500 Strong. In front of the lens: Lea Thorpe

Life is not a script: Sally Jones

Sally Jones is a farmer in the Riverina region in New South Wales, where she owns and runs several irrigation and dryland properties. In mid-life she left an international professional career as a corporate advisor and scenarist to return to rural Australia just in time to experience the full force of the Millenium drought. In this episode Sally and I discuss her transition from corporate life to rural farmer and the wisdom of her 97-year-old mother who advised her to 'live within your psychological means'.  Keeping up with Sally Jones (youtube.com) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V91B3xYAWPo]   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

500 Strong. In front of the lens: Lea Thorpe

In Season 1 i had a conversation with the photographer Ponch Hawkes about her 500 Strong project https://omny.fm/shows/middlescence-podcast/ponch-hawkes-500-strong-behind-the-lens [https://omny.fm/shows/middlescence-podcast/ponch-hawkes-500-strong-behind-the-lens]. In today's episode i'm joined by Lea Thorpe, one of the 500 middlescent women who posed in front of Ponch's lens. Lea and I discuss ageing, body image, getting naked, mindset shifts and the importance of humor.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Inspiring at any age: Kate Sharp & Eunice Gribbin

Kate and Eunice met at university as mature age students and instantly connected. They journeyed through a Master degree together and both completed PhDs in their 70s. They demonstrate that new friendships, new projects and lifelong learning are ageless.  Website: www.expertwitnessnurse.com.au [http://www.expertwitnessnurse.com.au/]  Podcast: The Wound Centre Podcast Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wound-centre-podcast/id1755861337]  Published Article: The stories we tell ourselves The Stories We Tell Ourselves about the Doctorate, and their Consequences: Ageism and the PhD | International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies (tiu.edu.iq) [https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/ijsses/article/view/46]   Invisible but exposed. An innovative research lens on congenital bowel disorders https://theses.flinders.edu.au/view/3065af6d-2ad3-4f48-b749-b679a37148fa/1 [https://theses.flinders.edu.au/view/3065af6d-2ad3-4f48-b749-b679a37148fa/1] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Home is me: Kanwal Lashari

Kanwal Lashari was born and raised in Pakistan. She moved to Melbourne, Australia with her daughter and husband not long before the covid pandemic hit. Kanwal is a creative, passionate soul who shares her love of cooking, culture and stories through Free to Feed – Social Enterprise Catering Melbourne [https://www.freetofeed.org.au/] We met at Melbourne's MPavilion [https://mpavilion.org/] in late 2024 at a Free to Feed event. In this conversation we talk about her experience of covid lock downs and major health issues while finding a place to call home. About giving to others and most of all about giving to oneself. Kanwal's strength, courage, insight and compassion are inspiring.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Season 2 Trailer: Stepping back to move forward

I'm back. There's been a bit of a hiatus between seasons 1 and 2 - editing issues and personal questioning - which i briefly cover in this trailer before launching into fortnightly conversations with extraordinary middlescent women celebrating ageing.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.