Season 1 Podcasts
Join me as I share my lived experiences. I will share stories, lessons learned and my perspective on the various obstacles life has thrown my way!
Episode 9: Holy Hormones
Menopause.... Perimenopause.... what does it all mean and what is going on with me now. Join me as I discuss my journey so far in the next stage of my unscripted story.
Episode 10: Late to the Label: ADHD After 50
At 51 I was officially diagnosed with ADHD. In this episode I discuss what I learnt, how I found out and some of the things that have helped me most so far. It is never easy to change, and it is even harder learning to build better habits later in life!
Season 1 Episodes
Check out some of our previous episodes all available now on YouTube
Episode 1: Fifty, Fabulous & Flourishing
Welcome to Fifties Unscripted, I'm excited to share my stories, lessons learned and lived experiences with you as I embrace my second act! This first Episode is an intro, my chance to tell you a little bit about who I am, what I hope to talk about and what I think you may enjoy along the way! Life is full of change and no matter our age we all experience life in different ways, join me as we chat about life in all its unscripted glory!
Episode 2: The Mid Life Mix Tape
In this episode, I share my experiences of starting over as I approached 50. Following my separation, I had to readjust to what I thought life would be and where I thought things were going. Learning to do more and finding my self-confidence along the way.
Episode 3: From a Certain Point of View
In this episode, I discuss the challenges I faced with weight management and how my inner critic was my largest road block. Now at 52 I am 80lbs lighter and nearing my target weight. Join me as I talk about what I learned to help me find my way to the new me.
Episode 4: Learning to Love Myself
In this episode, I take a deeper dive into my self-care journey. What I had to do to find peace and show myself the same care, compassion and grace, that I so freely gave to everyone else.
Episode 5: The Clone Wars: AKA Kids, Career, Chaos.
In this episode I talk all about becoming a mom and navigating life as I adjusted to managing marriage, kids, career and life. I look back at the different experiences and bumps I faced along the way, discussing how I coped and managed through. I do wonder if having a clone of myself could have helped?
Episode 6: The Path to Independence - Tiny Feet to Teen Dreams
In this episode, I discuss how things change as our kids grow up. I talk about when it's no longer mommy help and just mom I can do it myself. Each child is unique and their experiences, personality and emotions are different from ours, their siblings and their friends. Learning to listen and support them in their unscripted journey without trying to write their script is difficult. I will share some of the things I've learnt and lived through with my kids and how I managed the changes with all three of my girls.
Episode 7: Silent Battles: My Journey with Mental Health
In this weeks episode I open up on my mental health journey. I believe in the importance of talking about mental health and raising awareness. We as a society need to break the stigma around mental health so that it becomes just as standard as physical health and people feel more at ease to share their struggles.
Episode 8: Still Here, Still Me: Living with Chronic Illness
In this episode I revisit the struggles I faced as I came to terms and finding out about different health struggles. The need to trust your instincts and not be afraid to ask for a second opinion. As someone who lives with an invisible disability it can be a struggle to get people to understand what you deal with. It can also be difficult to figure out how to manage, when you want to do so much and are limited in what is capable. I hope talking about my experience will shed some light on what it is like living with chronic illness.