An uplifting, science-backed guide to thriving beyond 50
Your Joyful Years
Empowering good health and happiness beyond 50.
Amazon Bestseller
Aged 50+ is a pivotal stage in many women’s lives. This is not an ending, but a powerful new beginning. Joyce brings you the wisdom of 50 inspiring women who share their lived experiences with honesty and generosity.
“…an uplifting and empowering guide to later life that blends lived experience with science and practical wisdom, encouraging us not merely to age, but to thrive. I read this book as a middle-aged man and loved it… it is beautifully reassuring, humane, and optimistic.”
Professor Chris van Tulleken · Clinician, Academic, TV Presenter, Author
About the book
A powerful new beginning
We are entering post-menopause – free from reproductive hormones, periods and contraception. Children may be leaving home, careers may be shifting or winding down, and there is the dawning realisation that we may have 20 or 30 healthy years ahead of us.
This stage of life offers an opportunity to reconnect with yourselves, to rediscover what truly matters, and to prioritise self-love and self-care without guilt. The stories of 50 women offer guidance, reassurance and permission to live authentically on your own terms. Together, they show how this stage of life can be rich with meaning, purpose, freedom and joy. These are Your Joyful Years.
About the author
Professor Joyce Harper
Professor Joyce Harper is a down-to-earth expert in reproductive and women’s health, with 40 years’ experience listening to women and translating science into practical, evidence-based guidance. She has published widely about women’s health and is passionate about helping women thrive. Joyce combines research, real-world experience and a deep belief in living life to the full – and she practises what she preaches.
This book is the second in her trilogy: Your Fertile Years, Your Joyful Years and Your Final Years.
Book Tour 2026
Meet Joyce in person
From Saffron Walden to Swanage, Brighton to the South of France, Joyce has been in conversation about Your Joyful Years throughout 2026.
Coming up
- Sat 3 OctPause LiveLondonInfo
- Wed 7 OctLiznojan BookshopTivertonDetails to follow
