Sam's posts

8 things I’d like to stop doing in 2026

But probably won’t

Jan 8 • sam baker

The pieces that spoke volumes to you in 2025

The Shift’s ten most popular pieces of the year (paywall-free til January 2nd)

Dec 18, 2025 • sam baker

Books of the year 2025

An entirely subjective list chosen by some of my favourite women who know a thing or two about books

Dec 4, 2025 • sam baker

13 things that get me through emotional limbo

Or, how an instinctive depressive kicks her own arse

Nov 27, 2025 • sam baker

Five head-clearing days in Oslo

Nov 20, 2025 • sam baker

Why some women break

Nov 13, 2025 • sam baker

Let’s talk about ageism (and sexism) at work

Because my inbox is full of midlife women who can’t get a job* (*at least not one commensurate with their experience and ability)

Oct 30, 2025 • sam baker

A room of my own

I didn’t realise how much I needed one. Until I lost it

Oct 9, 2025 • sam baker

Mounjaro has turned the weight loss noise up to 11

Yes, I’m sick of hearing about GLP-1s, too, but almost every midlife woman I know is struggling to drown it out

Oct 2, 2025 • sam baker

Are wellness supplements the new 'anti-ageing' con?

Middle-aged women take so many supplements we rattle. Well, this one does

Sep 18, 2025 • sam baker

It's called Fawning. And I bet you, like me, have done it

Sep 11, 2025 • sam baker

What my top 5 pieces tell us about midlife women right now

Aug 7, 2025 • sam baker

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