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On The Second Chapter, serial careerist and founder of Slackline Productions, Kristin Duffy, chats with women who started the second (or third… or fifth!) chapter in their careers and lives, after 35.
We’ve just launched season 2, so have a listen on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you like to listen. Of course we’d love to hear what you think- and if you love the show, please leave us a 5-star rating and review on podchaser or Apple podcasts.
Christine Errico was born with a cleft lip and palate. She spent much of her life feeling bullied alone and in denial. This week, Christine speaks with Kristin about her various career and life changes, and how she found the confidence to leave an abusive marriage, speak up about her cleft, and start advocating for,...
Kristin was truly inspired by her guests on The Second Chapter in the last year and heard from loads of you that you were, too. She asked some of her guests to continue to inspire by sending a brief message sharing a goal/resolution/plans or advice for 2023. Enjoy hearing a few familiar voices again and...
Allison Miller ‘slipped’ out of being an actress and into being a lawyer, and then kind of slipped again into buying a summer camp with her husband in order to spend more time as a family with their four-year-old. What Allison didn’t know is that all of those slips would lead to her current missions...
Suzanne Mahoney was leading a life many of us dream of, first as a chef, and then happily running her own successful bakery. But it was Suzanne’s idea for a product to help people with hidradenitis suppurativa, a medical condition that she herself suffers from, that led her to ‘close her eyes and leap’… leaving...
We’ve all dreamed of being a rock star, right? In this episode, Kristin speaks with Cathy Loughead and Steph Smith of the garage punk band, Velvet Crisis. Cathy and Steph are self-described “normal” women… except they happen to be in their 60s and newly in a punk band. Thanks to Ruth Miller and her Unglamorous...
This week I have not one, but two, amazing guests, Babs and Laura Horton. When first woman and first playwright Plymouth Laureate, Laura Horton, tweeted that her mum’s first play was premiering on a Tuesday with Laura’s on less than a week later — in the same theatre! — I knew I wanted to hear...
Change is good, right? So, after 75 episodes of The Second Chapter, maybe a change is in order. In this week’s episode, Kristin recaps season 7, talks about how career change at a later age is finally making its way into the media and asks YOU for ideas. What’s next for The Second Chapter? Links...
From Overwhelm to Ease, PlanSimple Founder, Mia Moran Mia Moran is a mom of three and coach who has struck her perfect balance between motherhood, wellness and work. Mia’s second chapter wellness adventure began about 12 years ago during a health crisis when she understood the power food could have on her health, her connection...
Not Just a Tick Box, Pharmacist Turned Comedian and Actor, Lubna Kerr This week, I’m speaking with Lubna Kerr. Divorce, death and her own health scare have brought about big changes in Lubna’s life, but it was confusion over a comedy class that led her to her biggest change yet. Now, having mostly given up...
Sometimes it takes a new country, birthing a tiny human and a pandemic to start your next chapter! This week I’m speaking with Judith Keys- and we’re talking about two of my favourite subjects FOOD and new paths in life. Judith ended up in a secretarial role after school to start earning some money and...
