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No makeup, silver temples and hairy armpits
Welcome to my beauty transformation!
Sep 21 • 
Lucy Handley
25
4
I think I’m hot. And that's OK.
I want all women to relish their own hotness
Dec 1, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
35
9
A mid-life nightclubbing renaissance
On the dancefloor, I feel free
Nov 24, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
36
13
If you feel pressure to have kids, read this
And show it to anyone nosy enough to ask about your procreation plans
Nov 3, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
13
4
What advice would your older self give you right now?
A kind way to nudge your life in the right direction
Oct 13, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
11
4
I am 47 today
And these are the things I love
Sep 29, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
17
12
Midlife crisis? I’m having a midlife bounce
Thank you for all the lovely messages you sent after the post I wrote about my dad, Roger, who died 15 years ago.
Aug 25, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
17
4
I want to do new things, 'for the adventure of being alive'
What's the scariest thing you've tried?
Apr 14, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
9
12
'I do not feel for one single second that my life is missing anything by not having a child'
A moment of honesty with DJ Paulette
Mar 24, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
9
Should I get Botox?
Women are damned if they 'age naturally' and damned if they don't
Jan 14, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
12
3
Lucy never ages, my aunt says
But I haven't seen her neck, she adds
Jan 7, 2024 • 
Lucy Handley
16
6
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