The Second Half Of Your Life

By (author) Jill Shaw Ruddock; By (author) Shaw Ruddock Jill
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The Second Half of Your Life is an inspiring, motivating read that gives women a framework to create a game plan to help overcome many of the obstacles faced in the second half of life.

Watch Jill’s video below to discover how to make the second half of your life the best
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''The most positive advice on menopausal life you will ever read'' Daily Mirror

''This is the book that encourages you to get off your oestrogen free backside and grab life with both hands'' The FT

''...(Ruddock) has written a ground-breaking book. Hugely liberating, empowering and transforming'' The Independent on Sunday

The Second Half of Your Life has been heralded as ''one of the most important women''s books for a decade'' and ''the manual for women in the second half of their life''. First published in 2011, and revised and updated in 2015, The Second Half of Your Life is one of the first books written on the hormonal changes around menopause as a positive springboard to the rest of a woman''s life. Based on the science of hormones, Jill Ruddock provides advice to create a second life of limitless possibilities.

All proceeds from this book go to The Second Half Foundation. The Second Half Foundation funds The Second Half Centre (created and opened in 2012) in the NHS St Charles in North Kensington, a place where both men and women can go and live Jill''s ''Five A Day'', the five components of successful ageing as written in her book.

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Funny, engaging and accessible. A girlfriend’s guide to menopause and ageing.
Biographical note
In February 2011, Jill’s book The Second Half of Your Life was published in the UK by Random House/Ebury (9th printing). The book is written especially written for women over 50, using the changes around menopause as the trigger to get to the best years of your life. Although based on the science of hormones, it is inspirational and provides prescriptive advice to encourage today’s ageing population that they have the power to create the life they want to live. The book has been heralded as "one of the most important women’s books for a decade”, “groundbreaking”, “inspirational” and “the manual for women in the second half of their life.” After publication, Jill set out to expand upon the ideas in her book and to make her words literally come to life. In May 2011, The Second Half Foundation (SHF) was approved by the UK Charity Commission (Reg 1141988) with the purpose of creating community hubs to tackle social isolation and create template for positive aging and wellbeing that accurately reflects ageing and the problems our growing old population face in 21st century. The first Second Half Centre (SHC) opened its doors on October 29th 2012. In just over two years, the SHC has over 1500 members, 70 hours of activities weekly, engages 180 volunteers, and 400 members attending classes and workshops each week. Using the five components of successful ageing, as detailed in Jill’s book, the Second Half Foundation aims to tackle isolation and loneliness for any person over the age of 50. Providing activities, teaching new skills and hobbies, and following the “Five a Day” (which has even now been adopted by the NHS), those in the second half of their lives are encouraged to discover why this is their best half. In December 2013, the SHF announced an agreement with the charity Open Age to take over the running and management of the SHC effective April 1, 2014. The Second Half Foundation intends to template the model they created in St Charles throughout London and the United Kingdom. The Second Half of Your Life Foundation was selected by the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea as her charity for 2011/2012. Jill Shaw Ruddock is the winner of the 2011 Veu