All Episodes

Kat Farmer has the answer to all your "my wardrobe hates me" dilemmas - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40 - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Sheila Hancock on the class ceiling and the "strong woman" problem - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Abi Morgan on rebuilding just about everything in your 50s - THE SHIFT REVISITED

The Shift LIVE: Ruth Jones on daughterhood, menopause and being Nanny Ruth

The Shift LIVE: Elif Shafak on intersectionality, identity and finding the courage to come out in her 40s

Nadiya Hussain on becoming the independent woman her nan was afraid of

Kaye Adams on ambition, insecurity and surviving Strictly

Sali Hughes on the positive power of being a grown up

Milly Johnson on grafting, greetings cards and life in the "sandwich" zone

Caryn Franklin on how being a carer in her thirties changed her attitude to ageing

Marina Hyde on gaining confidence and growing older riskily

Dawn O'Porter on cats, kaftans and kicking the need to be liked

Sharon Blackie on embracing your inner hag & the magic of menopause!

Susannah Constantine on alcoholism, 'mental' menopause & finding herself in her 50s

Raynor Winn on walking, nature and the power of hope

Deborah Frances-White on feminism, guilt-exfoliation and being diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s

Dr Jen Gunter has things she wants you to know about the menopause - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being Black - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Anita Rani on why her 40s are her power decade - THE SHIFT REVISITED

Lisa Jewell on hitting a golden seam of success in her 50s

Hilma Wolitzer: 80 years of writing, and not done yet

Clare Grogan on the superpower that helped her survive her most difficult decade

Emma Forrest on sex, celibacy and solitude

Kit de Waal on race, class, privilege – and her exceedingly cool hair!

Julia Cameron on alcoholism, creativity and emotional sobriety

Jane Fallon on embracing 60 and being a Botox hold-out

CJ Hauser on learning to live your own dreams, not other people’s

A quick word from Sam

Poorna Bell on the unexpected power in being 40

Lisa Taddeo on women, power and the success stitch-up

Janey Godley on kicking the "I'm fine" compulsion & being proud to be gallus

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on rural racism, alcoholism and the life-saving power of running

Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Christie Watson on menopause, midlife and mischief

Sheila Hancock on sexism, classism and the double-edged sword of being seen as a "strong woman"

Natalie Lee on breaking free of shame and finding sexual freedom

Amy Bloom on love, death, dignity – and tarot!

BONUS: Sam Baker on menopause, the HRT lottery and the power of invisibility

Minnie Driver on ageing, expectation and creased Brad Pitt!

Abi Morgan on embracing catastrophe and rebuilding just about everything in your 50s

Chitra Ramaswamy on memory, mothering & the "mid-life gift" of responsibility

Nina Stibbe on the relationship-saving power of a sofa bed!

Jojo Moyes on radical life change in your 40s - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Philippa Perry takes issue with your inner critic - FROM THE ARCHIVE

Lindsey Hilsum on menopause in a warzone - FROM THE ARCHIVES

Delia Ephron on getting a second chance at life and love in your 70s

Kat Farmer has the answer to all your "my wardrobe hates me" dilemmas

Dana Spiotta on putting paid to menopause shame

Clover Stroud on grief, love, sex and sisterhood

Barbara Blake Hannah on feeling new at 80 and why she believes in miracles

Christina Patterson on how to deal with the blows life throws at you

Marian Keyes is BACK!

Jami Attenberg on the joy of starting over and finding a place of your own

Dorothy Koomson on how she learnt to be enough

Nicola Sturgeon on power and the fiftysomething woman

Pepsi and Shirlie on miscarriage, mental health and 40 years of friendship

Lynda La Plante on breaking boundaries and why there STILL aren't enough good roles for women

Liz Fraser on living with and loving an alcoholic

Mariella Frostrup on fearlessness, menopause and knowing your worth

Bobbi Brown on taking a leap at 64

Ruth Ozeki on why menopause is the new adolescence

Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Fortunately, friendship and pushing boundaries in your 50s

Paula Sutton on how age has liberated her and the rejuvenating power of dressing up

Val McDermid on anger, ageing – and an unlikely "cure" for menopause

Sophie Ellis Bextor on music, men and motherhood

Tasmina Perry on career, confidence and how not to get stuck at the amber light (from the archives)

Marian Keyes on menopause, Botox and learning to be shameless (from the archive)

Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being fatally heterosexual (from the archive)

Denise Mina gets frank about HRT, sex and ageing (from the archive)

Jess Phillips on why we need to talk about menopause in parliament

Lucy Kellaway on fear, freedom and starting a whole new life in her 50s

Elif Shafak on the power of older women and why menopause can be the end of shame

Paula Hawkins on midlife success and the importance of financial independence

Laura Friedman Williams on sex and the newly single 40something mum

Torrey Peters on finding a roadmap for ageing as a trans woman

Terri White on work, class and mental health

Anita Rani on ditching the baggage, owning her anger and why her 40s are her power decade

Dr Jen Gunter on menopause, mental health and why we all need a meno-party

Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s

Kate Mosse: why caring is a feminist issue (from the archives)

Pragya Agarwal on shame, surrogacy and the many faces of motherhood

Annie Mac on turning 40 and why middle aged women are a force to be reckoned with

Mona Eltahawy on anger, ambition and ageing disgracefully

Alison Bechdel on her search for inner and outer strength. Plus tarot

Anya Hindmarch on beating self doubt and why fashion needs to take some responsibility

Tamsin Calidas: the truth about the "escape to the country" dream

Tracey Thorn on being a woman in a bloke’s world, hormones and going statement grey

Mel Giedroyc on starting a new career at 51 and being a menopause dodger

Lindsey Hilsum on Marie Colvin, menopause in a warzone and why going grey is NOT brave

Sadie Frost and Frances Ruffelle on 40 years of friendship - and why it's more important than love

Nana-Ama Danquah on the triple burden of mental health, menopause and being black

Isabel Allende on feminism, anger and being "fatally heterosexual"

Rosie Green: a how to cope with mid-life crisis special

Sarah Pinborough on why women need to get comfortable talking about money

Alexandra Heminsley on body image, identity and building an LGBTQ+ family

Kate Mosse on why caring is a feminist issue

Salena Godden on why 40-plus is where the party is

Philippa Perry on getting hold of the "steering wheel of life"

Season 3 of The Shift with Sam Baker is back!!