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The Second Chapter

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A weekly Society, Culture and Women’s Studies podcast featuring Kristin Duffy
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The Second Chapter

Slackline Productions

The Second Chapter

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The Second Chapter

Slackline Productions

The Second Chapter

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A weekly Society, Culture and Women’s Studies podcast featuring Kristin Duffy
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Happy 2024! I've got an amazing episode for you this week: Welcome back Jen Zwinck, Kelly Dunham, and Amanda Cupcake. Toward the end of the year, I asked some of my favorite guests and yours of 2023 to share a little bit about what they've been
The Five Theatre Girls: five women from Doncaster, who were never professional actors but just performed on one of Great Britain's most revered stages. Sandra, Christine, Ruth, Sharon and Sally were part of The Odyssey: The Underworld at the Na
For Alison Wearing, experiencing a big change at age 12, her father coming out as gay in the 1970s, led to big changes in her adult life as well.Alison and Kristin talk about how Alison became a writer after failing English in school, how the d
Amanda Rudd, aka Amanda Cupcake, started out in fashion but the fast pace and stress led to anxiety and health problems. She did something she thought she'd never do (listen to the podcast to find out what!), which has allowed her to discover t
Joanne Hardcastle's unexpected midlife success as an interiors guru and content creator led to, amongst other things, her appearance on Interior Design Masters, interior design's answer to the Great British Bake-Off.Joanne's current chapter, wh
Despite a "having it all" life in New York City, under the surface, Amber James was anything but happy. A pandemic, two health crises, and a family death led Amber to take a risk, blow up her life, and start all over again."I think that's why I
Christie Hayward is living in two worlds- the one that she loves to reminisce about and share with audiences in her show, Memories of the Early 1950s, and the one where she’s checking things off her bucket list, including presenting the show at
A limb difference at birth meant Kim Hughes' confidence was shaken at an early age. Years in a career that just wasn't right for her and a lifetime struggling to settle, finally changed after a relationship catastrophe in her forties. Now 51, K
PODCAST EPISODE RECOMMENDATION! This is the second half of the 100th episode of The Second Chapter, also known as episode 101. Kristin is back with the seven guests she spoke with last week, some of your listener favourites from the first 99 ep
For The Second Chapter's 100th episode, Kristin is joined by not one, not two, but seven of her former guests. These seven women are some of the podcast listener's favourites - an array of exciting and insightful women who have changed their ca
Judy Foreman's life changes have happened through her journey from childhood abuse to empowerment. After an abusive childhood, Judy discovered the unyielding spirit that led her to peace.In Judy's latest book, Let The More Loving One Be Me, she
Jennifer Andrews was a speech therapist ready for something different. A gift from a young client provided the spark and led Jennifer to using her love of connection to found treppie.comTreppie is an online e-commerce marketplace for girls and
Matilda Leyser is the author of No Season but the Summer, a novel that combines the Greek Persephone myth with modern day England, climate change, and, ultimately, a story about mother-daughter relationships. But being a novelist is just one of
In this, my last episode of season nine, I'm speaking with Patricia Stallworth. The subject of money is one that many of us are uncomfortable discussing, which is why I loved having Patricia as a guest! After her own divorce, which led to some
'Traumatic overload' destroyed Marci Warhaft’s self-esteem and left her grasping for control - leading to years of eating disorders, promiscuity and doing things that she wasn’t proud of to survive. In her book, The Good Stripper, Marci chronic
Absinthia Vermut's love for art history and unusual parties led her to an event in 1996, where she tried absinthe (illegally) for the first time. Fast-forward to the legalisation of absinthe in the US and Absinthia is channeling her passion for
Kelli Dunham is a standup comic, a registered nurse, an author, a storyteller, and... wait for it... an ex nun. Kelli's website says, "I don't know how all of this came together on a resume", but I've done my best to find out, though there is s
This week I’m speaking with pizza artist, Miriam Weiskind. Formerly a graphic designer... ahem, brand strategist... Miriam found a way to combine two of her greatest loves, running and pizza, in a way she never expected. It led to a totally new
Lyn Yeowart has been a writer for most of her career, but decided to go back for a creative writing master's degree some 30 years after graduating with an education degree. But Lyn's biggest change may have been something that was less to do wi
Jane Griffin is a former BBC and ITN television and radio news reporter with over 25 years of combined experience in journalism, corporate communication, B2B PR, and crisis communication. Thanks, in part, to a nudge from a former manager, Jane
Kim Carpenter is a keynote speaker, executive coach, author, creator of World Changing Women and founder and CEO of People at the Center. Much of Kim's job is taking a stand for good business and making the workplace more humane but before she
Widowed in a brutal fashion at 35, Jen Zwinck took some unusual steps to start her second chapter - steps that included moving with her two-year-old to a small Caribbean island. Now Jen has found her "why" through Widow 180 podcast and the Wido
Like so many previous The Second Chapter guests, Liz Bieler followed the path she was told to follow, and for a long time, gave up a creative life she craved. Since letting her creativity flow -- and boy did it flow! -- she's become a jazz sing
This week Kristin is speaking with Kate Oakley. Kate is the founder of Your Future Fit. After 25 years in HR, she's fired up to help women with their physical and mental health in peri- and post-menopause. She realized she wasn't too old to sta
When Covid Lockdown squashed her fledgling business, a recruitment agency aimed at helping over fifties get back into the workplace, Stephanie Oram started writing. The result, Wax, Whips and My Hairy Bits- An Erotic Comedy of Errors, written u
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