49 min listen
Jo Whiley on regaining your confidence, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening
Jo Whiley on regaining your confidence, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening
ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Career crises are tough at the best of times, but imagine being in the midst of menopause - hot flushes, anxiety, brain fog, the lot - and finding your thirty year career is crashing down around your ears. That’s what happened to this week’s guest, the brilliant DJ and broadcaster Jo Whiley when she was given the job of co-hosting BBC radio 2’s drive time slot with Simon Mayo. She talks honestly about coming through the most turbulent year of her career, regaining her confidence, learning to listen to your heart not your detractors, going outside your comfort zone, empty nest syndrome, why she’s obsessed with fitness and why “age appropriate” dressing can do one. Note: this podcast was recorded before lockdown.The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker, edited by Emily Sandford. I’d love to hear what you think - please let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambakerThe Shift: How I (lost and) found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker is out now in hardback and available to buy here.Hear Jo on BBC Radio 2 Monday-Thursday 8-10pm. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Denise Mina on the feminism, HRT and how to be assertive: This week’s episode comes to you from the Glasgow kitchen of straight talking crime writer Denise Mina. (Lockdown let up long enough for me to leave the house - yay!) She’s written 15 novels, including the award-winning The Long Drop, and her last, C... by The Shift with Sam Baker