Member Articles

Lessons on Longevity

Residents of the Blue Zones frequently live to 100. Here’s what they do differently.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneJuly 3, 2021Comment

Unmissable Summer Reads

However your holiday looks this summer, you need a brilliant escapist read. Jennifer recommends five of the latest launches.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneJune 19, 2021booksComment

Warming Up Your Social Muscles

Feeling some end-of-lockdown social awkwardness coming on? Here’s how you can ease yourself back in.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneJune 12, 2021Comment

One Small Step

Keen to change your day-to-day in a way that’s actually doable? A micro-habit; something small that can be done in two minutes or less, is the key. Here’s 10 to try.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneApril 17, 2021Comment

The Big Switch

Career pivots and late bloomers and are more common in midlife than you might think. Take some inspiration from well-known women who made big switches in the direction of their dreams.

WORK LIFEJennifer McShaneMarch 27, 2021 Comment

Are You Dreaming?

Psychologist Allison Keating explains why our dreams have become so lucid of late.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneMarch 6, 2021Comment

Resetting your Happiness Metric

Happiness can be increased far easier than you might think, so say spiritual leaders and sociological studies

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneFebruary 27, 2021Comment

Add To Basket: the 411 on emotional spending

A Clinical Psychologist on how to recognise emotional spending, and how to curb the habit.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneFebruary 6, 2021Comment

Gloriously Late Bloomers

A selection of brilliant books by female authors who made their debut over 40.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneJanuary 30, 2021Comment

Five Ways to Fire Up your Wellbeing

Self-care starts with minding yourself before anyone else. Here are some tips to help you through Lockdown 3.0.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneJanuary 9, 2021 Comment

Something Old, Something New

The untold joy of rereading old books (and discovering new gems before they launch)

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneJanuary 9, 2021Comment

How to Go Out on a High

It’s been a rough one, here’s how to be sure to end the year on a positive note both physically and emotionally.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneDecember 5, 2020 Comments

The Reading Room: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

Over five decades old, it still has the same gut-wrenching impact.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneNovember 29, 2020Comment

Unguilty Pleasures

Whether it’s trash TV or completely cheesy tunes, there should be no shame in whatever brings you joy. Especially these days.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneNovember 25, 2020Comment

Feeling SAD? Here's how to help

Darker days can bring a dose of seasonal affective disorder to our door, here are some ways through it.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneNovember 5, 2020Comment

The Magnificence of Midlife on Screen

Looking for what to watch in lockdown? These films and TV shows depict midlife in all its gutsy glory.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneOctober 22, 2020Comment

The Reading Room: Okay, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea

The Irish journalist’s debut collection of funny, tender, and strange life stories is a must-read

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneOctober 10, 2020Comment

The Reading Room: Tiny Beautiful Things

Revisiting a collection by Cheryl Strayed containing words of hard-won wisdom that should be read for its honest, authentic approach to life.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneSeptember 24, 2020Comment

The Reading Room: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

This exceptional tale of historical fiction is the winner of the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

LIFESTYLEJennifer McShaneSeptember 10, 2020Comment

The Joy Of Being Bored

Boredom needn’t be negative; there’s a Dutch concept that embraces the art of doing nothing – and here’s why we should too.

WELLBEINGJennifer McShaneSeptember 1, 2020Comment

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