Sitemap - 2024 - 'Midlifin' it,' with Anniki Sommerville

When your body tells you to slow down

When your sex life goes public

Happy Angry Christmas to you

Volunteering your husband to lessen the load

Christmas is the time when women go mad

How much of your life is up for grabs?

Did feminism sell us a lie?

Battling nerves in midlife

How female friends are my superpower

Can you de-programme your negative thinking?

Being an older parent is bloody hard

When everything in your life becomes content

Opening up about my sexless relationship

Don't wait to put yourself out there

Join my new subscriber chat

It's not about manifestation, it's about work

Growing up in the 90s was tough for girls

How I tried to slow down

Comparison culture and how to shake it off for good

What do you need to hear on a Monday?

Why the 90s felt toxic for women

A busy week pushed me to the edge

How getting a kitten ends up being hard work

People pleasing all the way

We can't all be Davina McCall

A cloak of invisibility at the roller disco

Insomnia in midlife

Tattoos in midlife

Unhealthy behaviour that comes out of nowhere

Don't put it off. Do it now

What to do when you have a wobbly week

I wrote a book and nobody read it

The summer holidays are dragging right now

The competition never ends

The midlife retreat: an extract

Being forced to stop

Growing is painful

Miranda July is a genius writer

Trad wives and tidying over the holidays

Our bodies in midlife

Drinking in social situations

The beauty industry is bad for young girls

Summer holiday blues

Fighting the urge to flee to comfort

Influencers sharing 4 am morning routines

Josephine Bieden - an alternative narrative

Fear and loathing in midlife

How to finally write that book

A friend who died and what it taught me

Social anxiety and how not to navigate it

Inner critic in full effect

Watching Love Island

The power of dabbling in stuff

The importance of speaking up

The power of comedy

Working for someone who is batshit crazy

Why is socialising so hard these days?

Losing a tooth and gaining perspective

Being mistaken for a Gran this week

The struggle to engage with your kids

The Break: what does it mean?

Resisting the comfort

Why 'Bridesmaids,' is the best therapy

Navigating addiction in midlife

Dreams about ageing

What if it all went well?

Why I am channeling Kathy Burke

The pivot and how it's gnarly at times

There is no such thing as a holiday

Mansplaining - it still goes on a lot you know

Swans and posh ladies who lunch

Once you stop crying, you start laughing

No shags please we're too tired

10 year olds who are teenagers already

Women bosses: not always a positive story

A challenging week does not mean a challenging life

Coffee is for friends and nothing more

Janine: An ode to a young mother

Scarcity mindset and Marian Keyes

The ugly, grey slug of self doubt

Keeping making new friends no matter what

Manifesting in midlife

Rod Stewart in Zara and a break from the hustle

My vanity cost me my eyebrows

Ode to Vanderpump Rules

Midlife = when the crows come home to roost

How ageism is a definitely a thing at work

The pressure to be fun and hedonistic

Why is LinkedIn content so damn sad?

Bernie Takes Mushrooms Part 6

When your partner is the easy target

Why is everyone on Instagram suddenly a life coach?

Why older women are so angry

Don't pick up your phone first thing

A panic attack in Walberswick

The eternal optimism of the midlife job seeker

Why you must see your friends

How Gen X women waved goodbye to the 'dream job'

Bernie Takes Mushrooms Part 5

What is fertility treatment like?

When does the 'slowing down' phase start?

How to navigate redundancy

My relationship with my face

Sometimes work doesn't have your back

How this week has felt like falling down an escalator

Bernie Takes Mushrooms part 4

A scrambled state of mind

Bernie Takes Mushrooms Part 3

Writing and juggling real life as a modern grown ass woman

The day my Instagram account disappeared

Jennifer Aniston's face: why it's symptomatic of our confused narrative around ageing

The weird world of influencers

Bernie Takes Mushrooms Part 2

Embracing your weird teenager

How to write when you have no time

Why everyone is coming off Instagram

Navigating rage or a 'midlife burn book' is a helpful tool

Extract from 'Bernie Takes Mushrooms'

Advice to my sister who has just had a baby

Phone addiction: An honest account

A tribute to Kate Moss on her 50th birthday

Successful authors can be very triggering

Sobriety: it is quite boring but it works for me

The lure of comfort and how to fight it

Extract from 'Bernie Takes Mushrooms,'

A honest appraisal of writing books

Pride always comes before a fall

January is the toughest month