Encore: The Best is Yet to Come

Welcome to the very first episode of The Encore Podcast - conversations about what comes next.

Because life after 40 rarely follows the script.

In Episode One, I’m joined by bestselling author and renowned divorce coach Sara Davison for a refreshingly honest conversation about relationships, heartbreak, divorce and, most importantly, starting again.

We talk about the red flags we see but choose to ignore, why intelligent and successful people can still find themselves in the wrong relationships, and the emotional baggage we inevitably carry with us when something ends.

How do you know when you're really ready to date again? How do you learn to trust your own judgement after betrayal? When does analysing your ex actually stop you from moving forward? Plus, perhaps most importantly, how do you make sure you don't simply choose the same relationship again, just in a different body?

We also talk about anger, identity, loneliness, sex, dating and the fear of starting again later in life.

Because an ending doesn't have to mean failure.

Sometimes the life you thought you were going to have has to fall apart before you get the opportunity to ask a much more exciting question:

What do I want now?

No judgement. No pretending we've got it all figured out. Just honest conversations about relationships, confidence, intimacy, identity and creating an extraordinary next chapter.

This is Encore, and we're only just getting started.

What happens when life gives you an Encore?

Hosted by Susannah Schofield OBE, Encore: The Best is Yet to Come is about what comes next, and making it count. Each week, Susannah sits down with a new guest, from leading experts and familiar faces to people with extraordinary real-life stories, for honest conversations about relationships, reinvention, confidence, health, intimacy, success and starting again.

No filters. No judgement. Just real people, real advice and the conversations we should be having after 40. Your next chapter could be your best one yet!