Inside Boredom with Lisa de Jong

This is Lisa's second visit to Life An Inside Job, she talks about the value of boredom. The pathological drive towards ever more stimulation How being bored supports our creativity,…

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Coming to terms: the end of biological fertility

Exploring how we can come to terms with the end of biological fertility and how creative fertility increases postmenopause. You’ll hear five different women, all in different circumstances and each…

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Happy Birthday Second Spring!

Plus 12 things I learned writing my first book A year ago today, Second Spring was pushed out into the world, blinking in the bright February light. Next to parenting…

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Fixing menopause

This episode focussed on debunking the narrative that claims menopause is a deficiency that requires fixing, instead of a normal, healthy life event that ushers us into a vibrant, engaged…

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Inside Perimenopause Creativity with Laura Graham

  I’ve been nudging Laura to come and chat with me for ages because I find her story so inspiring, her creativity has just rocketed in the last few years,…

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Inside rest with Steph Satriawan

This episode is about rest and creativity, and how come doing nothing at all can make the kind of magic that a to-do list can never get near. In conversation…

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Inside menopause writing with Hilary Lewin

  Hilary Lewin is a fabulous person, a pioneer in many ways but especially reproductive health. She was part of the group that set up Doula UK , she’s one…

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Inside craftivism with Suzi Warren

  Suzie Warren, a craftivist who decided that instead of raging about the state of the world, she would ‘do what she could’. And what she does is to make,…

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