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Woman's Weekly Centenary issue
I am delighted to be the resident Agony Aunt for Woman's Weekly, especially now during their centenary year, and have the opportunity to comment on Women's Weekly Agony Aunt concerns from over the last 100 years in their special Centenary edition
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Keren on The Vanessa Show
Keren appears on The Vanessa Show, Chanel 5, 20th May as a guest expert. She is interviewed by Vanessa and talks about 'Faking it!".
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How to cope if you're over 50 and your relationship with your husband is 'boring'! written for www.fabafterfifty.co.uk
The divorce rate is increasing for the 50’s and 60s and it’s the women who are instigating divorce proceedings. Many say that their husbands are boring, they never talk, they watch a lot of TV and fall asleep with the control in their hands! Often couples can rub along OK whilst they’re working and busy but the thought of retirement together fills them with horror. Many women with this thought in mind file for divorce whilst they’re still working and have time to arrange their retirement finances.
Many have put up passively with being bored and somewhat dissatisfied with their life. They discuss it with their friends but not their husbands. If that’s the case, they undoubtedly contribute to the problem. It’s easy to become absorbed in our job, day and night. Is it possible that their husbands decide that, rather than disturbing their busy wives, they’d rather while away their time in front of the box?
If this sounds familiar, whatever the reason, you and your partner reach your fifties or sixties and have got into a rather dull place where the relationship isn’t doing much for either of you and it needs a bit of a boost. You can change it if you want to.
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Break the habit: Why you should cherish Mr All-Right
Relationships counsellor Keren Smedley, author of Who’s That Sleeping in My Bed? The Art of Relationships for Grown-ups, sympathises. ‘Boredom in marriage occurs when people take each other for granted,’ she says. ‘When you first get together with someone, you want to meet their every wish. But as time goes by you stop thinking about them – preferring to tell them your problems rather than asking how they are. We all do it: get home, off-load, do the chores and then go to bed. You need to invest in a relationship.’
Keren contributes to this article by Linda Barker
Daily Mail, 26th April 2011
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Your most intimate sex questions
Keren: It’s easy to blame the menopause for a change in feelings and to avoid looking at the deeper issues. Often, when someone“goes off”sex, it’s because there are underlying problems in a relationship. Take a moment to consider what else could be bothering you and then talk to your partner. Ask him how he feels and, hopefully, you can discuss any difficulties together. Once the air is clear, the sexual chemistry often returns. Start by just kissing and cuddling. As you begin..........
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How to get romance back in your lives
Relationship expert Keren Smedley helps people manage their personal lives.
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After 20 years.....
YOURS magazine,November 2010
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Wonderful Read
I reside in Bagalore, India. I got hooked on Woman's Weekly recently and I haven't missed an issue since - although I get to read the issues a couple of months after they come out in the UK. I love the variety of features in the magazine and enjoy travel, fiction and craft the most. The 'Dear Keren' section is also a favourite; I like her neutral stand on matters and her honesty in dealing with sensitive issues. It's interesting how some of the issues are globally relevant.
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Woman's Weekly, 25th January 2011
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What's 20 years between friends?
Best friends - on how their age differences bring unexpected benefits.
We tend to stick to our own peer group when it comes to socialising, but a friendship spanning different generations can bring unexpected benefits – not least a fresh perspective on life’s challenges and an introduction to some guilty TV pleasures
Keren contributes to this feature by Ruth Tierney in The Daily Mail, 17th January 2011
Why an age gap can make a closer bond
- Age-gap friendships are about differences rather than similarities. ‘The prevailing idea
of friendship is that it should be based on equality and likeness,’ says Mark Vernon, author of The Meaning of Friendship. ‘Age-difference relationships are quite unlike that because you occupy different spheres of existence. But perhaps they’re all the more valuable for those polarities.’
- Mature friends tell it like it is. ‘Older people not only have the benefit of experience, they’re also less afraid of the opinions of others — so are more likely to say what they think,’ says Mark Vernon. ‘Their view often throws something unexpected into the mix.’
- Younger pals pep you up. ‘Anyone under 40 has that optimism of feeling that the world’s their oyster. The realism of the older friend combined with the vitality of the younger one is a fantastic mix,’ says relationships coach Keren Smedley from experiencematters.org.uk.
- It’s about who you are, not where you’re at. ‘If all your friends are the same age as you, there are going to be times when you’re out of sync with them — perhaps they’re having babies, while you’re still single. Or maybe they’re all retired while you’re happily running your own business,’ says Keren Smedley. ‘Befriending someone because of their interests rather than their age means your social network will include people at different life stages, so you’ll never feel left out or pressured into decisions you’re not ready for.’
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Forget female Viagra, here are the natural ways to lift your libido
But forget the need for a female Viagra — there are plenty of other ways to spice up your love life. Jenny Stocks spoke to a panel of experts to find out more . . .
Keren contributes to the article in today's Daily Mail.
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The Lady's guide to being a SWOFTIE
That’s a single woman over 50 – and one who’s not sitting at home with the cats, but is out there dating, taking holidays, revamping her wardrobe and starting a new career.She’s having the time of her life, and so can you, says
Heidi Scrimgeour
There are more than 600,000 single women over 50 in the UK. In the past 10 years that number has risen by 31,700 or 5.5 per cent, with one in five women over 50 describing themselves as single. And a recent survey of over 1,000 women aged 50+ commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions found that 25 per cent of SWOFTIES say they have never been happier.
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