The 49er – Health and Wellbeing
My original intention for today’s episode was that it would be an exploration of the kinds of questions we ask ourselves as we get older, questions like: Should I be leaping out of planes? Should I get a tattoo? Should I send off a swab to a lab somewhere to check my propensity for horrible […]
The 49er – Pick n Mix!
A mixed bag today on the podcast, recorded during a walk with Luna Bhuna. To tie it into the ‘midlife’ / 49er theme I guess there are some things that kick in during midlife so you get a bit of: My knee not happy at being exercised Being delighted at the knowledge that my […]
The 49er – The joy of dogs
Well, you try to talk about the serious things that impact women in midlife and…..what really gets a conversation going is whether dogs are allowed in the bedroom or not! Dogs in the bedroom – yay or nay? In our house, it’s a big fat NAY. Unless they’re being sent upstairs to wake our son […]
The 49er – Class, culture and bad behaviour
Would you ever celebrate the fact that you once smashed up a restaurant? Turns out that if you’ve got the money (honey), this is a perfectly acceptable thing to do! High / low – closer than you might think…? In today’s episode of the podcast (see embedded episode at the bottom of this post), I’m […]
The 49er – Sort your bloody midlife out!
Ever end up distracting yourself doing small things to convince yourself you’ve achieved something? Lots of mid- to long-term things to sort out in my life but instead, I’m deleting photos from my phone…what’s that all about? Don’t sweat the small stuff? We are told not to fret and worry about little things but at […]
The 49er – Who am I?
Ever felt like you don’t know who you are? Well, you’re not alone. A couple of years ago I reached that point to the extent that I sought out therapy (you can listen to an earlier podcast episode about that here). The death of my mother, fractioning of family and after effects of COVID left […]
The 49er – Test Valley Business Awards
In the words of Frankie Valli… ‘Oh what a night!’. So let’s unpack it shall we? First up, if you want to hear me talk about the evening, head straight for today’s podcast episode which you’ll find below (contains swearing, but we’re all grown-ups here aren’t we?). You’re in the Army now The […]
The 49er – Staying Visible and Taking Centre Stage
There is a saying that in midlife, women start to become invisible. Not this one 😉 I’ve wanted to be on stage since I was a child but could never quite figure out how that was going to happen given that I: Couldn’t really sing Never quite knew how to act (too loud, too fidgety, […]
Social Mobility and History Repeating Itself
At times it’s felt like my whole life has been about trying to make sure that history doesn’t repeat itself. Those of you who have heard me speak on social mobility or do stand-up, will know that there’s a LOT I didn’t want to experience again: Being poor Being reliant on benefits Being harshly judged […]
Social Mobility and Scholarships
It was with great awe and a little trepidation that I entered the Leathersellers’ Hall in London last week. Having arrived sweating after my usual wrangle with Google Maps (why is it so hard? WHY?!!) and being tempted to simply offer my phone to the next person who sped by on an e-scooter rather than […]