Katherine May: why we all need a little more wonder in our lives - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Katherine May: why we all need a little more wonder in our lives - THE SHIFT REVISITED

We’ve all had those moments in our lives when everything feels… darker, colder, a little (or a lot) less hopeful. Those emotional winters were perfectly encapsulated by today’s guest, Katherine May in her transatlantic bestseller, Wintering, the power of rest and retreat in difficult times. Her new book is another soothing antidote for the way we live now, Enchantment, Reawakening wonder in an exhausted age. I don’t know if it’s the aftermath of the pandemic, our always on culture, or just… life, but this spoke to me in exactly the way Wintering did. So, that’s a thumbs up from me. Katherine joined me from her home by her beloved seaside (hence the seagulls!) to talk about her midlife autism diagnosis, why she believes we’re living through the burnout decade and how to wrest back control of our lives from our work. She told me about entering perimenopause at 29 but still being absolutely livid in her mid-40s, how she’s fully over “white male gurus” and why she wants to open up the conversation about meaning. * You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including Enchantment by Katherine May and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me. • The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Elif Shafak on the power of older women & why menopause can be the end of shame - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Elif Shafak on the power of older women & why menopause can be the end of shame - THE SHIFT REVISITED

This episode of The Shift first aired in August 2021. My guest today is one of the most intelligent, thoughtful people I’ve ever interviewed - and I’ve interviewed A LOT. Writer and academic, Elif ...

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Christie Watson on menopause, mischief and midlife - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Christie Watson on menopause, mischief and midlife - THE SHIFT REVISITED

This episode of The Shift first aired in June 2022. I’ve lost count of the number of women I’ve spoken to who were taken totally by surprise by perimenopause but, to date, none of them actually had...

24 Maalis 50min

Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Martha Wainwright on music, motherhood & finding love in midlife - FROM THE ARCHIVES

This episode of The Shift revisited was first aired in February 2023. I first met today's guest, Canadian singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, when I interviewed her in Glasgow at the end of 2022. ...

17 Maalis 51min

Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'

Prue Leith: 'I've had HRT patches on my bum for more than 40 years!'

Somehow it’s the end of our 20th season and I’m delighted to say that my guest today is a woman who has spent the last decade giving us a masterclass in ageing. One of my very own old bird role models...

10 Maalis 55min

Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing

Poorna Bell is rewriting the rules around ageing

This week I’m delighted to welcome back the powerhouse Poorna Bell. Poorna is a journalist, author and speaker known for her advocacy on body image and diversity. And now she’s adding ageing to the li...

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Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"

Elizabeth Gilbert: "It's quite radical, what happens to us as we get older"

My guest today doesn’t really need an introduction. Elizabeth Gilbert is many things - an internationally bestselling author of the global phenomenon, Eat Pray Love, a Time 100 most influential person...

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Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame

Fatima Bhutto: surviving a coercive relationship & letting go of shame

My guest today, Fatima Bhutto, knows more than most about loss and living with a traumatic family legacy. Now 43, Fatima is descended from one of Pakistan’s most prominent political dynasties. When...

17 Helmi 57min

Catherine Newman on surviving the midlife sandwich – THE SHIFT LIVE

Catherine Newman on surviving the midlife sandwich – THE SHIFT LIVE

This is a special live episode of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast, recorded live at the wonderful Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh.  Catherine Newman is the author of some of the most on-the-nose ...

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