The Wobbly Middle: Women's Career Crossroads In Midlife

When Your Body Speaks: From Chronic Pain to Natural Movement and a Second Act | Wendy Welpton

One night Wendy Welpton woke up in agony. She was a fit and healthy runner who had always taken good care of herself. Four years of chronic pain followed, with no clear a

Turning a conversation into a £68m business: Helen Cannon on super-scaling from a people-first, purpose-led position and changing the workplace for good

How do you turn a conversation into a £68m turnover business? Helen Cannon started a managed travel co in her late 30s (with five children at home!) off the back of a con

Hypnotherapy Career Change: A Purpose-Led Second Act, Identity Shifts and the Antidote to Imposter Syndrome | Heather Makepeace |

After over a decade in the family business, Heather took the painful decision to close its doors and change careers. The decision was long in the making but the relief wa

Leaving the Ladder Down: Vogue, Motherhood and the Mental Rolodex | Dolly Jones

“From the very earliest point of your career, you're building a wonderful mental Rolodex of people who might roll into any future part of your life, and I could've been m

Books and Chocolate: Tech entrepreneur Georgina Atwell on values-led, commercially minded change

Values-led and commercially minded Georgina Atwell turned a career crossroads moment and her knowledge of the publishing industry into two book businesses that give back.

The Accidental Influencer: Hut-to-Hut Hikes, Night Trains and Going Viral | Bea Searle |

Travel blog income, going viral on Instagram and hut-to-hut hiking with kids - Bea Searle turned school holiday travel into a midlife career. Bea Searle has never quite

Legendary Mermaid, Rita King, On Going Back To Mermaid School in her 60s

Rita King is a Legendary Siren - a mermaid at Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs - who returned to the water after a whole working life away. She first performed in the famou

S4 Trailer: The Women Who Bring The Sunshine

For women rethinking their careers in midlife, Season 4 of The Wobbly Middle is here and this summer it belongs to the women who bring us the sunshine. The holiday you b

Going back to study: Executive MBA for Women | Urmi Dutta-Roy & Louise Welch

Executive MBA, going back to study as a mature student, and finding your tribe in midlife with Urmi Dutta-Roy (CFO, The Folio Society) and Louise Welch (ex-PlayStation, n

The Road Less Travelled: Curiosity, Boardrooms and Going Far Together | Shefaly Yogendra

Non-linear careers, midlife career change and what it takes to walk into a boardroom. Shefaly Yogendra - engineer, Cambridge PhD, portfolio board director and author of U

Modelling, motherhood and the Microbiome | Catherine Hurley Arbibe on gut health

Modelling, Motherhood and the Microbiome | Catherine Hurley Arbibe on Gut Health & Investigative Wellness Journalist Rebecca Newman From behind the scenes at the world's

We are The Punk Generation - Never Mind The CV Gap | Jacquie Duckworth & Rebecca Byrne - on women returning to work

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, rebuilding career confiden

The Candyland Board Career: Comedy, Courage and How To Get Paid | Lynn Harris

Comedy as a midlife career move — and why humour is one of the most powerful tools for change and an anti-dote to midlife angst. What if the thing that makes you funny i

From Teacher's Desk to Therapist's Couch: Leaving teaching and going back to study psychology | Carri Simmons

A career pivot story about retraining as a psychologist after a career break — for women starting over in midlife. What happens when you realise the career you built isn

Returner's Luck — And How to Make It | Julianne Miles MBE, Founder of Career Returners

Returning to work after a career break — the psychology of luck, neuroplasticity, and starting again in midlife. Julianne Miles knows what it takes to return to work bec

Pin It To Win It: The Neuroscience of Action Boards | Rebecca Newman | Investigative Wellness

The neuroscience behind action boards / vision boards and goal-setting — and how to use them at a career crossroads. Do action boards actually work, or are they just art

All Rise! From Redundancy to the Magistrate's Bench — Pip Symington on Leaving Corporate Life, Purpose-Led Living and Going Back To Study

A career pivot story about leaving corporate life after redundancy and going back to study — from risk consultant to magistrate and PhD researcher. When a long-term rela

Reigniting Possibility: Season 3 of The Wobbly Middle Is Here | Going Back to Study

Thinking about leaving corporate life and building a business, breaking back in after a career break, going back to study, or just taking your long-neglected dream seriou

Salima Saxton: From Losing Herself in Motherhood to Rebuilding Her Multi-Hyphenate Career

Actress, writer, podcaster, and mother of three, Salima Saxton joins The Wobbly Middle Season 2 finale to talk about reclaiming yourself. From centre stage to the school

Joy Ride: Taking your confidence out for a spin | Women in Tech | Joy Foster

We talk about social media careers, learning tech in your 40s and a career pivot into digital. From olympic dreams to a digital sisterhood, Joy Foster traded a career in