Ageing with Grace Magazine

GRACE'S MUSINGS: The menopause conversation we’re finally ready to have
GRACE'S MUSINGS: The menopause conversation we’re finally ready to have
Menopause isn’t a full stop, even though we might feel it is. It’s a transition that’s been misframed for so many generations. We’ve medicalised it, whispered about it, and too... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Quiet storms and the weather within
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Quiet storms and the weather within
There’s a quiet storm that so many women in midlife will recognise. It isn’t the loud, obvious kind that sweeps in with drama and noise, but the subtler one that... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: A season of change - the art of letting go
GRACE'S MUSINGS: A season of change - the art of letting go
There’s something about autumn that makes me pause. The air feels crisp, the days shorten, and the trees slowly begin their ritual of letting go. One by one, the leaves... Read more...
Empty-nesting? Let's be more Sharon Stone
Empty-nesting? Let's be more Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone has long been one of my heroes - ever since “that scene” in Basic Instinct back in 1992. It caused huge controversy at the time: a split-second upskirt shot that... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: No one's to stop me
GRACE'S MUSINGS: No one's to stop me
One of my all-time favourite books is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. The protagonist, Howard Roark, has always fascinated me with his relentless pursuit of his own vision - completely undeterred by... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Reprogramming the rhetoric
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Reprogramming the rhetoric
I’ve got to be honest: I still struggle with the rhetoric around ageing. Like many of you, I’ve lived much of my life in a society that is both sexist... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Wise years and celebrating the count
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Wise years and celebrating the count
I turned 59 on Thursday. Not a milestone birthday, but still there was an element of awe at the years that have flown by so very fast. And some healthy... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Are beauty filters making us invisible again?
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Are beauty filters making us invisible again?
Many of us carry unrealistic expectations about how an ageing face should look. Why? It’s partly because the traditional beauty industry runs on anti-ageing hype – so the faces we’re... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Swimming against the tide
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Swimming against the tide
There’s a moment (often subtle, sometimes jarring!), when many women begin to feel a shift: a quiet sidelining, a creeping sense of invisibility that seems to come with age. But... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feel free - the liberation of letting go
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feel free - the liberation of letting go
There’s something very liberating about ageing. The older I get, the less I care about other people’s negativity. And that makes it easier to assert myself – particularly when it... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Living fierce - like a nonna
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Living fierce - like a nonna
“You feel beautiful when you’re seen, when you feel heard, when you feel strong – that’s when you feel beautiful.” Sounds a lot like something we would say at Studio10,... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feeling the fear with Davina McCall
GRACE'S MUSINGS: Feeling the fear with Davina McCall
“Don’t let fear hold you back. Take risks, because that’s when amazing things happen.” – Davina McCall, Women’s Health When I read this quote by Davina McCall, it didn’t just... Read more...