Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being black
My guest today is the Ghanaian American writer Nana-Ama Danquah. Nana-Ama found herself in the public eye when, in the late 90s, she published her memoir Willow Weep For Me about suffering from clinic...
9 Mars 202147min
Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being "fatally heterosexual"
The main word I can think of to describe this week’s guest is wise. (Well there are other words - fabulous and no-bull for starters - but wise is the biggie.) Bestselling author Isabel Allende has wri...
2 Mars 202137min
Rosie Green: a how to cope with mid-life crisis special
This week is a bit of a “how to cope when your life spirals out of control and goes tits up!” Special! And my guest, journalist Rosie Green, is an unwilling expert on midlife chaos. She was 44 (there’...
23 Feb 202147min
Sarah Pinborough on why women need to get comfortable talking about money
Like many women, my guest this week has lived a lot of lives in one. Married and divorced in her 20s, Sarah Pinborough left a career in teaching, became a horror writer and taught herself to script wr...
16 Feb 202137min
Alexandra Heminsley on body image, identity and building an LGBTQ+ family
Where to start with the last decade of this week's guest's life? After struggling to get pregnant, Alexandra Heminsley finally conceived at 40 after unsuccessful rounds of IVF. You might hope that was...
9 Feb 202144min
Kate Mosse on why caring is a feminist issue
You’d be hard pushed to think of anyone who has done more for women writers than this week’s guest. Twenty five years ago, Kate Mosse was working in publishing when she looked around and realised that...
2 Feb 202143min
Salena Godden on why 40-plus is where the party is
This week's guest is acclaimed poet, author and activist, Salena Godden. Now in her late 40s, Salena has been writing and performing since 1994 when she moved to London seeking the bright lights and n...
26 Jan 202134min
Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"
How's 2021 for you so far?! I know, right? Well, who better to grab us by the scruff of the neck at just the point our meagre enthusiasm is starting to wear off than Philippa Perry? Philippa has been ...
19 Jan 202139min
