Do You Really Have to Love Yourself Before Someone Else Can Love You?
We're often told that we have to love ourselves before anyone else can love us. But psychology suggests something more complicated. Our sense of self develops through relationships, and healthy relationships can sometimes help us see ourselves differently too.
Kōnenki: What the Japanese Concept of Menopause Can Teach Us About Midlife
In Japan, kōnenki describes the wider period of transition surrounding menopause. Sometimes poetically described as the “‘renewal years’, the concept invites us to think beyond hormones alone and consider what else may be changing for women in midlife: identity, relationships, roles, priorities and our sense of what comes next.