If you've been through a major upheaval, adversity, or trauma — particularly in midlife and beyond, when life transitions like divorce, caregiving, job loss, chronic illness, or bereavement can bring major disruption — you're likely to be familiar with the after-effects. Traumatic responses might include shock, numbness, and denial, the intrusive re-experiencing of memories and efforts to both avoid and bring meaning to those memories.

Climate change is no longer a distant concern. For many of us, it’s becoming a lived reality — seen in more frequent bushfires, heatwaves, and floods like those recently devastating the Mid North Coast of NSW — and this hits many in midlife or older age especially hard. In this article we explore why it hits different and what you can do.

You've raised children, weathered life's biggest plot twists, and built a store of wisdom that no parenting app can replicate. So why can it feel like the rules have changed, and no one gave you the memo?

When dementia takes away speech, it can feel like connection is slipping too. But our research The Dance of Communication reveals that even without words, awareness and belonging remain.

While the terms dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are often used interchangeably, they’re not the same thing. In this article we’ll explore the difference, and how Upside Stories can support you or someone you love.

According to the 2024 Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care, up to 48% of dementia cases may be linked to key risk factors — many of which you can influence.