Somewhere between feeding everyone else, replying to never-ending WhatsApp groups, and wondering if your pelvic floor will ever be the same again, confidence can quietly pack up and leave. And often, we don’t even notice it’s gone until we try to speak up, show up, or step up and something inside us whispers, “Who do you think you are?”

Whatever your stance on midlife there are some hard truths that I have come to terms with.

Worrying is anticipatory fear. It is a clever protective mechanism to reduce the uncomfortable feeling of uncertainty.