About this episode

Donna Ashworth discusses her journey of embracing her ageing body and the challenges she faced during midlife.

Content warning: This episode contains themes that some listeners may find distressing. Poet Donna Ashworth opens up about her midlife ‘earthquake’ that changed everything, coping with echoes of anorexia amongst the noise of weight loss jabs, her mental health tools to keep her OCD at bay, and why she loved turning 50. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divorcee Ateh Jewel as she navigates her own second act by speaking to celebrity guests about what age means to them, and how they're approaching this new phase of life. If you've got a question or dilemma you'd like Ateh, her celebrity guests and experts to answer, drop her a line at ⁠secondactpod@hellomagazine.com⁠ and make sure to tune in to hear the answer. From HELLO! magazine Producer: Millie Jackson Editor: Liam Davies Executive producer: Danielle Lawler Follow @hellomag on Instagram and watch all new episodes on HELLO! magazine's YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ateh Jewel

Guest: Donna Ashworth

Topics covered

• midlife
• body positivity
• mental health
• ageing
• anorexia
• OCD
• personal growth

Keywords

• midlife
• ageing
• mental health
• OCD
• anorexia
• body image
• poetry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HELLO! magazine, Megaphone

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