Nadine Kelly was a medical doctor for many years but gave it up to be a yoga instructor. She has a fascinating story to tell about why she did that and how she lives her life now. In this inspiring and moving interview we talk about: Why Nadine moved from being a medical doctor to teaching yoga Building a different kind of life after leaving the system when medicine became more of a business How Nadine is driven by respect for elders and what they have brought to her life Taking a holistic appro...
Jan 14, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Buckle up for a fabulous interview with Janine Queenin and Nicole Markel, hosts of the Messy Middle Roadtrip Podcast. In this fascinating and very wide-ranging interview we talk about almost everything under the sun from perimenopause to travel, from toxic products to being a ninja warrior! And all things midlife in between. We cover How Janine and Nicole came up with the concept and the name for their podcast, Messy Middle RoadTrip Getting beyond the invisibility of getting older and the embarr...
Jan 08, 2020•44 min•Season 3Ep. 28
This is a special New Year's Day episode solo with Rachel. She's in contemplative mood, after a decade in review exercise and looks back at the last year, sharing three big things from 2019: The podcast itself A year of not buying any new clothing Christmas spent caring for the homeless with charity Crisis at Christmas She talks about how we may all want to move forward into the new decade, finding our purpose either with a small or a capital P, but certainly feeling more fulfilled. She encourag...
Jan 01, 2020•24 min•Season 3Ep. 27
I interview Jennifer Louden, a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the concept of self-care with her first best-selling book The Woman’s Comfort Book . Brené Brown has this to say about Jennifer: “ Jennifer shows you how to live with more courage and greater intention and how to embrace the truth that you are enough right now.” In this insightful episode we talk about: Being a self care pioneer Saying yes to everything Staying fit and starting to run in midlife Moving beyond the fear of fa...
Dec 16, 2019•34 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Meet Dr Cecilia Dintino and Hannah Murray Starobin, a psychologist and psychotherapist, who are the hosts of the very fabulous Twisting the Plot podcast. These two are all about changing the unhelpful narratives we may hold dear and creating new stories for ourselves as we go through midlife and beyond. Anything is possible! We talk about: How they went from complaining about midlife to finding the glory in it How not having any rules means you can make up your own story How they met doing mus...
Dec 09, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Meet Louise Carr who healed her own midlife trauma through retraining as a nutrition consultant. She has a fascinating story to tell about how to improve our health through nutrition, but also how health issues can be changed by eliminating trauma from our lives. All driven by her own experience. Listen in for so much value about how to accept our issues, deal with them and thrive beyond them. This is such a powerful interview. We talk about: How Louise retrained in nutrition in midlife to cope ...
Nov 28, 2019•40 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Meet gerontologist, coach and author of The Middlessence Manifesto, Barbara Waxman. She's redefining how we think about midlife and highlighting our incredible potential and the opportunities available for those who remain open to growth. In this inspiring and uplifting interview we cover: What Barbara means by Middlessence Getting rid of the competition between women for the benefit of the world! The power of women when we come together Women as connectors and how good we can be at support and ...
Nov 21, 2019•35 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Join me as I interview Nancy Zeffman and Eileen Willett the founders of Cucumber Clothing, designed to keep women cool in all circumstances. In this eye-opening interview we cover: Starting a business in midlife The importance of friendship, support and trust in starting Cucumber What makes Cucumber Clothing special especially for midlife women Having the confidence to just give it a go Making the most of your empty nest Capitalizing on earlier life skills to create something new The importance ...
Nov 09, 2019•33 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Meet the very funny Julia Frey and Sarah Auerswald, the co-presenters of Menopodcast. These two first met as children growing up on Maui. They moved to Los Angeles, worked in the film industry, set up businesses and are doing a massive job now raising awareness of menopause on their fabulously popular podcast. I've been a guest on their podcast three times! So it was lovely to turn the tables and find out about their midlife journeys. We had a lot of giggles. In this fabulous interview we cover:...
Nov 07, 2019•39 min•Season 3Ep. 21
An interview with Darcey Steinke, author of Flash Count Diary. I loved her revolutionary book and so many of her thoughts about menopause are similar to mine. It was wonderful to find a kindred spirit whose overall impression of menopause is so positive. Listen to this and you'll never think about menopause in the same way again! In this fascinating and very uplifting interview we talk about: Darcey’s fascination with her hot flashes How the book is about so many different things about midlife a...
Aug 14, 2019•39 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Hattie Voelcker went from being a barrister in midlife to retraining as a performance coach, working particularly with singers. She’s so wise and inspiring! And great fun too. In this fabulous interview we cover: Why Hattie made the change from barrister to performance coach The similarities between the two professions The beauty of transferable skills The power of understanding people’s wants, needs and vulnerabilities How being a family law barrister helps her coaching practice now Moving from...
Aug 06, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Amy Sutter, aka Sutter Girl, achieved her dream of becoming a professional body builder at the tender age of 48! She’s a very inspiring woman who accepts no limitations on herself. We talk about how she achieved her goal, what motivates her now to keep the sport alive and how she stays top of her game. We talk about: The dogged determination that finally lead to professional status after a long journey What drives Amy to stay in top physical condition so that she can continue to compete The long...
Jul 30, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Professor Joyce Harper is professor of Reproductive Science at the Institute for Women’s Health, University College London. She's also Director of Education at the IfWH, Head of the Department of Reproductive Health and Director of the Centre for Human Reproduction. She's worked in the fields of fertility, genetics, reproductive health and women’s health for over 30 years. Joyce and I connected on Twitter because we're both concerned about the over-medicalization of menopause and how there seems...
Jul 23, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Meet the very inspiring Valerie Albarda, founder of Midlife-A-Go-Go and podcast host. She's on a mission to inspire women in midlife to be their very best. She wants us to enjoy the fabulous midlife and skip the crisis. In this wonderfully upbeat interview we cover: Valerie's mission to inspire women in midlife The Midlife-A-Go-Go podcast and what it aims to achieve The value we have to give the world as vibrant midlife women How midlife does not have to mean crisis despite what Google may say! ...
Jul 15, 2019•39 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Meet the very lovely and straight-talking Elizabeth Temperley-Shell who went from working in corporate design to retraining as an acupuncturist. In this fascinating and inspiring interview we cover: How early menopause and infertility lead Elizabeth to acupuncture Why she embarked on a degree course in midlife How this choice means she will be learning forever! How changes including acupuncture lead to her being able to have a child How friends didn’t really understand her journey Why life is to...
Jul 09, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Meet Jacynth Bassett, the founder of fabulous online fashion boutique, the-Bias-Cut, and an avid anti-ageism activist. She's also still in her 20s, but has a better handle on ageism than many women Rachel knows! In this inspiring interview we talk about: Why Jacynth gave up a law career to set up her business How she came to be so interested in ageism How Jacynth was inspired by her mother The Ageism Is Never In Style campaign Why it's so important to fight ageism especially in the fashion indus...
Jul 02, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Rosetta Magdalen is the Dynamic Divorcée. After her own devastating divorce she's dedicated her life to helping other women move on from divorce and get back to living a fantastic, vibrant life, hopefully far happier than before! In this inspiring interview we talk about: How divorce and any big life change can be seen as a gift How we may have at least 4 different 'lifetimes' now that we live so much longer The importance of feeling the pain after divorce, but knowing when to move on Working ou...
Jun 25, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Elaine Miller is a pelvic health physiotherapist and stand up comedian. She’s on a mission to end incontinence through raising awareness, and laughing a lot along the way. In this very funny and enlightening interview we talk about: How 1 in 3 women will suffer from stress incontinence How 84% can be cured with just 6 treatments with a pelvic health physio Funny stories from Elaine’s long career talking about pelvic floors Elaine’s journey from physio to stand up comedian What it’s like doing a ...
Jun 18, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Meet Jane Evans, the founder of The Uninvisibility Project which is campaigning to end the invisibility that hits women as we get older. In this fascinating and thought-provoking interview we talk about: How Jane’s own experience of becoming invisible in the workplace lead her to set up The Uninvisibility Project What The Uninvisibility Project is all about and the importance of highlighting older women and the great things they are doing How we're losing out on a great skill base because of pre...
Jun 13, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Ashton Applewhite is an author, speaker and anti-ageism activist. Rachel discovered her work about three years ago and has been quoting her daily ever since. Ashton got a standing ovation when she did a main stage Ted talk called Let’s End Ageism. She was invited to speak at the UN. She’s recently republished her book This Chair Rocks, A Manifesto Against Ageism. In this amazing interview we talk about: How Ashton never had a life plan or knew what she wanted to be Why we worship youth in Anglo-...
Apr 22, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Meet the very lovely Rachel Peru who's gone from nursery school teacher to successful curve and silver-haired model in her 40s. Rachel is waving the flag for older, more diverse women in the media. We talk about: How the decision to go grey kick-started Rachel’s modelling career The stigma that still remains about older women going grey How she never would have had the confidence to do what she does now when younger The importance of being body positive as we age The pressures on younger women i...
Apr 16, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
An interview with Lisa Swanson, a certified health and nutrition coach, and personal trainer. She’s focused on helping women in midlife and beyond get and stay healthy long term. In this inspiring and wide-ranging interview we cover: Why Lisa is passionate about helping women in midlife and beyond get health and fitness right How her business enables her to do her other passion – rescuing dogs! How diets don’t work and we should stop doing them Why it’s different for women in midlife when it com...
Apr 10, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8
An interview with Deborah Ives, the solo traveler behind the travel blog, Solo in Style , who’s passionate about helping women, particularly in midlife and beyond, travel solo. She shares her own journey of how something wonderful came out of something dreadful! She’s determined to show women there’s no need to be scared of solo travel and she has loads of great tips to share. If you've ever wanted to travel solo, don't miss this! In this inspiring and highly informative interview we cover: How ...
Apr 04, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Meet midlife lifestyle coach, Kwavi Agbeyegbe, who specializes in helping women embrace midlife. She's as passionate about changing negative midlife narratives as Rachel. She also believes now is the time for us to take action, and it's never too late. In this inspiring and uplifting interview we cover: The differences in how midlife and ageing are perceived in Nigeria, the US and the UK How Nigeria is best of the three at embracing midlife Why Kwavi radically changed her eating habits in her tw...
Mar 27, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 6
An interview with Melissa Talago, founder of Glamoraks, a global online community connecting women who love to walk. Melissa tells us: How she set up a new global community from scratch with just a simple website and a Facebook group How walking can help with stress, depression and generally make you feel amazing Why walking helps you connect with fellow walkers on a deeper level quicker than other activities How she got over impostor syndrome and limiting beliefs to push forward with her dream ...
Mar 18, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Meet Jody Day, founder of Gateway Women , the global friendship and support network for childless women. She’s passionate about helping women without children rediscover their dreams and get their groove back. In this inspiring interview Jody tells us about: How she came to set up Gateway Women 8 years ago Breaking the taboo of talking about one’s own childlessness Her mission to help as many childless women as possible The importance of recognizing the grief associated with being childless not ...
Mar 05, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Meet multi-passionate, active lifestyle enthusiast Jo Moseley who, amongst many other things, is the founder of the blog Healthy Happy 50 . She's passionate about inspiring and empowering women in midlife and beyond to become and stay active, and reap the positive benefits of that. Jo is a true breath of fresh air. In this highly inspiring interview we cover: Sobbing in supermarkets! Why Jo is passionate about sharing her love of staying active How being active helps with stress and anxiety How ...
Mar 05, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
An interview with the fabulous Jen Lehner, stay at home mom turned digital marketing strategist and college professor. She’s the founder of The Front Row Facebook Group which was named by Fast Company as one of the 12 Facebook groups to join before quitting your day job. It’s called The Front Row because Jen’s whole ethos is about being on the front row of life, showing up and really taking part. Jen’s a bundle of energy and in this wide-ranging interview we talk about: What inspired her to set ...
Mar 05, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Join the amazing Suzi Grant, author of Alternative Ageing and Instagram star, on a gallop through ageing fabulously and squeezing every last drop out of life! Oh how I love this woman. I can’t think of a better woman to inspire us all in this first episode of the Magnificent Midlife podcast. Suzi is the very best example of an older woman determined to live life to the max on her own terms. We talk about: How Suzi came to set up Alternative Ageing and became an Instagram star How she was feature...
Mar 05, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Introducing the Magnificent Midlife podcast and host Rachel Lankester. This is where she'll be challenging the status quo and the negative stereotypes associated with older women. Over the hill? On a downwards slope? Not here! We're just getting started! We'll be talking all things midlife and how to live well long term. You'll hear from some magnificent, yet regular, women doing fabulous things in midlife and beyond. We hope you’ll feel inspired to rethink how you view midlife and ageing in gen...
Mar 05, 2019•3 min
