Navigating Modern Womanhood - editor and founder of welldoing.org Louise Chunn on midlife identity | S5 E1

About this episode

Louise Chunn discusses her career in women's media and the challenges of midlife identity.

Louise Chunn is a British journalist, author and former magazine editor best known for her influential career in women’s media. She served as editor of Cosmopolitan UK during the late 1990s, helping shape the magazine’s modern voice around careers, relationships and independence for young women. After leaving mainstream publishing, Chunn founded Welldoing, a platform connecting people with therapists and promoting accessible mental-health support. She has also written several books exploring ...

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Cavendish

Guest: Louise Chunn

Topics covered

• modern womanhood
• midlife identity
• mental health
• women's media
• career independence

Keywords

• Louise Chunn
• welldoing
• Cosmopolitan UK
• women's media
• midlife identity
• mental health
• career independence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: welldoing.org, Cosmopolitan UK

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