When No One Is Coming to Save You with Edwina Jenner

This week’s thought I kept comes from Edwina Jenner, and it’s one that fundamentally reshaped how she thinks about responsibility, self-trust, and the way we move through midlife. It’s a thought that can feel confronting at first but, when given some space, can open up a surprising sense of clarity and freedom.

In this episode of A Thought I Kept, I talk with Edwina about what happens when we stop waiting and start listening to ourselves more closely. We explore moments many listeners will recognise: feeling overwhelmed by expectation, navigating identity shifts in midlife, carrying responsibility for others, and learning how to rely on your own body, instincts, and decisions.

Our conversation moves between emotional and physical strength: we talk about consistency when motivation wavers, how trust is built through action, and how caring for your body can become a way of caring for your future self. Throughout, we return to the question of agency: what changes when you realise you are already more capable than you think?

Edwina shares how strength training became part of this wider shift in her life — a way of grounding herself, building resilience, and creating a steadier relationship with her body during her 40s and through moments of upheaval. This episode also touches on visibility, confidence, and what it means to take up space as a woman in midlife.

As always, I’ll leave you with a question: will this be a thought you carry into your week and maybe even beyond?

About Edwina Jenner

Edwina Jenner is an online PT specialising in strength training for women at home. She helps women in their 40s and 50s learn to lift weights with short, effective dumbbell home workouts. Women worldwide of all fitness levels follow her online programmes to improve their metabolic health, manage their weight, and build a strong and toned body they can rely on as they age, through her online strength training membership.

Website and membership | Instagram

In this episode Edwina also mentions James Clear's Atomic Habits