Ageing with Grace Magazine

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 a...

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 t...

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 asse...

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 ...

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 Da...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Ageing gracefully? Forget it, says Brooke Shields

I finally feel like society is getting the message about women in midlife: that “ageing gracefully” is not where we’re at; that, in fact, we can...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Music has no age - let's dance 'til dawn!

There’s something magical that happens when the music kicks in, the crowd starts moving as one, and you feel the ground beneath you pulse with the...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Body beautiful - the liberation of letting go

As women continue to reclaim the narrative around beauty, one thing is clearer than ever: embracing our bodies - whatever our age, shape or stage ...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: The time to be self-FULL is now

Is it ever OK to be selfish? As women in midlife, we often find it hard to take time for ourselves. For years, we’ve selflessly prioritised the ne...

GRACE'S MUSINGS: Does makeup speak before you do?

I never leave the house without makeup on. Not because I feel I have to, but because I choose to. It’s never really about how I look, but more abo...

Grace's Musings: I see you, baby

Our mission at Studio10 has always been to empower women in midlife. We’ve worked hard to ensure that you feel seen – because that idea of invisibi...

Grace's Musings: Step into your power

Why is it that so many of us struggle to accept a compliment? A kind word about how we look or something we’ve achieved, and yet, more often than n...

Grace's Musings: Shirley Manson won’t be put in her place

Shirley Manson isn’t just one of the greatest rock stars of all time – the Garbage singles Stupid Girl and Only Happy When It Rains were my soundtr...