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EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 57 MIN

How To Run Away (& Other Handy Hints for Your Next Bit).

from Your 2nd Act · host Michelle Parsonage

Send us Fan MailA replay of an episode where Michelle had the mic turned on her as a guest on Monique van Tulder’s podcast, How To Run Away (& Other Handy Hints for Your Next Bit).What if midlife isn’t the beginning of the end, but the start of your 2nd act?In this episode of A Grown Up’s Gap Year – The Podcast, Monique sits down with Michelle Parsonage, host of the Your 2nd Act podcast and community for women navigating mid-life change and reinvention. Michelle’s message is all about “the power and beauty of women in their middle years” and the real stories of what happens when women pause, get curious and choose what’s next.Together they talk about what it’s really like to be the capable one who copes – running the domestic corporation, holding the mental load, doing all the invisible work – and then suddenly find yourself asking, *“What now? What about me?”*You’ll hear:How Michelle knew she was ready for her own 2nd act – and why she started a podcast in her 50sWhy everyday women’s stories are such powerful fuel for courage and changethe difference between blowing everything up and making small, brave moves in your actual lifePractical ways to create space for your own next chapter when you’re still busy and neededThis isn’t about becoming a different person. It’s about living a little louder as the woman you already are – with more agency, more curiosity, and a 2nd act that actually feels like yours.Episode Resources:YOUR 2ND ACT: INSTAGRAMAdditional Resources:Your SPACE Prescription - Anti Guilt CalculatorFree Weekly NewsletterDear Blokes DownloadableSetting Boundaries That Stick - checklist52 Ideas for YOUR Version of A Grown Up's Gap Year📚 Get your copy of A Grown Up’s Gap Year the book, from Amazon, moniquevantulder.com, bookshops and libraries, subscribe to the podcast, and take the first step toward your own A Grown Up’s Gap Year.Monique's LinkedInMonique's Instagram

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Send us Fan Mail A replay of an episode where Michelle had the mic turned on her as a guest on Monique van Tulder’s podcast, How To Run Away (& Other Handy Hints for Your Next Bit). What if midlife isn’t the beginning of the end, but the start of your 2nd act? In this episode of A Grown Up’s Gap Year – The Podcast, Monique sits down with Michelle Parsonage, host of the Your 2nd Act podcast and community for women navigating mid-life change and reinvention. Michelle’s message is all abou...

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