Magnificent Midlife

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201 NEXT CHAPTER: A special rerun season (intro)

August 18, 2026

In this special season of the podcast, host, Rachel Lankester revisits some of the brilliant conversations from the archives about creating a new chapter in life. Having recently turned 60 herself, Rachel reflects on what it means to move into a new stage of life, why she's increasingly thinking beyond midlife and her idea of entering the "youth of her elderhood". She explores the different ways women can create change, reinvent themselves and embrace whatever comes next. She talks abou...

200 Rocking midlife with Dr Ellen Albertson

May 06, 2026

Body image, self-worth and ageing are all key midlife topics and many women struggle deeply with their bodies at midlife, often in silence. Dr Ellen Albertson is passionate about changing that. She's a psychologist, registered dietitian, board-certified health and wellness coach and author of Rock Your Midlife. She's known as The Midlife Whisperer and it's easy to understand why. She's been in my midlife orbit since I started this adventure and it's great to finally get to talk to her. If you...

199 Working in an ageist world with Lucy Standing

April 14, 2026

Lucy Standing is the co-founder of Brave Starts, a not-for-profit supporting people in midlife and beyond to rethink work, purpose and what comes next. She's the author of Age Against the Machine, a chartered psychologist with a background in recruitment and a passionate voice on ageism, work and the realities of longer working lives. Brave Starts supports more than 900 members navigating career change, redundancy, freelance and portfolio work or simply asking better questions about how they ...