This week, Kristin talks with Jane Porter who, despite several job trajectories, felt that she didn't "get started" in life until a horticulture course led her to start her own business. Now happily self-employed, Jane makes her living helping people live in beautiful outdoor spaces... and inspires people on Instagram as "Planty Jane". You can find Jane on Instagram @plantyjane For garden consultations: https://calendly.com/plantyjane --- Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever ...
Apr 15, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week, Kristin chats with Jane Shepperd, who left a high-level nursing career at 34 to go to drama school. After several years of success in acting, including performing in the West End and stints on successful TV programmes like The Office , Jane changed her focus once again towards helping other actors land their dream roles as an agent. --- Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com - For transcript, go to thesecondch...
Apr 06, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week, Kristin chats with Lynn Keddie, who was born with a paintbrush in her heart, but worked in a management consultancy company and as a publisher for ELLE DECORATION before finally following her life calling. Her calling led her to not one, but two, forms of art after 35. If you'd like to see Lynn's work or learn more, you can find her here: https://www.lynnkeddie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lynnkeddiepaintings/ https://www.facebook.com/Lynnkeddieart --- Subscribe, review and share Th...
Mar 30, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Kristin chats with Jo Robbens, who went from international horse groom (and a varied career) to family photographer, after 35. Jo left home at 16 to become a horse groomer on the international circuit and kept running- away from home, relationships and commitment- until love and a family of her own helped her to find her true calling and stop running. To see Jo's work, visit: www.jorobbensphotography.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/jorobbensphotography/@jorobbensphotography And for her online co...
Mar 23, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Kristin chats with Shelley F. Knight, a once upon a time nurse turned published author, podcaster and community builder, who provides expertise in positive change, spirituality and grief. She is author of Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Book (November 2018), host of Positive Changes: A Self-Kick Podcast , and is a freelance writer for international magazines. Her own losses, including death of a loved one and a series of miscarriages, led Shelley to explore grief and positive changes she could mak...
Mar 16, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Laura went from physics to geology to journalism, with a Rhodes scholarship along the way, but finally found that she was ready to make trumpet her full-time career at the age of 52. In this episode, we hear about how serendipity led Laura to science journalism and why a life event made her realise that it was finally time to take her trumpet more seriously. --- Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com - For transcript, go...
Mar 09, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week, Kristin talks with Laura Garwin, who turned professional trumpet player at the age of 52. Laura went from physics to geology to journalism, with a Rhodes scholarship along the way, but finally found that she was ready to make trumpet her full-time career. In this episode, we hear about her humble musical beginnings, her resistance to study physics in the footsteps of her famous father, and why geologists are more fun than some musicians. --- Subscribe, review and share The Second Chap...
Mar 02, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On this week's episode, Kristin talks with Gillian Broderick, who went from teaching to actor's training at the age of 50. Now 58, Gill has since gone on to act in several films (and we haven't even mentioned her athletics coaching yet!) Gillian's film roles include Madame Web in Spiderverse fan film, Spider-Man 2: Another World, which has received over 1.3 million views on YouTube: https://youtu.be/n_NjP_Ulq28 Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite...
Feb 16, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this week's episode, Kristin chats with Hannah Mary KcKinnon, whose second chapter is pretty literal! After a transatlantic move and business start-up failure left her questioning what was next, Hannah Mary went from a successful CEO to suspense novelist. Since making the leap, Hannah has written four best-selling novels (with the fifth scheduled to release in May 2021 and a sixth on the way), as well as starting a lockdown project, First Chapter Fun, which shares the first chapter of soon-to...
Feb 09, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This week on The Second Chapter podcast, Kristin talks with Tracie Root, who left corporate life in Silicon Valley and found her new calling after a personal family tragedy in her early 40s. A weight loss transformation led her to think more seriously about empowering others while making more time for her family and her own fulfillment, adventure, and joy. Now Tracie is a coach, community builder and speaker and helps women around the US move from Stuck to Shining Bright, so they can Be Bolder a...
Feb 02, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season Two of The Second Chapter has been slightly delayed after host Kristin Duffy has gone through a major change in her own life. In this short bonus episode, Kristin talks about grief and loss, as well as a bit about what you have to look forward to in the upcoming season. In loving memory of Jack L. Moore Subscribe, review and share wherever you listen or on podchaser.com. For full transcript, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: @slacklineprodu2, Instagram: @the_second_c...
Jan 26, 2021•3 min
From a journalism background to writer-director-performer after 35, this week's The Second Chapter features Sabrina Richmond. As a performer, Sabrina explores, amongst other things, identity, home, and female sexual pleasure. This week's episode is about more than just a career change- Kristin talks with Sabrina about the discomfort around talking about racism, where we find home, and learning more about your body and how it experiences pleasure after 35. They talk about Sabrina's "obsession" wi...
Dec 22, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week on The Second Chapter podcast, Kristin talks with Melissa Davey, a documentary filmmaker who, after a career in non-profit, then as a high-level exec in the corporate world, left to become a filmmaker at 65. After a unexpected encounter with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan inspired her to follow her dream, Melissa spent a year planning and went on to film Beyond Sixty Project™, a documentary feature film initiative about women over the age of 60. The original voice of Siri, the Madam CJ W...
Dec 15, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week, join us as we chat about the second part of Rachel Creeger's second chapter. Rachel is an award-winning stand up comedian, writer and director, and the only practising orthodox Jewish woman on the mainstream UK comedy circuit. Rachel traded in a career in social work (which she loved!) to pursue her writing and directing and eventually found herself in the spotlight, after 35. Amongst other things, Rachel is co-host of chat show podcast "Jew Talkin' To Me?" and resident MC for "Comedy...
Dec 08, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Listen in as Kristin chats with Rachel Creeger, an award-winning stand up comedian, writer and director, and the only practising orthodox Jewish woman on the mainstream UK comedy circuit. Rachel traded in a career in social work (which she loved!) to pursue her writing and directing and eventually found herself in the spotlight, after 35. Amongst other things, Rachel is co-host of chat show podcast "Jew Talkin' To Me?" and resident MC for "Comedy Upstairs at the Adam & Eve”, a long establish...
Dec 01, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week on The Second Chapter podcast, Kristin chats with psychologist turned artist, Valerie Ellis. Valerie talks about finding your talent, why abstract art is more challenging than realism, and the steps she's taking to reach success in a new career after 35. Valerie is an Australian artist in Britain, focusing on contemporary abstract paintings, figure drawings and pastel art. After the stark realisation that she was aging and wouldn't live forever, Valerie decided in was time to look at h...
Nov 24, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Kristin chats with LA Grand Jury prize winner and writer, blogger and playwright, Denise Harrison. After 35, Denise was addicted to alcohol, homeless and knew that she might die that way. Here's the second chapter of her inspiring story. Denise Harrison writes as @justagirl2017x on twitter and is an award-winning writer, blogger, and emerging play-wright. She is passionate about mental health, and is the writer and the voice behind the multi award-winning short, animated film "This Is Depression...
Nov 17, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Kristin chats with LA Grand Jury prize winner and writer, blogger and playwright, Denise Harrison. After 35, Denise was addicted to alcohol, homeless and knew that she might die that way. Here's her inspiring story. Subscribe, review and share! www.slacklineproductions.co.uk/the-second-chapter-podcast/ youtube.com/slacklineproductions for audio and video content Twitter: @slacklineprodu2 Instagram: @slacklineproductions www.facebook.com/SlacklineProductions/
Nov 10, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week, the tables are turned! Host of The Second Chapter podcast, Kristin Duffy, is interviewed by actor, turned business coach, turned actor again, Marcia Tucker. Marcia chats with Kristin about her own career path and why telling the stories of women 35+ is so important to her. www.slacklineproductions.co.uk/the-second-chapter-podcast/ youtube.com/slacklineproductions for audio and video content Twitter: @slacklineprodu2 Instagram: @slacklineproductions www.facebook.com/SlacklineProduction...
Nov 03, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Kristin chats with Lola Keeley, a Renaissance woman who has been everything from a traveling tutor for a soft drinks company to tube driver to a multi-published novelist. Lola talks about her next chapter, starting an exciting career writing TV fiction. www.slacklineproductions.co.uk/the-second-chapter-podcast/ youtube.com/slacklineproductions for audio and video content Twitter: @slacklineprodu2 Instagram: @slacklineproductions www.facebook.com/SlacklineProductions/...
Oct 07, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this inspiring launch episode, Kristin chats with Julie Binysh, former secretary, nurse and sex therapist turned actor at 47. Now turning 60, Julie talks about overcoming an upbringing that didn't encourage a life in the theatre, a debilitating illness and more to finally find her place in the spotlight. www.slacklineproductions.co.uk/the-second-chapter-podcast/ youtube.com/slacklineproductions for audio and video content Twitter: @slacklineprodu2 Instagram: @slacklineproductions www.facebook...
Oct 07, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In The Second Chapter by Slackline Productions, Slackline founder, producer and artistic director, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who have changed their lives and/or careers after 35, their struggles and their successes, providing inspiration, positivity and laughs along the way. www.slacklineproductions.co.uk/the-second-chapter-podcast/ youtube.com/slacklineproductions for audio and video content Twitter: @slacklineprodu2 Instagram: @slacklineproductions www.facebook.com/SlacklineProductions/...
Oct 07, 2020•1 min
