Helen Garner on marriage, divorce and why she couldn't give a monkey's about the erotic gaze
My guest today is the writer Helen Garner. I’m pretty sure that right now you are either going, wow I LOVE her, or looking a bit vague. Because despite being one of Australia’s greatest living writers...
26 Mar 202449min
Leslie Jamison on divorce, ambition & discovering the parts of ourselves we don't yet know
My guest today is the American author and essayist, Leslie Jamison. Leslie has the kind of CV that makes other writers weep with envy: the memoir of her alcoholism, The Recovering was an NYT bestselle...
19 Mar 202449min
Lyn Slater (aka Accidental Icon) on writing a new narrative for ageing
My guest today is a woman who knows all about reinvention. For 45 years, Lyn Slater was a professor of social work with a side-passion for fashion. Feeling burnt out, she started a blog aimed at women...
12 Mar 202453min
Karyn McCluskey on menopause, paying it forward & being the only woman in the room
Regular listeners have probably noticed that I’m trying a few different things with this series. I wanted to hear more women’s voices, with more varied experiences and today’s guest is one of those! I...
5 Mar 202457min
Annie Macmanus on rebuilding her identity at 45
Last time Annie Macmanus came on The Shift she was about to make a MASSIVE change. Then, in her early 40s, one of the country’s biggest female DJs was on the brink of walking away. The prescribed way ...
27 Feb 202458min
Lucinda Chambers: the former Vogue fashion director gives us a midlife style masterclass
My guest today is a woman whose style I have admired for a very long time. To quote the fashion journalist Jess Cartner-Morley, fashion director, stylist and curator Lucinda Chambers has the kind of ...
20 Feb 202448min
Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause
Today I’m delighted to welcome back one of The Shift’s very first guests, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon. Bryony has been a columnist on the Telegraph for over 20 years and for...
13 Feb 202449min
Jennifer Clement on women, art, creativity & why we love Frida Kahlo
My guest today has lived, well, a life like no other. The writer Jennifer Clement grew up in 1960s Mexico, at the tail end of the Mexican Golden Age, next door to the former home and extended family o...
6 Feb 202443min
