The Second Chapter

Let the episode be gin!

This week, I'm speaking with Ellen Wakelam. Ellen was a teacher, but after becoming disillusioned with the role -- and reeeeeally long walk -- she and her partner started In the Welsh Wind, a distillery firmly based in her native Wales. I love this episode, almost as much as I love In the Welsh Wind's (seriously)tasty gin. Ellen was so great to chat with - tune in and you'll even learn a few things about distilling and Wales!

Ellen and her team have kindly offered an exclusive discount for TSC listeners on their fantastic gins and spirits - listen for details!

For more on In the Welsh Wind (including some gorgeous pics): www.inthewelshwind.co.uk

On social media @inthewelshwind across the channels:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inthewelshwind/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthewelshwind/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/inthewelshwind

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/14019156/

Ellen Wakelam has her own LinkedIn profile too: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-wakelam-4b7396228/

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#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

When's the last time you learned a new sport? Moved to a new country? Wrote your own solo show?

This week, I'm speaking with Erin Hunter. Although Erin has acted her entire life, she wrote her first solo show after 35 (in a new country, while learning to surf). And I'm so excited to announce that I'll be producing her show for the Edinburgh Fringe in August.

In this episode, Erin and I talk about ageing as a female actor, her brilliantly funny show, which she wrote and performs in, Surfing the Holyland, and she even puts me in the hot seat to talk about my work producing female-led shows for Slackline Productions.

For more on Erin and Hunt the Vigan:

www.erinhunter.net

https://www.huntthevigan.com

Hunt The Vigan's viral sketch -https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/videos/1238552546185601/

For more on Surfing the Holyland:

Watch the Trailer

www.surfingtheholyland.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/surfingtheholyland/

And on all Slackline Productions socials!

Linda, who we refer to in the podcast, is the amazing Linda Jane Butler. You can see Erin perform in Linda's written and rehearsed in a day play, Grand Theft Post-Mortem, here! And for more on Linda https://filmfreeway.com/LINDAJANEBUTLER

*"Platty Joobs" was coined by Kiell Smith-Bynoe. My apologies for calling him "Kiell Whatever His Name Is". He's a comedy genius. I probably owe him at least £50.

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• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

Kate Brindley started out as a mechanical engineer in her native Hungary, quickly realising an office life wasn’t for her.

This week's episode is short but sweet! I’m speaking with cake artist, Katalin (Kate) Brindley.

Since moving to the UK, Kate has had stints as a PA and found a career she loved in massage therapy. But it was a Christmas gift from her husband that reminded her how much she loved caking.

Now at 40, she’s an award-winning cake artist and has never before felt so much passion for her work.

To see (and order!) Kate's beautiful cakes:

 https://katebrindleycakedesign.co.uk 

Instagram: @KB_Cake_Design

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KBCakeDesign 

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

- For more, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com

- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

Kim Becker dreamed of a career in law, ended up with a career in beauty and now, through her non-profit organisation, Hello Gorgeous, helps women with cancer smile when they look in the mirror.

Kim has had her own share of trials and tribulations- from a feeling of emptiness that led her to the epiphany that is Hello Gorgeous, a husband with a long-term illness that left her widowed at 50, and her own experience with cancer, Kim chooses to ask, 'what can I learn from this?' instead of 'why me?' and spends her life helping and inspiring others.

www.hellogorgeous.org

https://www.hellogorgeous.org/our-book

https://www.hellogorgeous.org/be-social

https://www.facebook.com/kim.scanlanbecker/

https://www.facebook.com/HelloGorgeousIN

Here is a free video on the 12 things you need to know before you start your cancer treatment

https://www.hellogorgeous.org/free

Instagram @kimbeckerinspires and @hellogorgeous_of_hope

Twitter @HelloGorgeousIN

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

- For more, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com

- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass #changeisgood

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course, we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

From Rock Star to Rocking the Tech World, Indiana (Indy) Gregg

This week, I’m speaking with Indiana Gregg. Indy studied sports medicine at university, but after her husband left her with three young kids, she did what anyone would do -she decided to become a rock star.

Despite success in music, Indy was called to fighting music piracy, which has led to years in the tech industry, serial entrepreneurialship and her latest venture, app for freelancers, WeDo.

Indy is on:

Twitter and Instagram @indianagregg

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indianagregg/

For more on WeDo and to reserve your user name - https://getwedo.today

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

- For more, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com

- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

Kyra Coates was born with a creative force inside of her.

CW: Before we get started, I’d like to mention that this episode carries a content warning for trauma and sexual assault. Don’t worry, we don’t go into too much detail, but I wanted to give you a heads up. 

Kyra’s early story led to an early adulthood filled with shame and denial. Realization, empowerment, and freedom led Kyra to realise that she is more than her trauma and to embrace her feminine power and sexuality.

After a profound spiritual awakening in her early twenties, Kyra became a Hindu nun and lived a disciplined monastic life for three years. When she left her robes behind, she dove into sexual awakening, motherhood, and embracing her feminine strength.

Finding her true calling at 35, Kyra returned to the art world professionally in 2014 and expresses her years of spiritual and psychological study through her art and now, her writing.

You can find more on Kyra and her work at:

https://www.kyracoatesart.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kyra_coates_art_infusegallery

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

- For more, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com

- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

When they say things are going to the dogs, it usually means they're getting a lot worse, but when Niki French's life went to the dogs, she found her true calling and started a dog training community, Pup Talk the podcast, wrote a book and started a movement.

In this episode, Kristin and Niki discuss:

• How women's stories get better with age (1:23)
• Niki's leap into the freelance world (12:53)
• Her work on London 2012 Olympics (15:07)
• How a traumatic accident changed her (19:42)
• Tinder ;) (29:06)
• Niki's life-changing work with Pup Talk (35:26)

Transcript available soon at thesecondchapterpodcast.com

For more on Niki, her new book and Pup Talk:

Pup Talk Website www.puptalk.co.uk

New Book https://go.puptalk.co.uk/stopwalkingyourdog/ 

Facebook group - Pup Talk with Niki French

https://www.facebook.com/groups/puptalk/  

Instagram / TikTok / Twitter  @puptalk101

Pup Talk The Podcast - latest episode: 

https://puptalk.libsyn.com/pup-talk-the-podcast-episode-70-holistic-therapy-and-living-with-18-dogs

Pup Talk The Pack membership doors are now closed. Join the waitlist

https://pup-talk.mykajabi.com/pup-talk-the-pack-waitlist

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

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• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

Things were ticking along pretty well for Jennifer Arthurton until she was about 50- and then they weren’t. From a struggle that left her mostly bed-bound, to embracing the fact that Old Chicks Know Sh*t, through her podcast and community of the same name, Jennifer has turned her life around by shedding society’s label of what it means to be a woman in midlife and inspiring others to do the same. 

In this episode, Kristin and Jennifer discuss:

- Jennifer’s nightmare of losing it all [3:32]

- When she got fired by her personal trainer at the gym [5:32]

- How losing her job was a gift [10:18]

- How Jennifer tells her limiting beliefs to get out and make her a coffee (and how you can tell your fears to do the same [36:35]

For more on Jennifer: 

Website: www.Oldchicksknowshit.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/oldchicksknowshit/

FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1927174787572948/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldchicksknowshit/

Jennifer Arthurton is the founder and creator of Old Chicks Know Sh*t, a community and a podcast designed to inspire and support midlife women in chasing their dreams and creating their kick-ass next chapter.  Jennifer is a midlife mentor, podcast host, writer and speaker. Having made her own midlife course corrections, she is a passionate advocate of the inherent power and wisdom that women possess at a time when they often feel overlooked in society and doubt themselves most. Jennifer regularly appears as a guest on blogs and podcasts and as a speaker at women’s events.

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Follow The Second Chapter on Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast and Twitter @slacklineprodu2

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass #changeisgood #nevertoolate

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

Transcripts are available at thesecondchapterpodcast.com

This week, Kristin chats with founder and CEO of The Mom Complex, Katherine Wintsch. Through The Mom Complex, Katherine helps the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and Airbnb better support their mom customers and employees. 

In her latest venture, Katherine combines over 10 years of groundbreaking research with her own personal journey in her popular book Slay Like a Mother.

Of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of The Second Chapter if Katherine didn’t have some big changes after 35, including slaying her own dragon of perfection and self-doubt.

We have so many great links to share from and about Katherine:

Sign up for Slay Like a Mother newsletter to keep slaying 

SLAM (Slay the Mean Voice Inside Your Head) 3-Minute Video

Katherine’s Blog

Facebook

Slay Like a Mother Website

The Mom Complex Website

Instagram (@slaylikeamother)

Purchase Slay Like a Mother: Amazon

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This is our last episode of Season 5! I'll be back with more real-life stories of women changing their lives and careers after 35 on 26th April.

Until then, please take a listen to episodes you’ve missed, send me a message at thesecondchapterpodcast.com and follow The second Chapter on Instagram! 

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

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- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.

This week, Kristin is speaking with Mona Maine de Biran.

Mona started her adventure at 16 as a model, travelling the world and winning the Grand Prize on one of America’s biggest talent competitions of the 80s and 90s, Star Search. But when she started to “age out” of modelling, Mona was determined to start again and is now challenging the rules as CEO and co-founder of sustainable, ethical fragrance brand Kierin NYC.

In addition, Mona is the blogger behind Manhattan Minds- REAL NEW YORK CITY STORIES, for lovers of art, beauty, fashion and urban lifestyle.

For more on Mona or Kierin NYC:

www.kierin-nyc.com

www.ManhattanMinds.com

@kierinnyc Instagram / FB / Pinterest / Twitter 

@manhattanminds

@kierin.nyc (TikTok only)

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Subscribe, review and share The Second Chapter- wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts or on podchaser.com

- For more, go to thesecondchapterpodcast.com

- If you like what we do, buy us a virtual coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thesecondchapter

• Twitter: @slacklineprodu2,
• Instagram: @the_second_chapter_podcast,

On Facebook and YouTube as Slackline Productions

#womenover35 #wearebadass

On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35. You’ll find inspiring stories, have a few laughs, and maybe even be motivated to turn the page on your own second chapter!

Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.