Authenticity
Masal, Where Are You?
In Emel Şimşir’s novel Kılıf, one question comes up again and again: “Masal, where are you?” As we read on, the question turns back to us: Where am I?
October 1, 2026
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The Second 50
Writing that treats life's second half as a matter of design.
Health
Look After Yourself in Autumn: What Does Our Body Need as the Season Changes?
The days are getting shorter, the air is cooling, the rains are starting. Perhaps autumn is asking us to change not only our wardrobe, but a little of the way we look after ourselves too.
September 30, 2026
Health
How Much Does Protein Matter for Ageing Well?
Protein is one of the shared needs of our muscles, our immune system, and even our ability to heal.
September 30, 2026
Health
Why Muscle Strength Is the Foundation of Ageing Well
Being able to walk, to climb stairs, to carry your own suitcase. Ageing well is usually this ordinary. On why muscle mass starts to fall from our thirties, what muscle memory actually means, and how to scatter movement through an ordinary day.
August 28, 2026
Health
Summer Is Here: What to Remember for a Healthy Summer
Summer means holidays, the sea, and long days. But the heat, the sun, and the changed routine ask for a little care. A guide to a healthy summer: water, movement, the summer table, protein, sun protection, and sleep.
July 22, 2026
Health
What Is the First Step Toward a Healthy Life?
You do not have to change everything at once to change your health. A practical guide to small, sustainable habits that turn summer into an opening: movement, muscle, water, the seasonal table, sun, and sleep.
July 18, 2026
The Second 50
When Does Authentic Longevity Begin?
“What is the right age to begin this journey?” It is the question I am asked most. The answer is simple: whatever age you are today. On aging well as a decision rather than a certain age.
July 14, 2026
The Second 50
Staying Inside Your Life: What Longevity Means to Me
When we say longevity we almost always mean one thing: how do we live longer? But while we live longer, do we also get to stay inside the life we are living? My own definition of longevity, and the question Authentic Longevity began with.
July 10, 2026
The Second 50
Are We Chasing the Wrong Thing in the Pursuit of Longevity?
Is it how many years we live, or how we live them? What people really want isn’t a longer life but to age well. A piece that redefines longevity from the ground up.
July 8, 2026
The Second 50
A Long Life, or a Healthy and Meaningful One?
Is longevity really just the question “how long?” A short piece on laying the foundations of a healthy life in your thirties, and aging as yourself, with your wisdom, instead of racing to look young.
July 1, 2026