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Send us Fan Mail We explore the quiet courage of midlife pivots, from the first tug of misalignment to the practical steps that turn lostness into a second act. Stories, signals, values, and rituals guide us to choices that open energy rather than drain it. • January triggers and career misalignment • Hormonal shifts and growing discernment • Leaving high-status roles for meaning • Lostness as a p...

Send us Fan Mail We challenge the myth of “having it all” and map a human-centred future of work with researcher and author Dr Giselle Goodwin. From the nine-to-five legacy to AI and four-day weeks, we explore how trust, boundaries, and community can shift culture and protect wellbeing. • How industrial-era schedules still shape modern work • Why outcome-focused flexibility beats presenteeism • Th...

Send us Fan Mail Inspired by a question Jameela Jamil asked, we question whether social anxiety is always anxiety or sometimes boredom, overwhelm, and changing needs. We share how midlife reshapes identity, why depth beats noise, and why boundaries and recovery rituals matter during busy seasons. • boredom versus anxiety in social spaces • craving deep one-to-one connection • sensory overload and...

Send us Fan Mail We explore social anxiety in midlife with honesty and care, naming how hormones, sensory overload and identity shifts change how we show up. We offer scripts, boundaries and gentle tactics to regulate the nervous system while keeping real connection alive. • midlife social anxiety as a normal transition, not a flaw • how oestrogen, serotonin, GABA and cortisol shape mood and stres...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the hidden costs of emotional labour, why midlife turns up the pressure, and how to share the load with clarity and care. Stories, science, and simple tools help you set boundaries, self-soothe, and redesign roles at home. • defining emotional labour and the invisible job description • midlife hormones shifting patience, clarity and resentment • conditioning that trains...

Send us Fan Mail We examine how fear, scarcity and old role models fuel Queen Bee dynamics at work, and how to replace them with mentorship, sponsorship and clear allyship. Rachael Lemon shares lived stories from healthcare leadership and offers practical challenges to build trust and safety. Rachael Lemon is the rebel force behind LemonAiding™ leadership done differently. She’s an executive coach...

Send us Fan Mail We explore why voices seize when truth matters and how to turn that constriction into clarity. Stories, tools and a simple framework help you weigh safety, regulate emotion and ask for what you need with steadiness. • naming the frog in the throat and what it signals • stories of silence, safety and self compassion • speaking up in crisis and advocating for care • asking for help...

Send us Fan Mail Leanne Spencer Balance sounds elegant until real life starts throwing curveballs. We open up about why “perfect equilibrium” keeps so many women stuck and how a flexible blend, anchored in agency and integrity, can carry you further with less struggle. Our guest, award‑winning keynote speaker and best‑selling author Leanne Spencer, takes us from the city highs and the crash of bur...

Send us Fan Mail We trace how women’s voices move from personal healing to public change, from Parliament hallways to policy, art, and activism. Menopause screening gains, consent clarity, and centring women’s stories show how asking hard questions shifts systems. We talk about BBC Riot Women, Lily Allen, and Virginia Guiffre. Womens voices that are making a difference. • Visiting parliament for m...

Send us Fan Mail We explore the Halloween or Samhain idea of masking up and when to take of the cloak of protection, embrace the dark parts of ourselves, and let go of what no longer serves us. We share stories, rituals, and an on-air EFT practice to help us move from masking up to embodied power. We cover... • masks we wear to stay safe and small  • inner child roles that shape visibility  • the...

Send us Fan Mail What if the life that proves you “made it” is the very thing keeping you from yourself? We sit down with Rochelle Trow, founder of The Change Canvas and author of Awakening to Wholeness, A Life Unmasked to trace her journey from global HR executive to values-led leadership coach. This is a story about the cost of chasing success that shines on paper but starves the soul, and the r...

Send us Fan Mail We have teamed up with Lisa Jedan of MenoPositive this month to put the focus on women supporting women and Menopause.  So here is our way of showing support - listen to her amazing podcast here. Does perimenopause or menopause sometimes leave you feeling like you’ve lost  your joy?   Not just tired or overwhelmed—but like you’ve misplaced a part of yourself? So many women share t...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome Lisa Jedan, Host of the MenoPositive Podcast. Lisa built a career making brands and people famous.  From launching Bono and Bobby Shriver’s (RED) and David Beckham’s Football Academy to collaborating with brands like Formula 1, MTV and Gucci. She now returns to the body with a passion to support and empower women globally through MenoPositive – her podcast and events co...

Send us Fan Mail We explore what resilience really looks like in messy, modern life—less grinding, more honest listening, seasonal rest, and community care. Through stories of early motherhood, divorce, and invited chaos (hello, puppy), we share practices that turn overwhelm into steady action. • redefining resilience as truth plus time, not pushing through • using rest, naps and pauses to reset e...

Send us Fan Mail It is menopause awareness month.  We break the silence around perimenopause and menopause, mapping the decade-long transition that reshapes health, work, and identity. We share lived tools—from symptom tracking and GP scripts to cultural wisdom and workplace policy—to help you feel seen, supported, and sovereign. • naming perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause clearly • sleep,...

Send us Fan Mail We explore truth-telling in this episode, discussing how women are called to face their inner truths and the importance of naming what we truly feel. • Lucy shares how becoming a "nag" in past relationships masked deeper unmet needs • Our inner saboteurs mirror the patriarchal system and try to keep us playing small • The trap of societal definitions of success often lea...

Send us Fan Mail Karen and Lucy explore the urgent rise of extremism and far-right movements in the UK, examining what it means to have a voice during politically hostile times when many feel like hiding. • Looking at how reform groups polling at 30% leaves 70% of the population fractured between other parties • Personal connections to extremism, including Karen's Spanish heritage and memorie...

Send us Fan Mail Truth-telling is radical, liberating, and often silenced, especially for women who navigate a world that has historically taught them to swallow their words and shrink their truths. We dive into why speaking your truth is both revolutionary and healing, even when it means shattering comfortable illusions. • Karen shares her 10-year journey of confronting the limiting belief that s...

Send us Fan Mail After nine months of powerful conversations that have reached listeners in 85% of Europe and across six continents, Lucy and Karen are taking a well-deserved summer break. In this reflective season finale, they celebrate the unexpected journey of Say It Sister and the global community they've built from Vancouver to Kuala Lumpur. What started as friends having courageous conv...

Send us Fan Mail Helen Parker shares her transformative journey from corporate workaholic to confidence coach after surviving brain surgery and discovering the power of embodied confidence through Brazilian carnival culture. • From corporate success to burnout – Helen's 20-year career including 14 years at O2 where she ran social impact programs while working 70-80 hour weeks • The turning po...

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Karen explore the concept of empowerment, what it means personally and professionally, and why those who feel empowered from within are more likely to empower others around them. • Empowerment has become a buzzword, but true empowerment is about internal agency and freedom of choice • Leaders often say they want to empower teams but struggle to genuinely share power and t...

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Karen explore how we can reclaim our power by embracing our age rather than seeing it as a problem to fix, sharing personal experiences of navigating ageism throughout their careers and personal lives. They discuss the liberating perspective shifts that come with midlife and the importance of finding champions at every stage. • Finding confidence to be authentically yours...

Send us Fan Mail We explore anger as a wise messenger that tells us something isn't right, showing up to inform us of injustice, boundaries crossed, or betrayal. Our podcast was born from the simmering rage that many women experience during perimenopause – anger that's been pushed down our whole lives but rises as hormones fluctuate. • Recognising anger as information rather than somethi...

Send us Fan Mail Lucy and Karen welcome Sonja Leason , a resilient entrepreneur who transformed her life from homeless teenager to successful business owner and author. Sonja shares her powerful journey of healing from trauma and discovering purpose through helping others align their businesses with their authentic stories. • Running away from home at 16 with just £150 and finding "earth ange...

Send us Fan Mail Built on a long career as a teacher, Headteacher and Executive Leader across Asia, Europe and the UK, Sue Aspinall   has recently expanded her work to include leadership coaching and training at www. Embracing-Leadership.com Intent on transforming school systems from the inside out, Sue co-designs equitable, evidence-informed and caring leadership practices that empower leaders. S...