The Better Life: Mastering The Art Of Reinvention

Eleanor Mills on becoming an entrepreneur in your 50s

Eleanor Mills is editor-in-chief of Noon.org.uk. Eleanor had worked in news and features journalism for nearly 30 years when she lost her job as editor of the Sunday Times Magazine - a moment which, as you’ll hear, left her feeling like she’d died. But this period of instability also became one of personal reflection and incredible growth. It led her to set up Noon - to share the stories of other women who had reinvented themselves in midlife. Noon is now known as the home of the “Queenager”, it’s going from strength to strength, and has taught Eleanor an awful lot along the way. 
 
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Lavina Mehta on how a passion project can lead to an MBE

Lavina Mehta is a personal trainer, wellness coach, mum of three and TV and radio fitness expert. Lavina started her working life in management and quickly ascended to a Global Project Manager role at BP, but eventually chose to leave this role to focus on her family. It’s a decision that so many women have to face in their careers - but for Lavina it was an opportunity for an amazing reinvention. As you’ll hear, she became more and more interested in fitness and it ignited passion in her for exercise and nutrition. At age 40 she qualified as a personal trainer and became committed to helping other Asian women like her look after their health. During lockdown she offered twice daily “snack” workouts to help people keep fit from home. It snowballed into a global phenomenon and in October 2020 she was awarded in MBE for services in Health & Fitness over the covid pandemic. She’s won multiple other accolades and awards for her work and is about to publish her first book focused on fitness and health in menopause. She is passionate about showing women how to look after their bodies and that it’s never too late to follow & fulfil their dreams. 
Find out more about Lavina on her website here
And you can order her new book The Feel Good Fix here
 
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Dr Liz O’Riordan on finding purpose after a life-changing cancer diagnosis

Dr Liz O’Riordan is a breast surgeon who has now had breast cancer herself three times. At the age of 40 her life was thrown upside down by her diagnosis, and after getting the all clear, three years later she found out the cancer had returned. This time the side effects of treatment forced her to retire from surgery, but from this moment of change Liz started something new. She decided to channel all her knowledge and experience into continuing to help people going through a diagnosis. She is now one of the UK’s leading breast cancer experts - she’s literally written the Complete Guide, she writes for the Mail and she’s a powerhouse online, posting regular videos and providing reliable advice and guidance for women going through breast cancer treatment. Plus her podcast  - So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer - is another platform where she has grown a community of followers who look to her as a source they can trust in a sea of misinformation. She regularly receives letters and posts from her followers telling her how she has changed their life - and is the perfect guest to show how nothing should stop us from reinvention. 
 
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You can buy Liz’s Complete Guide to Breast Cancer here and her memoir Under the Knife here
Her youtube channel contains loads of great content and her podcast - So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer is here. 
 
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Sharmadean Reid on the secrets behind a lifetime of reinvention

Sharmadean Reid must be the godmother of reinvention. She’s not even 40 yet and she’s already got an MBE for the work she’s done to change the beauty and nail industry - which started with the founding of the WAH (we ain’t heroes) nail salon in London, which offered fashion-forward nail art designs that you couldn’t find anywhere else. She then pivoted to found The Beauty Stack - a social platform for beauty treatments, and was the first black woman to raise £1 million in seed funding for the idea. And more recently, she founded The Stack World - a female-led new media company which aims to economically empower female entrepreneurs. Now, approaching her 5th decade, she’s starting to think about what her legacy should look like, and her book, New Methods for Women: A Manifesto, is out now. Sharmadean is one of those people who captured the spirit of youth and ran with it, and we love how outspoken and unapologetic she is about how she’s followed her intuition. She also has a  fearless approach to exploring new ideas, and we think we can all learn something from her energy and confidence. 
 
You can order Sharmadean’s book, New Methods for Women: A Manifesto here
 
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Lorraine Candy on making the change from high paced career to new chapter

Lorraine Candy is an award-winning journalist, author, editor and podcaster. Lorraine has had a distinguished career in women’s media - with a print career which culminated in Editor-in-Chief roles at Cosmopolitan, Elle and The Sunday Times Style magazine and which won her a raft of ‘Editor of the Year’ awards. But in 2020 she decided it was time for a change of pace. She stepped down from her role at The Sunday Times, to focus on growing her hugely successful podcast Postcards from Midlife with co-host Trish Halpin. She’s also now the author of multiple books about motherhood and midlife,and she’s been frank about sharing her own journey through the menopause in her new memoir, What’s Wrong With Me?’: From Unravelling to Reinvention. 
 
You can find out more about Lorraie’s podcast Postcards From Midlife here
Her new book, What’s Wrong with Me? can be found here 
 
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Introducing… The Better Life: Mastering the Art of Reinvention

The Better Life: Mastering the Art of Reinvention is  a new podcast from entrepreneurs Debbie Wosskow and Anna Jones. Between us we’ve reinvented ourselves countless times… and each episode we’re hearing how other women have done the same. 
 
Join us as we share personal stories, alongside the wisdom & experience of insightful guests, to empower & inspire your own reinvention story. No matter what stage of life, we believe that your health and fulfilment are not mere afterthoughts—they deserve your full attention. 
 
It's time to unlock your potential and step into YOUR better life. So subscribe now, to The Better Life, wherever you get your podcasts. 
 
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