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Liz Fraser on living with and loving an alcoholic
Season 6 Episode 58
What do you do if the person you love turns out to hold the seeds to your own destruction? My guest this week has lived through it and discovered the…
4 years, 4 months ago
Mariella Frostrup on fearlessness, menopause and knowing your worth
Season 6 Episode 57
My guest this week was known for her willingness for say it like it is even before she made a TV show about the menopause. No, not THAT one. The one …
4 years, 4 months ago
Bobbi Brown on taking a leap at 64
Season 6 Episode 56
If you, like me, have lived most of your life in fear of foundation, this week’s guest is your saviour. Because this woman saved us no-make-up girls’…
4 years, 4 months ago
Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence
Season 6 Episode 55
My guest this week is a novelist, film-maker - and Zen Buddhist priest. Ruth Ozeki was born in Conneticut in the 1950s to a Japanese mother and, as s…
4 years, 5 months ago
Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Fortunately, friendship and pushing boundaries in your 50s
Season 6 Episode 54
How do two sensible middle aged broadcasters become the voices of a generation of pissed off older women? My guests today can tell you aaallll about …
4 years, 5 months ago
Paula Sutton on how age has liberated her and the rejuvenating power of dressing up
Season 6 Episode 53
Today’s guest is former fashion journalist turned interiors blogger, Paula Sutton.
For twenty years Paula lived a typical busy busy busy 9-to-9 London…
4 years, 5 months ago
Val McDermid on anger, ageing – and an unlikely "cure" for menopause
Season 6 Episode 52
Dubbed the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid has written 35 books (she thinks, but she’s stopped counting), sold over 17million copies and been translated…
4 years, 5 months ago
Sophie Ellis Bextor on music, men and motherhood
Season 6 Episode 51
My guest this week has always been a self-starter. From flogging Blue Peter badges in the playground to earn a few extra quid to joining theaudience …
4 years, 6 months ago
Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light (from the archives)
Season 5 Episode 50
The Shift has so many new listeners that it seemed like time to say hello, welcome and thank you for your support. It's been SO gratifying to see how…
4 years, 6 months ago
Marian Keyes on menopause, Botox and learning to be shameless (from the archive)
Season 5 Episode 49
This is the second episode I ever recorded and the most popular episode of The Shift bar none. Marian Keyes has a legion of fans and for good reason.…
4 years, 6 months ago