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My Soulmate’s Send-off (Chapter 7 of 7)

After our sunny holiday in Turkey, I came home refreshed, with my usual list of to-dos. But the moment I […]

‘It’s time for some relationship maintenance,’ I said. My husband barely looked up from his laptop. ‘I’m too busy, Han.’

I had no idea that a holiday in a luxurious Turkish design hotel named Adam & Eve would trigger one

When I lie awake at night, I think about what I would actually like to be kept awake by. –

7 stages of menopause: Itchy – Bitchy – Sweaty – Sleepy – Bloated – Forgetful – Psycho My sisters are

At each new stage of life, we are novices again.– De Chamfort ‘Have you been using a curling tong?’ a

The party where my next chapter began. Turning 48 was no small moment for Hanneke. After a life-altering skiing accident,

Welcome to our first blog post! We’re kicking things off with a peek inside Hot Flushes Diary, starting at the