WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT...AGEING

Melissa Doyle opens up about the power of growing older and why she's not fazed by fine lines

- HARRIET SIM

We start ageing from the minute we are born. The more time we have, the more we learn, celebrate, love and experience. That's what makes ageing so glorious. So why do we fear it so much?

Ageism has such an insidious impact on the lives of older women. Just look at the multibillion-dollar anti-ageing industry that sells us the idea that ageing is something to hide or rectify, and the fact that women over 55 are the fastest-growing cohort of homeless people in Australia.

Thankfully, the chorus of those who are pro-ageing is getting louder. We are seeing more and more women, from model Paulina Porizkova to actor Naomi Watts, using their platforms to decry the anti-ageing narrative.