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Every conversation, in one place.

Browse honest discussions about identity, ambition, relationships, bodies, ageing and what comes next. Each episode includes a companion article written by Barbara, so you can watch, listen or read.

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Episode 13

clarity

Your Head Is Too Full

Work. Kids. Parents. Relationships. Health. Life admin. What’s next. No wonder your head feels full.

In this solo episode, Gill works through five questions to help clear the noise, including what deserves your energy, what feels harder than it should, what you’re ready to stop carrying, and what you actually want now.

Because at this stage of life, you might want to build something enormous, make your world quieter, or still be figuring it out.

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Episode 12

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midlife

Do We Really Need to Optimise the Sh*t Out of Midlife?

Apparently midlife now comes with a checklist: eat enough protein, lift weights, walk your steps, take your supplements, remember your hormones, look after your cholesterol, work on your mobility, get enough sleep... and while you’re at it, perhaps meditate and practise some self-compassion.

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Episode 11

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Relationships & identity

Midlife Is When You Stop Performing

Letting go of who you thought you had to be and becoming more of who you really are.

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Episode 10

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Work & ambition

Building Your Second Career In Your Third Chapter

What does a career look like when you no longer feel the need to prove yourself?

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Episode 09

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Generations

Why Younger Women Are Playing a Different Game

What younger women are doing differently, and what Gen X women can learn from it.

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Episode 08

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Clarity

You Can’t Declutter This With a Bin Bag

When the thing making life feel crowded is not actually in your cupboards.

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Episode 07

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Awareness

Are You Living on Autopilot Without Realising It?

How capable women can become passengers in lives they are expertly managing.

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Episode 06

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Bodies & ageing

Is This Perimenopause… or Am I Just Losing It?

The symptoms, confusion and identity wobble nobody properly prepared us for.

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Episode 05

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Change

Losing Control: When the Old Blueprint Stops Fitting

What happens when the plan that once held everything together stops working.

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Episode 04

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What comes next

You Don’t Want a New Life — You Want to Feel Awake in This One

Why reinvention does not have to mean abandoning everything you already love.

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Episode 03

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Work & ambition

It’s Not Too Late: Reinventing Yourself in Midlife

Career change, momentum and the courage to begin something new.

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Episode 02

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Identity

Identity: It’s Not a Crisis, It’s a Shift

Why not recognising yourself can be a transition rather than a breakdown.

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Episode 01

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Midlife

How Did We Get Here in Midlife?

The beginning of the conversation: what changed, what surprised us and why now.

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