The Midlife Mentors
We’re The Midlife Mentors. Here to lift the lid on our no nonsense approach to midlife health and happiness.
As midlifers, we’re constantly told we need have it all figured out. But in fact most of us don’t.Our mission is not only to de-bust the crazy diet and fitness myths, but to empower and educate from an authentic and balanced perspective based on reality.
It’s time to step away from the madness we manifest in our attempts to attain goals that are unachievable, as we help you focus on the daily opportunities that redefine who and what you are, with the wisdom that comes with age.
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Episodes
277 episodes
The Overlooked Secret to Success
Most people think success comes from doing more. More hours, more strategy, more hustle.But what if the real edge isn’t in your work schedule, but in your body?Today, we’re talking about the overlooked foundation of success and wh...
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Raising Teens: From Conflict To Connection - Interview with Dr Suzanne Simpson
If you’re in midlife and raising teenagers, you’ll know it can sometimes feel like you’re living with a complete stranger. One minute they’re the child who used to tell you everything… and the next they’re behind a closed door, head...
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5 Nutrition Tips For Midlife Energy, Health & Happiness
In this episode we’re revisiting something we get asked about a lot! Midlife nutrition tips. This isn’t about complicated diets or biohacks, it’s simple principles - how and what should we really be eating in midlife to stay healthy and hap...
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The GLP-1 Revolution: Upacking The Real Story, With Dr Max Pemberton & Dr Courtney Raspin
Today we’re joined by Dr Max Pemberton and Dr Courtney Raspin, authors of The Weight Loss Prescription, to unpack one of the most talked-about health shifts of our time: GLP-1 weight-loss medications.Are they a miracle? A medica...
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Examining Our Expectations At Midlife
In our 20s and 30s, expectations feel hopeful - like there’s always more time, more chances, more room to fix things. But in midlife, expectations hit us differently. They’re no longer just about what might happen…they’re about who...
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25:25
Charles Cumming: What It Really Takes to Become A Best Selling Spy Novelist
Calling all budding espionage writers…In this solo episode, James sits down with one of the most respected names in modern spy writing, Charles Cumming, author of the critically acclaimed Box 88 series - novels celebrated f...
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Procrastination (Revisted)
Procrastination - we all do it. But what happens when it’s stopping us from moving forward with goals that are really important to us? We can get really stuck in a rut with this, believing that we’ll never move ahead, which makes us procrastina...
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Is Masculinity Being Dismantled? An interview with David Maywald
In this episode, we’re talking about masculinity - what it means, what it’s allowed to be, and why so many men feel increasingly unsure how to show up in the world and at work - without being labelled toxic, outdated, or problematic.Our...
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Rethinking Exercise & Nutrition At Midlife
In this episode, we talk about the shifts we’ve both had to make in how we approach health, training and nutrition in midlife.We talk honestly about what wasn’t working anymore, the habits that were quietly backfiring and the practical c...
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Men's Mental Fitness: An Interview With Neil Smith
On today’s episode we’re joined by someone who’s making a real impact in the mental health space. Neil Smith is the co-founder of Mettle alongside Bear Grylls, an innovative mental wellbeing app designed to help men build confiden...
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Goals Without The Guilt
Welcome back to The Midlife Mentors and the first episode of 2026.This year, James and I decided to look ahead at the things we’d like to achieve a little differently.We didn’t want to pile pressure on ourselves. We didn’t want J...
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24:56
Our 2025 Review: What's Shifted & Shaped Us (Fitness, Faith & Friendships)
As 2025 draws to a close, this episode feels rather special to us. It’s not about goals or resolutions - it’s a review - where we share what’s shaped us and what’s mattered most along the way.We touch upon how our bodies have changed and...
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29:30
Datable Over 40: Expectation, Reality & Enjoying The Journey (Interview with Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu)
In this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors Podcast, we’re joined by two incredible women who have spent years on the front line of love and relationships - active daters turned true insiders - Julie and Yue.They’re the powerhous...
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The Changes That Deepened Our Marriage This Year
In this week’s episode of The Midlife Mentors podcast, we’re opening up about the things that have shifted in our marriage over the past year. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing - far from it. There were seasons that stretched us, humbled us and...
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28:36
Hot Topics: The Sudan Crisis, EV Tax, Trans Women In Locker Rooms & The John Lewis Christmas Ad!
Welcome back to our monthly Hot Topics episode - where we cut through the noise and dive into the stories everyone’s talking about. This week, we’re covering a wide mix: the new pence-per-mile tax proposal for EV drivers, w...
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25:33
The Energy Audit: When You're Running on Empty...
Most people think they’re tired because they’re doing too much…But the truth is - it’s not always that they’re tired from doing. They’re tired from leaking energy in a hundred tiny ways they can’t see.It’s not laziness, it’s not...
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When Motivation Disappears
In this episode I, James, am flying solo and discussing all things 'motivation' and most importantly, sharing what to do when it disappears. Newsflash, this happens to all of us! The gym kit’s staring at you, the emails are piling up, and even...
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Male Suicide: Unmasking The Crisis - with Dan Somers & Dr Susie Bennett
In this episode, we’re tackling a sensitive and tough conversation that can save lives. We’re joined by Dan Somers and Dr Susie Bennett from the men’s mental health charity ManUp to talk about male suicide - particularly why men are dispr...
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Hot Topics: Digital ID, AI & The State Of The Nation
This week on Hot Topics we’re not holding back as we dive headfirst into the stories making waves - from the UK workforce health crisis to the rise of AI and what it means for our jobs, the push for digital ID cards, and the shocking Manchester...
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36:37
Anchored In The Storm
This week, it’s just me Claire, as I fly solo - having a very real conversation about something that’s been on my heart and mind.Unless you live under a rock, you may have noticed that the the world feels as though it’s spinning fa...
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The 'People Pleasing' Dilemma: Is It Costing You More Than You Think?
How many times have you said yes when every part of you wanted to say no? How many years have been spent keeping the peace, avoiding conflict, or chasing approval - at the cost of your own wellbeing? For so many of us, people pleasi...
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Lost Boys: The Crisis Of Modern Masculinity, with James Bloodworth
Today we’re diving into a subject that resonates far beyond midlife - the crisis of modern masculinity and why so many men, young and old, feel increasingly lost, and how this has led to the rise of the 'manosphere'.We’re joined by James...
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The Benefits Of Being Bored
Today we’re talking about the positive power of boredom! We’ve just got back from three nights completely off-grid, staying in a little shepherd’s hut - no WiFi, no screens, just the two of us, a lake to swim in, good books, naps in...
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32:26
Hot Topics: Mounjaro, Pensions & OnlyFans!
Welcome back to The Midlife Mentors! We’re shaking things up with a brand new format we’re calling Hot Topics.Each month we’ll take a look at some of the stories making headlines that we think matter most to us in midli...
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Michael Serwa: The UK's Top Life Coach Talks Life, Success & Transformation
We recently sat down with Michael Serwa, the UK's top life coach - who is brutally honest, unapologetically confident and will kick your backside into transformation. As a life coach of 22 years, Claire followed Michael’s ins...
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