The Midlife Nurse

Welcome to The Midlife Nurse Blog!

Let’s talk about work ….

I think the some of the most frustrating, emotionally draining and stressful jobs are in healthcare…
The dating app game

Let’s talk about men. My online experiences specifically. As I window shop through the many choices…
Have we lost ourselves?

Last night while eating leftover noodles from my children’s takeaway (I don’t order for me I…
Once upon a time…….

There was a pretty young woman who worked hard, shopped hard and played hard. She had…
Hunger hormones

So it’s my weekend on duty and my body is screaming “feed me!” It doesn’t know…
Reflection after being 53 for a whole week …..

So I’m middle aged. Am I? Is this the downhill turn? I think perhaps I may…
Imposter syndrome???

So the other day a very special friend arrived on my doorstep with Turkish delight and…
Is anyone listening? 🙄😆

I recently started an Instagram page to account women’s experiences (including mine) of the menopause and…
Themenopausalnurse

This is me. Or it was during Covid lockdown peak. It’s certainly been a challenging few…
…. and so it begins….

After 3 hours, a family pack of Four Cheese & Onion combo mix crisps, a bottle…