The Shift with Sam Baker
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The Shift is a podcast that aims to tell the truth about being a woman post-40, created and hosted by writer and broadcaster, Sam Baker.
Did you ever wonder why you stop hearing so many women's voices once they pass 40? That's where The Shift comes in - a frank, funny, sometimes heartbreaking, always honest look at what it means to be a woman in midlife and beyond. Work, life, love, health, sex, money, identity, body image... What does it all mean when everything around you (and inside you...) is changing? Each week, award-winning author and journalist Sam Baker asks a different woman how she got here, where she's going - and how it feels to be where she is right now. Expect intimate conversation, big laughs, occasional tears and an awful lot of ripping up the rule book and stamping on it... Past guests have included Nicola Sturgeon, Marian Keyes, Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White, Minnie Driver, Philippa Perry, Anita Rani, Tracey Thorn, Isabel Allende, Bobbi Brown, Barbara Blake-Hannah and many more, talking everything from confidence to career reinvention, mental health, menopause and so much more.
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Amanda de Cadenet on reframing ambition and success in midlife
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Mariella Frostrup on refusing to be "scrap-heaped" at 50 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Marian Keyes on HRT, Botox and learning to be shameless - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Cathy Newman: "turning 50 feels like a superpower"
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Helen Garner on marriage, divorce and why she couldn't give a monkey's about the erotic gaze
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Leslie Jamison on divorce, ambition & discovering the parts of ourselves we don't yet know
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Lyn Slater (aka Accidental Icon) on writing a new narrative for ageing
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Karyn McCluskey on menopause, paying it forward & being the only woman in the room
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Annie Macmanus on rebuilding her identity at 45
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Lucinda Chambers: the former Vogue fashion director gives us a midlife style masterclass
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Jennifer Clement on women, art, creativity & why we love Frida Kahlo
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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DJ paulette: how perimeno knocked her sideways at 39 (39!)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Delia Ephron on getting a second chance at love in your 70s - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Julia Cameron believes creativity is the answer, whatever the question - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Dr Sharon Blackie wants you to embrace your inner hag - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Raynor Winn on the power of hope & becoming a public person at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Lindsey Hilsum on menopause in a warzone and why going grey is NOT brave - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Nina Stibbe on menopause, middle age and midlife sex scenes - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Miriam Margolyes on the power of living a life with no secrets
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Bee Wilson on how cooking helped her heal after divorce
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Patricia Cornwell on how writing helped her take back control of her life
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Lindsey Kelk on grief, gynae hell and why she's had enough of ageism in romcoms
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Dr Gladys McGarey: a 102-year-old shares their life lessons
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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India Knight answers your midlife beauty questions
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Tracy-Ann Oberman on the strong women who've shaped her
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The Shift LIVE: Trinny Woodall on how she learnt to fear less in her 50s
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Dr Louise Newson: I was "told off" for prescribing HRT
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Agony Aunt Philippa Perry is back!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Grace Dent on balancing a Gen X body image with eating for a living
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Stacey Duguid on coming back from midlife collapse
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Sara Pascoe: what happens when a weirdo grows up!
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Natasha Walter on being a middle-aged activist
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Maggie Smith on her midlife reappearing act
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Helen Rebanks is flying the flag for invisible women
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Dawn Butler is living proof that well-behaved women seldom make history
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Miki Berenyi on freeing yourself from the anxiety of youth
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Leila Slimani: It's time women started telling each other the truth
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Andi Osho: I'm 50, get used to it!
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Annie Macmanus: why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned with - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Emma Freud on mothering millennials and refusing to lie about her age - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Barbara Blake Hannah on feeling new at 80 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Tracey Thorn has got it all going on at 60 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Jo Whiley on menopause, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Barbara Kingsolver on why life gets better with every passing decade
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Lennie Goodings on ageism, bringing your A-game and the women who've shaped her
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Aasmah Mir on how she finally dislodged the pebble in her throat
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Tanya Sarne on losing Ghost, surviving rehab and living life to the full
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May 30, 2023 |
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Josie Long on why she hopes she'll still be doing standup at 80 (old lady arms and all!)
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May 23, 2023 |
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Joanna Cannon on why it took her 50 years to learn it's OK to be her
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May 16, 2023 |
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Ruby Wax on building an emotional toolkit for the second half of your life
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May 09, 2023 |
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Melanie Sykes on her autism diagnosis at 51 and being her own person
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May 02, 2023 |
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Natasha Carthew on class, poverty and refusing to stay in her lane
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Marina Benjamin on emotional labour & the caring conundrum
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Curtis Sittenfeld rejects the idea that ageing is somehow bad or shameful
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Sarah Knight on finding the courage to make change and why selfish isn't a four letter word
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Anita B on why the beauty industry wants us to fear ageing
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Anna Murphy shares her take-no-prisoners approach to growing older
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Dani Shapiro on family secrets and coming into your full potential at 60
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Katherine May on burnout and why we all need a little more wonder in our lives
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood and finding love in your 40s
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Carolyn Hays on parenting a transgender child
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Charlene White on fighting the bias that still exists against older women
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Jojo Moyes on the total liberation of being in your 50s
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Cariad Lloyd on what she's learnt from 25 years in The Grief Club
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Clover Stroud on sex, sisterhood & looking forward to menopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Kit de Waal on race, class – and her exceedingly cool hair! - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Kat Farmer has the answer to all your "my wardrobe hates me" dilemmas - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40 - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Sheila Hancock on the class ceiling and the "strong woman" problem - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Abi Morgan on rebuilding just about everything in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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The Shift LIVE: Ruth Jones on daughterhood, menopause and being Nanny Ruth
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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The Shift LIVE: Elif Shafak on intersectionality, identity and finding the courage to come out in her 40s
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Nadiya Hussain on becoming the independent woman her nan was afraid of
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Kaye Adams on ambition, insecurity and surviving Strictly
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Sali Hughes on the positive power of being a grown up
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Milly Johnson on grafting, greetings cards and life in the "sandwich" zone
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Caryn Franklin on how being a carer in her thirties changed her attitude to ageing
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Marina Hyde on gaining confidence and growing older riskily
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Dawn O'Porter on cats, kaftans and kicking the need to be liked
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Sharon Blackie on embracing your inner hag & the magic of menopause!
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Susannah Constantine on alcoholism, 'mental' menopause & finding herself in her 50s
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Raynor Winn on walking, nature and the power of hope
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Deborah Frances-White on feminism, guilt-exfoliation and being diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Dr Jen Gunter has things she wants you to know about the menopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being Black - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Anita Rani on why her 40s are her power decade - THE SHIFT REVISITED
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Lisa Jewell on hitting a golden seam of success in her 50s
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Hilma Wolitzer: 80 years of writing, and not done yet
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Clare Grogan on the superpower that helped her survive her most difficult decade
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Emma Forrest on sex, celibacy and solitude
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Kit de Waal on race, class, privilege – and her exceedingly cool hair!
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Julia Cameron on alcoholism, creativity and emotional sobriety
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Jane Fallon on embracing 60 and being a Botox hold-out
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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CJ Hauser on learning to live your own dreams, not other people’s
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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A quick word from Sam
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Lisa Taddeo on women, power and the success stitch-up
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Janey Godley on kicking the "I'm fine" compulsion & being proud to be gallus
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on rural racism, alcoholism and the life-saving power of running
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence - FROM THE ARCHIVES
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Christie Watson on menopause, midlife and mischief
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Sheila Hancock on sexism, classism and the double-edged sword of being seen as a "strong woman"
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Natalie Lee on breaking free of shame and finding sexual freedom
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May 31, 2022 |
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Amy Bloom on love, death, dignity – and tarot!
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May 24, 2022 |
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BONUS: Sam Baker on menopause, the HRT lottery and the power of invisibility
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May 21, 2022 |
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Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt!
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May 17, 2022 |
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Abi Morgan on embracing catastrophe and rebuilding just about everything in your 50s
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May 10, 2022 |
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Chitra Ramaswamy on memory, mothering & the "mid-life gift" of responsibility
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May 03, 2022 |
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Nina Stibbe on the relationship-saving power of a sofa bed!
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Jojo Moyes on radical life change in your 40s - FROM THE ARCHIVES
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Philippa Perry takes issue with your inner critic - FROM THE ARCHIVE
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Lindsey Hilsum on menopause in a warzone - FROM THE ARCHIVES
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Delia Ephron on getting a second chance at life and love in your 70s
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Kat Farmer has the answer to all your "my wardrobe hates me" dilemmas
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Dana Spiotta on putting paid to menopause shame
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Clover Stroud on grief, love, sex and sisterhood
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Barbara Blake Hannah on feeling new at 80 and why she believes in miracles
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Christina Patterson on how to deal with the blows life throws at you
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Marian Keyes is BACK!
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Jami Attenberg on the joy of starting over and finding a place of your own
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Dorothy Koomson on how she learnt to be enough
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Nicola Sturgeon on power and the fiftysomething woman
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Pepsi and Shirlie on miscarriage, mental health and 40 years of friendship
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Lynda La Plante on breaking boundaries and why there STILL aren't enough good roles for women
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Liz Fraser on living with and loving an alcoholic
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Mariella Frostrup on fearlessness, menopause and knowing your worth
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Bobbi Brown on taking a leap at 64
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Fortunately, friendship and pushing boundaries in your 50s
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Paula Sutton on how age has liberated her and the rejuvenating power of dressing up
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Val McDermid on anger, ageing – and an unlikely "cure" for menopause
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Sophie Ellis Bextor on music, men and motherhood
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light (from the archives)
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Marian Keyes on menopause, Botox and learning to be shameless (from the archive)
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being fatally heterosexual (from the archive)
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Denise Mina gets frank about HRT, sex and ageing (from the archive)
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Jess Phillips on why we need to talk about menopause in parliament
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Lucy Kellaway on fear, freedom and starting a whole new life in her 50s
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Elif Shafak on the power of older women and why menopause can be the end of shame
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Paula Hawkins on midlife success and the importance of financial independence
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Laura Friedman Williams on sex and the newly single 40something mum
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Torrey Peters on finding a roadmap for ageing as a trans woman
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Terri White on work, class and mental health
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Anita Rani on ditching the baggage, owning her anger and why her 40s are her power decade
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Dr Jen Gunter on menopause, mental health and why we all need a meno-party
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Kate Mosse: why caring is a feminist issue (from the archives)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Pragya Agarwal on shame, surrogacy and the many faces of motherhood
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Annie Mac on turning 40 and why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned with
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May 25, 2021 |
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Mona Eltahawy on anger, ambition and ageing disgracefully
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May 18, 2021 |
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Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength. Plus tarot
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May 11, 2021 |
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Anya Hindmarch on beating self doubt and why fashion needs to take some responsibility
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May 04, 2021 |
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Tamsin Calidas: the truth about the "escape to the country" dream
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke’s world, hormones and going statement grey
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Mel Giedroyc on starting a new career at 51 and being a menopause dodger
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Lindsey Hilsum on Marie Colvin, menopause in a warzone and why going grey is NOT brave
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Sadie Frost and Frances Ruffelle on 40 years of friendship - and why it's more important than love
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being black
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being "fatally heterosexual"
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Rosie Green: a how to cope with mid-life crisis special
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Sarah Pinborough on why women need to get comfortable talking about money
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Alexandra Heminsley on body image, identity and building an LGBTQ+ family
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Kate Mosse on why caring is a feminist issue
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Salena Godden on why 40-plus is where the party is
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Season 3 of The Shift with Sam Baker is back!!
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Gabby Logan on resilience, reclaiming middle age – and why equality begins at home
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Erica Davies is here to help you rediscover your fashion mojo
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Maggie O'Farrell on imposter syndrome and why she didn't think she was "the marrying kind"
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Denise Mina on the feminism, HRT and how to be assertive
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Meg Mathews on menopause, osteoporosis and feeling like she'd "lost it"
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Jodi Picoult on sexism, Donald Trump and why everyone has a "what if?" moment
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Bryony Gordon on alcoholism, mental health & why she feels lucky to be 40
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Karen Arthur on how to turn a breakdown into a breakthrough and #MenopauseWhilstBlack
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Emma Freud on millennials, going grey and why she'll never lie about her age
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Kate Spicer on menopause stereotypes, being child-free and single at 50
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Jo Whiley on regaining your confidence, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Caroline de Maigret on being older but better and grown up style
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Jojo Moyes on visibility, imposter syndrome and female friendship
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Sara Collins on the power of women and turning a midlife crisis into success
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Marian Keyes on menopause, Botox and learning to be shameless
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Coming soon
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Aug 11, 2020 |