Dear Readers,

Firstly, a huge thank you for being here, for reading me and for supporting my writing.

I know some of you have been following me since ‘From Forty With Love’ first launched, thirteen years ago now, and I’m so grateful for your ongoing presence here.

I began this blog as I turned 40. I’m now 53. That’s a lot of years and a lot of life under the bridge.

And I have so much more life to live and wisdom to share so this is an invitation to come and join me on Substack, where I’ve launched a blog called From Midlife With Love, where I’ll chart my journey through midlife and hopefully beyond. It’s a natural continuation of this blog.

There, you can expect the same emotionally intelligent writing that you’ve come to know here, on topics that are close to your heart, from self-love and self-care to finding and keeping healthy love, from processing grief to finding joy and from letting go to finding our true purpose in life.

If you haven’t tried Substack yet, I urge you to give it a go. It has to the nicest, most thoughtful place on the internet and my writing seems to be landing well there, as you can see from this short ‘Note’ below (Notes are Substack’s version of social media, and so much kinder than the other channels).

Substack has also got my creative juices flowing. My writing is having a renaissance. I have scores of ideas for articles every day. I can’t keep up with myself. It’s just like back in the old days, when I first launched this blog and found my writing rhythm, after years working in the straitjacket of news journalism.

So while ‘From Forty With Love’ will remain live and I may pop back here on occasion, I’ll be sharing most of my blogs on Substack from now on. It’s easy to navigate (important for someone who’s technologically challenged), quick to post and the response to my work so far has been hugely encouraging.

Currently, all my posts are free on Substack while I find my way. In time, I’ll add new levels of value and switch on paid subscriptions, although you can choose to donate now should you wish to.

I have two main topic areas on my Substack: From Midlife With Love houses my posts on all topics while Finding Love in Midlife is a subsection that focuses on supporting you to date with courage, clarity and confidence and to find and keep healthy love. You can choose to subscribe to both or just to one of the two.

Below are the posts I’ve written so far (or click here to go to my Substack home page and read them all).

• This question will transform your love life
• Is this childless grief or childhood grief (reworked from an article I posted here)
• What I learned from falling on my face
• Four signs you’re afraid to fall in love
• Stop turning your anger inwards
• How I stopped falling for unavailable men
• Why do I keep falling for unavailable men
• How on earth did I end up here?

And this is how my homepage looks so you know you’re in the right place:

I am so excited to continue my writing journey over on Substack and to see how it will unfold.

I also have a number of other writing projects in the works, from a novel (women’s commercial fiction) that has some agent interest to a non-fiction book on emotional overeating. Stay updated on my progress over on Substack.

Thank you so much again for your support.

And if you’d like individual support on your journey, please take a look at my website where you’ll find my coaching offerings.

Katherine x