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The Shift with Sam Baker

Jo Whiley on menopause, finding your fashion mojo and... gardening - THE SHIFT REVISITED

The Shift with Sam Baker

Sam Baker Ltd

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.8525 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

To celebrate the DJ's 27th year of presenting Glastonbury on the BBC, we revisit one of the very first episodes of The Shift podcast, back in 2020, with Jo Whiley Career crises are tough at the best of times, but imagine being in the midst of menopause – hot flushes, anxiety, brain fog, the lot – and finding your thirty year career is crashing down around your ears. That’s what happened to this week’s guest, the brilliant DJ and broadcaster Jo Whiley when she was given the job of co-hosting BBC radio 2’s drive time slot with Simon Mayo. She talks honestly about coming through the most turbulent year of her career, regaining her confidence, learning to listen to your heart not your detractors, going outside your comfort zone, empty nest syndrome, why she’s obsessed with fitness and why “age appropriate” dressing can do one.  * And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, and exclusive bonus episodes, please consider joining The Shift community. Find out more at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com • The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker, edited by Emily Sandford. I’d love to hear what you think - please let me know on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker • The book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: How I (lost and) found myself after 40 - and you can too by Sam Baker, is out now in paperback and available to buy here. • Hear Jo on BBC Radio 2 Monday-Thursday 8-10pm and see her hosting Glastonbury on the BBC all weekend – 22-26 June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.

0:04.5

We're having a baby.

0:05.5

We're having a baby.

0:07.2

I've always wanted to be mom.

0:09.4

And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.

0:12.4

I have no idea what we're doing.

0:13.6

Thank you. I have more of an idea.

0:15.6

I think of it like a Tamagocchi.

0:17.8

At the end of all of this...

0:20.0

We're going to have a little baby. Raising Chelsea, a Hulu

0:23.6

original series streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. 18 plus subscription required T's and T supply.

0:35.6

Hello and welcome to The Shift.

0:45.4

The podcast aims to tell the no-holds-barred truth about being a woman post-40, created and hosted by me, journalist and author Sam Baker.

0:49.0

This week's podcast comes to you from a cupboard at the BBC.

0:53.5

Not the usual hangout of one of the UK's most experienced female broadcasters.

0:58.0

When she's not recording her radio two show, Joe Wiley is more usually found in a field,

1:03.4

or a garden, in a lake, or doing a triathlon, lunatic.

1:06.5

Running doesn't make me feel much better, but swimming certainly.

1:12.6

If I'm feeling a bit miserable or a bit stressed, if I get in the water, I just, I feel like a different person.

1:16.4

I feel like I've gone in some kind of, I don't know, like a magic spells happening or something.

1:18.2

I literally feel my head clear.

1:25.2

Above the sound of central London traffic noise, Joe shares some valuable advice on regaining your confidence after a career crisis,

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