A Grown Up's Gap Year
The Rewrite: Letting Go to Begin Again with Melinda Louise Hutchings
18 Aug 2025
What if the life you’ve built no longer fits? In this candid, hope-filled episode, author of A Grown Up’s Gap Year, wellbeing commentator and host Monique van Tulder, interviews fellow author, editor and Fit HIIT Pilates founder, Melinda Louise Hutchings, to talk reinvention, no regrets, and why it’s never too late to rewrite your next chapter.Melinda Louise Hutchings - who not only contributed a powerful chapter to A Grown Up’s Gap Year, but also edited the book.Melinda knows what it’s like to take a moment to plan a fresh start - from leaving a life that no longer felt right, to retraining, relocating, and rewriting her own rules. We talk about what really happens when you stop saying “one day” and begin instead.This episode is for anyone hovering at the edge of change:If you’re wondering whether it’s too late (it’s not)If you’ve been collecting “maybe later” dreamsIf you need to borrow someone else’s courage before you can claim your ownMelinda shares how she let go of the known, handled pushback, and discovered the unexpected joys of beginning again. We also talk ageing with purpose, rewriting mid-life myths, and the power of Pilates (yes, really).fithiitpilates.com📚 Get your copy of A Grown Up’s Gap Year the book, from Amazon, moniquevantulder.com, bookshops and libraries, subscribe to the podcast, and take the first step toward your own A Grown Up’s Gap Year. Monique's LinkedIn Monique's Instagram
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