The Right Side of 40 Podcast

01/07/2024

Get help.

Post-40 is a time when we think we should have it all together but we seldom have. Not only have we struggled with some things for years but new things, unique to our post-40 world, come along to challenge us.

It's never too late to seek help. Catch up on these episodes for inspiration.

Episode 21 - Menopause. Support in the workplace can be life-changing for employees and productive for employers.
Episode 25 - Workplace mindset and wellbeing. There are lots of therapies out there to help you cope better at life and work.
Episode 29 - Post-40 survival kit. What can you learn from your post-40 sisters? Let us help you prepare.
Episode 38 - Neurodiversity. Listen to how a post-40 diagnosis for Autism and ADHD helped these cousins.

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28/05/2024

Makers, writers, storytellers and comedians!

Post-40 is the ideal time to embrace your creativity. Catch up on these episodes for inspiration. It's never too late to try something new post-40.

Episode 4 - Rachel is a teacher by day and stand-up comedian by night.
Episode 16 - Janet's love of story-telling sent her back to school to kickstart a new career in film and TV development.
Episode 31 - Kerry published her first novel at 48 and turned the dream of becoming a professional author into a reality.
Episode 37 - Pip's Hot Sauce is a story of a true creative, using her natural talents and instincts to grow a brand.

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08/05/2024

Midlife movie recommendation!

Watch the film Nyad starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening. It’s fantastic with a strong theme about age and the feeling that there’s still energy and time to do things that are exciting and give you purpose. Diana Nyad gets to 60 and decides she wants to have one more go at achieving her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida. However, what impressed me most about the story was that it’s not just about Diana Nyad’s purpose but the skills and determination of the team that gets her there.

At the beginning of the film Diana Nyad’s friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll, played by Jodie Foster, is persuading John Bartlett (Rhys Ifans) to be their navigator. Stoll says to Bartlett:

‘How many more chances are we gonna get to do heart-pumping s**t?’

Stoll and Bartlett were instrumental in helping Nyad achieve her goal and what is portrayed in the film is that you can just as much thrill from supporting someone else’s achievement, from being part of that team. All greatness needs a team.

It made me think about all the people who had supported me and that perhaps in the future I could be someone’s Bonnie.

Don’t let age hold you back from your dreams or the thrill of someone’s else’s. Be Diana. Be John. Be Bonnie. Do some heart-pumping s**t.

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19/04/2024

We're very excited that the Women in Podcasting directory has created a listing for The Right Side of 40! The directory, which has been around since 2005, is an amazing resource where you can find podcasts by women covering all kinds of topics, including ours now.

Check it out!
https://wipdirectory.com/podcast/the-right-side-of-40/

We also discuss some career dilemmas that we may be facing in the work-place. Our concerns pre-40 – employability, financial security, and getting some kind of fulfilment from work – don’t change post-40 even though lots of other things about life have changed. It’s not easy navigating the u...

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day!

We've had some great moments with great women in our first year of The Right Side of 40 Podcast.

On International Women's Day be inspired by the women around you but also take a midlife moment to think about how great you are too. You've come a long way, baby. Take inspiration from yourself and make the second half of your life and career what you want it to be.

Love from The Right Side of 40 Podcast - Eve and Caroline xx

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12/02/2024

Caroline Annis, Eve Toomey had a fabulous in-person meet-up with RSO40 podcast guest Lena Rantsevich from Reputy.io on Friday. We talked (and laughed!) about life, kids, work - the whole range of challenges we face on this side of 40. Thanks so much for hosting us!

If you missed it before the holidays, listen to the insightful conversation we had with Lena last year about Soft Skills and Rethinking Recruitment.
https://www.rightsideof40pod.com/episodes/episode/7f8c5f2f/episode-39-soft-skills-rethinking-recruitment

10/01/2024

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We are taking a break from posting episodes and spending time researching new topics and guests. We might also sit in the sun like Wolfie the Cat... just for a minute, everyone needs a rest.

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08/01/2024

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Read our 10 top tips on making a podcast written by two low tech, over-40, podcast newbies. If we can make a podcast so can YOU. Please share with anyone you think should be getting their story out there.

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03/01/2024

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Episode 40: How to make a podcast

Happy New Year! What do you want to do in 2024? How about making a podcast? Listen to two low tech, over-40, podcast newbies share their top tips. If we can do it, then you can too.

Making a podcast is an easy, independent way for you to get your ideas out to an audience. We had no idea what we were doing when we started but 40 episodes later we've learned a lot. We hope we can inspire you to give it a go.

We talk you through how we developed the idea for The Right Side of 40 podcast. We share how we recorded, edited, and published the episodes. We also built a website and launched a social media marketing campaign. We know we got some things right and there are things we wish we had done better. However, we are proud we tried something new post-40.

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14/12/2023

Please, please, please tell the Guardian that you loved our podcast in 2023... Click on the link and vote for The Right Side of 40 Podcast.

We would like to hear about your favourite podcast you’ve been listening to this year and why

27/11/2023

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Episode 39: Soft skills - Rethinking recruitment

Empathy, communication, active listening, critical thinking, creativity, time management, lifelong learning. These 'soft' skills make us good at our jobs but are often thought of as 'nice to have' rather than core competencies that will get you recruited for the job you want. However, things are changing.

We talk to Lena Rantsevich about rethinking recruitment. Lena is launching an app called Reputy that allows people to evidence their 'human' skills to build up a profile that makes them more attractive to employers and helps people to change jobs more easily because of these transferable skills.

We talk core skills, hot beverages, introverts, mothering, and how reframing your experience or hobbies - including Caroline's quilt - could get you the career change you have been craving.

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20/11/2023

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It's hard to look back at a whole decade and pick out the most significant or memorable things you've done. Eve tells us 5 things she did in her 50s - so far, there are a few more years left in this decade - which, it turns out, have been all about slowing down, finding joy in the everyday, and simultaneously surviving perimenopause and the pandemic

What have you done in your 40s, 50s and 60s? Share your big, small or just proud moments.

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19/11/2023

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Happy International Men's Day! Wishing all the men successful midlife journeys from The Right Side of 40.

A great way to be involved in International Men’s Day in the UK is to help charities and other organisations supporting men and boys’ wellbeing:
https://ukmensday.org.uk/supporters/

For International resources:
https://internationalmensday.com/

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13/11/2023

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It's hard to look back at a whole decade and pick out the most significant or memorable things you've done. Eve tells us 4 things she did in her 40s. Transatlantic moves, setting up a business, bringing up teenagers, nothing big really...

What have you done in your 40s, 50s and 60s? Share your big, small or just proud moments.

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06/11/2023

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Episode 38: Neurodiversity - People think I'm odd

Warning: This episode contains references to depression and su***de.

Could a neurodiversity diagnosis help you in mid-life? As greater understanding emerges that ADHD and autism present differently in women to men, more women are accessing tests for neurodiversity post-40.

We talk to two cousins about their post-40 assessments - Joanne Limburg was diagnosed with autism and Lisa Gee was diagnosed with ADHD. Throughout their lives they knew they were considered 'odd' or 'different' and that assumptions about their behaviour have affected their education, life and work.

We discuss the negative economic effects of neurodiversity for those who struggle to work full-time or fit into a traditional workplace structure. We also learn some new ways of understanding neurodivergent traits including spikiness and fizziness!

Lisa and Joanne tell us how their diagnosis has enabled them to be more open about their conditions in the workplace and the relief they have felt at now being able to access support and help.

'The sense that... I might be entitled to something, I might be entitled to help, I might not have to struggle in the way that I thought everybody struggled but just managed it better.'

'And I might be able to forgive myself for struggling and allow myself to struggle and allow myself to say, you know what, I'm not going to do this or I'm taking time out, because it's harder for me than other people.'

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30/10/2023

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Episode 37: Pip's Hot Sauce

Pip Bradley got the idea for her business whilst eating at a local pub. With no chilli sauce to add to her meal, Pip wrote up a list of ingredients on the back of a beer mat for her ideal hot sauce. Pip now makes and sells a range of hot sauces, creating not just a succcessful microbusiness but a lifestyle as well.

Pip's story is one of a true creative, using her natural talents and instincts to create her products and grow her brand organically. She runs 'Pip's Hot Sauce' with her partner in life and work, Matt. Their working relationship is a brilliant example of the power of partnership and how important it is to have someone you trust who encourages you to go for it.

'We're doing something that's very much a creative endeavour... and that's how I like it.'

Pip is an active member of a creative community in Birmingham whose support and collaboration have helped her find new directions for the brand. She has also created opportunities for other independent makers to reach customers by setting up Kings Heath Artisan Market in Birmingham.

Pip encourages us to 'just get on with' whatever we want to do, and by the end of this episode you will be sketching out your own ideas for that business you've always wanted to run. Her advice for those thinking about setting up on their own: 'Either shut up or do it.'

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27/10/2023

Socially Awkward Questions - if you dare ask them, we'll answer!

Episode 36: My family don't know what I do - is it okay to be hurt?

How does it feel if your family or friends don't understand what you do for a living? Is it important? Do you care? Does it make you feel lonely?

The workplace is a minefield of potential social awkwardness and it doesn't get any easier in midlife.

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23/10/2023

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Episode 35: Side hustle or portfolio career?

Warning: This episode contains references to adoption, death and funerals.

Sarah Parkin is a tutor, councillor, gardener and celebrant... multiple side hustles or is this what is now being called a 'portfolio career'?

The cost of living crisis means more people are juggling multiple careers or jobs but it's not just about money, it is also about taking control. Sarah tells us how she manages her many roles to support her family but also how saying 'yes' to things has given her the confidence to find her life's purpose.

'By the age of 52, I have found what I want to do when I'm a grown up.'

We talk self-employed anxiety, resilience, finding your voice and whack-a-mole. Sarah is someone who is writing her own story and has found a new career celebrating other people's.

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23/10/2023

In weekly episodes, Eve and Caroline explore what it is like for women working in their 40s, 50s and 60s.

20/10/2023

Socially Awkward Questions - if you dare ask them, we'll answer!

Episode 34: Should I correct a co-worker's grammar or spelling?

Even if they ask you? Do we even care so much about gramma & spelleeng enny moor?

The workplace is a minefield of potential social awkwardness and it doesn't get any easier in midlife.

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18/10/2023

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October 18th is World Menopause Day.

If you are in the midst of it, get some help and advice.
If you are heading towards it, get some help and advice.
If it's behind you, BE the help and advice.

For inspiration listen to Episode 21 where Lauren Chiren describes the powerful work done by menopause coaches and menopause champions in the workplace.

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Below are links for international help and support in the UK, Canada and USA:

Women of a Certain Stage
https://www.womenofacertainstage.com/

British Menopause Society
https://thebms.org.uk/publications/world-menopause-day-2023/

International Menopause Society
https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day/

Canadian Menopause Society
https://www.sigmamenopause.com/

North American Menopause Society
https://www.menopause.org/

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17/10/2023

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Episode 33: Cultural intelligence

Polly Collingridge talks to us about how Cultural Intelligence, otherwise known as CQ, is a key value for organisations who wish to create better connections between their workforce and clients - and leads to improved productivity. CQ also provides a common language to negotiate difference without conflict and can help our diverse workforces feel included and communicate effectively.

Sounds great but what is it, how do we get it, or do we have it already?

Polly describes how CQ asks us to question the assumptions we make about people. We are taught that we should treat others how WE wish to be treated but is that enough? Cultural Intelligence encourages us to treat others how THEY would like to be treated.

How do you think you would score if you took a CQ test?

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13/10/2023

Socially Awkward Questions - if you dare ask them, we'll answer!

Episode 32: Should you ever date a co-worker?

Should you tell anyone? What happens if you split up? What happens if YOU are the boss?

The workplace is a minefield of potential social awkwardness and it doesn't get any easier in midlife.

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09/10/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/oct/08/could-be-the-next-big-thing-how-pickleball-is-courting-a-new-generation-of-players

You heard it here first, of course, Pickleball is the next big thing in racket support and particularly suited for those who prefer a gentler experience post-40. Listen to Episode 23, where we talk to long-term tennis fan, Raelene Kycuk, about her conversion to Pickleball.

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The cross between tennis, ping-pong and badminton is growing in popularity but faces a shortage of courts and a problem with nimbys

09/10/2023

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Episode 31: Writing for a living

Lots of people dream of becoming a professional author. Kerry Fisher published her first novel at 48 and turned the dream into a reality. However, all those words don't appear by magic. Kerry loves bringing her characters to life but she also describes the determination and hard graft required to be a writer. Kerry is a writer grounded in reality both on and off the page, taking inspiration from the problems faced by mid-life women.

'I want women to be reading my books and think, I feel heard by you.'

We also learn that creating these books is a team effort. Kerry describes the need to trust other people and let editors and publishers bring their expertise to get the finished book over the line. It's not easy to hand over the baby but she has learned to let go.

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08/10/2023

Podcast? What's a podcast?

It's very easy to listen to The Right Side of 40 podcast. You don't have to download anything or register. Just follow the link to our website and select an episode. You can listen straight away on your phone, laptop, tablet, etc.

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06/10/2023

Socially Awkward Questions - if you dare ask them, we'll answer!

Episode 30: What can I wear for work once I turn 40?

The workplace is a minefield of potential social awkwardness and it doesn't get any easier in midlife.

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04/10/2023

Here's some of the things that we packed in our Post-40 Survival Kit for our nearly-aged-40 sisters. Listen to Episode 29 of The Right Side of 40 podcast to find out more.

What do YOU wish you had packed for your post-40 journey? Let us know.

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02/10/2023

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Episode 29: Post-40 survival kit

We are packing a little survival kit for our sisters in their late-30s. They've asked us what they will need for their adventures on The Right Side of 40. A sense of humour is essential but what else should we pack?

Listen to our new episode where we discuss tissues, time machines and the tendency to not recognise our own worth.

Let us know what you think. What do you think you will need for your post-40 journey?

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