Magnificent Midlife

A return visit from the amazing Jo Moseley. Since we spoke in Season 1, Jo has completed a North of England coast to coast stand-up paddle board challenge, becoming the only woman ever to have done this at the tender age of 54. I'm so inspired by this woman and I know you'll love catching up with her adventures. We talk about: How Jo doesn't consider herself a sporty person but loves to move How s...

Nadine Kelly was a medical doctor for many years but gave it up to be a yoga instructor.  She has a fascinating story to tell about why she did that and how she lives her life now.  In this inspiring and moving interview we talk about: Why Nadine moved from being a medical doctor to teaching yoga Building a different kind of life after leaving the system when medicine became more of a business How...

Buckle up for a fabulous interview with Janine Queenin and Nicole Markel, hosts of the Messy Middle Roadtrip Podcast. In this fascinating and very wide-ranging interview we talk about almost everything under the sun from perimenopause to travel, from toxic products to being a ninja warrior! And all things midlife in between.  We cover How Janine and Nicole came up with the concept and the name for...

This is a special New Year's Day episode solo with Rachel. She's in contemplative mood, after a decade in review exercise and looks back at the last year, sharing three big things from 2019: The podcast itself  A year of not buying any new clothing Christmas spent caring for the homeless with charity Crisis at Christmas She talks about how we may all want to move forward into the new decade, findi...

I interview Jennifer Louden, a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first best-selling book  The Woman's Comfort Book . Brené Brown has this to say about Jennifer: " Jennifer shows you how to live with more courage and greater intention and how to embrace the truth that you are enough right now."  In this insightful episode we talk about: Being a self care pi...

Meet Dr Cecilia Dintino and Hannah Murray Starobin, a psychologist and psychotherapist, who are the hosts of the very fabulous Twisting the Plot podcast. ​ These two are all about changing the unhelpful narratives we may hold dear and creating new stories for ourselves as we go through midlife and beyond. Anything is possible!  We talk about: How they went from complaining about midlife to finding...

Meet Louise Carr who healed her own midlife trauma through retraining as a nutrition consultant. She has a fascinating story to tell about how to improve our health through nutrition, but also how health issues can be changed by eliminating trauma from our lives. All driven by her own experience. Listen in for so much value about how to accept our issues, deal with them and thrive beyond them. Thi...

Meet gerontologist, coach and author of The Middlessence Manifesto, Barbara Waxman. She's redefining how we think about midlife and highlighting our incredible potential and the opportunities available for those who remain open to growth.  In this inspiring and uplifting interview we cover: What Barbara means by Middlessence Getting rid of the competition between women for the benefit of the world...

Join me as I interview Nancy Zeffman and Eileen Willett the founders of Cucumber Clothing, designed to keep women cool in all circumstances. In this eye-opening interview we cover: Starting a business in midlife The importance of friendship, support and trust in starting Cucumber What makes Cucumber Clothing special especially for midlife women Having the confidence to just give it a go Making the...

Meet the very funny Julia Frey and Sarah Auerswald, the co-presenters of Menopodcast. These two first met as children growing up on Maui. They moved to Los Angeles, worked in the film industry, set up businesses and are doing a massive job now raising awareness of menopause on their fabulously popular podcast. I've been a guest on their podcast three times! So it was lovely to turn the tables and...

An interview with Darcey Steinke, author of Flash Count Diary. I loved her revolutionary book and so many of her thoughts about menopause are similar to mine. It was wonderful to find a kindred spirit whose overall impression of menopause is so positive. Listen to this and you'll never think about menopause in the same way again! In this fascinating and very uplifting interview we talk about: Darc...

Hattie Voelcker went from being a barrister in midlife to retraining as a performance coach, working particularly with singers. She's so wise and inspiring! And great fun too. In this fabulous interview we cover: Why Hattie made the change from barrister to performance coach The similarities between the two professions The beauty of transferable skills The power of understanding people's wants, ne...

Amy Sutter, aka Sutter Girl, achieved her dream of becoming a professional body builder at the tender age of 48! She's a very inspiring woman who accepts no limitations on herself. We talk about how she achieved her goal, what motivates her now to keep the sport alive and how she stays top of her game.  We talk about: The dogged determination that finally lead to professional status after a long j...

Professor Joyce Harper is professor of Reproductive Science at the Institute for Women's Health, University College London. She's also Director of Education at the IfWH, Head of the Department of Reproductive Health and Director of the Centre for Human Reproduction. She's worked in the fields of fertility, genetics, reproductive health and women's health for over 30 years.   Joyce and I connected...

Meet the very inspiring Valerie Albarda, founder of Midlife-A-Go-Go and podcast host. She's on a mission to inspire women in midlife to be their very best. She wants us to enjoy the fabulous midlife and skip the crisis.  In this wonderfully upbeat interview we cover: Valerie's mission to inspire women in midlife The Midlife-A-Go-Go podcast and what it aims to achieve The value we have to give the...

Meet the very lovely and straight-talking Elizabeth Temperley-Shell who went from working in corporate design to retraining as an acupuncturist.  In this fascinating and inspiring interview we cover: How early menopause and infertility lead Elizabeth to acupuncture Why she embarked on a degree course in midlife How this choice means she will be learning forever! How changes including acupuncture l...

Meet Jacynth Bassett, the founder of fabulous online fashion boutique, the-Bias-Cut, and an avid anti-ageism activist. She's also still in her 20s, but has a better handle on ageism than many women Rachel knows! In this inspiring interview we talk about: Why Jacynth gave up a law career to set up her business How she came to be so interested in ageism How Jacynth was inspired by her mother The Age...

Rosetta Magdalen is the Dynamic Divorcée. After her own devastating divorce she's dedicated her life to helping other women move on from divorce and get back to living a fantastic, vibrant life, hopefully far happier than before! In this inspiring interview we talk about: How divorce and any big life change can be seen as a gift How we may have at least 4 different 'lifetimes' now that we live so...

Elaine Miller is a pelvic health physiotherapist and stand up comedian. She's on a mission to end incontinence through raising awareness, and laughing a lot along the way.  In this very funny and enlightening interview we talk about: How 1 in 3 women will suffer from stress incontinence How 84% can be cured with just 6 treatments with a pelvic health physio Funny stories from Elaine's long career...

Meet Jane Evans, the founder of The Uninvisibility Project which is campaigning to end the invisibility that hits women as we get older. In this fascinating and thought-provoking interview we talk about: How Jane's own experience of  becoming invisible in the workplace lead her to set up The Uninvisibility Project What The Uninvisibility Project is all about and the importance of highlighting olde...

Ashton Applewhite is an author, speaker and anti-ageism activist. Rachel discovered her work about three years ago and has been quoting her daily ever since. Ashton got a standing ovation when she did a main stage Ted talk called Let's End Ageism. She was invited to speak at the UN. She's recently republished her book This Chair Rocks, A Manifesto Against Ageism. In this amazing interview we talk...

Meet the very lovely Rachel Peru who's gone from nursery school teacher to successful curve and silver-haired model in her 40s. Rachel is waving the flag for older, more diverse women in the media. We talk about: How the decision to go grey kick-started Rachel's modelling career  The stigma that still remains about older women going grey How she never would have had the confidence to do what she d...

An interview with Lisa Swanson, a certified health and nutrition coach, and personal trainer. She's focused on helping women in midlife and beyond get and stay healthy long term.  In this inspiring and wide-ranging interview we cover:  Why Lisa is passionate about helping women in midlife and beyond get health and fitness right How her business enables her to do her other passion – rescuing dogs!...

An interview with Deborah Ives, the solo traveler behind the travel blog, Solo in Style , who's passionate about helping women, particularly in midlife and beyond, travel solo. She shares her own journey of how something wonderful came out of something dreadful! She's determined to show women there's no need to be scared of solo travel and she has loads of great tips to share. If you've ever wante...

Meet midlife lifestyle coach, Kwavi Agbeyegbe, who specializes in helping women embrace midlife. She's as passionate about changing negative midlife narratives as Rachel. She also believes now is the time for us to take action, and it's never too late. In this inspiring and uplifting interview we cover: The differences in how midlife and ageing are perceived in Nigeria, the US and the UK How Niger...