Your 2nd Act

By Michelle Parsonage

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Welcome to Your 2nd Act podcast - where we celebrate the power and beauty of women in their middle years. Join me each fortnight as I chat to inspiring women from all walks of life, sharing their stories, insights, and hard-earned wisdom. Together, we'll explore the limitless possibilities of your next chapter and trust me, the curtain has just risen on your most exciting act yet.


Episode Date
How To Run Away (& Other Handy Hints for Your Next Bit).
Jul 06, 2026
ARE YOU LIVING A RICH LIFE IN MIDLIFE
Jun 22, 2026
MICHELLE CELEBRATES 3 YEARS OF THE PODCAST WITH HER VERY FIRST GUEST!
Jun 08, 2026
Stuck in midlife? Start here!
May 25, 2026
STOP OVERTHINKING IT. JUST GO FOR IT.
May 11, 2026
WHY I PREFER DATING YOUNGER MEN IN MIDLIFE
Apr 27, 2026
MIDLIFE DIVORCE: MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
Apr 13, 2026
My Women’s Event Sold Out! What This Month Taught Me About Growth & Showing Up!
Mar 31, 2026
STARTING OVER AT 55: THE CAMINO, SOLO TRAVEL AND FINDING LOVE
Mar 16, 2026
Choosing Yourself: Trusting Your Intuition in Midlife
Mar 02, 2026
THE YEAR I CHOSE ME: WHY SELFISH IS THE NEW FREEDOM
Feb 16, 2026
Perimenopause, Menopause, HRT… why does it all still feel so confusing? Even when you’re living it.
Feb 02, 2026
Your 2nd Act & AIO Wellness present - THE REBOOT
Jan 19, 2026
FROM SCHOOL PICK-UP TO SUPER YACHTS: THE MIDLIFE DJ DUO
Jan 05, 2026
My 2025 Year in Review
Dec 22, 2025
Midlife from both sides with Matt Elliott & Susan Pearse
Dec 08, 2025
I Gave Away All My Money…and Instantly Regretted It!
Nov 24, 2025
My Midlife Job Reset: Finding the Courage to Try Something New!
Nov 10, 2025
We’re Starting a Women’s Circle and You’re Invited!
Oct 27, 2025
My Midlife Reset: The Honest Truth
Oct 13, 2025
I Thought It Was Just Hormones….Turns Out It Was ADHD
Jun 02, 2025
I Did a Shirley Valentine: Took a Gap Year and Found Myself.
May 26, 2025
Where Did My Sex Drive Go and Can I Get It Back?
May 19, 2025
Empty Nest in Reverse: When the Parents Move Out!
May 12, 2025
Why Won’t He Open Up? Helping Midlife Men Break the Silence
May 05, 2025
Help! I’ve Lost My Style and I Don’t Know Where to Start! - Courtney’s Guide to Getting It Back.
Apr 28, 2025
Midlife Friendships: Who Stays, Who Fades, and Who’s Still to Come!
Apr 21, 2025
A 2nd Act with Heart: Ren’s Mission to Help Women in Crisis!
Mar 10, 2025
Breaking Free from ‘Good Girl’ Conditioning
Mar 03, 2025
Midlife and Alcohol - Do They Really Mix?
Feb 24, 2025
“I Started a Women’s Health Clinic in My 2nd Act—Here’s Why"
Feb 17, 2025
From Hidden Truths to Self-Discovery: A Midlife Awakening
Feb 10, 2025
I Thought I’d Quit—10 Years Later, I’m Stronger Than Ever!
Feb 03, 2025
Burnout to Breakthrough: Sophie Scott’s Midlife Transformation
Jan 27, 2025
Packing Up, Moving On: How Jane Turned Midlife into an Adventure!
Jan 20, 2025
Enough of this BS – let me step fully into my power, with Megan Dalla-Camina!
Jan 13, 2025
I Can’t Believe I’m Celebrating 50 Episodes!!!
Jan 06, 2025
My 2024 year in review – The Ups, Downs and Lessons Along the Way!
Dec 23, 2024
A Year Without Alcohol: Ali’s Journey of Strength and Self-Discovery
Dec 16, 2024
The Accidental Partner Swap: Fi's Story of Love and New Beginnings
Dec 09, 2024
Connection, Laughter, and Orgasms: Keeping Love Alive in Midlife!
Dec 02, 2024
"I Survived A Conman" - Tracy’s Story Of Love, Betrayal, And Reclaiming Power
Nov 25, 2024
That’s a wrap! - Season 2 Finale
Aug 19, 2024
Let’s Catch Up - Ladies, take back control of your finances!
Aug 12, 2024
Taking the leap: Jacky's path to a purposeful Life
Aug 05, 2024
I broke up with my Mum!!
Jul 29, 2024
Let’s Catch Up – We are the ‘Sandwich Generation’
Jul 22, 2024
Death Doula in her 2nd Act!
Jul 08, 2024
Diana’s 2nd Act – “It’s like Bridgerton but without the sex”
Jul 01, 2024
Let's Catch Up - Welcome to my first solo episode!
Jun 24, 2024
Emma’s 2nd Act – “I have more energy now than I had in my 30’s and 40’s”
Jun 17, 2024
Leeanne’s 2nd Act - “We live out of intention rather than expectation because we’ve learnt so many lessons”
Jun 10, 2024
Jo’s 3rd Act – “I am woman hear me roar”
Jun 03, 2024
Susi’s 2nd Act – “When I was microdosing I was completely at peace”
May 27, 2024
Ros’s 2nd Act - “You’ve only got this one life – I don’t see the point of giving up!”
May 20, 2024
‘Menopause Unveiled’ – Kirstin Bouse’s Eye-Opening Insights (Part 2)
May 13, 2024
‘Menopause Unveiled’ – Kirstin Bouse’s Eye-Opening Insights (Part 1)
May 06, 2024
Julie’s 2nd Act – “I’m going to feel the fear and do it anyway”
Apr 29, 2024
Sharon’s 2nd Act – "You’re not going to fall in love and have wild sex if you don’t like yourself”
Apr 15, 2024
Rosie’s 2nd Act – “I don’t need to model myself on someone else, I can be comfortable being me”
Apr 08, 2024
Jo’s 2nd Act – “Unless you change and really do ‘the work’, then you are going to have a life that stays the same”
Apr 01, 2024
Bev’s 2nd Act - “We have to be ever evolving the way we look at ourselves. We have to be a lot kinder”
Mar 25, 2024
Jacinta’s Story - “I feel like I’m this source of power. I’m as big as Mount Everest”
Mar 18, 2024
Lindsey’s 2nd Act – “I literally started drinking to self-medicate. I had a good enabler”
Mar 11, 2024
Nick’s 2nd Act - "I'm not obsessed with the way I look and the way I feel, but I’m close to it"
Mar 04, 2024
Kate's 2nd Act - "Now, I really love what I see in front of the mirror"
Feb 26, 2024
Marlene’s 2nd Act – “She said, look, we're into threesomes”
Feb 19, 2024
Isabella's 2nd Act - "In Italy nobody is surprised to see an older woman in a bikini, even with a bit of flesh hanging out”
Feb 12, 2024
Jo's 2nd Act - "I'm not going to pretend to be someone that I'm not - how boring would that be"
Feb 05, 2024
I'm back!!!! Welcome to Season 2
Feb 01, 2024
That's a wrap! - Season 1 Finale......
Oct 16, 2023
Miriam's 2nd Act - "I never felt a lump and I probably in hindsight wasn't checking properly"
Oct 09, 2023
Andrea's 2nd Act - "Life is too short to stay loyal to something that's keeping you stuck"
Oct 02, 2023
Lisa's 2nd Act - "Bloody hell what about me!! what about what I want to do"
Sep 25, 2023
Dee's 2nd Act - "There was a lot of gas lighting, rejection and emotional abuse"
Sep 19, 2023
Jackie's 2nd Act - "My end goal was being a family"
Sep 11, 2023
Kim's 2nd Act - "It was a crossroad in my life having to walk my talk"
Sep 04, 2023
Nikki's 2nd Act - 'I was very lucky in a way that he had an affair"
Aug 21, 2023
Cass' 2nd Act - "I suffer fools less - I'm more honest and direct"
Aug 14, 2023
Jules' 2nd Act - "A little voice kept saying you're not doing what you're supposed to be doing"
Aug 07, 2023
My 2nd Act - A Role Reversal: When My Daughters Take the Reins!
Jul 31, 2023
Annie's 2nd Act - "I was just a regular person and I decided to make a change one day and I never looked back"
Jul 24, 2023
Mariana's 2nd Act - "I think our ovaries 'hijacked' a lot of our thinking and decision making when we were younger"
Jul 17, 2023
Carol's 2nd Act - "If I could have my vision back, I would in a heartbeat. I'd want to see my children's eyes"
Jul 10, 2023
Edwina's 2nd Act - "Something in that grief was freeing"
Jul 03, 2023
Antonella's 2nd Act - "I was seen but not heard"
Jun 26, 2023
Jo's 2nd Act "The old me wasn't so appealing anymore"
Jun 19, 2023
Kath's 2nd Act "It takes a village to save a marriage"
Jun 12, 2023
Jude's 2nd Act "It's a mind set"
Jun 05, 2023
Gloria's 2nd Act "Living life in the moment"
May 29, 2023
Welcome to Your 2nd Act
May 27, 2023