Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Woman & home is the UK’s number-one monthly magazine aimed at women aged 35+. Including best beauty advice, fabulous wearable fashion trends, delicious recipes, in-depth health and wellbeing advice, latest looks for the home, plus insightful interviews with celebrities and real women who have achieved remarkable things, W &H’s pages are bursting with irresistible inspiration. And there are also short stories, travel ideas, exclusive offers, competitions and much more besides! With a raft of top writers and stunning photography, W &H is gorgeous, glossy package.
Why it’s time to LIGHTEN UP!
MY FAB FOUR • Here are some of the best storage buys this month
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BEST BEAUTY BUYS
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IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!
DAVINA ‘Women in their 50s are now given a very different type of respect’ • The TV presenter talks to Jack White about fresh starts, finding her happy size and why she’ll never Google herself
Small changes BIG WINS! • Tiny tweaks are all it takes to make healthier lifestyle habits that you really can keep up, discovers Christabel Smith
OUR EXPERTS
10 ‘TINY HABITS’ TO TRY
A happy life JAPANESE STYLE • Jo Peters reveals the secrets of simplicity, serenity and happiness – the Japanese way
What a SEX THERAPIST wants you to know • Whether your relationship could do with a reboot or you have an intimate issue you’re unsure how to fix, we’ve asked the questions for you
DO YOU NEED A SEX THERAPIST?
JUMPING out of my COMFORT ZONE • There’s no time like the present for planning new things, says Andrea McLean – the more challenging the better
Singing IS OUR LIFE • It releases the same feel-good brain chemicals as sex and chocolate, and for these three women, singing means everything
Love you MUM! • It’s Mother’s Day, and the perfect time to celebrate some inspirational mother-daughter duos
‘I’m a hoarder. My daughter won’t need to buy clothes!’ • Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, 45, shares her passions and memories. Emilia lives in west London with her nine-year-old daughter, Rose
What REALLY happens on a GAP YEAR? • Away from the shocking headlines and tales of partying till dawn, there are some good reasons to loosen the apron strings, says Chris Morley
‘My husband died. Five years on, I had our first child’ • Long after the tragedy of losing her young husband to cancer, Angeleen made the momentous decision to have his babies through IVF
JK Rowling ‘diagnosed’ my MS • In a chance meeting, the famous author revealed a truth to Helen Fowler that was confirmed years later
How could JK Rowling have spotted Helen’s MS?
MS FACT FILE
Flatmates in our 50s! • Sharing a house isn’t just for students. More and more 50-plus women are choosing to live with friends, explains Tanya Pearey
FLATMATES AGAIN, 30 YEARS LATER!
ETIQUETTE FOR GROWN-UP FLATMATES
A room OF MY OWN • Meet six women who’ve discovered the delights of their own creative hideaway
‘I believe you can make your own luck’ • Women’s ambassador for the United Nations and Loose Women panellist Saira Khan, 49, shares her wisdom
Will our kids ever be GROWN-UPS? • Fiona Gibson reveals how she’s become an unwitting ‘Google mum’ who’s expected to have the answer to everything
MUUUM, CAN YOU HELP?
I was so happy – and so was President Obama! • World-famous Chilean novelist Isabel Allende recalls the joy of being awarded America’s highest civilian...