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Ask me anything!

Yep, anything... 😱 Yep, anything... 😱

09.01.2023 09.01.2023 31 Reaktionen

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

06.01.2023 06.01.2023

My new year's resolution? No more trying

I'm so done with "should" I'm so done with "should"

05.01.2023 05.01.2023 23 Reaktionen

The most popular pieces on The Shift this year

From The Menopause Backlash to Leonardo DiCaprio And The Dating Double Standard to Grannies Fighting Back, these are the pieces you loved in 2022 From The Menopause Backlash to Leonardo DiCaprio And The Dating Double Standard to Grannies Fighting Back, these are the pieces you loved in 2022

29.12.2022 29.12.2022

10 most listened to podcast episodes of 2022

The little podcast that could! The Shift with Sam Baker passed 1.5million (!) downloads this year. All thanks to you. Here are the episodes that topped the list The little podcast that could! The Shift with Sam Baker passed 1.5million (!) downloads this year. All thanks to you. Here are the episodes that topped the list

27.12.2022 27.12.2022

Gift The Shift!

Got some last minute Christmas shopping issues? Look no further Got some last minute Christmas shopping issues? Look no further

20.12.2022 20.12.2022

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend and over the holiday season? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend and over the holiday season? Look no further...

16.12.2022 16.12.2022

11 lessons I learnt in 2022

From knowing when to take your foot off the pedal to (re)taking up pilates From knowing when to take your foot off the pedal to (re)taking up pilates

15.12.2022 15.12.2022 7 Reaktionen

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

09.12.2022 09.12.2022 5 Reaktionen

This is what a grandmother looks like

It's time to out myself It's time to out myself

08.12.2022 08.12.2022 3 Reaktionen

January bookclub reveal!

It's the first The Shift bookclub of 2023 and we're starting with a bang! It's the first The Shift bookclub of 2023 and we're starting with a bang!

05.12.2022 05.12.2022

Catch up with Katherine May, author of Wintering

If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand

03.12.2022 03.12.2022

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

02.12.2022 02.12.2022 2 Reaktionen

My favourite books of the year

I'm not saying they're the best written, or the brainiest, but they're the ones that left me begging for more I'm not saying they're the best written, or the brainiest, but they're the ones that left me begging for more

01.12.2022 01.12.2022 3 Reaktionen

Meet the author of Wintering: Katherine May

Grab a glass of whatever you fancy and join us to talk about this month's bookclub choice, Wintering, on Tuesday 29th November at 8pm Grab a glass of whatever you fancy and join us to talk about this month's bookclub choice, Wintering, on Tuesday 29th November at 8pm

26.11.2022 26.11.2022 1 Reaktion

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

25.11.2022 25.11.2022

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

18.11.2022 18.11.2022

I've forgotten how to pack

And three other things I learnt when I left the country for the first time in four years... And three other things I learnt when I left the country for the first time in four years...

17.11.2022 17.11.2022 3 Reaktionen

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

11.11.2022 11.11.2022 4 Reaktionen

What I learnt from losing my sense of taste

Food is more than “a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips” Food is more than “a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips”

10.11.2022 10.11.2022 10 Reaktionen

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

04.11.2022 04.11.2022 2 Reaktionen

Welcome to NO-vember

30 days to stop saying yes when you mean no. I'm in, are you? 30 days to stop saying yes when you mean no. I'm in, are you?

03.11.2022 03.11.2022 5 Reaktionen

November bookclub reveal!

This month's pick is a book that's incredibly special to me PLUS an exclusive you-won't-get-anywhere-else proof giveaway has… This month's pick is a book that's incredibly special to me PLUS an exclusive you-won't-get-anywhere-else proof giveaway has…

30.10.2022 30.10.2022 12 Reaktionen

Catch up with Kamila Shamsie

If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand If you missed this week's The Shift Bookclub Live, you can now watch it on-demand

29.10.2022 29.10.2022

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

28.10.2022 28.10.2022 4 Reaktionen

Brain fog? Headaches? Fatigue?

Perimenopause or long Covid? You decide Perimenopause or long Covid? You decide

27.10.2022 27.10.2022 5 Reaktionen

Meet the author of October's bookclub pick: Kamila Shamsie

Grab a glass of whatever you fancy and join us to talk about this month's book, Best of Friends… Grab a glass of whatever you fancy and join us to talk about this month's book, Best of Friends…

24.10.2022 24.10.2022

What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further... Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

21.10.2022 21.10.2022 3 Reaktionen

Does Strictly have a problem with older women?

I’m a Strictly superfan but even I am starting to wonder what’s with the sexist/ageist bias I’m a Strictly superfan but even I am starting to wonder what’s with the sexist/ageist bias

20.10.2022 20.10.2022 5 Reaktionen

It's World Menopause Day

Now that's a sentence I didn't think I'd write three years ago, when publishers told me they didn't know who would buy a book about menopause! Erm... Now that's a sentence I didn't think I'd write three years ago, when publishers told me they didn't know who would buy a book about menopause! Erm...

18.10.2022 18.10.2022 3 Reaktionen