Send us Fan Mail Is there an age when we're supposed to stop trying new things? When the fear of failure, looking foolish or being a beginner again starts to hold us back? In her 50s, Becky Vannes decided to take up horse riding, finding herself back at the beginning, learning something completely n...
Send us Fan Mail How do you learn to trust yourself when you’ve spent years being told what you should believe, how you should behave and what a good life is supposed to look like? Toni LaMotta knows something about questioning the rules we inherit. She joined a Catholic convent at 17 and spent 16 y...
Send us Fan Mail What do we expect life to look like when we’re 85? Michael Dorfman is living proof that we might need to think again. With a daily routine that includes meditation, breathwork, crawling drills, walking, pickleball and regular resistance training, Michael is approaching 85 with stren...
Send us Fan Mail Most of us grew up knowing very little about our menstrual cycle beyond getting a period once a month. We weren’t taught how our hormones influence our energy, mood, hunger, exercise, relationships or the way we feel in our bodies. And for many women, it’s not until perimenopause th...
Send us Fan Mail What if grieving is, in many ways, a process of relearning the world? This idea sits at the heart of the work of philosopher and author Thomas Attig, who has spent decades exploring death, dying, grief and loss. When someone we love dies, it's not only their physical presence that d...
Send us Fan Mail We change in midlife. Our priorities change, our bodies change, our relationships change, and the way we see ourselves can change too. But sometimes our style gets left behind. In this episode, I’m joined by Personal Development Mentor & Style Coach Sarah Ryan to explore what happen...
Send us Fan Mail Retirement is supposed to be the reward at the end of decades of work. But when the diary clears and the job title disappears, it can leave us facing a much bigger question: Who am I without the role I’ve played for so long? In this episode, I’m joined by retirement transition exper...
Send us Fan Mail What does midlife actually feel like from the inside — especially for men? In this episode of The Midlife Rebel Podcast, I'm joined by renowned breathwork pioneer Jon Paul Crimi for a wide-ranging conversation about ageing, identity, addiction, sobriety, and the work of turning towa...
Send us Fan Mail When I stopped drinking in January 2022, I thought I was simply giving up alcohol. I had no idea it would become one of the biggest turning points of my life. That's one of the reasons I was so excited to sit down with Kate Bee. Kate is the founder of Sober School and has helped tho...
Send us Fan Mail If there's one thing I've learned from all the menopause experts I've interviewed, it's this: so many of the symptoms women experience in midlife are dismissed as "just getting older." But what if they aren't? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Christina Enzmann, a certified menopaus...