133. Stop Shrinking Your Goals. Expand Your Life.

What Nobody Tells You About Reinventing Yourself in Your 40s

In my 30s I knew exactly who I was. Department head, high salary, swanky London office, always the one with the plan. Then I had children, left my career, moved to a new area and had to start again - new house, new school, new everything. And somewhere in the middle of all of that, I lost the thread of myself. This week - the week of my tenth wedding anniversary - I'm talking about something I've never really spoken about publicly before: what actually happens to your identity when your life changes completely. The gap between who you were and who you're becoming. And why that gap, as uncomfortable as it is, might be the most important place you ever stand. But this actually isn't an episode about being lost, instead it's an episode about what comes next. Find me: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bysophieatton] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@bysophieatton?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sRXmbGuhy] @bysophieatton

11 Things I Started Doing in My 40s That Changed My Life

I'm 43 and I've finally figured some things out - enough to fill an episode anyway! This week I'm sharing the eleven things I started doing in my 40s that have genuinely changed my life. Some of them are practical and have made a real difference to how I look and feel in my body. But the ones that have had the biggest impact are actually about relationships, how I see myself, and how I choose to spend my time - and those are the ones I'm most excited to talk about. In this episode: * The body and lifestyle habits that actually move the needle after 40 * The mindset shifts that took me way too long to make * The relationship stuff nobody really talks about, but everyone needs to hear Come and find me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bysophieatton] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@bysophieatton?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sRXmbGuhy] @bysophieatton - I'd love to know which ones resonate with you You can find a link to all the items I talk about in this episode right here. [https://shopmy.us/shop/collections/6085224]

Your Ex-Boyfriend Is Watching: The Awkward Reality of Building A Business On Social Media

I've been running my own businesses for seven years - all of them public facing, all of them built on social media, all of them visible to anyone who wanted to look. And for most of that time I've shown you the parts that look good. This week I'm showing you the parts that don't. This is the episode I couldn't have recorded a year ago. The one where I talk honestly about what it actually costs to build something publicly: the loneliness, the months you work for free, the launches that flop, the self-doubt you have to push through anyway. And the genuinely awkward reality of building a career that your school friends, your neighbours, your kids' teachers and your ex-boyfriend can all see in real time. No insta-perfect highlight reel. Just the truth, including what I did about it and why I have absolutely zero regrets. If you've ever thought about working for yourself, already do, or just want to hear what seven years of doing it publicly has actually looked and felt like, this one's for you. Find me: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bysophieatton] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@bysophieatton?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sRXmbGuhy] @bysophieatton

Biz Class, Blow-Outs and Pad Thai: Travelling the World with Young Kids

I worked in travel, I met my husband through travel, and when we had babies the deal we made was simple: it wouldn't stop us. Seven years in, it mostly hasn't - but it has humbled us. Prams, nap times and little legs have a way of rewriting your plans. We've done less than we imagined in some ways, and more than most people would attempt in others, and the outcome is that our children are now easy, fantastic travellers. Today I'm sharing the dos and don'ts I've learned the hard way - and a couple of travel fails that still make me cringe. Come find me on i [https://www.instagram.com/bysophieatton]nstagram [https://www.instagram.com/bysophieatton] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@bysophieatton?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sRXmbGuhy] @bysophieatton

Serendipity, Near Misses and the Life I Nearly Didn't Have

I'm someone who believes in making things happen. In taking risks, making bold moves, doing the scary thing. And most of the good stuff in my life has come from exactly that. But there are a few moments I keep coming back to - moments that had absolutely nothing to do with me. A chance encounter. A near-miss. A relationship that nearly didn't happen. This week I'm talking about the accidental moments that changed everything - meeting my husband, meeting a life-long friend, and two difficult experiences I had very little control over that I've never really spoken about publicly before. It's not an episode about fate. It's an episode about what happens when luck shows up and you happen to be ready for it.