visited the library and printed out a beautiful year-at-a-glance calendar: one month READ MORE…
Dr Louise Newson is a name many women speak with relief, gratitude, and a sense of finally being believed. A GP, leading hormone specialist, bestselling author, and founder of Newson Health and the Balance app, she has fundamentally changed the conversation around menopause care in READ MORE…
This is the final episode of Midlife by Design: Curating Your Next Chapter for 2025, and it’s a q…
