Karen Blackburn

"I've done it again." Have you ever caught yourself saying those words? Perhaps you agreed to help someone when you were already exhausted. Maybe you apologised, even though you hadn't done anything wrong. Or perhaps you found yourself lying awake at night replaying a conversation, wondering if you'd said the wrong thing. Most of us have moments like these. The surprising part is that they often aren't conscious choices. They're patterns - ways of thinking and behaving that have become so...

If I asked you what your children wanted, you'd probably answer without thinking. If I asked what your partner needed this week, you'd likely know. If I asked what your colleagues expected from you today, you'd probably have a list. But what if I asked you one simple question? What do you want? Not what should happen. Not what everyone else hopes you'll do. Not what would make life easier for everyone around you. Simply... What do you want? For many women, especially in midlife, that question...