At twenty, almost everything is new. Later, we know the script—and avoid situations that would make us beginners again. Yet firsts can be especially freeing in midlife. A column about comfort zones with no age limit.

Women today are living longer, healthier, and more self-determined lives than any generation before them. Yet society continues to tell the same story: once women reach their mid-forties, they are expected to gradually fade into the background—professionally, socially, and in the media.

Mother’s day celebrates motherhood as the ideal while overlooking many other realities. Why women without children are equally complete, valuable and worthy of visibility.

Learn how intuition works, why we ignore it, and how to make better decisions with more clarity and confidence.

Midlife is often described as a crisis. But for many women, it’s the moment to question their lives and start again. An interview with Julia von Winterfeldt, host of the podcast Midlife and founder of Soulworx.

One year after its launch, Belle&Yell is evolving from a curated platform for knowledge and solutions into an international community for women in midlife.

Why performance alone does not advance women’s careers. Katharina Lages-Willner on visibility, networks, and strategic career planning.

Change rarely begins in spectacular ways. More often, it starts when something stops working. A garment that slips. A waistband that pinches. A moment when attention is no longer on breathing, but on the body itself.

Rebecca Lina raises an uncomfortable question: What if love has nothing to do with effort, endurance or “doing it right”? In conversation with Belle&Yell, she talks about why many women have learned love the wrong way – and what changes when you stop trying to earn it.

With the “Karriere-Turbo” MasterClass series, Belle&Yell is addressing women who are looking for more than good advice. Six sessions led by seasoned experts combine clear tools, a modern mindset, and practical skills into a format that truly empowers — effective, authentic, and free of clichés. For everyone ready to level up in the year ahead.

Aging is inevitable – unhappiness is not. Diane Hielscher reminds us that happiness can be trained and that joy in life is not a privilege of youth, but a choice.