The Knackered Women's Club: Recent Episodes
Sarah Clein
This is a podcast for knackered, public sector female leaders who are - knackered from managing ALL the things - knackered by trying to survive and thrive in toxic, sometimes patriarchal organisations - knackered by trying to navigate menopause - knackered and sandwiched (or is it squished? ) between bringing up kids and looking after older parents/relatives - knackered by working their way through separation, divorce or are trying to improve their relationships
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Brought to you by Sarah Clein, Wildflower Fire Coaching.
Tracey Robinson worked in the NHS for 30 years, initially as an occupational therapist, before undertaking a series of roles, including at a national level for NHS England.
After the birth of both of her children, Tracey went on to experience postpartum psychosis and went on to focus her work on improving perinatal mental health.
Tracey talks about her journey to early retirement, navigating challenging work environments and burnout. She talks about how she planned her exit and the portfolio career that she hopes to develop in future, including coaching.
Find out more about Tracey by connecting with her on Linkedin .
In amongst every way you are showing u for others, how are you showing up for and prioritising yourself ?
This episode focuses on all the times that you say yes, to someone or something and whether you consider the cost to you.
It’s easy to support others, but how often do you show yourself the same care, love and attention. This episode focuses on self compassion in midlife and will give you some top tips to try.
If you are in a toxic organisation and feeling a little stuck, then this one is for you.
An episode which talks about some of the issues affecting midlife women in the public sector, what to do about it both individual and organisationally.
Michelle has 31 years of experience in adult nursing, 28 years specialising in Cardiology. She has been a befriender for 2 charities since 2008. She has been an Executive Governor and Secretary on the Merseyside Jewish Community Care board since 2018 and a Staff Governor and Wellbeing Champion at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital since 2022.Michelle began public speaking in 2019 about her charity fundraising experiences, trekking overseas and the people she has met along the way. She also talks about her nursing career and how it has changed over the last 31 years due to advances in medicine, and her personal life. Having lost both her mum and auntie to cancer, she is a tireless fundraiser for Marie Curie.Michelle has been a guest podcaster in 2022 for Cheshire and Merseyside Resilience Hub about her zest for life and saying yes to new experiences. She began blogging her fitness routines across social media platforms a few years ago, but began professionally blogging for 2 companies over a year ago. She is a massive source of inspiration to other women, especially those at midlife.She has been involved with several charity campaigns including Tiny Tickers, Marie Curie UK, and LHCH Charity and she has raised a huge amount of money for charity over the last few years.She constantly goes above and beyond to help, inspire and motivate others from people she meets daily to work colleagues, friends and family.If you want to follow Michelle on social media, she is on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She can be contacted for inspirational speaking at michellebeaver@sky.comFind out more about Michelle's latest fundraising challenges here www.justgiving.com/page/mbeaver6
Hear Louise’s story about being bullied in the public sector and what she learnt about how to tackle this.
Planning for the school holidays ? This episode may help if you are aware that you are feeling negative or pressured about what to do.
An episode looking at midlife women, inner voices, networks and what and who you need to help you navigate this phase of life.
You might find post menopause that you need to develop different strategies for getting the job done and that’s ok !
If you’ve fallen off the exercise bus and are struggling to find your mojo for moving then this might help get you started.
I used to power on through each day, week and month not noticing the signs of exhaustion and grumpiness. Now I try and spend a little time ahead of a new month planning in self care, recovery and support stuff for the work and life things I need to do. Sharing some tips in this episode in case it’s useful for you.
It’s not possible to be giving your full time, energy and bandwidth to all the things and people all of the time. This episode offers three questions to think about if you are beating yourself up for half, quarter or full arsing some of the things, some of the time.
This episode is with Jen Smollett who is an accredited women's leadership coach who works with professional women to help them see and be the best leaders they can be so that they can thrive at home and at work. We talk about what it means to be a feminist, why that label can feel uncomfortable at times, gender inequality, unconscious bias, compassionate leadership, office housework, boundaries and some of what it means to be a midlife woman in the workplace.
A brief thought provoker on a conversation about values. Find out more at www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
This episode explores magpie syndrome and invites you to ask yourself 5 key questions if you are a recovering magpie, trying to make more considered decisions about what you do, where and with who.
Making friends after 50 can be hard work. This brief episode explores this topic in a little more detail. Find out more at www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
A brief episode that looks at over functioning and how to recognise when you are doing this and how to stop. Find out more at www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
A brief episode exploring fun and midlife with some ideas to think about if you’ve forgotten what fun is !
A brief look at how to find and use your big girl pants to get on and tackle the midlife work and life stuff that we need to sort out.
This 15 minute episode focuses on Burnout and Midlife Women. It includes a description of what burnout is, how to recognise it, what to do about it as an individual and organisation.
A reflection on 7 years in business, moving towards things I love to do and my most over used saying !
A meander through my first job, the highs, lows and learning of poor management and some work that went wrong.
My latest podcast exploring work, mental health, motherhood, divorce and the journey towards balance.
It’s been a strange kind of a year, one that’s affected us all differently. Here’s some ideas of how to bloom amongst the doom and gloom.
A brief look at what gaslighting is and what you can do about it if it’s something that’s effecting you or a friend.
A brief discussion of rescuers, rescuing and moving on from old behaviours. If you want to know more then visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
An exploration of the end of a relationship and some lessons learnt. Visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk to find out more.
An exploration of organisational politics and the origins of Wildflower Fire. Visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
Exploring a story of organisational politics, bullying and imposter syndrome in the workplace, with some tips on what to do if you are in a similar situation. For more information visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk
This podcast explores what imposter syndrome is and how to address it with a range of useful strategies. Visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk to find out more
This podcast talks about how to know when it’s time to end your relationship or marriage and some of the things you need to think about. Visit www.wildflowerfire.co.uk to find out more.