Magnificent Midlife

Magnificent Midlife

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  • 125 Caring for a loved one with dementia with Carolyn Birrell

    Carolyn Birrell is the author of Walking with Fay, a moving book about her mother's uncharted path into dementia. Carolyn's writing began as a way to help her make sense of what was happening and quickly turned into the book she herself had needed, to provide relatable caregiving help. It's a beautiful, empowering book and I really loved it.

    We talk about:

    - What led Carolyn to write such a personal and difficult book

    - Why it took so long to realize how bad things had got with her mother

    - The process of learning her mother had dementia and the early signs

    - Working out what level of interference in her mother's affairs was appropriate

    - Coming to terms with realizing more help with caregiving was required

    - The kind of support that was needed and how Carolyn found that both for her mother and herself

    - Coping with a lack of recognition from her mother

    - The impact of the global pandemic on her mother's care

    - What readers can expect from the book

    - Carolyn's advice for people who fear they are starting to see signs of a parent's dementia

    - Learning what to say and what not to say to a person with dementia

    - What makes the book different from other memoirs

    - What Carolyn hopes readers will get from the book

    - Carolyn's advice for anyone just beginning on this path with their loved one

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    44 min
  • 124 Diversity, equality and being a mature woman with Dawn-Maria France

    Dawn-Maria France is an award-winning journalist and editor-in-chief of Yorkshire Women's Life magazine. She's a travel writer, children's author and broadcaster, and is passionate about women's rights, equality and diversity.

    We talk about:

    - How Dawn-Maria came to be the editor of Yorkshire Women's Life magazine

    - Why Dawn-Maria is so passionate about equality and diversity

    - Being genuine in photographs and fighting back against retouching

    - Issues around mental health especially in the black and brown community

    - The impact of racism on mental health

    - Healthcare and women of colour

    - Finding a voice distinct from her community

    - The challenge and delight of writing empowering stories for children

    - The challenges of writing a children's book

    - Being childless by choice but still choosing to write for children

    - Dawn-Maria's thoughts on the current UK economic difficulties

    - The power that comes to women in midlife

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    47 min
  • 123 How to find your soul mate with Katie Philips

    Do you dream of finding your soul mate? Do you think it will be just too difficult in midlife? Listen in to Katie Philips to find out how to call in your person. Katie is the founder of The School of Self Love.

    She's a Women's Empowerment Coach, Love & Dating Mentor and author of 'The Self Love Affair - A Woman's Guide To A Daring & Mighty Life'. Her passion and expertise is inspiring midlifers that they can create a life they love and call in the love of their life without burn-out or guilt!

    We talk about:

    - What inspired Katie to help women call in their soul mate

    - What life experience led Katie to what she does

    - Why self-love is important when it comes to dating

    - The secrets to calling in a soul mate

    - The blocks women put in front of themselves

    - How women can get better at finding their soul mate

    - The self-sabotaging beliefs women have

    - How to make a success of online dating

    - How to stay motivated when it comes to finding your soul mate

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    49 min
  • 122 Choosing to live in the Arctic with Laura Galloway

    Laura Galloway is the author of Dalvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra. She's a writer and communications strategist who began her career at the Los Angeles Times and holds a Master of Arts in Indigenous Journalism from the Sámi University in Kautokeino, Norway. I read about her in a magazine and just knew I had to invite her onto the podcast. Her book is gorgeous.

    We talk about:

    - The many and varied places Laura has lived and how different life is now

    - What the word DALVI means and why Laura wrote the book

    - The impetus for moving to the Arctic

    - The pain of Laura's childhood

    - Why Laura stayed in the north after her relationship with the reindeer herder ended

    - How Laura assimilated into Arctic living

    - What Laura misses about the frozen north

    - What touched Laura so deeply about this part of the world

    - Living in endless day and endless night

    - How we can live more simply and why that matters

    - The deep friendships Laura made

    - Getting vulnerable about sharing one's story and healing from that

    - How best to start an exciting new venture

    - The wonders of Sapmi – formerly known as Lapland

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    48 min
  • 121 Breast cancer and menopause with Dr Liz O'Riordan

    Dr Liz O'Riordan is an international speaker, broadcaster and award-winning co-author of 'The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer'. In 2015 (aged 40) she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer whilst working as a Consultant Breast Surgeon. Her life changed dramatically. She's passionate about helping people and especially breast cancer patients.

    We talk about:

    - Why women often feel it's their fault when they get a diagnosis of breast cancer

    - Liz's concerns about HRT being positioned in the media as safe for women who've had breast cancer.

    - Why it's important to stay curious about where information is coming from

    - Challenging existing narratives and what's being said by whom

    - How Liz coped with having to give up her beloved career

    - What drove Liz to write her blog and why she stopped

    - Her new book and her podcast

    - The importance of exercise when it comes to breast cancer

    - Having fun with hedgehogs

    - The importance of crafting and sewing

    - Coping with her mum's recent cancer diagnosis

    - What Liz most wants women to know

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    51 min
  • 120 Finding your true voice with Hattie Voelcker (Re-Release)

    Hattie Voelcker went from being a barrister to retraining as a performance coach, working particularly with singers. She's so wise and inspiring! And great fun too.

    We talk about:

    - Why Hattie made the change from barrister to performance coach

    - The similarities between the two professions

    - The beauty of transferable skills

    - The power of understanding people's wants, needs and vulnerabilities

    - How being a family law barrister helps her coaching practice now

    - Moving from a very high-powered career to a new and different role

    - How people of all levels suffer from impostor syndrome

    - How the real fear we feel when stepping forward is looking stupid, both for men and women

    - How our desire for perfection can hold us back

    - Vulnerability and courage as two sides of the same coin

    - Empathy starts with ourselves

    - How it's OK, in fact, normal, to be nervous when stepping forward

    - It's fine to be just OK and to be you, and in that is perfection

    - Life is an infinite series of nows

    - How fun is vital to life

    - The importance of pausing in midlife

    - SMOG, WELL and WISE words

    - Getting rid of the word should from our vocabulary!

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    37 min
  • 119 Healing yourself through nutrition with Louise Carr (Re-release)

    Meet Louise Carr who healed her own midlife trauma through retraining as a nutrition consultant. She has a fascinating story to tell about how to improve our health through nutrition, but also how health issues can be changed by eliminating trauma from our lives. All driven by her own experience. Listen in for so much value about how to accept our issues, deal with them and thrive beyond them.

    We talk about:

    - How Louise retrained in nutrition in midlife to cope with her own health issues

    - Not accepting the doctor's narrative that health issues were age-related (at 46!)

    - How learning about nutrition can transform our lives

    - The importance of supporting our adrenal glands with nutrition

    - Replenishing our bodies and minds with downtime and self-care

    - Mixing with other age groups when retraining in midlife

    - How one big change can lead to many others - the domino effect

    - Learning to trust your gut

    - Coping with overwhelm and depression

    - Recognizing the true sources of one's stress

    - Realizing when one's relationship is no longer viable

    - The power of food and nutrition in transforming our lives

    - The damaging effect stress has on our health

    - How walking away from the wrong relationship can be very good for our health

    - Breaking free of abusive behavior

    - How IBS is a tell for trauma in our lives

    - How midlife is the perfect time to re-evaluate how we nurture ourselves

    - How inflammation and fighting our menopausal experience will make our experience of menopause worse

    - The empowering effect of stepping out of the victim mindset

    - Not accepting what we're told if our gut tells us otherwise

    - The importance of a holistic approach to health especially in midlife

    - Dealing with PTSD as a midlife woman

    - Re-engaging with your body after trauma

    - How trauma effects short term memory - it may not be menopause!

    - Stress and hormonal health

    - Is it a mood swing or a food swing?

    - Keeping blood sugar levels stable

    - Weight-gain around the middle in midlife and its connection to stress and metabolism

    - Cortisol driving weight to the center of our bodies in midlife

    - Mineral dense foods

    - Calories don't count - nutrition does

    - Learning to value ourselves more especially with food

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    41 min
  • 118 The magic of menopause with Darcey Steinke (Re-Release)

    This interview was transformational for me! I was so excited to interview Darcey Steinke, author of Flash Count Diary. I loved her book and so many of her thoughts about menopause are similar to mine. It was wonderful to find a kindred spirit whose overall impression of menopause is so positive. Darcey was the first guest to make me cry!

    We talk about:

    - Darcey's fascination with her hot flashes

    - How the book is about so many different things about midlife and menopause

    - How menopause can be a struggle but there is lots of richness to gain

    - Darcey's startling realizations about the menopausal transition

    - How Darcey managed her own menopause symptoms and what helped most

    - How we may be more like our pre-pubescent selves post menopause

    - How we may live more of our lives being infertile than fertile

    - The tyranny of estrogen and what it's like to finally be free of it

    - Fertility, menopause and the patriarchy

    - Appearance, visibility and the power of female friends

    - Calling out ageism especially at work

    - Anger and the lifting of the complicity veil

    - The marvels of whales and menopause

    - The evolutionary reason for menopause

    - How misogyny has lots to answer for on how we view menopause

    - How rethinking menopause and ageing can re-frame our experience of both

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    40 min
  • 117 Giggling about incontinence with Elaine Miller (Re-Release)

    We're dipping into the archives again and here's another cracker of a podcast. Elaine Miller is a pelvic health physiotherapist and stand-up comedian. She's on a mission to end incontinence through raising awareness, and laughing a lot along the way. As this podcast goes live, Elaine is staring again in her one woman show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

    We talk about:

    - How 1 in 3 women will suffer from stress incontinence

    - How 84% can be cured with just 6 treatments with a pelvic health physio

    - Funny stories from Elaine's long career talking about pelvic floors

    - Elaine's journey from physio to stand-up comedian

    - What it's like doing a show about incontinence on the Edinburgh Fringe

    - What we can all do to help ourselves with incontinence

    - How incontinence may be common but it is NOT normal

    And more!

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    37 min
  • 116 How to have great midlife sex with Dr Sonia Wright (Re-Release)

    Meet Dr Sonia Wright, the Midlife Sex Coach. She's also a medical doctor, radiologist and life coach, and tremendous fun. This is a brilliant interview all about midlife sex. If you have any issues at all, even tiny ones, in this department, or just want to make your sex life even better, this interview will get you feeling inspired and empowered to take excellent care of yourself and your partner. Let's all have more fun!

    We talk about:

    - How Sonia went from being a radiologist to becoming a sex coach

    - Understanding the pleasure gap between men and women

    - Moving beyond penis in vagina (PIV) sex

    - The importance of clitoral stimulation

    - How our libido changes as we age

    - Thinking about the many factors that may impact our libido

    - Our biggest sexual organ is the brain

    - Staying curious and exploring different ways to be sexual

    - Self-pleasure to maintain the blood supply to the vulval area

    - Feeling comfortable using lubricants

    - Your best sexual partner is yourself

    - The wonders of the clitoris and how much of is not visible

    - Why Sonia worked in a sex toy shop

    - The fun and pleasure you can get with sex toys

    - Sonia's toy recommendations

    - Taking the pressure off men by bringing toys into the bedroom

    - Bringing sexual intimacy back when it's completely slipped off the agenda

    - You can't have great sex if there are relationship issues

    - A man can still have good sex and an orgasm without an erection

    - How society's narratives impact our own concept of what is sexy

    - The importance of body image as we age

    And more!

    Read the summary transcription of this podcast: themuttonclub.com/midlife-sex-lets-all-have-more-fun

    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you're listening.

    Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel's book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book

    The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:

    UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/

    You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.

    Recommended by the Sunday Times.

    Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.

    You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.

    Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.

    Follow Rachel on:

    Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife

    Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife

    Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester

    Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife

    Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1

    Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw

    Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife

    40 min

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Midlife isn't the end of meaningful life, just the end of the first half rehearsal. Listen, laugh, learn and be inspired as Rachel Lankester, author, mentor and founder of Magnificent Midlife,…

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