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When did you last shake up your makeup routine? No

When did you last shake up your makeup routine? Nope, us neither. It doesn’t help that we seem to be wearing less makeup than ever these days. Zoom meetings might call for a bit of lippie, but that’s about it. And when we venture out, masks + lipstick are a bad mix, so we’ve become lazy.
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If anyone can inspire us to liven things up a bit, it’s beauty guru Genevieve Nikolopulos, @this_is_fifty. A beauty insider and industry expert, not only does Genevieve love all things beauty, but she’s brilliant at sharing her tips. And look at her glowing skin - whatever she’s using, we want some.
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“In my 50s, I’ve had to accept that I can’t keep putting on the same makeup as I’ve done for years,” she writes for #mpoweredwomen (link to story at the top of this page). “I love makeup, but I’ve had to have a shake up. I need to give myself a midlife makeover.”
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Midlife makeover? Sign us up. Genevieve’s story has tips on everything from why thick foundation is to be avoided (it’s bad news for fine lines) to blusher for the age of hot flushes. And if, like us, grey hairs are frequent eyebrow visitors, she knows exactly what to do. Memo to self: time to make a bit more effort.
#midlife #beauty #beautytips #beautycare

At #mpoweredwomen we never pass up the opportunity

At #mpoweredwomen we never pass up the opportunity to chat to interesting and inspiring women about their experiences of midlife. So when we spotted one of our favourite authors, Linda Grant, @lindasgrant, sitting in a literary festival tent a couple of years ago, we introduced ourselves and persuaded her to do a Menopause & Me interview for us. (Thank you for being charming to a stranger wanting to talk about menopause, Linda.)
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You can read the interview in the Women We Love section of the site, link at the top of this page. What is brilliant about it, is that it debunks the myth that midlife - and menopause - has to be a challenging and exhausting experience. Every single woman’s menopause is different, and for some women, there is minimal drama.
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“I’d read so much about the awfulness of menopause I was surprised not to have any hot flushes,” says Linda. “In fact, my menopause was almost symptomless.” Asked what she wishes she’d known beforehand, Linda says, “That people have different experiences of the menopause and there’s no need to expect that the worst case scenario must happen.”
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We all have our own personal journey through this time of life - and we can all come out the other side stronger and with new adventures ahead. Onwards, ladies!
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness #HRT

A woman who calls her book Leopard is a Neutral is

A woman who calls her book Leopard is a Neutral is our kind of Bold Woman. (We say this having already already stockpiled leopard print baubles from this year’s John Lewis Christmas Shop collection. #nevertooearly.) Many of you will know and already love influencer Erica Davies, @erica_davies, and her new book is one more reason to enjoy her joyful take on style.
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A former fashion editor (she styled the early Trinny & Susannah books), Erica has found Instagram fame with her eye for glorious fashion and interiors. Shots of her house are catnip for any fans of property porn (that’ll be most of us), while her fashion selfies are always uplifting and inspiring.
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Leopard Is a Neutral is subtitled “A really useful style guide”, and that’s exactly what it is. “My aim with my book is to offer practical advice on how to make bold, assured style decisions, rooted in confidence,” writes Erica. “That has to start with your own individual sense of self belief.” Written with the wisdom of a midlife woman (Erica is 43). “In order to feel happy in clothes, we need to feel happy with who we are beneath then,” she says. Yes!
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If you love style but hate fashion ‘rules’, this is a book for you. “I hope the book gives people confidence to try things, to make yourself feel better and not take so much notice of others’ opinions and put more of yourself into what you wear,” she says. “Be happy and own it.” Wise words indeed.
#boldwoman #leopardisaneutral #midlife #womensupportingwomen

#mpoweredwomen is a community of like-minded midli

#mpoweredwomen is a community of like-minded midlife women, and we are all here to help each other with advice, information and general sisterly support. Which is why it’s so lovely to hear feedback like this - it makes our day.
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We believe that there is no such thing as ‘the’ menopause. Every woman’s experience of these years is different, and we all choose different ways to manage our symptoms. Thanks to #mpoweredwomen’s medical experts Dr Stephanie Goodwin, @drstephaniegoodwin and Dr Louise Newson, @menopause_doctor, we are able to give you evidence-based medical advice, if HRT is the route you choose to go. If not, we have information on complementary therapies, including Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic treatments.
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One of favourite sections of the site is our Women We Love stories (you’ll find the link at the top of the page). Asking well known and inspiring women to share their menopause and perimenopause experiences is a brilliant way to educate and empower the rest of us. As BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin, @louiseminchin, says in her interview, “you are not alone in this”. None of us are - thank you to all of you for being a part of this growing community.
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness #HRT

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When did you last shake up your makeup routine? No

When did you last shake up your makeup routine? Nope, us neither. It doesn’t help that we seem to be wearing less makeup than ever these days. Zoom meetings might call for a bit of lippie, but that’s about it. And when we venture out, masks + lipstick are a bad mix, so we’ve become lazy.
💄
If anyone can inspire us to liven things up a bit, it’s beauty guru Genevieve Nikolopulos, @this_is_fifty. A beauty insider and industry expert, not only does Genevieve love all things beauty, but she’s brilliant at sharing her tips. And look at her glowing skin - whatever she’s using, we want some.
💄
“In my 50s, I’ve had to accept that I can’t keep putting on the same makeup as I’ve done for years,” she writes for #mpoweredwomen (link to story at the top of this page). “I love makeup, but I’ve had to have a shake up. I need to give myself a midlife makeover.”
💄
Midlife makeover? Sign us up. Genevieve’s story has tips on everything from why thick foundation is to be avoided (it’s bad news for fine lines) to blusher for the age of hot flushes. And if, like us, grey hairs are frequent eyebrow visitors, she knows exactly what to do. Memo to self: time to make a bit more effort.
#midlife #beauty #beautytips #beautycare

At #mpoweredwomen we never pass up the opportunity

At #mpoweredwomen we never pass up the opportunity to chat to interesting and inspiring women about their experiences of midlife. So when we spotted one of our favourite authors, Linda Grant, @lindasgrant, sitting in a literary festival tent a couple of years ago, we introduced ourselves and persuaded her to do a Menopause & Me interview for us. (Thank you for being charming to a stranger wanting to talk about menopause, Linda.)
⭐️
You can read the interview in the Women We Love section of the site, link at the top of this page. What is brilliant about it, is that it debunks the myth that midlife - and menopause - has to be a challenging and exhausting experience. Every single woman’s menopause is different, and for some women, there is minimal drama.
⭐️
“I’d read so much about the awfulness of menopause I was surprised not to have any hot flushes,” says Linda. “In fact, my menopause was almost symptomless.” Asked what she wishes she’d known beforehand, Linda says, “That people have different experiences of the menopause and there’s no need to expect that the worst case scenario must happen.”
⭐️
We all have our own personal journey through this time of life - and we can all come out the other side stronger and with new adventures ahead. Onwards, ladies!
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness #HRT

A woman who calls her book Leopard is a Neutral is

A woman who calls her book Leopard is a Neutral is our kind of Bold Woman. (We say this having already already stockpiled leopard print baubles from this year’s John Lewis Christmas Shop collection. #nevertooearly.) Many of you will know and already love influencer Erica Davies, @erica_davies, and her new book is one more reason to enjoy her joyful take on style.
💜
A former fashion editor (she styled the early Trinny & Susannah books), Erica has found Instagram fame with her eye for glorious fashion and interiors. Shots of her house are catnip for any fans of property porn (that’ll be most of us), while her fashion selfies are always uplifting and inspiring.
💜
Leopard Is a Neutral is subtitled “A really useful style guide”, and that’s exactly what it is. “My aim with my book is to offer practical advice on how to make bold, assured style decisions, rooted in confidence,” writes Erica. “That has to start with your own individual sense of self belief.” Written with the wisdom of a midlife woman (Erica is 43). “In order to feel happy in clothes, we need to feel happy with who we are beneath then,” she says. Yes!
💜
If you love style but hate fashion ‘rules’, this is a book for you. “I hope the book gives people confidence to try things, to make yourself feel better and not take so much notice of others’ opinions and put more of yourself into what you wear,” she says. “Be happy and own it.” Wise words indeed.
#boldwoman #leopardisaneutral #midlife #womensupportingwomen

#mpoweredwomen is a community of like-minded midli

#mpoweredwomen is a community of like-minded midlife women, and we are all here to help each other with advice, information and general sisterly support. Which is why it’s so lovely to hear feedback like this - it makes our day.
⭐️
We believe that there is no such thing as ‘the’ menopause. Every woman’s experience of these years is different, and we all choose different ways to manage our symptoms. Thanks to #mpoweredwomen’s medical experts Dr Stephanie Goodwin, @drstephaniegoodwin and Dr Louise Newson, @menopause_doctor, we are able to give you evidence-based medical advice, if HRT is the route you choose to go. If not, we have information on complementary therapies, including Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic treatments.
⭐️
One of favourite sections of the site is our Women We Love stories (you’ll find the link at the top of the page). Asking well known and inspiring women to share their menopause and perimenopause experiences is a brilliant way to educate and empower the rest of us. As BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin, @louiseminchin, says in her interview, “you are not alone in this”. None of us are - thank you to all of you for being a part of this growing community.
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness #HRT

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the p

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, you’ll have heard about a new must-read book for midlife women, The Shift, by Sam Baker, @theothersambaker. Subtitled, “How I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too”, The Shift is a powerful and honest examination of what women go through at this time of our lives - and how we can come out the other side stronger.
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We are more than a little bit chuffed to be quoted in Sam’s chapter on the beauty industry - or, as she puts it, “A brief rant about anti-ageing”. As she writes, “I’m not anti-ageing, I’m pro it. I just want to do it with slightly smoother, brighter skin.”
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We will be discussing this, and much more, when we catch up with Sam at 1.30pm on Friday for an IG Live. There’s so much we could chat about from The Shift, that we don’t quite know where to start. Divided into two halves - The Shit and The Shift - the book looks at the physical and mental health challenges that so many of us are familiar with. Some of it is laugh out loud funny, some of it will make you rage and some is so raw that it will stop you in your tracks.
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Ultimately, it’s a book about hope, optimism and empowerment. “Let’s write ourselves a story we want to be part of,” says Sam, of the midlife years. “Let’s have fun, be rebellious, cause trouble.” Yes, let’s! Join us on Friday at 1.30pm for what is going to be a brilliant conversation. And get involved - you can post questions below, or join us live and ask then. Either way, this is a chat you won’t want to miss. See you all on Friday.
#theshift #midlifewomen #womensupportingwomen

Here at #mpoweredwomen, we feel strongly that our

Here at #mpoweredwomen, we feel strongly that our generation of midlife women has a responsibility to the next generation, to ensure that they don’t sleepwalk into the perimenopause years like so many of us did. We owe it to our millennial sisters to break the taboos around menopause and make it something that all women understand - and know how to deal with.
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When it comes to this week’s Bold Woman, we have no sleepwalking worries. 35 year old Emma Barnett, @emmabarnett, has been announced as the new presenter of @bbcwomanshour, and we couldn’t be happier. Emma is, of course, a brilliant journalist and broadcaster, but what we admire the most is her taboo-breaking campaign on periods. Her book Period: It’s About Bloody Time explored her own painful history of endometriosis, and tackled the stigmas that have hung around for far too long. For those of us old enough to have lived through a time when you tucked your Tampax into your sleeves when you walked across the office to the loo, this change of attitude can’t come soon enough.
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We want to do for menopause what Emma and her generation are doing for periods. Why the hell should a perfectly normal occurrence for every single woman on the planet be somehow shameful? But menopause still is. Yes, the conversation is evolving, but far too many of us still feel the need to keep quiet about how our symptoms are affecting us.
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So it cheers us up immensely that voices like Emma’s are so powerful and influential - and we can’t wait to see how she shapes the Woman’s Hour content when she starts in January. We expect exciting things. Of course, we will miss our beloved Jane Garvey, @janegarvey23, hugely, but we will still have her in our lives with her wonderful #Fortunately podcast. So congratulations Emma, farewell Jane and long may bold women reign on our airwaves.
#boldwomen #womensupportingwomen

One of these days, we will invent the Menopause Pu

One of these days, we will invent the Menopause Pub Quiz and make our fortune. (We’re not holding our breath.) Questions will all be on the many symptoms of these midlife years, with a grand prize for the team who can name every single one of them. We predict that prize will never be claimed because, let’s be honest, the list of symptoms can seem neverending. Noone really knows every single one of them. In fact, many of us are in denial when they start to kick in.
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“Women come and see me, worried they have dementia because their brain fog is so bad,” says menopause specialist Dr Rebecca Lewis, @dr.rebecca.lewis, in a piece for MPowered Women. (You’ll find the link at the top of this page.) “I see women with memory and concentration problems who’ve given up their jobs, gone part time, gone off sick as they can no longer cope with the demands of the job. Or they think they have a brain tumour because their migraines are so bad. Or they’ve been prescribed antidepressants for their low mood, when really it’s down to lack of oestrogen. All along, it has just been menopause symptoms.”
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Rebecca’s piece for us lists 21 symptoms, but there are more. “We have oestrogen receptors all over our bodies – in the brain, bone, heart, vagina, skin and hair, in fact everywhere,” she explains. “So that’s why lack of oestrogen gives rise to ALL the above symptoms as well as the rest of the 21. You won’t get all these symptoms but you may get a combination.”
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Alongside the usual suspects of hot flushes and anxiety, Dr Lewis explains things like dry, itchy skin and muscle pain, both of which are classic symptoms. Who knew? It’s a reminder that most of us are woefully underprepared for these midlife years, and the most we can do to educate ourselves, the better. Knowledge is power.
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness #HRT

It was a sad day when fitness trainer Annelies Har

It was a sad day when fitness trainer Annelies Harte, @harteandsoulcoach, stopped teaching her weights classes at @thirdspacelondon. As a midlife woman herself, she understood exactly how our hormonal bodies move and her classes were both strenuous and encouraging. No surprise that most of her regulars were, you guessed it, midlife women. Annelies, we all still miss you.
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Annelies is an advocate for the powers of exercise in the midlife years, and she’s written for MPowered Women on why we should all be doing weight-bearing workouts. (You’ll find the link at the top of this page.) “Going to the gym will increase your happy hormones for a start,” she says. “Weight lifting for women is important because doing strength sessions will help you to maintain or even increase your bone density. That is so important as menopause hits and it will help you sleep better.”
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Let’s be clear, weight lifting will not turn you into Arnie. And yes, your midlife body can do it! Team MPowered is the proud owner of some of the creakiest knees in London, but we don’t let that stop us. These days, we catch up with Annelies via her Saturday morning Zoom classes (you’ll find a link to her weekly schedule in her Instagram bio). And yes, she’s still pushing us all hard. Come and join us.
#menopause #perimenopause #menopauserelief #menopausal
#menopausehealth #menopausesupport #menopausesymptoms
#midlife #womensupportingwomen #selfcare #wellbeing
#mpoweredwomen #womenshealth #womenswellness

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