Getting older is a great read! When I was a child and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was a reporter and writer. …

Raving I’m raving (over 30 years later) — Midlife, Middle Age, the bit in the middle. However you define it (Gaby Logan’s The Midpoint podcast uses the 35 to 58 definition from The Economic and Social Research Council), I have heard it described otherwise as anything from 30–60. How we behave and the challenges we face as we…

Or is it onward and upward? — I feel Old. I look terrible. I’m tired. I hear and read this far too often for my liking. Often from people I think should “know better”. It really needs to stop! Middle Age/Midlife/Midpoint is my home for now. The uncomfortable part where you feel different in some ways —…

It was nasty but could have been a lot worse — I had COVID-19 last March. Not for the first time in my life, I was an early adopter. My case was fortunate, with no hospitalization or severe breathing difficulties — instead, three weeks in bed with very low energy. My wife showed signs just before me (and back then, the…

So simple — yet it took a pandemic to get me started As someone who usually is physically active and playing sport three or four times a week, it has been very frustrating to have my wings clipped by the pandemic. But there has been an upside. Walking. On my…

I started a book club with the good people of Aging2.0 in lockdown. I’m fascinated by all things related to an ageing society and realised I was spending a lot of time (and money) on books about this topic. …

We all have a Magic Mirror. They become more powerful as we age. Mine, for example, shows a version of myself from the mid-90s. The wisdom from experts in this field is that we all see ourselves as between 10 and 20 years younger than we are (at least in…

There has been a lot of discussion in the media about Ageism as a result of Covid19. It isn’t new, but the spotlight has been on in a way it usually isn’t. The impact felt by Care Homes, the heavy-handed blanket stay at home message to all those over 70…