Charlotte Wood: 'I don't fear ageing, but I do fear becoming a boring, annoying old person!'
My guest today is the Australian writer and thinker, Charlotte Wood. Charlotte is the celebrated author of seven novels and three books of non-fiction. I first encountered her with her novel, The N...
18 Elo 1h 1min
Helen Thorn on how to bounce back from life's shittiest moments
My guest today is the award-winning comedian and podcaster Helen Thorn. The co-creator of the comedy duo and hit podcast, Scummy Mummies, Helen travels the UK performing in a gold catsuit. Which might...
11 Elo 1h 3min
Jennie Godfrey: 'midlife is a powerful place if you lean into it'
My guest today is the bestselling novelist Jennie Godfrey. Jennie has experienced the kind of midlife turnaround most of us can only dream of. She started her career working in HR and rose to the t...
4 Elo 59min
Jane Green on being a walkaway wife & rebuilding your life in your 50s
Where do you turn when the identity you’ve clung to for decades slips away? That’s the position today’s guest, Jane Green, found herself in at 55. Her solution? She packed a case and ran away! Anyo...
28 Heinä 59min
Sarah Hiscox on self esteem, shame and overcoming addiction
Hello and welcome to SEASON 22(!) of The Shift with Sam Baker podcast. That's 300 fascinating conversations with women in midlife and beyond, if you're new here and fancy diving in. (To think that whe...
21 Heinä 48min
Stacey Duguid on coming back from midlife collapse - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Ever since I wrote about Stacey Duguid's campaign to shine a light on women's midlife career crisis loads of you have messaged me to say, 'Get her on the podcast!' Well, I have news for you - Stacey h...
14 Heinä 1h 6min
Clare Grogan: Back on the road and better than ever at 60 THE SHIFT REVISITED
This episode first aired in the summer of 2022. I'm replaying it now because Altered Images are going back on the road this autumn, touring their iconic album, Happy Birthday, 45 years (45!!!) after i...
7 Heinä 55min
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys: how running saved me from workaholism and alcoholism THE SHIFT REVISITED
This episode first aired June 2022... This week’s guest will make you wonder what you do with your time! Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is an award-winning business woman, a social justice activist, an ult...
30 Kesä 58min
