When I started the podcast, I wasn't consciously exploring midlife. It was a passion project, driven by curiosity and a desire to have interesting conversations with interesting people. I have a background in health, and I'm fascinated by human behaviour, spirituality, purpose and what makes us who we are — and, if I'm completely truthful, I was probably searching for some answers to my own questions along the way.

Eventually, we can find ourselves face to face with some pretty big questions:

Who am I now? What still fits? What doesn't? And what comes next?

For me, that's where the Midlife Rebel comes in.

She's the part of us that's willing to question the stories we've inherited and challenge the rules we've lived by. She's willing to reconsider what she's been told about ageing, health, success, relationships, purpose and even who she's supposed to be.

Not simply for the sake of rebelling, but because questioning creates the possibility of change.

Rebellion can become personal revolution. And personal revolution can create freedom.

What started as a passion project has become a collection of conversations with scientists, authors, doctors, therapists, coaches, teachers, researchers, wisdom keepers and people with extraordinary stories to tell.

I don't think there is one answer to midlife, and I'm certainly not here because I have it all figured out. I'm still asking questions, changing my mind, experimenting and discovering what fits.

And that's really what The Midlife Rebel has become: a place to explore those questions together, hear from people who can offer different perspectives, and remind ourselves that we aren't the only ones wondering what comes next.

Because there's a little bit of rebel in all of us.