I have no idea whether my symptoms are menopausal or Covid related. Having done some research, I find that I am not the only Covid afflicted menopausal woman wondering the same. Is it Covid or peri/menopause symptoms? Having Covid feels like being in a biological battle of mini domestic proportions. A virus is occupying your …
Midlife Health
Thoughts and tips for staying healthy and fit in midlife
The menopause silence
October is Menopause Month. Social Media is awash with personal stories of the menopause from women affected. Tips are being offered galore. Finally. The silence is being broken on a woman’s issue. About time too. Don’t tell me to ‘calm down‘ The silence on the menopause has been deafening. Women are told, instead, to ‘calm …
Mindfulness as a way of coping with the midlife crisis
“mindfulness is the essence of bringing your mind fully to one thing that is happening in the present moment.” Life never seems to slow down, even in midlife. The promised land of a peaceful retirement in one’s 50s has yet to materialise for many, including me. Midlifers are looking after their own parents, children and, …
Get those midlife legs moving
Life in lockdown led me to a new discovery. People were allowed outdoors once a day for exercise. I discovered my local park as a result. Pre-lockdown most of my days were spent traipsing around Central London for work purposes. I hardly ever slowed down. Walking was associated with productivity, hardly ever for leisure. These …
The cost of turning a fan on in the heatwave
To fan or not to fan? With the temperatures hitting as high as 40 degree Celsius in the UK heatwave I have been using two fans, one in the bedroom and one in the lounge, to keep me cool. Not at the same time, of course, because I can only be in one place at …