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A new start after 60: backpacking in the Himalayas, I found the courage to change my life
After two decades of work, work and more work, Ann Halloran decided it was time to leave her comfort zone. And it all began with a broken walking stick
Paula Cocozza
29, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
A new start after 60: I had my first psychedelic experience at 68
After hearing some home truths from his wife on his 65th birthday, Scott Wright was determined to figure out ‘who the hell I was’. He ended up on a hallucinogenic retreat in Mexico
Paula Cocozza
22, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
A new start after 60: I embraced being single and became an international pet-sitter
Bernadine Swale thought she couldn’t cope after her divorce. Now, she loves her life cycling around Florida with terriers and fine-dining with schnauzers in New Zealand
Paula Cocozza
15, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
A new start after 60: I like to keep busy – so I built a hotel
It took Joan Gallagher and her husband three years to renovate a six-storey building in Spain’s Priorat wine region. But they had to do something after the children left home
Paula Cocozza
08, May, 2023 @6:00 AM
How we survive: I was the sole survivor of a plane crash
Annette Herfkens was on holiday with her fiance when their plane went down, killing everyone but her. Three decades later, she reflects on how the trauma changed her
Paula Cocozza
25, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
A new start after 60: I dreamt of paragliding for 30 years. When I took to the skies at 80 I felt completely free
Year after year, on holiday in Switzerland with her late husband, Margaret Thompson watched the paragliders and imagined joining them. When she did, it was heavenly
Paula Cocozza
24, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
A new start after 60: I retired – and began to follow my dreams
After juggling two jobs while raising five children, Kathi Muhammad had every right to take things easy. Instead, she became an actor and launched a charity
Paula Cocozza
06, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
A new start after 60: my wife’s death made me question what it means to be a man
David Durow had lived for decades as a stereotypical old-fashioned man, expecting a meal on the table after a day’s work. But losing Christine made him rethink his whole identity
Paula Cocozza
27, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
A new start after 60: I was shattered by the pandemic. Then I learned how to be alone
Sue Gee spent her whole life looking for a sense of belonging, but it was only after she joined a women’s community that she finally discovered how to be happy in her own company
Paula Cocozza
20, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
A new start after 60: at 63 I finally paid off my debts – and ditched the credit card
After overcoming her addiction to drinks and drugs, Suzy Morrison realised she also had an unhealthy relationship with money. Two years later she was solvent – for the first time in her life
Paula Cocozza
13, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
A new start after 60: I’m supposed to calm down – but becoming a designer makes me feel 20 again
After her husband had a terrible accident, Roslyn Henry found it therapeutic to create textile patterns. Then she started selling her work and discovered a new sense of community, validation and ambition
Paula Cocozza
06, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
A new start after 60: I survived cancer – and learned to respect my amazing body
For decades Sylvie Boulay agonised about her weight, happy when it fell, miserable when it rose. After two brushes with death, she has finally found peace
Paula Cocozza
30, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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