Michele Cox & Maia Jackman Photo: supplied
When former international footballers Dr Michele Cox and Maia Jackman hit middle age, like many women, they starting coming up against a range of issues: health concerns, menopause, financial worries, deaths of loved ones and relationship issues.
It was a time in their lives when they thought they ought to have it sussed: job, house, thriving kids and relationships and self confidence to sail through it all. Instead, at times they felt like they were hanging on by their fingernails, and realised that was the case for many women in their age bracket.
So they got together to tackle middle-age issues head on - and the result is their book, just published called "Murdering Middleage : Surviving and Thriving in Midlife".
Michele Cox played for the Football Ferns and headed Women's Football for NZ Football. She has a PhD in Physical Activity from AUT, as well as an MA in Psychology, and she is the author of five books on sport and excellence.
Maia Jackman played for and captained the Football Ferns - she represented New Zealand in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and was selected for the FIFA All Star World XI, the only NZ women's player ever selected.
