I am a big believer that making mistakes in life is all part of the journey. Often the greatest successes come on the back of - what feels like at the time - the most gargantuan failures. We get back up, dust ourselves off and move onto better things.

Then there are the mistakes that fall into another genre entirely. Yep, the “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” variety. And, as a woman in her mid-forties, this is an adage that rings true on so many levels.

When you think about the annals of history and human existence, the Middle Ages are synonymous with being fraught with peril. And, at times, navigating middle age - or midlife - can seem equally dicey.

There are definitely days when being stretched on a medieval torture rack or placed in thumbscrews would be far preferable to masquerading as a responsible adult.

Here are three midlife myths we need to bust:

Worrying about getting older

Midlife sometimes feels like going through puberty in reverse, certainly as a woman with........

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