THE OLDER I GET

I didn t know it at the time as I didn t have a word for it then but I ve repowered several times in my life Leaving home in my teens changing careers from theatre to TV to author battling my way out of the dark pit of postnatal depression and rebuilding my life as a single mother after the end of my marriage All these were hard All of them taught me big lessons Perhaps the biggest of these was that I can do it And so can you Fern had recently entered her 60s when a series of life altering events threw her into the eye of the storm Both her parents passed away her 20 year marriage ended and the pandemic was looming Faced with an uncertain future Fern decided that if she wanted to start over now was the time She moved to Cornwall where she reconnected with her true self and instead of fearing getting older she chose to create a glorious new life full of friendship fun and adventure Fern explores the joy and challenges of aging with warmth and humour She reflects back on all she has learnt from enduring tough times to embracing new opportunities and learning how to be kinder to herself This wasn t a moment of empowerment for that would suggest she never had any power to begin with As women we often put our needs aside and she feels strongly th