Christine Errico was born with a cleft lip and palate. She spent much of her life feeling bullied alone and in denial. This week, Christine speaks with Kristin about her various career and life changes, and how she found the confidence to leave an abusive marriage, speak up about her cleft, and start advocating for, and coaching, others with birth differences. For more on Christine, Smile Train and the work that she does: www.christineerrico.com FB: coachchristineerrico Instagram: @christine_err...
Jan 10, 2023•40 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Kristin was truly inspired by her guests on The Second Chapter in the last year and heard from loads of you that you were, too. She asked some of her guests to continue to inspire by sending a brief message sharing a goal/resolution/plans or advice for 2023. Enjoy hearing a few familiar voices again and a bit of their wisdom for the brand new year! Featuring Rachel Kinley, Babs Horton, Laura Horton, Niki French, Erin Hunter, Rebecca Megson-Smith, Irini Tzortzoglou, and Kristin Duffy. ~~~ Subscri...
Jan 03, 2023•12 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Allison Miller 'slipped' out of being an actress and into being a lawyer, and then kind of slipped again into buying a summer camp with her husband in order to spend more time as a family with their four-year-old. What Allison didn't know is that all of those slips would lead to her current missions camp, collaboration, creativity, and coaching. This week, I'm speaking with lawyer turned Happy Camper, Allison Miller. All about Happy Camper: www.happycamperlive.com for your three months free, use...
Dec 13, 2022•47 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Suzanne Mahoney was leading a life many of us dream of, first as a chef, and then happily running her own successful bakery. But it was Suzanne's idea for a product to help people with hidradenitis suppurativa, a medical condition that she herself suffers from, that led her to 'close her eyes and leap'... leaving behind baking, moving across Ireland, and creating a revolutionary new product, HidraWear. For more on Suzanne and her mission: www.hidrawear.com https://hidrawear.com/about-hs/ - about...
Dec 06, 2022•59 min•Season 8Ep. 3
We've all dreamed of being a rock star, right? In this episode, Kristin speaks with Cathy Loughead and Steph Smith of the garage punk band, Velvet Crisis. Cathy and Steph are self-described "normal" women... except they happen to be in their 60s and newly in a punk band. Thanks to Ruth Miller and her Unglamorous Music project, women like Cathy and Steph aren't "old women sitting at home watching TV" but "old women on stage". Hear about how punk music has stopped them from being invisible and has...
Nov 29, 2022•56 min•Season 8Ep. 2
This week I have not one, but two, amazing guests, Babs and Laura Horton. When first woman and first playwright Plymouth Laureate, Laura Horton, tweeted that her mum's first play was premiering on a Tuesday with Laura's on less than a week later -- in the same theatre! -- I knew I wanted to hear their stories. There were a lot of firsts to ask about! What I discovered was a powerhouse creative duo, both with big changes after 35. It really does run in the family. This is Babs and Laura Horton! F...
Nov 22, 2022•38 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Change is good, right? So, after 75 episodes of The Second Chapter, maybe a change is in order. In this week's episode, Kristin recaps season 7, talks about how career change at a later age is finally making its way into the media and asks YOU for ideas. What's next for The Second Chapter? Links to articles and other bits mentioned in this episode: Buy Kristin a "coffee": ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter The Guardian- A New Start After 60: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/a-new-start-after-60 T...
Nov 08, 2022•15 min•Season 7Ep. 11
From Overwhelm to Ease, PlanSimple Founder, Mia Moran Mia Moran is a mom of three and coach who has struck her perfect balance between motherhood, wellness and work. Mia's second chapter wellness adventure began about 12 years ago during a health crisis when she understood the power food could have on her health, her connection with her kids and her productivity. She now supports high-achieving female entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed with the "life" and "wellness" pieces find their version of b...
Nov 01, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Not Just a Tick Box, Pharmacist Turned Comedian and Actor, Lubna Kerr This week, I’m speaking with Lubna Kerr. Divorce, death and her own health scare have brought about big changes in Lubna’s life, but it was confusion over a comedy class that led her to her biggest change yet. Now, having mostly given up a career in pharmacy, Lubna is an actor, a regular face on the Scottish comedy circuit and is breaking down barriers, wherever she goes. Lubna is on socials @lubnakerr Her website is http://ww...
Oct 25, 2022•50 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Sometimes it takes a new country, birthing a tiny human and a pandemic to start your next chapter! This week I’m speaking with Judith Keys- and we’re talking about two of my favourite subjects FOOD and new paths in life. Judith ended up in a secretarial role after school to start earning some money and got kind of stuck. It took moving to France, the birth of her second son and an online cooking class lightbulb moment for Judith to start her new company, My Food in France . My Food in France Ltd...
Oct 11, 2022•44 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Danielle M. Orsino has kicked ass throughout her life... literally. Starting as an international award-winning martial artist, and now as a writer of high-fantasy novels, Danielle and Kristin discuss how her short career as a nurse led to writing, how she ended up on her book covers and why women have a place in the male-dominated world of high fantasy novels. For more on Danielle: Instagram: @birthofthefae_novel 4 Horsemen Publications: https://4horsemenpublications.com/our-authors/danielle-ors...
Oct 04, 2022•51 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Helping Career Shifters to Teach Now (with her company Now Teach), Katie Waldegrave This week, I’m speaking with Katie Waldegrave. Katie has had various career shifts of her own, both as a teacher and a writer. However, her current calling is helping other "second-chapterers" (aka career shifters) transition into teaching through her organisation, Now Teach. Katie and I talk about her life as a teacher, the fascinating people who have chosen teaching as their next career, and why teaching may be...
Sep 27, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 6
From Hungover Widow to Available As Is, Debbie Weiss This week, I’m speaking with Debbie Weiss. When Debbie lost her childhood sweetheart at 50, she was forced to take a look at her life and start asking what SHE needed to be happy. When she finally started dating again, she found that many of the men she encountered weren’t it - and there were enough “schmucks” out there (her word, not mine!) to write a book about it… For more on Debbie and to order Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for...
Sep 20, 2022•40 min•Season 7Ep. 5
This week I’m speaking with Clara Harris of Swamp Witch Studio for the last in my Women of the Fringe series. Clara took her live audio drama, This Moment in America to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Seeking a deeper conversation, This Moment in America features ever-changing vignettes drawn from real stories across the US, interwoven with transcripts of current events. It asks: 'what unites us, in these United States?’ and Clara’s Fringe outing was just the beginning. Clara and I talk a...
Sep 09, 2022•56 min•Season 7Ep. 4
For this special Women of the Fringe episode, I'm speaking with Paula David. Paula tried to please her mother by studying accounting, but performance and eventually motherhood was in her blood. A singer, writer and actor amongst other things, Paula brings her solo show, Blood, Sweat, and Vaginas about female sexuality, menopause and self-discovery to the Edinburgh fringe. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/blood-sweat-and-vaginas Twitter: @thewritenetwork (Paula), @andvaginas (the show) ~~~ S...
Aug 14, 2022•38 min•Season 7Ep. 3
The Second Chapter special Women of the (Edinburgh) Fringe episodes! Ever wondered how someone really ends up running away to join the circus? This week I'm speaking with Shayna Swanson , who fulfilled the stereotypical parental nightmare, forgoing a "traditional" career and joining the circus. But years of performing also led to years of struggle with body image. Having her son at 37 led to her directing for her circus company, Aloft Circus Arts . Aloft is performing Brave Space at Underbelly C...
Aug 10, 2022•42 min•Season 7Ep. 2
The Second Chapter special Women of the Fringe episodes! This week, I’m speaking with Cynthia Shaw. Cynthia grew up in a small town in Colorado playing classical piano. After moving to new york as a student, she has continued throughout her life to add strings to her bow- going from musician to singer, actor, writer and performer. This month, she presents her solo show, Velvet Determination, at Greenside, Nicolson as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For more on Cynthia: www.cynthiashaw.us ...
Aug 03, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Desk jobs, and horses and dogs, oh my! This week, I'm speaking with Pauline Holmes. After 10 years at a desk job that hated, Pauline finally was free to pursue life beyond the desk. But a seriously scary horse-riding accident meant that she had to rethink her life and career once again. Now, Pauline is a 60-something poet and storyteller with the "mind of a child and the wrinkles of someone much older". She will be bringing her award-winning slam poetry performance to the Edinburgh Fringe in Aug...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Say it with me: You're NOT too Old for That! This week I’m speaking to Vicki Larson. My chat with Vicki is SO topical this week in many ways. We talk about her book, Not Too Old for That: How Women Are Changing the Story of Aging and through it talk about: how we, as women, need to take ownership of our bodies and our health learning about investments as women sex at any age (or not, if you so choose) whether we should embrace 'anti-aging' or just get on with it! For more on Vicki, her blogs and...
Jun 28, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Mastering JOY with Masterchef winner, Irini Tzortzoglou What a guest I have for you this week! Irini Tzortzoglou spent eight years in a marriage because she thought she could grow to love someone and 30 years in a career she originally entered because she didn’t want to seem ungrateful. At 60, after a suggestion from second husband, Irini discovered her real passion and lives a life of joy. This is Masterchef winner, cookbook author, inspiring speaker, Irini Tzortzoglou. www.irinicooks.com for r...
Jun 21, 2022•42 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Let the episode be gin! This week, I'm speaking with Ellen Wakelam. Ellen was a teacher, but after becoming disillusioned with the role -- and reeeeeally long walk -- she and her partner started In the Welsh Wind, a distillery firmly based in her native Wales. I love this episode, almost as much as I love In the Welsh Wind's (seriously)tasty gin. Ellen was so great to chat with - tune in and you'll even learn a few things about distilling and Wales! Ellen and her team have kindly offered an excl...
Jun 15, 2022•52 min•Season 6Ep. 8
When's the last time you learned a new sport? Moved to a new country? Wrote your own solo show? This week, I'm speaking with Erin Hunter. Although Erin has acted her entire life, she wrote her first solo show after 35 (in a new country, while learning to surf). And I'm so excited to announce that I'll be producing her show for the Edinburgh Fringe in August. In this episode, Erin and I talk about ageing as a female actor, her brilliantly funny show, which she wrote and performs in, Surfing the H...
Jun 07, 2022•43 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Kate Brindley started out as a mechanical engineer in her native Hungary, quickly realising an office life wasn’t for her. This week's episode is short but sweet! I’m speaking with cake artist, Katalin (Kate) Brindley. Since moving to the UK, Kate has had stints as a PA and found a career she loved in massage therapy. But it was a Christmas gift from her husband that reminded her how much she loved caking. Now at 40, she’s an award-winning cake artist and has never before felt so much passion fo...
May 31, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Kim Becker dreamed of a career in law, ended up with a career in beauty and now, through her non-profit organisation, Hello Gorgeous, helps women with cancer smile when they look in the mirror. Kim has had her own share of trials and tribulations- from a feeling of emptiness that led her to the epiphany that is Hello Gorgeous, a husband with a long-term illness that left her widowed at 50, and her own experience with cancer, Kim chooses to ask, 'what can I learn from this?' instead of 'why me?' ...
May 24, 2022•49 min•Season 6Ep. 5
From Rock Star to Rocking the Tech World, Indiana (Indy) Gregg This week, I’m speaking with Indiana Gregg. Indy studied sports medicine at university, but after her husband left her with three young kids, she did what anyone would do -she decided to become a rock star. Despite success in music, Indy was called to fighting music piracy, which has led to years in the tech industry, serial entrepreneurialship and her latest venture, app for freelancers, WeDo. Indy is on: Twitter and Instagram @indi...
May 17, 2022•45 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Kyra Coates was born with a creative force inside of her. CW: Before we get started, I’d like to mention that this episode carries a content warning for trauma and sexual assault. Don’t worry, we don’t go into too much detail, but I wanted to give you a heads up. Kyra’s early story led to an early adulthood filled with shame and denial. Realization, empowerment, and freedom led Kyra to realise that she is more than her trauma and to embrace her feminine power and sexuality. After a profound spir...
May 10, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 3
When they say things are going to the dogs, it usually means they're getting a lot worse, but when Niki French's life went to the dogs, she found her true calling and started a dog training community, Pup Talk the podcast, wrote a book and started a movement. In this episode, Kristin and Niki discuss: How women's stories get better with age (1:23) Niki's leap into the freelance world (12:53) Her work on London 2012 Olympics (15:07) How a traumatic accident changed her (19:42) Tinder ;) (29:06) N...
May 03, 2022•52 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Things were ticking along pretty well for Jennifer Arthurton until she was about 50- and then they weren’t. From a struggle that left her mostly bed-bound, to embracing the fact that Old Chicks Know Sh*t, through her podcast and community of the same name, Jennifer has turned her life around by shedding society’s label of what it means to be a woman in midlife and inspiring others to do the same. In this episode, Kristin and Jennifer discuss: - Jennifer’s nightmare of losing it all [3:32] - When...
Apr 26, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 1
This week, Kristin chats with founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, Katherine Wintsch. Through The Mom Complex, Katherine helps the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and Airbnb better support their mom customers and employees. In her latest venture, Katherine combines over 10 years of groundbreaking research with her own personal journey in her popular book Slay Like a Mother . Of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of The Second Chapter if Katherine didn’t have s...
Mar 29, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This week, Kristin is speaking with Mona Maine de Biran. Mona started her adventure at 16 as a model, travelling the world and winning the Grand Prize on one of America’s biggest talent competitions of the 80s and 90s, Star Search . But when she started to “age out” of modelling, Mona was determined to start again and is now challenging the rules as CEO and co-founder of sustainable, ethical fragrance brand Kierin NYC . In addition, Mona is the blogger behind Manhattan Minds - REAL NEW YORK CITY...
Mar 15, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 9
