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Say it Sister...
Lucy Barkas & Karen Heras Kelly
64 episodes
2 days ago
Send us a text We explore the quiet courage of midlife pivots, from the first tug of misalignment to the practical steps that turn lostness into a second act. Stories, signals, values, and rituals guide us to choices that open energy rather than drain it. • January triggers and career misalignment • Hormonal shifts and growing discernment • Leaving high-status roles for meaning • Lostness as a portal to the next step • Second acts built with intention • Relevance traps and overwork patterns ...
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Send us a text We explore the quiet courage of midlife pivots, from the first tug of misalignment to the practical steps that turn lostness into a second act. Stories, signals, values, and rituals guide us to choices that open energy rather than drain it. • January triggers and career misalignment • Hormonal shifts and growing discernment • Leaving high-status roles for meaning • Lostness as a portal to the next step • Second acts built with intention • Relevance traps and overwork patterns ...
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Self-Improvement
Personal Journals,
Education,
Society & Culture
Episodes (20/64)
Say it Sister...
Midlife Career change. Second Act, New Direction
Send us a text We explore the quiet courage of midlife pivots, from the first tug of misalignment to the practical steps that turn lostness into a second act. Stories, signals, values, and rituals guide us to choices that open energy rather than drain it. • January triggers and career misalignment • Hormonal shifts and growing discernment • Leaving high-status roles for meaning • Lostness as a portal to the next step • Second acts built with intention • Relevance traps and overwork patterns ...
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2 days ago
35 minutes

Say it Sister...
Dr Giselle Goodwin :Rewriting Work For Women In 2026
Send us a text We challenge the myth of “having it all” and map a human-centred future of work with researcher and author Dr Giselle Goodwin. From the nine-to-five legacy to AI and four-day weeks, we explore how trust, boundaries, and community can shift culture and protect wellbeing. • How industrial-era schedules still shape modern work • Why outcome-focused flexibility beats presenteeism • The hidden labour of biology, beauty, safety and sex • Risks of always on culture and micro-shifting...
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1 week ago
35 minutes

Say it Sister...
Social Anxiety Or Just Boredom
Send us a text Inspired by a question Jameela Jamil asked, we question whether social anxiety is always anxiety or sometimes boredom, overwhelm, and changing needs. We share how midlife reshapes identity, why depth beats noise, and why boundaries and recovery rituals matter during busy seasons. • boredom versus anxiety in social spaces • craving deep one-to-one connection • sensory overload and small talk fatigue • slippers, comfort and self-acceptance • grief for old selves and changing fri...
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3 weeks ago
25 minutes

Say it Sister...
Midlife Social Anxiety, Named And Navigated
Send us a text We explore social anxiety in midlife with honesty and care, naming how hormones, sensory overload and identity shifts change how we show up. We offer scripts, boundaries and gentle tactics to regulate the nervous system while keeping real connection alive. • midlife social anxiety as a normal transition, not a flaw • how oestrogen, serotonin, GABA and cortisol shape mood and stress • alcohol as a mask and redefining friendships around it • practical event planning, exit strate...
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1 month ago
23 minutes

Say it Sister...
Emotional Labour, Midlife, And The Courage To Say No
Send us a text We explore the hidden costs of emotional labour, why midlife turns up the pressure, and how to share the load with clarity and care. Stories, science, and simple tools help you set boundaries, self-soothe, and redesign roles at home. • defining emotional labour and the invisible job description • midlife hormones shifting patience, clarity and resentment • conditioning that trains girls to caretaking roles • signs of emotional burnout and detachment • practical boundary-settin...
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1 month ago
45 minutes

Say it Sister...
Rachael Lemon. From Queen Bee Syndrome To Brave, Inclusive Leadership
Send us a text We examine how fear, scarcity and old role models fuel Queen Bee dynamics at work, and how to replace them with mentorship, sponsorship and clear allyship. Rachael Lemon shares lived stories from healthcare leadership and offers practical challenges to build trust and safety. Rachael Lemon is the rebel force behind LemonAiding™ leadership done differently. She’s an executive coach, consultant, and Editor-in-Chief of EmpowHER magazine, giving women a global stage to say the thin...
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1 month ago
38 minutes

Say it Sister...
Finding Your Voice When It Matters Most
Send us a text We explore why voices seize when truth matters and how to turn that constriction into clarity. Stories, tools and a simple framework help you weigh safety, regulate emotion and ask for what you need with steadiness. • naming the frog in the throat and what it signals • stories of silence, safety and self compassion • speaking up in crisis and advocating for care • asking for help and inviting support • courage and vulnerability as the same practice • taking public stands and b...
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1 month ago
32 minutes

Say it Sister...
Sustain Without Burnout
Send us a text Leanne Spencer Balance sounds elegant until real life starts throwing curveballs. We open up about why “perfect equilibrium” keeps so many women stuck and how a flexible blend, anchored in agency and integrity, can carry you further with less struggle. Our guest, award‑winning keynote speaker and best‑selling author Leanne Spencer, takes us from the city highs and the crash of burnout to the practical tools that helped her rebuild energy, mood, and motivation for the long haul....
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1 month ago
35 minutes

Say it Sister...
When Women Unite, Systems Shift
Send us a text We trace how women’s voices move from personal healing to public change, from Parliament hallways to policy, art, and activism. Menopause screening gains, consent clarity, and centring women’s stories show how asking hard questions shifts systems. We talk about BBC Riot Women, Lily Allen, and Virginia Guiffre. Womens voices that are making a difference. • Visiting parliament for menopause awareness and what institutions feel like • The suffragette cupboard story as strategic p...
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2 months ago
35 minutes

Say it Sister...
From Witch Wounds To Wise Women: Unmasking Power
Send us a text We explore the Halloween or Samhain idea of masking up and when to take of the cloak of protection, embrace the dark parts of ourselves, and let go of what no longer serves us. We share stories, rituals, and an on-air EFT practice to help us move from masking up to embodied power. We cover... • masks we wear to stay safe and small • inner child roles that shape visibility • the witch wound as a cultural ghost role • reclaiming ritual, circles, and seasonali...
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2 months ago
37 minutes

Say it Sister...
Rochelle Trow: What If Success Means Loving The Girl In The Mirror
Send us a text What if the life that proves you “made it” is the very thing keeping you from yourself? We sit down with Rochelle Trow, founder of The Change Canvas and author of Awakening to Wholeness, A Life Unmasked to trace her journey from global HR executive to values-led leadership coach. This is a story about the cost of chasing success that shines on paper but starves the soul, and the radical clarity that follows when you stop overriding your body and start telling the truth. Rochel...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

Say it Sister...
MenoPositive take over: Regenerate, Don’t Decline
Send us a text We have teamed up with Lisa Jedan of MenoPositive this month to put the focus on women supporting women and Menopause. So here is our way of showing support - listen to her amazing podcast here. Does perimenopause or menopause sometimes leave you feeling like you’ve lost your joy? Not just tired or overwhelmed—but like you’ve misplaced a part of yourself? So many women share this feeling. Not sadness, exactly. But a disconnection from vitality, aliveness… from...
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2 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Say it Sister...
Lisa Jedan MenoPositive: Menopause can be fuel for growth
Send us a text We welcome Lisa Jedan, Host of the MenoPositive Podcast. Lisa built a career making brands and people famous. From launching Bono and Bobby Shriver’s (RED) and David Beckham’s Football Academy to collaborating with brands like Formula 1, MTV and Gucci. She now returns to the body with a passion to support and empower women globally through MenoPositive – her podcast and events company - using her positive, personal menopause journey as inspiration.​ We reframe midlife fro...
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2 months ago
29 minutes

Say it Sister...
Resilience, Not Relentless
Send us a text We explore what resilience really looks like in messy, modern life—less grinding, more honest listening, seasonal rest, and community care. Through stories of early motherhood, divorce, and invited chaos (hello, puppy), we share practices that turn overwhelm into steady action. • redefining resilience as truth plus time, not pushing through • using rest, naps and pauses to reset energy • human design frames for reactivity and discernment • body-led decisions and tracking perso...
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3 months ago
29 minutes

Say it Sister...
From Perimenopause to Power: Rethinking Midlife, Work, and Women’s Health
Send us a text It is menopause awareness month. We break the silence around perimenopause and menopause, mapping the decade-long transition that reshapes health, work, and identity. We share lived tools—from symptom tracking and GP scripts to cultural wisdom and workplace policy—to help you feel seen, supported, and sovereign. • naming perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause clearly • sleep, progesterone and managing changing symptoms • coils, HRT and testing what helps your body • ...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

Say it Sister...
The Courage to Face What You've Been Hiding
Send us a text We explore truth-telling in this episode, discussing how women are called to face their inner truths and the importance of naming what we truly feel. • Lucy shares how becoming a "nag" in past relationships masked deeper unmet needs • Our inner saboteurs mirror the patriarchal system and try to keep us playing small • The trap of societal definitions of success often leads us away from our authentic values • Connecting with our spiritual selves and wisdom has historically been...
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3 months ago
28 minutes

Say it Sister...
Breaking Silence: How Women Lead in Times of Political Fear
Send us a text Karen and Lucy explore the urgent rise of extremism and far-right movements in the UK, examining what it means to have a voice during politically hostile times when many feel like hiding. • Looking at how reform groups polling at 30% leaves 70% of the population fractured between other parties • Personal connections to extremism, including Karen's Spanish heritage and memories of Franco's far-right regime • The lived experience that most people are compassionate and kind despi...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

Say it Sister...
The Radical Power of Women's Truth-Telling: The Sword of Truth
Send us a text Truth-telling is radical, liberating, and often silenced, especially for women who navigate a world that has historically taught them to swallow their words and shrink their truths. We dive into why speaking your truth is both revolutionary and healing, even when it means shattering comfortable illusions. • Karen shares her 10-year journey of confronting the limiting belief that she was "unlovable" • Lucy reflects on being told she was "too much" and learning to suppress her v...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

Say it Sister...
The First Chapter: Celebrating Season One of Say It Sister
Send us a text After nine months of powerful conversations that have reached listeners in 85% of Europe and across six continents, Lucy and Karen are taking a well-deserved summer break. In this reflective season finale, they celebrate the unexpected journey of Say It Sister and the global community they've built from Vancouver to Kuala Lumpur. What started as friends having courageous conversations has evolved into a platform where both hosts and listeners process world events together. The...
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5 months ago
20 minutes

Say it Sister...
Helen Parker: Brain surgery gave me the confidence I never knew I needed
Send us a text Helen Parker shares her transformative journey from corporate workaholic to confidence coach after surviving brain surgery and discovering the power of embodied confidence through Brazilian carnival culture. • From corporate success to burnout – Helen's 20-year career including 14 years at O2 where she ran social impact programs while working 70-80 hour weeks • The turning point came in 2014 when she unexpectedly lost movement on her right side, leading to emergency brain surg...
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6 months ago
40 minutes

Say it Sister...
Send us a text We explore the quiet courage of midlife pivots, from the first tug of misalignment to the practical steps that turn lostness into a second act. Stories, signals, values, and rituals guide us to choices that open energy rather than drain it. • January triggers and career misalignment • Hormonal shifts and growing discernment • Leaving high-status roles for meaning • Lostness as a portal to the next step • Second acts built with intention • Relevance traps and overwork patterns ...