Magnificent Midlife

A solo episode with host Rachel Lankester talking about midlife recently, why she does what she does and the launch of her Revitalize Program. She talks about: Her son's graduation Sending off her book draft Getting a second Covid vaccination Why she does what she does Her early menopause and moving on from secondary infertility What women in the Magnificent Midlife community say about how they fe...

Sam Palmer is a menopause fitness expert. She's passionate about getting women in their best shape so they can thrive through menopause and beyond. She's a qualified nurse, teacher, fitness instructor and menopause coach. We talk about: • Dealing with the anxieties of midlife • How we all benefit from being open about menopause • Why taking care of your body is so important • Why midlife fitness i...

My guest today is Becky Quicke who describes herself as the Menopause Psychologist. She's dedicated to helping women cope especially with the emotional aspects of menopause. We talk all about managing anxiety but also about the tremendous power of hormonal change for women. We talk about: • Becky's personal experience of perimenopause. • Connecting with and understanding your menstrual cycle and h...

Kay Newton is the midlife strategist. She's a speaker and author, and she helps women over 50 get their mojo back. She's particularly interested in what it takes to create a more simple life at any age but especially as we get a bit older. We talk about: • What Kay means by a simple life • Why it's important to live a simple life • Kay's journey of moving homes and shedding the weight of stuff • H...

Tania Dalton is a healthy aging coach and fitness trainer who's passionate about redefining age. Tania has a massive following on Instagram, is incredibly inspiring and I knew I just had to share her wonderfulness with you. We talk about: Why Tania became so interested in how lifestyle impacts aging Why she's determined to show women menopause isn't the end so much as a whole new beginning Simple...

Mari Smith is one of the foremost experts in Facebook marketing and is often referred to as the Queen of Facebook. She's been named one of 7 women shaping digital marketing by IBM and one of the Top Ten Social Media Power Influencers many years in a row. She's shared stages with the likes of Eckhart Tolle, Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins and Arianna Huffington to name a few. I'm a bit gob-smacke...

Karen Arthur is an educator, fashion designer, dancer and a podcaster. She's the host of the Menopause Whilst Black Podcast set up to amplify Black women's voices. We talk about: • How the BLM movement inspired Karen to create her podcast • Menopause isn't one size fits all • Making sure your workplace is taking care of you through menopause • The different menopause experience of Black women • Ho...

Jacqueline Perez is the founder of Kuel Life, an online magazine and shop for women over 45. Her mission is to redefine midlife for the modern woman and to create relevant content and products for older women. We talk about: • Jack's journey into entrepreneurship in starting Kuel Life • How Kuel Life was a huge pivot for Jack in thinking about the world • Jack's initial struggle in coming to terms...

Gilly Smith is an award-winning food writer, broadcaster, university lecturer, a retreat host and most recently podcaster. She's written lots of books and presents and produces a number of food related podcasts including the Right 2 Food podcast for the Food Foundation. We talk about: • How and why Gilly got started with her latest podcast: 'Right 2 Food' • Why Gilly became passionate about food s...

I interview Juju Hook, author of Hot Flashes, Carpools, and Dirty Martinis—The Quintessential Guide for Turning Midlife into PrimeTime. There is so much wisdom in this episode on how to get out of our own way to create a magnificent next chapter. Truth bombs throughout! We talk about: • How Juju took her first steps into writing • How to rediscover yourself at 45 or 60 • The lies we tell ourselves...

A solo catchup episode with Rachel talking about: My joy at the US election result Not taking democracy for granted. Life under lockdown in the UK The roadmap out of lockdown Being able to finally see my mum – I hope How Christmas plans went askew Not having time to waste when you're 86 Making the best of separation Vaccination rollout and accepting the jab My amazing recent podcast guests Finding...

Meet Alisoun Mackenzie, coach, author, retreat leader, yoga teacher and speaker amongst other things. She's passionate about enabling all of us to make more of a difference in the world. We talk about: • How Alisoun went from finance to building schools • Why our values get harder to ignore the older we get • Learning to listen to our inner voice, that niggling feeling • Making a difference as a w...

I interview Makeda Smith, celebrity publicist, and pole and exotic dancer. She began her pole and aerial training at the age of 50 and created her own exotic dance brand called FlyingOver50. A decade later, she's on a mission to enable older women to unleash their inner goddess.  We talk about: • How Makeda came to start pole dancing at age 50 • How pole dancing changed her life • Why sexy never g...

Jackie Lynch is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who's written a very interesting book called The Happy Menopause. It's specifically about how nutrition can help us flourish and I just love the title Happy Menopause. We talk about: Why Jackie believes menopause is a transformational time in a woman's life in a good way Estrogen as the biddable, nurturing hormone Why some women suffer badly in me...

Meet the remarkable Jessica Buchanan, the NYT bestselling co-author of Impossible Odds, a memoir that details her 93 days held in the desert by Somali land pirates, and her dramatic rescue by US Navy SEAL Team VI. I am so inspired by Jess and found this such an empowering story of survival against truly impossible odds that can help all of us cope better under duress. We talk about: How Jess finds...

An interview with Feyi Raimi-Abraham, founder of a fabulous new company called The Black Dementia Company, set up during lockdown and inspired into creation by caring for her mother who has dementia. We talk about: • Why Feyi felt there was a need for this company • How lockdown accelerated that need • What she hopes to achieve with the company • What it's like caring for her mother • When she fir...

Trish Beauchamp is a coach who helps women navigate change in relationships due to divorce, death or disconnection. She spent 35 years as a teacher and then experienced her own midlife unravelling facing personal challenges with health, relationships and her change in career. She joins me today to particularly talk about anxiety, cos I thought we could all do with some help in that particular area...

Clare Josa is an author of 8 books, a speaker, an NLP trainer and a leadership mentor. She started out as an engineer and uses a lot of that discipline in her soul-engineered leadership work. She says that "changing the world isn't so much about what you do, as about who you allow yourself to become. " We talk about: How Clare moved from engineering to doing what she does now Sexism in engineering...

An empowering discussion with Dr Rhoberta Shaler, the relationship help expert. She helps people to recognize and recover from the toxic relationships that can make us crazy! We talk about: • How to define a toxic relationship • The pressure that gets put on relationships • What Rhoberta means by a hijackal in a relationship • How a hijackal looks for power, status and control • How to identify a...

Every season I do a solo episode. I'm in contemplative mood again thinking about the challenging world we're living in right now, and how we can build and maintain our resilience. I talk about: Jacinda Ardern's landslide victory in New Zealand Women leading as women not trying to be men or by burning out The impact of stress on our health Covid making us all depleted and how important it is to rep...

Iffat Shahnaz is a lifelong campaigner committed to social justice and equality. She works with organisations committed to social change and tackling social exclusion and discrimination. She specialises in gender-based violence, community education, facilitation, service development and change management. We talk about: How Iffat became so passionate about social justice The legacy of her parents...

An interview with Dr Joanna Martin founder of One of Many, a women's leadership community which started in the UK and is now global through its online community and trainings. She was a medical doctor and an actor before finding her mission as a coach helping women lead. We talk about: Why Jo is so passionate about helping women step into leadership roles The importance of grassroots women's leade...

Meet the co-hosts of the Hot Flashes and Cool Topics podcast, Colleen Rosenblum and Bridgett Biagi Garratt. We talk about: Why they decided to start a podcast and how they came up with the name How we are set on a path of life and when we get to midlife, it gets a bit confused! How we need more of a sense of fulfilment in midlife. The benefits of having a supportive partner despite them not listen...

Dr Sonia Wright is a medical doctor, radiologist, life coach and most importantly for us, a midlife sexual counsellor for women. She's also tremendous fun. This is a brilliant interview all about midlife sex. If you have any issues at all, even tiny ones, in this department, or just want to make your sex life even better, this interview will get you feeling inspired and empowered to take excellent...

Angela Raspass is my mentor and she works with women to find, create and grow their next chapter in business and life. She's as determined as I am to help women find passion, purpose and fulfilment in midlife and beyond. She also knows just how powerful we can be if we just believe in ourselves! We talk about: • How Angela moved from corporate to setting up a marketing business and finally becomin...