In 2020, after 23 years as a writer and editor at The Sunday Times , Eleanor Mills was made redundant at 49. She turned the shock into Noon, a platform dedicated to championing women in their midlife and a community supporting their next chapter. Now, with a team of six, Mills oversees regular courses, events and trips for the community, leads research and consultancy, and hosts The Queenager Podcast . She is also a best-selling author.

After 23 years at The Sunday Times , being whacked was a big shock. Nobody ever talks about how horrible it is to be made redundant . It felt like a death. You get outcast from the tribe and no one wants to call you in case it’s contagious. I always thought being excellent at what I did would protect me. But when you get to a certain level, it beco

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