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What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023

The constant pain that dominated my pre-menopause life

Naga Munchetty is not alone. My adenomyosis went undiagnosed for 25 years Naga Munchetty is not alone. My adenomyosis went undiagnosed for 25 years

May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 8 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023

Empowering or exhausting?

Where do you stand on Martha Stewart's Sports Illustrated cover? Where do you stand on Martha Stewart's Sports Illustrated cover?

May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 9 reactions

May bookclub reveal

And now for something COMPLETELY different! And now for something COMPLETELY different!

May 12, 2023 May 12, 2023 1 reaction

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

May 12, 2023 May 12, 2023 2 reactions

Some exciting news about The Shift

We're moving! We're moving!

May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 7 reactions

We owe a huge debt to E Jean Carroll

She could have gone about her life, instead she stood up and took on her abuser, Donald Trump She could have gone about her life, instead she stood up and took on her abuser, Donald Trump

May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 2 reactions

How are you getting on with Why Women Grow?

And don't forget we'll be chatting with author Alice Vincent next Tuesday, 16th, at 7pm And don't forget we'll be chatting with author Alice Vincent next Tuesday, 16th, at 7pm

May 9, 2023 May 9, 2023 4 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023 1 reaction

What is a scary woman?

And why do we assume being scary is a bad thing? From left to right: Bernardine Evaristo, Deborah Levy, Margaret Atwood – smart-not-scary women And why do we assume being scary is a bad thing? From left to right: Bernardine Evaristo, Deborah Levy, Margaret Atwood – smart-not-scary women

May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 4 reactions

Things to read, watch & listen to this month

A bumper round up as we head into a bumper month of bank holidays! A bumper round up as we head into a bumper month of bank holidays!

April 27, 2023 April 27, 2023

Eleanor Tucker answers The Questions I Always Ask

This week, the former ad exec, author and sharing economy adviser on being an old soul and the liberation of not being "everyone's cup of tea" This week, the former ad exec, author and sharing economy adviser on being an old soul and the liberation of not being "everyone's cup of tea"

April 22, 2023 April 22, 2023 2 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend

April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023 3 reactions

'You're old, you sag, get over it!'

From dodgy bladders to divorce to the unerring power of friendship, guest columnist Saima Mir finds acceptance and support while rewatching The Golden Girls From dodgy bladders to divorce to the unerring power of friendship, guest columnist Saima Mir finds acceptance and support while rewatching The Golden Girls

April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023 2 reactions

Cathy Rentzenbrink answers The Questions I Always Ask

This week, the acclaimed memoirist and life-writing expert on the joy of growing into yourself, learning to zigzag & why she still hasn't got her head around motherhood This week, the acclaimed memoirist and life-writing expert on the joy of growing into yourself, learning to zigzag & why she still hasn't got her head around motherhood

April 15, 2023 April 15, 2023 1 reaction

Catch up with last night's The Shift bookclub live

If you missed our chat with Louise Candlish, author of The Only Suspect, you can now watch it on-demand If you missed our chat with Louise Candlish, author of The Only Suspect, you can now watch it on-demand

April 14, 2023 April 14, 2023 5 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend Things to read, watch & listen to this weekend

April 14, 2023 April 14, 2023 3 reactions

Not a morning person

What happens when an early riser no longer has to get up? What happens when an early riser no longer has to get up?

April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 11 reactions

April bookclub reveal!

This month's choice embodies the spirit of the season and has so much to say about how and why we grow This month's choice embodies the spirit of the season and has so much to say about how and why we grow

April 8, 2023 April 8, 2023

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this bank holiday weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this bank holiday weekend

April 7, 2023 April 7, 2023 2 reactions

11 books I'm excited to read this Spring

Well, what else are you going to do with your bank holiday weekend?! Well, what else are you going to do with your bank holiday weekend?!

April 6, 2023 April 6, 2023 7 reactions

How are you getting on with March's bookclub pick?

And don't miss your chance to chat with The Only Suspect's author Louise Candlish on Thursday 13th April, 7pm And don't miss your chance to chat with The Only Suspect's author Louise Candlish on Thursday 13th April, 7pm

April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023

Chitra Ramaswamy answers The Questions I Always Ask

This week, the journalist, author and restaurant critic shares the difficult but precious lessons of life after 40 and approaching "peak naughtiness" This week, the journalist, author and restaurant critic shares the difficult but precious lessons of life after 40 and approaching "peak naughtiness"

April 1, 2023 April 1, 2023 2 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 2 reactions

What I've learnt from 30 years of marriage

Thirty!!!!!!! Thirty!!!!!!!

March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 11 reactions

What's got my attention this week

Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend Things to read, watch and listen to this weekend

March 24, 2023 March 24, 2023

On learning to grow

How my brown fingers began to turn green How my brown fingers began to turn green

March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023 10 reactions

Catch up with Emma Flint, author of Other Women

If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand

March 19, 2023 March 19, 2023

Georgina Moore answers The Questions I Always Ask

This week, the book publicist extraordinaire turned debut novelist shares what she's learnt from starting a second career at 50 This week, the book publicist extraordinaire turned debut novelist shares what she's learnt from starting a second career at 50

March 18, 2023 March 18, 2023 1 reaction