Act Two: Beginners

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The Midlife Oxygen Mask: Why You Need To Reclaim Just One Hour
It’s time to stop waiting for permission to put yourself – and your wellbeing – first
 • Katherine Hassell
Mixtapes as Medicine: Why you need to prescribe yourself a playlist
Abba sang Thank You For the Music, but lyrics and melodies bring us far more than just joy. They can even help prevent dementia...
 • Katherine Hassell
A song (or two) for you
Brighten your day with an uplifting sunshine yellow playlist
 • Katherine Hassell
Unexpected Red? I prefer Intentional Yellow
When the sky is grey and clouds conceal that longed for ball of gas in the sky more often than not, I need something else to bring me sunshine
 • Katherine Hassell
The Create Escape
As feel-good family favourites Bake Off, Sewing Bee and Pottery Throw Down return with festive specials, the stars taking part reveal the unexpected…
 • Katherine Hassell
Forget New Year, New You. When it comes to wellness, maybe the old us had the right idea…
Getting creative like we did as kids could be just the boost our brains need…
 • Katherine Hassell
Middle age and learning the new three Rs: reflecting, recalibrating and rebooting
Midlife delights such as brain fog, anxiety and meno-blues can lead you to reevaluate what it is that really makes you happy. Maybe part of the answer…
 • Katherine Hassell
Act Two: Beginners
Act Two: Beginners
The new place for over-45s reinventing midlife. Expect chats with the famous and not so famous, expert advice and middle-aged ramblings from longtime showbiz journalist Katherine Hassell

Act Two: Beginners

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