The Ancient Wisdom of Women - Growing older, your way.

In this podcast, I am reclaiming the wise woman. As a woman in midlife, I am no longer prepared to fade into the background as I get older. I am determined that older women should take our rightful place in society as wise elders. The wise woman has been with us for a long time and is there to inspire us and see growing older as a privilege instead of dreading it.

Getting older has its advantages. We have been there, done that and also bought the t-shirt and, hopefully, have learnt by experience sometimes the hard way. As we get older we gain a wealth of experience, but some of the negative experiences can leave us with hang-ups and other issues. The good news is that midlife is the best time to take a good hard look at who you are, and why you are that way. Then armed with this knowledge you can heal those old emotional wounds as you have the maturity and skill to do so. This podcast will help you identify negative behaviours that are holding you back and give you some suggestions for how to help yourself. Here is a picture of my sister showing maturity and skill!

Having a midlife crisis? Then before you dump your partner, ditch your job, and apply for a one way trip to the moon, listen to this podcast, it might just prevent you from making a really big mistake!

Have you noticed all the pictures of celebrities over 50 in bikinis lately? Usually accompanied by remarks from the journalist on how amazing they look for their age! And yes, Courtney Cox and Jenifer Aniston look slim and wrinkle free so good for them. But what about the rest of us, is it good for us too? I don't think it is. Don't get me wrong it is great that Sharon Stone still looks fab in a bikini but I'm under no illusion that it is easy to look like that. You have to spend hours at the gym exercising and you need to be very strict about your diet – no pizza or wine! And its not cheap…. Listen to this podcast to find out what I think – here is a hint. I'm not giving up cheese or beer I would rather let it all hang out! (Image by By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen)

In this podcast I am looking at our attitude to ageing. That it is not just about years but also about mindset. If we see growing older as a transition instead of a burden then we will have a much more fulfilling second half of life.