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Flourish After Fifty
by Flourish After Fifty
Supporting women to navigate career and life transitions with curiosity, confidence and clarity. Because you deserve to step into your next chapter with the joy and freedom that comes from living more fully on your terms. Hosted by transitions coach and facilitator, Sue West.
Episodes
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27. Dr Natasha Ginnivan: Changing The Way We See Ageing
Where do our ideas about getting older come from and what might help us see things differently? In this episode I’m joined by researcher Dr Natasha Ginnivan to explore how culture, relationships and everyday messages shape our beliefs about ageing. Natasha shares what she learnt through her...
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26. Kerryn Vaughan: Making Space for What Comes Next
What happens when you stop pushing forward and give yourself space to ask what really matters now? In this conversation, Kerryn Vaughan shares the story of taking a break from her podcast and discovering that the pause was part of a much bigger process of change. We talk about uncertainty…
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25. Carol Cook AM PLY: Never Let Anyone Tell You What You Can and Can’t Do
What if the things you’ve been told you can’t do become the very things that shape your next chapter? In this inspiring conversation, I talk with three-time Paralympic gold medallist, Tokyo Paralympic silver medallist, world champion paracyclist, author and speaker Carol Cooke about challenging...
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24. Janelle Booker: Rethinking ADHD For Women Over 50
Sometimes flourishing after 50 begins with understanding yourself differently. For some women, that may mean recognising that long-held struggles with organisation, time, getting started, emotional regulation or keeping all the balls in the air could be connected to ADHD. In this episode, I speak...
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23. Rebuilding Life After Caregiving and Loss with Janine Hayes OAM
In this deeply moving conversation, I talk with Janine Hayes OAM, business leader, long-time skydiver and one of Australia’s most accomplished members of the skydiving community, about caregiving, grief and the uncertain work of rebuilding life after loss. After caring for her husband Ken through...
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22. Kate Hansen: Letting Go of the “Safe” Job to Make Room for a Career as a Creative
In this episode, Kate Hansen joins me to talk about what it really takes to walk away from a “safe” job and make room for a career as a creative. She shares her journey from nursing to interior photography, the years of quiet dissatisfaction and pretending to be someone she wasn’t, and the...
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21. Sue West's Story of Navigating the Messy Middle of Change After Fifty
In this special crossover episode, I share the unfiltered story of my own midlife transition, from a decades-long academic career to building a coaching practice for women over 50. Originally recorded for the podcast Primetime with Bec Wilson, I talk openly about single parenting through…
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20. Is a Board Role Really for You? Helga Svendsen Answers All Your Questions
In this episode, I sit down with governance geek, community builder, and founder of Take On Board, Helga Svendsen, to demystify what board work is really like for women in the second half of their careers. If you’ve ever imagined a board role as the “natural next step”, a meaningful way to...
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19. Kerry Pietrobon’s Letter to Her Younger Self on Living Unapologetically
In this very special episode, I’m joined by 57‑year‑old Kerry Pietrobon, a fashion consultant, plus‑size model and storyteller, as she reads a powerful letter to her younger self about growing up in a bigger body, discovering plus‑size fashion, and learning she was never the problem. In the...
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19. Kerry Pietrobon’s Letter to Her Younger Self on Living Unapologetically
In this very special episode, I’m joined by 57‑year‑old Kerry Pietrobon, a fashion consultant, plus‑size model and storyteller, as she reads a powerful letter to her younger self about growing up in a bigger body, discovering plus‑size fashion, and learning she was never the problem. In the...
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18. Robyn Greaves: How to Work as Long as You Choose in Your Third Chapter
In this episode, I talk with career change specialist and author Robyn Greaves about how to design your “third chapter” of work and life so you can work as long as you choose, on your own terms. We explore the rise of portfolio, interim and fractional roles, and Robyn’s 5D framework for imagining...
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17. After the Dream Job Ends: Susan Metcalf on Creating a Purpose‑Filled Life Beyond Work
In this episode, I sit down with Susan Metcalf to explore what happens when the CEO role of your dreams comes to an end, and there’s no tidy roadmap for what comes next. In the aftermath of COVID, Susan faced a difficult but necessary transition, stepping away without another role lined up and no...
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16. Starting Stand‑Up After Fifty: Mandy Scotney Goes All In
Earlier this year, I sat in the audience at a women’s comedy line‑up and realised something confronting: I didn’t see myself anywhere on that stage, and I left wondering, “Where are all the comedians over 50?” So I went searching and came across new comedian, academic and “hobby hard” enthusiast...
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15. Bambi Price - "From Self-Doubt to Success When Starting a Business After 50"
80% of women over 50 who dream of starting their own business never take the first step. Money worries. Fear of failure. Lack of confidence. Sound familiar? In my latest podcast episode, I sit down with Bambi Price, co-founder of Seniorpreneurs and War on Wasted Talent, who started her first...
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14. Kathy Wood - "Living Into Later: Purpose and Possibility Beyond Work"
In this episode, I talk with Kathy Wood, a former Relationships Australia leader who resigned just before she turned 70 and is now consciously “living into later” on her own terms. Kathy shares how a long-planned trip to the UK, becoming a hands-on grandmother, and her love of structure helped…
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13. Jane Moffett - "Redefining Retirement: On Your Terms"
In this episode, Sue talks with coach and author Jane Moffett about her book What Next? The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Redefining Retirement, exploring how professional women can design life beyond traditional work on their own terms—blending purpose, identity, money realities, and joy. They discuss...
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12. Kim Payne - "Having The Courage To Turn Your 'Someday' into Today"
Most of us have a someday list. A version of ourselves we keep putting off until we feel more ready, more confident, or just a little less afraid. Kim Payne has spent years listening to women’s stories of change and learning what happens when women stop waiting for someday — and choose to act…
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11. Tamar Hurwitz-Fleming: Transform Your Birthday into a Joyful Milestone
Explore how to transform your birthday into a meaningful, joyful milestone with Tamar Hurwitz‑Fleming, author of How to Have a Happy Birthday. She invites you to consciously design celebrations that reflect who you are now and who you’re becoming, rather than relying on old habits, expectations…
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10. Lucy Owens - "Matching Your Style with the Woman You’re Becoming"
As life shifts in midlife—through career changes, new chapters, changing bodies or the end of long relationships—it’s easy to find that your clothes no longer feel like you. In this episode of Flourish After 50, Sue West talks with personal stylist and Style Rises founder, Lucy Owens, about what…
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9. Sarah Hopkins - "Navigating Friendship, Finding Connection"
In this episode, I have an honest conversation about friendship with my friend Sarah Hopkins. We share the joys and challenges of making new friends in our fifties and sixties and explore how vulnerability, authenticity, and courage can open the door to deeper connections and lasting joy. We...
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8. Heather Cameron - "Never Underestimate A Woman"
Raised on a remote Australian farm, Heather Cameron has lived through droughts, domestic violence, and reinvention. Her bestselling trilogy 'Never Underestimate a Woman' tells a story of courage and transformation. Heather shares how she found her voice and reclaimed her power - and she's now...
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7. Joanna Maxwell - "What's Age Got To Do With It"
Ageism affects how others see us and how we see ourselves. Researcher and author Joanna Maxwell has spent years studying age beliefs and their impact on women’s work, confidence, and identity. In this conversation, she unpacks myths about ageing, internalised bias, and why it’s time to challenge...
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6. Melissa Braden - "Redefining Life After a Big Career"
In this bonus episode, Melissa Braden shares what it was really like to walk away from a big public service career after twenty‑five years in senior roles. In her mid‑50s, she accepted an early retirement package and stepped into the unknown. Eighteen months on, she talks about the wobbles, the...
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5. Katie Allen: "A Bold Leap into Politics and a Regret‑Free Life"
Dr Katie Allen has lived multiple remarkable careers, from pioneering medical research to serving in federal parliament. In this episode, she takes us inside the moment she tore up her CV and jumped off the cliff into politics, driven by a desire to have an even greater impact through her work.…
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4. Kari Cardinale - "A Roadmap for Navigating Transitions"
Whether you’re navigating an empty nest, rethinking your career, or simply facing a season of change, life after fifty is full of pivotal moments. In this episode, Kari Cardinale of the Modern Elder Academy offers a roadmap for embracing what’s next with clarity and intention. She explains the…
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3. Barbara Waxman - "The Power of Middlescence"
Longevity and life stage expert Barbara Waxman is on a mission to redefine midlife as a time of awakening, not decline. Inspired by teenage adolescence, she's coined the term 'middlescence' as a new life stage brimming with potential. From energy as medicine to longevity life plans, Barbara shows...
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2. Hilary Harper - "Love Online After 50"
After twenty years of marriage, ABC broadcaster Hilary Harper found herself single - and curious about dating again. Her hit ABC podcast Dated: Love Online After 50 explores what happens when midlife meets modern romance. Hilary talks candidly about fear, discovery, and finding love again…
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1. Bec Wilson - "Prime Time: Rewriting the Midlife Playbook"
Best-selling author and finance expert Bec Wilson calls midlife 'Prime Time'. It's a stage to reset, reimagine, and reclaim your power. Drawing on her bestselling book 'Prime Time: 27 Lessons for the New Midlife', Bec reveals how to master the six pillars of thriving after 45, from purpose and...
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Trailer: It's your time to flourish after fifty
Are you over 50 years of age and asking, "What do I want for myself now? Is there something more, beyond work, beyond family?" These days our years after 50 are not about winding down, they're about breaking out! Breaking out of limiting beliefs and habits, and embracing the road ahead as a time…
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Supporting women to navigate career and life transitions with curiosity, confidence and clarity. Because you deserve to step into your next chapter with the joy and freedom that comes from living more fully on your terms. Hosted by transitions coach and facilitator, Sue West.
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Supporting women to navigate career and life transitions with curiosity, confidence and clarity. Because you deserve to step into your next chapter with the joy and freedom that comes from living more fully on your terms. Hosted by transitions coach and facilitator, Sue West.
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