Hello, My name is Sally. Thank you for dropping in,

This website explores how to be healthy and happy in midlife and old age.

Reaching middle age was significant for me. I have always been interested in health and well-being and planned to start a blog called ‘bloom-in-midlife’ years ago. However, around the age of 45, rather than blooming, I wilted!

Many changes happened in a relatively short time; role demands and stressful life events converged alongside the wobble of the peri-menopause, which left me feeling off-kilter.

It’s not uncommon for the mood to dip in midlife. Apparently, happiness follows a u-shaped curve, starting off high in our youth, then dipping to a low point in middle age before increasing again in later life. It becomes a natural point in life to reflect and reassess.

As a former nurse, I know taking care of ourselves matters, especially as we age. After all, we have to live with our mind and body; therefore, what we do to it and how we think and feel are important.

We can’t always control what happens when we transition from one phase of life to another; our bodies change, and we experience loss, ill health or maybe burnout. But, we can take steps to boost our resilience and future-proof our health.

I’ve been exploring health-based research and inspirational words of wisdom to understand why I felt the way I did, which is now the reason for this website.

Making simple adjustments to how I think, behave and relate to myself and the world around me, I am learning to navigate the afternoon of life.

My website shares nuggets of wisdom and health-based research, mainly psychology, exercise, nutrition, mindfulness and nature.

Please scroll through; there may be something of interest to help your midlife transition too.