Menopause for Men – Ruth Devlin’s whistle stop tour of the menopause… Are the men in your life utterly clueless when it comes to menopause matters? Wish they could walk a day in your shoes (without a fan)? Share Ruth Devlin’s funny guide and help the chaps close to you become more use than that proverbial chocolate fire guard! Do you find it increasingly hard to try and get across to your partner how you really feel, without sounding as though you’re going off your trolley? Ever get the feeling your partner is desperate to help but just doesn’t know how?...

The bliss of your female friends ‘The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated’ – William James. Don’t worry, the irony of starting a column about the bliss of female friends with a quote by a man has not been lost on me. It does, however, emphasise the vital role my female friends have played in helping me maintain perspective, balance, humour, and sanity during ‘the menopause years’. Having spent much of my life as a fully paid up member of the ‘loner brigade’ it finally dawned on me how...