Today I'm chatting with Alex Brooke, a former Project Manager in the nuclear industry, who decided at 44 years old to ditch her successful management career, to buy a franchise in the travel industry.

Alex is a lover of adventure holidays, roller coasters and punk music!  She talks to me about why she chose to go down the franchise route rather than set up as an independent business owner.

You can check out how Alex can help you plan and create your dream holiday at http://www.notjusttravel.com/alexbrooke/

Today I'm chatting with Laura Wade, another midlifer who changed direction from a successful career in the legal profession to becoming her own boss when she set up the novel idea of Slipper Camps. 

Laura openly shares the highs and occasional lows of being in business for yourself and explains the concept behind her latest venture.

In today's eposode I'm chatting with Jo Blackwell.   Jo has created a one-stop-shop for everything a woman could need to know to help her navigate midlife and beyond.  Her latest venture The Midlife Movement brings together specialists from a wide range of different disciplines to provide support and inspiration covering all areas of health, wellness and lifestyle.

Jo believes that the world needs the wisdom, experience and love that women 50 plus have to offer. Her mission is to help women to increase their confidence so that they can become more visible and step into the lives they were meant to lead in the second half of life.

In this episode I'm chatting with Fiona, who devastatingly was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer at just 43 years old.  She chats about the emotional ups and the downs, and how a positive mindset helped her get through the hardest year of her life.  

Ex work-colleague, friend and nutrition client, Gail Craggs, chats to me about her weight loss journey. Having set herself a goal to wear a size 12 dress and feel fabulous at her son's wedding, she tells me why she won't be heading back to a slimming club any time soon and feels 'brilliant'.

In this episode I'm chatting with Julie Dennis aka The Menopause Coach, menopause specialist and author of the Amazon best seller The Hot Flush Freedom Challenge.

In this episode I'm chatting with fellow 50 something blogger and shopaholic, Michelle Green, talking about how she set up her blog 'Fifty and Fab' to help her navigate her journey through midlife as she hit 50 and beyond, as well as to help other 50 somethings to look and feel great with their own style.

Episode 2:  In this episode I cover the difference between Diet Methods and Principles, and explain why implementing 5 simple principles is the key to successful long term weight management.