Podcasts by How To Be A Boss At Ageing
‘How to Be a Boss at Ageing’ is the irreverent and funny podcast by Anniki Sommerville which tackles the question- who the heck am I now that I’m an ‘older’ woman? Each episode tackles a different issue, interviewing different female experts and focusing on how to combat falling out of love with your work, dealing with grief, coping with menopause and look okay without people saying things behind your back.
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Rural life, Mental Health and Writing with Rebecca Schiller from 2021-04-28T05:00
In this episode Anniki interviews Rebecca Schiller about her new book - Earthed and they talk about writing, rural life (and the myths around how idyllic it is) and mental health. Rebecca was di...
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Why Do we Booze so Much? with Mandy Manners from 2021-04-21T05:00
In this episode Anniki interviews coach Mandy Manners about how our relationship with alcohol shifted during lockdown and many of us upped the ante. This doesn't have to represent a pr...
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How Play Can Set Us Free with Emma Worrollo from 2021-04-07T05:00
In this episode Anniki talks to Emma Worrollo about how we can be more playful. As we get older there can be a tendency to be a bit rigid in our mindset and to tell ourselves that we aren't play...
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Here's How to Breathe with Jess Harrod from 2021-03-31T05:00
In this episode Anniki talks about breathing and breath work with Jessica Harrod who is an expert in this area. They discuss why we often pant and hold our breathe when we're busy and distracted...
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Perimenopause Power with Maisie Hill from 2021-03-24T06:00
In this episode Anniki interviews Maisie Hill who has written a brilliant book all about perimenopause. The thing is it’s a subject that really needs demystifying as so many women don’t really u...
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Do the Hustle (No Please Don’t) with Gayle Haddock from 2021-03-17T06:00
In this episode Anniki speaks to Gayle Haddock about her role helping women feel more confident so they can develop their business ideas. The thing is starting your own business is reall...
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Finding a Way Through Using Tarot with Alice Grist. from 2021-02-10T06:00
In this episode Anniki talks about tarot with Alice Grist and how we can use it to get guidance during challenging times. They also talk about how people can have negative experiences with Tarot...
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Trauma, Grief & Addictive Behaviours with Kate Baily from 2021-02-03T06:00
In this episode Anniki interviews sobriety and wellbeing coach (and one half of Love Sober) Kate Baily about addiction and how it’s often linked back to trauma. They talk about how trauma is oft...
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Being Grateful for the Tiny Things with Kelly Ford from 2021-01-27T06:00
In this episode Anniki interviews broadcaster and comedienne Kelly Ford also known as ‘Book of Mum’ about surviving lockdown and learning to appreciate the small things. Kelly is heavily pregnan...
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Let Me Hear Your Body Talk with Jemma Thomas from 2021-01-20T06:00
In this episode Anniki interviews Jemma Thomas who runs The Hub- an online women’s exercise community. They discuss how movement can make you feel much better mentally and how you can snap out o...
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How To Be A Boss At Ageing - Christmas Break! from 2020-12-16T06:00
I'm taking a short break from the podcast until early 2021, I'll be back with more great guests and experts in the New Year so make sure to stay subscribed to be the first to hear new epis...
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'All Feelings are Waves,' with Anna Mathur from 2020-12-09T06:00
In this weeks episode Anniki talks about grief and loss with psychotherapist and author Anna Mathur. It's a tricky episode if you've just lost someone but hopefully will offer some tips and supp...
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'Motherhood is Heavy Going' with Helen Serafinowicz from 2020-12-02T05:00
In this episode Anniki talks to Helen Serafinowicz, the writer of the hit TV series Motherland about all things motherhood and writing related. They touch on tension in motherhood (and how Helen...
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'I've Got this' with Kim Palmer from 2020-11-11T05:00
In this lockdown special episode Anniki talks to Kim Palmer who founded the Clementine app. Kim and Anniki talk about anxiety at work, and offer up tips on tangible things to try if you’re feeli...
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Wild Motherhood in Your Forties with Neeley Moore from 2020-11-04T06:00
In this episode Anniki talks to Neeley Moore who became a mum at forty-five. They discuss the experience of being older parents and how it’s both tiring and inspiring at the same time. Neeley al...
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''Wearing Linen Isn't Compulsory" with Sam Baker. from 2020-10-28T06:00
In this episode Anniki talks to Sam Baker about her book 'The Shift- How I lost and found myself after 40- and you can too.' They discuss why the attitude to men ageing versus women is so differ...
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Chatting Art and Everything with Sharon Walters from 2020-10-21T05:00
In this episode Anniki focuses on art and creativity. She interviews the up and coming artist Sharon Walters about how she became a full-time artist, the things that inspire her and how she pluc...
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Why Can’t I Wear Crocs with Socks? with Kate Hiscox from 2020-10-14T05:00
Do you get fed up being told what to wear and what's 'allowed' in your forties? Do you feel like the fashion industry can be tyrannical at times? How do you feel about clothes as you get&nb...
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Major Hotness and the Menopause with Meg Mathews from 2020-10-07T05:00
In this episode of the new series Anniki talks to Meg Mathews about the extremely discombobulating experience that is THE MENOPAUSE. Whilst our mothers’ generation might have suffered with hot f...
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Is There Such a Thing as Ageing Gracefully? With Grace Fodor from 2020-09-09T05:00
As we age mid-life women are judged on how we look and how we choose to age. Are we ‘ageing naturally’ (and in some way winning at life) or are we choosing to have tweakments or surgery...
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How to Get to Grips with Money with Clare Seal from 2020-09-02T05:00
Don’t you feel like women sometimes have their head in the sand when it comes to money? And this in turn impacts on the choices we make (or don’t make) and the culture of fear around checking ou...
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Me and My Glorious Body with Helen Thorn from 2020-08-19T05:00
It’s not unusual for women to feel crap about their bodies and this is especially true as we age and after we’ve had kids. In this week’s episode Anniki interviews Helen Thorn who is one half of...
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Why Older Female Whales Don’t Get Anxious with Dr Becky Quicke from 2020-08-12T05:00
In this weeks episode Anniki talks about anxiety and why heading into our forties and fifties can exacerbate difficult feelings. Past trauma, hormones and the way western society judges older wo...
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Motherhood, Creativity and Messy Life with Clover Stroud from 2020-08-05T05:00
In this weeks episode Anniki talks about motherhood and creativity with Clover Stroud. Clover recently published a book called ‘Wild & Sleepless Nights’ and is mother to 5 children. They dis...
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Talk About the Menopause and Then Talk Some More with Karen Arthur from 2020-07-29T05:00
In this weeks episode Anniki talks all things menopause. Whilst it’s becoming less of a taboo
subject it can still catch us by surprise if we’re not prepared for the symptoms. It’s not ju...
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How Overwhelmed Are You? with Hilda Burke from 2020-07-22T05:00
In this weeks episode Anniki talks about overwhelm and how women often feel under
pressure to be productive and busy. It’s sometimes rare that we just sit down and stare at a
wall ...
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Headaches, Hedonism and Hangovers with Mandy Manners from 2020-07-15T05:00
In this episode Anniki focuses on booze and how women can feel like drinking is their main escape from ageing, work and motherhood. Drink is part and parcel of our culture and whilst there’s not...
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How to Live with Grief with Cariad Lloyd from 2020-07-08T05:00
In this weeks episode Anniki focuses on grief and how to survive it. Having lost her dad unexpectedly three months ago, it’s a subject dear to her. Unfortunately it’s also true that grief become...
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Infertility is a Real Ball-ache with Cat Strawbridge from 2020-07-01T05:00
In this episode Anniki (who struggled to conceive for many years) interviews Cat Strawbridge about how infertility impacts on our lives as we get older, how it's still taboo to talk about IVF, h...
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How To Be Less Grumpy At Work With Annie Auerbach from 2020-06-24T05:00
Our relationship with work is complicated. By the time we get to our forties we may have fallen slightly out of love with the meetings, politics, gossip, meaningless team building exercises, pas...
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How To Be A Boss At Ageing - Trailer from 2020-06-19T14:10:21
‘How to Be a Boss at Ageing’ is the irreverent and funny podcast by Anniki Sommerville which tackles the question- who the heck am I now that I’m an ‘older’ woman? Each episode tackles a differe...
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