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Lyn Slater (aka Accidental Icon) on writing a new narrative for ageing
Season 13 Episode 177
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. F…
2 years, 1 month ago
Karyn McCluskey on menopause, paying it forward & being the only woman in the room
Season 13 Episode 176
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 vari…
2 years, 1 month ago
Annie Macmanus on rebuilding her identity at 45
Season 13 Episode 175
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 wa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Lucinda Chambers: the former Vogue fashion director gives us a midlife style masterclass
Season 13 Episode 174
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, styl…
2 years, 1 month ago
Bryony Gordon on burnout, binge eating and perimenopause
Season 13 Episode 173
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 col…
2 years, 2 months ago
Jennifer Clement on women, art, creativity & why we love Frida Kahlo
Season 13 Episode 172
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,…
2 years, 2 months ago
DJ paulette: how perimeno knocked her sideways at 39 (39!)
Season 13 Episode 171
My guest today is a true trailblazer. If you’ve ever been a clubber, DJ Paulette will need zero introduction. If you haven’t, well, all you really ne…
2 years, 2 months ago
Delia Ephron on getting a second chance at love in your 70s - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 12 Episode 170
For the last of our January archive episodes, we're revisiting an emotional and uplifting chat with screenwriter Delia Ephron. Next week, we're back …
2 years, 2 months ago
Julia Cameron believes creativity is the answer, whatever the question - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 12 Episode 169
Been meaning to get going on those Morning Pages since forever? Well, as part of our January motivation series, this week we're revisiting my fascina…
2 years, 2 months ago
Dr Sharon Blackie wants you to embrace your inner hag - THE SHIFT REVISITED
Season 12 Episode 168
Yes, it's still January! And this week we're revisiting an episode with psychologist, folklorist, mythologist and all-round one-woman campaigner for …
2 years, 3 months ago