The Pro-Age Journal

Graceā€™s Musings: Why a midlife career shift is not a crisis
Graceā€™s Musings: Why a midlife career shift is not a crisis
I so admire those women who decide to shake up their career in midlife. The actor Jamie Lee Curtis is one of them. As she toldĀ EmpireĀ recently: ā€œAt 60, I kind... Read more...
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Isobel Perl
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Isobel Perl
Meet Isobel Perl, founder ofĀ PERL Cosmetics - an independent British skincare brand empowering women to embrace their natural beauty. After losing her job during the pandemic, Isobel turned a challenging... Read more...
Graceā€™s Musings: Hereā€™s to our Queenage years
Graceā€™s Musings: Hereā€™s to our Queenage years
What to call ourselves in midlife can be tricky. Being a ā€œwoman of a certain ageā€ ā€“ ugh ā€“ Iā€™m sensitive to the awful labels that society can slap on... Read more...
Graceā€™s Musings: Have we forgotten what a ā€˜realā€™ face looks like?
Graceā€™s Musings: Have we forgotten what a ā€˜realā€™ face looks like?
Weā€™ve seen a whole host of midlife women on the red carpet this awards season ā€“ most prominent among them Demi Moore, 62, lauded for her role inĀ The Substance, a... Read more...
Motherhood: Beyond Biology
Motherhood: Beyond Biology
When I think about it, I realise that motherhood is more than biology. Itā€™s more than bringing children into the world and raising them. It exists in the way we... Read more...
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Laura Colucci
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Laura Colucci
Inspired by her love of yoga and natural living, Laura Colucci founded Spritz Wellness - a sustainable, holistic wellness brand embracing the power of nature through aromatherapy and self-care essentials.... Read more...
Graceā€™s Musings: Hack your happy hormones
Graceā€™s Musings: Hack your happy hormones
At least one in three people in the world would define themselves as unhappy: that was the startling conclusion of the Global Happiness 2020 survey by Ipsos. If youā€™re one... Read more...
Graceā€™s Musings: Mad about the girl
Graceā€™s Musings: Mad about the girl
Helen Fielding is a genius. InĀ Bridget Jones:Ā Mad About the Boy, she has moved her heroine on to a midlife space that many of us can identify with. And despite the... Read more...
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Lucy Palmer
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Lucy Palmer
After experiencing postpartum hair loss and finding no solutions, Lucy Palmer used her expertise to create Hair Gain Now - a powerhouse brand offering targeted formulations to restore confidence for... Read more...
Graceā€™s Musings: Youā€™re beautiful
Graceā€™s Musings: Youā€™re beautiful
How often do you look back at old photographs of yourself in your twenties and thirties, and think, ā€œWow, I was beautiful. But I felt really ugly back then?ā€ We... Read more...
Grace's Musings: LOVE your age!
Grace's Musings: LOVE your age!
When I conducted a survey a few years ago on whether ageing is positive, I was shocked to find that 42% of respondents saw it as a negative experience. But... Read more...
GRACE'S MUSINGS: 50, still sexy, unapologetic!
GRACE'S MUSINGS: 50, still sexy, unapologetic!
A few years ago, I wrote about the misconceptions surrounding women over 50 and sexuality. While thereā€™s been a positive shift in perception since then, we still need to continue... Read more...