Izzy Cooper

Growing older can bring many changes - some welcome, others more difficult to navigate. Retirement, bereavement, caring for someone we love, changes in health, reduced mobility or simply having fewer opportunities to see other people can all affect how we feel. And sometimes these changes can begin to affect something we might not immediately connect with them: our sleep. Poor sleep can leave us feeling more tired, less motivated and less able to cope with everyday challenges. At the same...

Be confident in getting older! September is Healthy Ageing Month, a time to pause and reflect on what it really means to age well. For many people, the phrase “healthy ageing” can bring up images of exercise plans, medical appointments, or trying to stay as young as possible - which, of course, can feel like an impossible and exhausting thought! But healthy ageing is much broader, and much kinder, than that. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes healthy ageing as: "the process of...