Midrising: Real Talk Podcast

Honest conversations about midlife identity, reinvention, and the quiet shifts women feel when life starts evolving.

A weekly podcast hosted by Gill Townsend (Central Coast, NSW, Australia) and Barbara Scalzi (Phuket, Thailand).

Welcome in.

This is where Barbara Scalzi and I talk about the stuff we’re all thinking… but rarely say out loud.

Midlife isn’t always a crisis. Sometimes it’s a click. A subtle shift. A new awareness that the old way doesn’t fit anymore — and you’re not sure what does.

If you’ve ever thought, “Is it just me?” — you’re in the right place.

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What we talk about here

Identity shifts (when you’re not who you were… but not yet who you’re becoming)
The messy middle: confidence, purpose, friendships, relationships, work, parenting, ageing
Real strategies that don’t require you to “reinvent your whole life” overnight
The truth: Both things can be true — you can be grateful and want more

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Episodes

New episodes will be added here as they’re published.

Episode 3

It’s Not Too Late — Reinventing Yourself in Midlife

Many women quietly absorb the idea their big moves are behind them. This episode challenges that — and explores what reinvention in midlife really means.

Episode 2

Identity — It’s Not a Crisis, It’s a Shift

What if midlife isn’t falling apart — it’s evolving? We unpack the moment the old labels stop fitting and what it means to recognise the shift.

Episode 1

How Did We Get Here?

The quiet moment midlife women recognise but rarely name. We explore the identity shifts and turning point where something inside starts asking for more.

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Meet your hosts

With lived experience across business, motherhood, reinvention and global life transitions.

Gill

Aussie mum based on the Central Coast, operator, builder, corporate leader, and the voice behind The Mama Assembly.

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Barbara

Based in Phuket, Barbara brings warmth, insight, and the kind of lived wisdom that makes you feel instantly less alone — and more like yourself again.