The Wobbly Middle: Women's Careers In Midlife
Episodes
We are The Punk Generation - Never Mind The CV Gap | Jacquie Duckworth & Rebecca Byrne - on women returning to work
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Women in midlife came of age between punk and the Spice Girls. That spirit doesn't leave you. If you're returning to work after a career break, rebuil...
The Candyland Board Career: Comedy, Courage and How To Get Paid | Lynn Harris
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy as a midlife career move - and why humour is one of the most powerful tools for change.What if the thing that makes you funny is the same thing...
From Teacher's Desk to Therapist's Couch
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Patsy sits down with her long-distance bestie to talk about teaching drama, having children then growing up, and finding her direction...
Returner's Luck - And how to make it
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Psychologist and founder Julianne Miles lets us in on what makes people lucky, gives me hope about neuroplasticity (my personal favourite!), and share...
Pin It To Win It: The Neuroscience of Vision Boards
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pin It To Win It: The Neuroscience of Vision BoardsBonus Episode: Investigative wellness journalist Rebecca Newman (Financial Times, The Guardian, GQ)...
All Rise! Court Is Now In Session.
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Magistrate Pip Symington hands down her rulings on romantic break-ups (seek adventure), work break-ups (consult friends and therapy), and how to rebui...
Trailer Season 3: Reigniting Possibility In the Year Ahead
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our new season launches on 19 January — Blue Monday — that mid-January moment when morale plummets, resolutions flatline and job searches spike.So...
Salima Saxton: From Losing Herself in Motherhood to Rebuilding Her Multi-Hyphenate Career
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actress, writer, podcaster, and mother of three, Salima Saxton joins The Wobbly Middle Season 2 finale to talk about reclaiming yourself. From centre ...
Joy Ride: Taking your confidence out for a spin
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From olympic dreams to a digital sisterhood, Joy Foster traded a career in the City for a quiver of arrows, followed love across borders and then and ...
Celebrating a Period of Change
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
...and how to build a brand.Liberating and taboo-busting, Rachael Newton (former hedge fund lawyer turned entrepreneur) is part of a new wave of found...
Culture Club: Good Karma Only
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where female investors bring the values—and the returns.Experienced fund manager Leila Kardouche knew that to keep doing what she loved—investing—...
Setting Her Own Stones: Building a Life-Shaped Business
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Champion de Crespigny loved physics. She studied civil engineering for 8 years, fascinated by structure and design. In the workplace, however, ...
Q&A with Patsy Day; Advice on Your Saga from Susannah de Jager
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got mail.Susannah and Patsy open the mailbag and respond to some of your excellent (occasionally panic-tinged) every-woman questions about nav...
Break. Return. Rise.
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Hannah McCracken returned to advertising after a career break raising her children, she anticipated going back at the same level, with some flexi...
Hot To Go-Bag: Bonus Episode with Aundrea Cline-Thomas
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We get the inside scoop on what it was really like producing a live, chaotic political interview with then-candidate Donald Trump — the pressure, th...
Lights, Camera... Pivot!
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Newsrooms collapsing. Journalism jobs vanishing. Three-time Emmy winner and TV reporter Aundrea Cline-Thomas saw the signs flashing like a breaking ne...
The Wobbly Middle Season Two
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel a pull towards something new but aren’t sure what’s next?So do we! Following a No. 1 ranking on Apple Podcasts GB Careers chart, hosts...
A Portrait of Passion and Courage
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donna was in her 40s when she picked up a camera. A stay-at-home mum in a new country, she poured her passion for food into a blog to fill the long sc...
The Entrepreneur Masterclass: Debbie Wosskow’s Blueprint for Success
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Notebooks at the ready—this is a masterclass in taking ideas to thriving ventures from one of the UK’s most dynamic businesswomen. Debbie Wosskow ...
From Lab to Lifeline: When Brain and Heart Collide
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Born in the New Mexico deserts where running water was a luxury, Dr. Emily Connally was an unlikely contender for the ivory towers of Harvard and Oxfo...
From Courtroom to Chef’s Kitchen: A Feast of Grit and Glory
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie was 37 when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Recovered but with a heavy dose of heartache, she had a choice to make: return t...
From Delivery Room to Disruptor: When the Gloves Came Off
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Midwife Nina Van Schaick felt a deep calling to support mothers through the transformative experience of childbirth. But as she witnessed the trauma c...
Unfinished Business
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when one of the most influential woman in the City resigns at the top of her game? Dame Helena Morrissey stunned the financial world when...
From Playground to Powerhouse - Life on the Frontlines of a Revolution
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Helen was made redundant while pregnant. In the playground, she watched as skilled mums - lawyers, accountants, architects - pushed swings, frustrated...
Super Docs Navigating the Hormonal Highway
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When they couldn't find help for their often young, sub-fertile patients who were being slammed by the perimenopause, Drs Susanne Hooper and Melanie H...
Welcome to The Wobbly Middle
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patsy quit her job. Susannah quit the city. Now they’re on a quest to find the path through the wobbly middle of their careers. This podcast is for ...