The Gift of Age Podcast

What a joy and privilege to have my own personal trainer, Brooke Annandale, on The Gift of Age podcast. She’s an exceptional exercise physiologist who took me from being a long-time back pain sufferer to lifting weights, and somehow got me to actually enjoy it! In this conversation we talk about building strength for the long run, in midlife and beyond. How to start, how hard to train, the importa...

S oup. Family. Ancestors. The ocean. Some conversations are too rich to be captured by a single theme. This is one of them. A journey through grief, identity, ancestry, motherhood, legacy and ageing. This conversation explores the stories we inherit, the losses that shape us, and the person we continue to become. Joanne Fedler is an internationally bestselling author of 17 books. A former lawyer a...

This week's episode of The Gift of Age is a very special one. Dr Caroline Day isn't just a respected physician; Board-certified in Family Medicine and Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, and founder of Tuscaloosa Integrative Family Medicine in Alabama — she's also a dear friend. We studied medicine together in South Africa more than 40 years ago before our lives took us to opposite sides of the...

Nutrition has become one of the noisiest and most confusing areas of health, especially for women navigating perimenopause, menopause and the decades beyond. In this episode of The Gift of Age , I speak with Hilit Milner , clinical dietitian and founder of Sunrise by Dietetics , about how we can use food more intelligently as we age. We explore personalised nutrition, gut health, inflammation, nut...

Over more than four decades, Deborah Conway has built an extraordinary career as a singer, songwriter, performer and storyteller , marked by emotional honesty, creative reinvention, and a deep commitment to truth. Deborah Conway is not an artist we visit in retrospect. She is an artist who has stayed active, present, and creatively alive. In this conversation, we explore creativity across a lifeti...

I sat with Professor Fiona Stanley in her Fremantle home a few months ago to record this conversation. What struck me was not only what she said, but how she lives. At nearly 80, she is deeply engaged, physically active, intellectually sharp, and entirely uninterested in the idea that ageing is a process of decline. But this conversation is not only about ageing. It is about a life of purpose , a...

There is something about water that calls many of us back as we age. In this episode of The Gift of Age Podcast , I speak with champion open water swimmer and coach Ceinwen Roberts about why swimming, whether in the ocean or a pool, can become one of the most powerful practices for strength, calm and vitality in midlife and beyond. “You never regret a swim.” — Ceinwen Roberts Show Notes Swimming i...

What actually happens to women as we move through our 50s and 60s? And where does hormone therapy sit in the broader picture of aging well? In this opening episode of The Gift of Age Podcast , I’m joined by integrative medical practitioner Dr Lucy Caratti to explore the real science behind midlife and beyond. With more than 15 years of clinical experience and deep expertise in menopause, metabolic...

Welcome to the Gift of Age Podcast. This very short introduction gives you an insight into the forthcoming exciting series - conversations about ageing with vitality, passion and purpose: the science, the secrets and the strategies. Episodes will include conversations with inspiring experts, thought leaders and practical effective tools to support longevity, women’s health and live stronger and wi...

I’m so excited to finally share this. The Gift of Age Podcast has arrived. This short introduction is a glimpse into what this podcast will explore; real conversations about living stronger, wiser, and more intentionally as we age. Over the coming weeks, I’ll be speaking with remarkable guests and sharing insights drawn from medicine, science , lived experience, and the extraordinary stories of pe...

To my loyal and wonderful Substack subscribers. Forgive me the sidetracking from Gift of Age. Going into 2026, I do promise you much scientific as well as inspiring material on all things midlife, aging, vitality, longevity life hacks and meaningful living. My Gift of Age podcast too, will be launched in the new year. But for now our community is grieving deeply and we are trying to make sense and...

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