Inspiration

Finding hope despite chronic illness – Bev Roberts

Bev Roberts tells how chronic illness lead her to becoming a well-being coach and writing a book to help other sufferers find hope.

Volunteering Abroad – Why It’s Great At Any Age

Thought about taking some time out to volunteer abroad? Here’s why it could be a great idea!

Helen Pollock – How I Set Up Language School Little Dragons

Helen Pollock tells how she went from language learning and PR to setting up a school specializing in teaching children Mandarin.

Net Neutrality And How It Can Inspire Courage

Shawna Barnes is livid about the change to net neutrality in the US and she hopes it can spur us all on to be more courageous.

The Joys of Lifelong Learning

Rosemary Bointon writes about how important it is we exercise our brains as we age and the joy of lifelong learning.

It’s Never Too Late To Follow Your Dreams

Pamela Sommers shares tips on how to change your mindset and follow your dreams no matter what age you are.

Finding the magic outside your comfort zone

Rachel Lankester writes about stepping outside her comfort zone on an outdoors adventure.

Jennifer Milius – Becoming An Author, Speaker & Coach

Jennifer Milius swapped corporate life for being an author, coach and motivational speaker. She tells us all about it.

On Becoming A Midlife Sex Educator – Walker Thornton

Walker Thornton talks about her mission to help older women find the resources and inspiration to live fully expressed sexual lives.

Helping Women Build Self Confidence – Nanette Irvine

Nanette Irvine shares her mission to help women build self confidence and her own midlife journey from pharmaceutical sales to psychology to coaching.

From Empty Nest To Starting A Business – Inkpots Founder Gill Pawley

We talk to Gill Pawley who turned her life around and found new purpose setting up Inkpots, helping children and young people tell stories through words and pictures in writing workshops.

My Year As A Cherie Blair Mentor

How can you become a mentor to a younger person? Amanda Ruiz tells us all about her year as a Cherie Blair mentor to a young entrepreneur from Pakistan.

A Year Of Adventure! How To Reclaim Your Own Life

How Mary Mayfield decided to live a year of adventure, recreating her own life rather than borrowing from her now grown-up children’s.

How Melissa Talago Discovered The Joys Of Walking In Midlife

We talk to brand storyteller Melissa Talago who discovered walking at 40 and has set up a global community to connect and inspire women walkers in midlife and beyond.

Finding Purpose Through Adversity – Louise Ennis

How cancer survivor Louise Ennis found purpose through adversity, reinvented herself, took up running and began transforming the lives of other survivors.

Chemo Summer – an uplifting breast cancer journey

How Jane Hoggar came to write Chemo Summer, a very personal, no-holds-barred account of her chemotherapy experience and breast cancer journey.

Life Lessons From 98-Year-Old Yogi Tao Porchon-Lynch

Rachel Lankester writes about the day she finally met her idol, Tao Porchon-Lynch, and the inspiring life lessons she has to share.

millie lingerie – beautiful bras after breast cancer

All about millie lingerie, the company making beautiful bras for women after breast cancer. Supporting and making women feel beautiful again.

Discovering Sport in Midlife – SUP Adventures

The joy of discovering sport in midlife and the renewed sense of self-confidence in doing stand-up paddleboarding in the sea.

On becoming a humanist celebrant for a different kind of funeral

A look at Kate Domaille’s path to becoming a Humanist celebrant in midlife and how a Humanist funeral can be a welcome alternative to a religious one.

Louise Coppin’s life of dog rescue in Portugal

An interview with Louise Coppin who has dedicated her life to dog rescue in the Alentejo region of Portugal, giving canines a new lease of life, often after they’ve suffered abuse.

From music marketing to being a chef – Claudia Cevenini

Claudia Cevenini tells us about her journey from music marketing executive to life as a chef, via Milan, London and Los Angeles.

Beautiful lingerie after breast cancer – Millie Lingerie

Sue Pringle is on a mission to enable women to have gorgeous lingerie after breast cancer. The first prototype from Millie Lingerie is in development.

Passing on skills – Alice Prier’s dressmaking life

Alice Prier shares her journey from costume design, to her own fashion business, to passing on her pattern cutting skills to the younger generation.

The Iron Nun at 86. Sister Madonna Buder

The amazing Sister Madonna Buder is still competing in triathlons at 86 years of age. She’s the running, biking, swimming Iron Nun. What’s your excuse?