Join us as we talk to Julia Collis, a woman on a mission to show how to live the best possible life as a single person.

Founder of Jetty Socials, Julia shares her life story leading to her decision to stop devoting her life to finding a partner in her late 50s.

She shares insights about some of the obstacles - single room subsidies and difficulties with theatre tickets - but also some of the joys and liberating experiences.

Julia thinks that with the right attitude single life can be a wonderful adventure full of lots of different kinds of rewarding relationships

Join us as we talk to Gabriella Braun.

The author of All That We Are shares insights from over twenty years of taking psychoanalysis out of the therapy room and into the workplace.

All That We Are is a revealing and fascinating exploration of the hidden motives behind our behaviour in the workplace. By understanding the influence of our unconscious mind at work, Gabriella shows how we can improve our wellbeing and performance, form good relationships with colleagues and build more humane and happier working lives.

Join this series of Conversations with Dr Ann Olivarius.

Ann believes “we are all responsible for writing the scripts of our own lives” and that taking the time to understand and work on ‘what is my script today and what’s it going to look like in 10 years -time’? - helps achieve happiness.

Join this series of Conversations with Dr Ann Olivarius.  

Ann Olivarius, powerful champion of women’s rights, ground-breaking feminist lawyer, and philanthropist, strongly believes the glass ceiling is still in place - and that women still struggle to influence the workplace, shape cultures and impact leadership to change Systemic behaviours.

The journalist and broadcaster who presented BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour until last year, manages to pull off both an intimate portrayal of a women challenged by a body shape that has yoyo’d throughout her life and a very informative look at why diets don’t work.

Shocked in to doing something by a comment her son made about her mobility, Jenni decided to stop hiding away her size and putting on an Oscar performance that size didn’t matter, and went in search of a solution.

A former media lawyer and executive turned producer, investor and company director.

An amazing example of a woman who has been/is hugely successful in law and the corporate world and is now using that success to help other women across the world.

Her passions are storytelling, change-making and gender equality.

Why are we women less likely to believe we can be wealthy and yet at the same time we can be more successful as investors?

And given our reticence, why are more women engaging in sustainable investing?

Cleona Lira a Financial adviser specialising in building investment portfolios for women shares her perspective.

It was only when Gill Whitty-Collins reached the top of a global consumer company (P&G) that she realised how sexist the workplace could be. In her book Why Men Win at Work she launches a provocative call to arms for more men to join a call for better, diversity friendly workplaces where everybody can thrive and reach their potential.

Baroness Helena Kennedy explains why all of us, men and women, need to ignite better conversations about gender, equality and diversity.

She sees the terrible human toll of male entitlement on a daily basis in international court rooms. But also points to domestic violence, street harassment and poor behaviour in the boardroom as issues that need urgently addressing.

The idea of ‘democratising therapy’ is such a powerful idea and a much-needed mission in the world today, that I couldn't wait to speak with Clare Laurent – one of the founders of SHRINK. It’s an app that literally ‘puts therapy in your pocket’. 

Tim who founded Different Space - is a coach, facilitator and a passionate activist on sustainability, runs money workshops that are focused on helping us become more conscious about how money impacts our lives.

In 2004 Tamsin Calidas the author of I am an Island, disenchanted with life in London and after a terrible accident moved to a remote Island in the Scottish Hebrides. Her life changed beyond anything she could have imagined, although, she does say at the beginning that she had….

’The dream of living a wilder life – lifting your eyes above the skyline’

Purpose, Power, Prescence – three incredibly important themes and qualities that make the difference between a woman leader thriving or just surviving.

And whilst the ability for women leaders to truly influence in a male dominated world (particularly in some sectors) is still really challenging, there are promising signs of change. Time will tell…

We don't often get to hear the inside story of an adoption and less so the voices of both the parent(s) adopting and the voice and experience of the child.

In Margaret Reynolds book The Wild Track we get to hear both those voices and the intimate and often very challenging journey Margaret (Peggy) went on for seven years to finally one day bring her daughter Lucy home.

With gender relationships high on the agenda at the moment a very timely conversation with leadership coach Liz Rivers. Starting life as a litigation lawyer helped Liz understand the characteristics of an alpha male environment - and she now works with organisations to help men and women have the difficult conversations that need to be had about equality, respect and compassion. We talk about the challenges of breaking down the patriarchal system and how we need to come together to create a new way of working and being.

Dr Lara Pence is a US based Clinical Psychologist famed for her work with elite athletes, leading business people and individuals.

Her challenging, no nonsense approach sees her calling out woke messages, quick fix inspirational messages, and acceptance of sub optimal ways of living.

She says the route to happiness and wellbeing has to start with the hard work of truly understanding ourselves, what matters to us and what our unique set of values are.

Executive Coach Denise Chilton specialises in empowering women to lead and live with passion and spirit. But life was not always as rosey for Denise.

In her debut book Suddenly Single she speaks about how the sudden break up of her relationship in her early 40s almost destroyed her. She found the infidelity involved particularly crushing.

It took years of hard work to heal, to thrive in a whole new way and to really start to love herself. Now she coaches other women to do the same. Her book is full of tips on how to put your self esteem back together after a bad end to a relationship

Rock My Age speaks with Lauren Cross, a reproductive warrior, about her own very personal journey of creating a family through egg donation after being diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder and how today with a family of three, she is creating brave and safe spaces for others to talk about pregnancy issues, infertility and parenting after reproductive trauma.

Rock My Age talks with Rachel Ley Actor and Vocal coach on how the power of the voice can help build our confidence and how the quality of the words we use can raise and not deplete our energy.

The fabulous Professor Norman Lazarus. 85 years old, medication free, still long distance cycling and the author of the best selling The Lazarus Strategy. Here Debbie delves deep into his 30 years of studying the science behind ageing and how most of us have control over this trajectory if we choose to. Highly informative and full of joy and how to make the most of the wonder of life.