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MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission

A tribute to motherhood: it’s the little things

Family

A tribute to motherhood: it’s the little things

Sacred healing: what is Reiki and why is it so powerful?

Health

Sacred healing: what is Reiki and why is it so powerful?

Opinion: The new modern; why we ‘unblended’ our blended family

Family

Opinion: The new modern; why we ‘unblended’ our blended family

Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

Videos

Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

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Top 5 ways to fail in your new business (and how to avoid them)

Entrepreneurship

Top 5 ways to fail in your new business (and how to avoid them)

I’m a feminist on OnlyFans: my body, my choice

Health

I’m a feminist on OnlyFans: my body, my choice

Turning 40: changing needs, shifting goalposts

Ageing

Turning 40: changing needs, shifting goalposts

You are what you drink: hydration for healthy ageing

Ageing

You are what you drink: hydration for healthy ageing

Nordic ‘rent-a-rack’ concept stores fighting fashion waste

Fashion

Nordic ‘rent-a-rack’ concept stores fighting fashion waste

Health

Adventure time: climbing my way out of a midlife crisis

November 25, 2021December 21, 2021

Personal Development

The game-changing technology of the heart

November 4, 2021December 6, 2021

Ageing

Be brave enough to suck at something new

November 1, 2021February 1, 2022

Family

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at 34: my story

October 17, 2021December 5, 2021

Family

Opinion: The new modern; why we ‘unblended’ our blended family

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

In 2009, Modern Family hit our TV screens. The now-iconic American sitcom, featuring the shenanigans of three families, which included the stereotypical blended and gay family tropes, soon became a… ...

Ageing

Opinion: Does it really matter how women choose to age?

January 18, 2022January 20, 2022

A long time ago I was one of the first fashion bloggers in Australia with my fashion website, AskBronny. I spent a decade writing about fashion and styling and encouraging… ...

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Family

A tribute to motherhood: it’s the little things

April 30, 2022May 3, 2022

A few weeks ago I was scrolling Facebook, as one does, when I came across a lengthy passage on parenthood that resonated really strongly with me. Penned by popular American… ...

Family

Opinion: The new modern; why we ‘unblended’ our blended family

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

In 2009, Modern Family hit our TV screens. The now-iconic American sitcom, featuring the shenanigans of three families, which included the stereotypical blended and gay family tropes, soon became a… ...

Read more Relationships...

Ageing

Opinion: Does it really matter how women choose to age?

January 18, 2022January 20, 2022

A long time ago I was one of the first fashion bloggers in Australia with my fashion website, AskBronny. I spent a decade writing about fashion and styling and encouraging… ...

Health

Adventure time: climbing my way out of a midlife crisis

November 25, 2021December 21, 2021

In 2018, on impulse, I agreed to join a friend’s newly acquired adventure company on a group trip to Nepal. I’d been out of work for well over a year,… ...

Lifestyle

Sacred travel: sacred sites and their impact on your journey

November 6, 2021December 6, 2021

As we progress through our personal journey of evolution, we tend to go through phases. Intense healing of our physical, mental, and emotional bodies is required first for us to… ...

Ageing

You are what you drink: hydration for healthy ageing

November 2, 2021January 18, 2022

You are what you drink. Hydration is essential for life. We can go for weeks without food but only days without water. According to USGS, “Up to 60% of the… ...

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Arts & Culture

MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022

The MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission is a major ongoing series that invites internationally renowned female designers and architects to create major new and significant work for the… ...

Arts & Culture

Book Review: Oscar & Lucinda by Peter Carey

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022

Street libraries really are the ‘gift that keeps on giving’, aren’t they? Like a secret messaging system or gift exchange, a knitting project – knit one, pearl one, read one,… ...

Arts & Culture

Movie Review: ‘India Sweets and Spices’ exposing secrets and lies

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Alia (Ali) is a smart, fun, and sassy college student on her way home from her cross-country campus for the summer. Once back in New Jersey, she’s quickly swept (against… ...

Arts & Culture

Book Review: Get the Girls Out by Lucy Bloom

January 13, 2022February 26, 2022

Funny story, how I came to read Get the Girls Out, a memoir by Lucy Bloom. I first met Lucy briefly late last year at a brand new sole traders’… ...

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Friendships

Finding friends after 40: a valuable investment

November 26, 2021January 10, 2022

You probably don’t even remember your school days, when friendships just seemed to happen with little to no effort on your part; when decisions around where you went, how long… ...

Family

Let’s talk perimenopause: but first, put down the wine

November 9, 2021December 10, 2021

With the sober and ‘sober curious’ movements gathering pace across the globe, conversations around alcohol are undergoing something of a renaissance. A groundswell of alcohol-free alternatives, and pushback against sobriety… ...

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Entrepreneurship

‘Unicorns vs. Workhorses’: follow your heart, but make sure the bills get paid

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

I devised the ‘Unicorns and Workhorses’ analogy many years ago to help people understand the creative business experience. It’s a concept that clients and workshop participants alike have loved and… ...

Health

10 ways to build inner strength and resilience in midlife

January 11, 2022February 5, 2022

Resilience is variously understood to be the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, or emotional toughness. Or, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, “the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened.”… ...

Health

Daily rituals: conquering your day the ritual way

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

Do you wake up and immediately feel overwhelmed, eyes open and the to-do list running through your mind before your feet even hit the floor? Would you love to wake… ...

Ageing

November 30, 2021January 18, 2022

If you are one of the 12 million Australians who don’t have a will, at least you’re not alone, right? Not quite. If you die without a will, it creates… ...

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Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

The secret to living longer may be your social life

November 10, 2021November 26, 2021

The Invisibility Trifecta: midlife women of colour

November 10, 2021November 26, 2021

10 things you didn’t know about orgasm

November 10, 2021November 30, 2021

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"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

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🙌🏼 // ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
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Emotions. We all have ‘em. Here’s a fantastic reminder from @stef_sheldon of the important distinction between 'low return' and 'high return' emotions.
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That is not to say we need to be avoiding the low returns at all costs, more that we should practice acknowledging how little they really serve us in the long-term, big picture.
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👌🏼 And ageing does such a grand job of bringing the big picture into focus, doesn’t it? Fine tuning what really matters.
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The upshot? The more aware you can be of the early stages of low return emotions, the better you’ll be at steering (or veering when necessary!) away from them.
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It’s not easy, especially after the almighty couple of years we’ve all had, but it’s worth it.
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Thoughts?
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#wellbeing #emotionalwellbeing #selfcare #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifestyle #midlifeawakening #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midlifetransformation #midlifebloggers #over40 #over40women

👩‍👦 👨‍👧‍👦 // BLENDED-UNBLENDE

👩‍👦 👨‍👧‍👦 // BLENDED-UNBLENDED
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Though divorce rates in developed countries like the US, UK, and Australia currently range from around 30% up to a staggering >50% (in the US*), the stereotype of the 'blended family' as the best (or only!) solution once separated or divorced people with kids re-partner, persists.
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Why?
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An anonymous contributor, a single mum, has generously shared with us her journey of meeting and marrying a man with 3 children. It's a story of struggle followed by enlightenment and then hope as she and her new husband navigate the challenges of trying to blend their families...through COVID!
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In the end, it was the children who suffered the most.
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They've now joined a rising global movement to turn tradition on its head and, simply, UNblend the blended.
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How about you? Would you? Have you? Love to hear your thoughts.
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Read the full story via the link in our bio.
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*worldpopulationreview.com
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#blendedunblended #blendedfamily #blendedfamilies #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifestyle #midlifeawakening #midlifereinvention #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midliferevolution

Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women's Day!

Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Imagine a world with more women in positions of power, making big decisions based on what's right and fair and best for humanity, for Mother Earth, and her children.

Leading from the heart. Leading by instinct, with love and kindness. Beyond capitalism, dictatorships, and war.

It's possible!

Together we can forge women's equality.

Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

#genderequality #iwd2022 #whorunstheworld #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifestyle #midlifeawakening #midlifereinvention #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midliferevolution #midlifewomenrock #midlifetransformation #midlifebloggers #over40 #over40women #over55community

What's love got to do with it? Kind of everything.

What's love got to do with it? Kind of everything. 💘

Nothing like Valentine’s Day to remind you how many years you’ve been single. It's seven. Sounds weird even saying that out loud.

Did I think when I walked away from what, to be honest, was a pretty decent marriage to a really good guy, that I’d spend the next seven years essentially alone?

No I did not.

Would I still have left? Probably. Plus I’ve clawed my way back from an emotional and wellbeing abyss and helped shepherd two young children through the quagmire of their parents’ broken marriage in the interim, no mean feat. And all that requires time, and energy, and focus.

So what’s love got to do with it? Everything. Self-love.

My old friend @israelpsmith asked yesterday “WHY THE ACTUAL F*CK” wouldn’t we extend a little of the love, honouring, kindness, compassion, grace, and forgiveness we have for our partners and friends, to ourselves? Why the f*ck not, indeed.

Self-love is difficult, conditioned as many of us are to put the needs of others before our own. But it’s essential, for us all.

And as for dating? ”Keep moving,” a kind friend said when I was lamenting the hell on earth that is internet dating, “you are a doll and there's company out there who can see it.” Thanks @thelucybloom. 👊🏼

📣 WEEKLY E-NEWS OUT TONIGHT! SUBSCRIBE VIA LINK IN BIO XX

#gratefulheart #celiathaxter #singlelife #internetdating #galentines #valentines #selflove #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifereinvention #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midliferevolution

⚛️ ATOMIC HABITS // Anyone read it?

We've just started reading this #1 NY Times bestseller, that the author promises offers a proven framework for making incremental improvements to your functionality, your daily habits, as a way of affecting lasting positive change in your life.

Makes sense, right?

Do you remember when you really wanted to be where you are right now? How impossible it felt?

Even without atomic habits, you didn't get here without some innate understanding of the steps you needed to take - or were taking - towards your goals.

So imagine where we could be with a more purposeful structure to those tiny steps....

🤗 TELL US! Have you developed any daily habits or tactics in your daily life that have helped?

#atomichabits #tinychanges #smallsteps #bigchanges #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifestyle #midlifeawakening #midlifereinvention #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midliferevolution #midlifewomenrock #midlifetransformation #midlifebloggers #over40 #over40women #over55community

🤙🏼 FAILURE // We love physical injury and sc

🤙🏼 FAILURE // We love physical injury and scarring as a metaphor for failure as we've all felt pain in our bodies before, so it's relatable.

Bruises fade. Tattoos just discolour and stretch and end up dated and embarrassing because they were so ill-considered and you never dreamed of waistlines going up or down or being 20 pounds heavier or how you'd feel about them when you reached middle-age (or so we hear 😉).

But they never go away.

On the contrary, failure is temporary and always enlightening, if you can make space for it.

💘 Tattoos. Who's got 'em? Regrets, I've had a few!

📷: @artbook.jpg

#jonsinclair #poetry #failure #fashionchanges #tattoosareforever #midlifeslices #rewritingmidlife #midlifeblogger #midlifewoman #midlifeinfluencers #midlifestyle #midlifeawakening #midlifereinvention #midlifejourney #midlifeadventures #midlifewisdom #midlifemagic #midlifetribe #midliferevolution #midlifewomenrock #midlifetransformation #midlifebloggers #over40 #over40women #over55community

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Midlife Slices respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which it operates, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and future, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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