Best Rachel Lankester Podcasts (2025)

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173 Finding our purpose at midlife with Lesley Jane Seymour 47:59

2d ago47:59

47:59

Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and the former editor of More magazine. She founded Covey Club, an online community for women over 40, which grew out of a survey that More magazine readers took after the iconic magazine closed. She's been a leading light in the media industry for many years, and she was the editor of Marie Claire magazi…

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172 Unlocking the gifts of perimenopause with Kate Codrington 53:25

15d ago53:25

53:25

I always love chatting to this returning guest! Kate Codrington is the author of The New York Times recommended book, Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide To Menopause, and her second book is The Perimenopause Journal: Unlock Your Power, Own Your Wellbeing, Find Your Path. This is a beautiful journal full of love and wisdom to help women process the …

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171 Navigating bowel cancer with Dr Anisha Patel 51:46

1M ago51:46

51:46

Dr Anisha Patel is a GP specializing in women's health whose world was turned upside down with a diagnosis of stage three bowel cancer. She's the author of the brilliant book Everything You'd Hoped You'd Never Need To Know About Bowel Cancer. I found this such a powerful book, with lessons for all of us whether or not we have cancer. This is a very…

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170 Unpicking menopause narratives with Dr Sarah White 52:08

7M ago52:08

52:08

Dr. Sarah White is the CEO of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving women’s health across Australia through every life stage. She is part of the National Women’s Health Advisory Council and the Women’s Health Products Working Group at Australia’s Medicines Regulator. She’s an honorary research…

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169 Getting creative about dementia with Shelle Luscombe 52:30

8M ago52:30

52:30

Shelle Luscombe is an entertainer, a singer, a presenter, a voiceover artist. She turned 50 in 2021 and she set out to have 50 memorable experiences. She also wanted to raise money for a cause very close to her heart, having two copies of the Alzheimer's risk gene and having lost both parents to dementia. Three years on, she's raised over £12,000 p…

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168 DNA surprises, identity, healing and growth with Maria Leonard Olsen 51:20

9M ago51:20

51:20

This is such a fascinating podcast! Maria Leonard Olsen is a lawyer, an author, a TEDx speaker, and a mentor to women in recovery. She wrote 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life and is host of the Becoming Your Best Version podcast. She’s had a very full and fascinating life – so far. She has so many enthralling stories to share. We…

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167 Menopause in Africa with Sue Mbaya 48:01

9M ago48:01

48:01

Sue Mbaya is the founder and director of Menopause Solutions Africa and host of the Pause for Menopause podcast. She’s leading menopause awareness in Africa and seeking to normalize the change while empowering women. She has over 20 years of policy advocacy, advisory and development experience at national, regional and global levels with a focus on…

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166 Writing about Jewish culture with Lynne Golodner 36:52

10M ago36:52

36:52

Lynne Golodner is a novelist writing about strong Jewish women and Jewish culture. She shares her background and journey as a writer, her focus on writing about Orthodox Jewish life, and the challenges and research involved. Lynne recently set up her own independent publishing house for women over 40 with strong voices that need to be heard. Her fi…

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165 Midlife update, solo with Rachel 33:05

11M ago33:05

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A midlife update from Rachel on what’s been happening lately and what’s coming up for her as we move towards summer. She talks about: - Cherishing loved ones and coping with grief - Recent podcast episodes Being a veteran Black menopause and staying curious Staying strong and healing Embodied experience of postmenopause Discovering the joy of volun…

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164 The power of herbs for menopause with Hannah Charman 45:50

11M ago45:50

45:50

Hannah Charman has been a medical herbalist since 1999, having first become interested in alternative medicine when she used it to recover from chronic fatigue syndrome in her early teens. She specialises now in helping women who prefer or need a natural route through menopause, combining herbal medicine with health coaching. We talk about: - What …

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163 Finding what works at midlife with Dr Maria Luque 53:21

12M ago53:21

53:21

Dr. Maria Luque is a menopause fitness expert, a health science professor, and an Air Force veteran. She’s passionate about helping menopausal women become healthier, stronger, and happier. Her PhD dissertation was all about enhancing quality of life in menopause. We talk about: - What quality of life in menopause means to Maria - Maria’s research …

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162 Discovering the joy of volunteering with Ann Marie Jackson 42:13

12M ago42:13

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Ann Marie Jackson is the co-founder of microlending organization Mano Amiga and works with Casita Linda, which builds homes for families living in poverty in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She’s lived as an expat in Mexico for a decade, is a columnist for Mexico Daily News and recently wrote a novel inspired by her life called the Broken Hummingbir…

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161 The embodied experience of postmenopause with Stella Duffy 59:11

1y ago59:11

59:11

Stella Duffy is an award-winning writer of 17 novels, over 70 short stories and 15 plays who’s also worked in theatre for 35 years as an actor, director and facilitator. She’s a psychotherapist and a yoga teacher. She recently completed her doctorate in existential psychotherapy and her research was in the embodied experience of post-menopause. She…

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160 Staying strong and healing well with Dr Kristie Ennis 45:14

1y ago45:14

45:14

Dr Kristie Ennis is a physical therapist, nutritionist, and strength and conditioning specialist. She wants to empower people to do more than they think they can and realize they are stronger than they think they are. She has a fantastic YouTube channel, which is where podcast host Rachel found her when she injured her knee. We talk about: - The im…

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159 Black menopause and staying curious with Pamela Windle 51:14

1y ago51:14

51:14

Pamela Windle joins the podcast to talk about menopause, at work, for Black women, diversity of experience, the importance of representation and staying curious about big statements about women’s health, especially when those relate to race. Pamela is a women’s health coach and menstruation and menopause consultant for the workplace. She trained wi…

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158 Being a veteran with Cat Corchado 45:18

1+ y ago45:18

45:18

Cat Corchado is a US Air Force veteran turned founder of the Small Space Pilates Community. She’s made it her mission to help women veterans transition from the military, and is the host of the Sisters in Service podcast. We talk about: - Why Cat is still very active in the military community - Women veterans’ transition challenges and successes - …

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157 Midlife update, solo with Rachel 26:36

1+ y ago26:36

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Mag Mid podcast host Rachel is flying solo this week, talking about what’s been happening in her world. There's a trip to the UK Houses of Parliament and a book recommendation in the New York Times in the mix! Check out what’s been catching her attention lately. She talks about: - The success of the MenoClarity live event and how you can still acce…

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156 Staying fit as we age with Elaine Reynolds 43:05

1+ y ago43:05

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Elaine Reynolds is a master personal trainer and yoga teacher. She teaches women over 50 to not give up or give in with the crazy things happening to our bodies. She had an epiphany at 50 and bought a one way ticket to Bali, where she lives now. We talk about: - What’s it like being an expat in Bali and what she loves most about it - Elaine’s passi…

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155 Healing through memoir with Sherry Sidoti 52:44

1+ y ago52:44

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Sherry Sidoti is an author and a yogi. She recently published her first book, a memoir about her own healing journey, A Smoke and a Song. This is such a powerful and moving story highlighting how we can heal ourselves by exploring and accepting our experiences, and coming to terms with the past. We talk about: - What inspired Sherry to write her bo…

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154 Preventing midlife burnout with Dr Sola Togun-Butler 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

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Dr Sola Togun-Butler is a psychotherapist and transformative life coach. She’s the founder of Butterfly Counseling Services and speaks regularly on the importance of mental health and wellness, while offering solutions to minimize stress, prevent burnout and achieve balance. We talk about: - The importance of addressing societal expectations that l…

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153 Getting to grips with the crisis of care with Emily Kenway 54:49

1+ y ago54:49

54:49

Emily Kenway is the author of the groundbreaking book, “Who Cares: the Hidden Crisis of Caregiving and How We Solve It”, written after the painful experience of caring for her cancer stricken mother. Who Cares is an intimate and deeply researched account of the experiences of unpaid carers, and a call for us all to put care at the center of our liv…

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152 Getting back on stage with Josephine Pembroke 36:22

1+ y ago36:22

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Josephine Pembroke is a performer and founder of Radio Gorgeous. She trained at Drama Studio and has been in many bands, cabaret and theatre productions. She decided to get back on stage in her 60s and is currently starring in her own show, The Working Girls of Soho, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival. Josephine is a hoot! Prepare to giggle …

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151 Becoming a digital publisher with Amanda O'Brien 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

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Amanda O’ Brien became a full-time digital publisher in midlife, with four successful websites focusing on travel, pets and information. She’s a former marketing director at big corporations and an Australian who’s made London her home. She’s a boutique adventurer, and she’s visited over 70 countries on her travels. We talk about: - What it was lik…

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150 Finding the true truth with Ann Marie McQueen 56:59

1+ y ago56:59

56:59

Celebrating episode 150 of the podcast with a very special guest. Ann Marie McQueen is a journalist on the world stage, focused on menopause and on a mission to cut through misleading narratives and dodgy data. She founded HotFlash Inc in 2020 to cover the latest clinical studies, treatments, products, guidance and more via a weekly research letter…

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149 Creating a career you love with Carolyn Parry 39:14

1+ y ago39:14

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Carolyn Parry is the founder of Career Alchemy, helping early-stage and established professionals escape from a job they hate and create a career they love, on purpose. She’s an award-winning career coach, a TEDx speaker and host of the Change Your Story podcast. She is the President of the Career Development Institute and based in Wales. We talk a…

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148 Why we need more MenoClarity 36:22

1+ y ago36:22

36:22

Something very different for this podcast – five guests on one show! Five of my fellow founders of MenoClarity, the knowledge hub for menopause set up in 2023. I’m talking to Pat Duckworth, Prof Joyce Harper, Clarissa Kristjansson, Kate Codrington and Ann Marie McQueen about why we’ve come together and what we hope to achieve with MenoClarity. This…

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147 Looking after women's health with Dr Cathleen Brown 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

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Dr. Cathleen Brown is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist who has spent much of her career caring for female soldiers and their dependents. She was honorably discharged from the US Army after 12 years of meritorious service. She now provides gynecology services specifically for women at midlife during the menopause transition. We talk a…

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146 Writing your story with Julia Brewer Daily 44:22

1+ y ago44:22

44:22

Julia Brewer Daily wrote her first novel, No Names To Be Given, when she was over 50. This book was inspired by her own experience as an adopted child from a maternity home hospital in New Orleans. She’s also the host of the Authors Over 50 podcast. Her mission is to encourage those in mid-life and beyond to live their best lives in what she calls …

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145 Leaning into midlife, solo with Rachel 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

29:04

A solo podcast from Rachel with more midlife musing on life, the universe and everything in between! Let’s lean into midlife and our wisdom years! She talks about: - The new BSI Menstruation and Menopause in the Workplace Guide launch with Mariella Fostrup - How we need a revolution in how women especially older ones are viewed in the world - The i…

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144 The power of yoga for menopause with Niamh Daly 50:33

2y ago50:33

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Niamh Daly is the founder of Yinstinct Yoga and focuses on creating yoga practices to help especially with menopause, training teachers around the world in this. She also runs courses in Menopause Awareness and Strategies for fitness professionals, nutrition and health coaches as well as accredited courses for Psychotherapists and Counsellors. We t…

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143 Caring for older parents with Liz O’Donnell 53:34

2y ago53:34

53:34

Liz O’Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a global community for women balancing eldercare and career. She’s the award-winning author of Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning A Living, which is a brilliant book. She’s a longtime marketing executive who’s become a recognized expert on caregiving and in 2020…

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142 Ending the battle with aging with Mia Maugé 56:46

2y ago56:46

56:46

Meet Mia Maugé, a 57 year old model championing broader representation in the modelling industry. She burst onto the scene in 2020 in the midst of the global pandemic when she was picked up by a modelling agency, allowing her to leave her career in digital marketing and PR . She’s passionate about occupying spaces previously reserved for those who …

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141 How She Podcasts with Jessica Kupferman 52:06

2y ago52:06

52:06

Jessica Kupferman is the CEO and co-founder of She Podcasts, the largest women’s podcasting community and organiser of She Podcasts LIVE. The She Podcasts brand currently supports over 20,000 female podcasters. She Podcasts Live Virtual is happening 20-22 June 2023. I’ve been a member of this brilliant community for years so it was great to sit dow…

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140 Maturing into hagitude with Dr Sharon Blackie 47:21

2y ago47:21

47:21

Dr Sharon Blackie is an award winning writer, psychologist and mythologist. She's the author of the best selling, If Women Rose Rooted and more recently, Hagitude: Reimagining The Second Half Of Life. I love both books. They completely re-envision how women fit in the world. Hagitude is a wonderful analysis of how women used to be in later life, be…

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139 Rewilding Britain with Rebecca Wrigley 37:47

2y ago37:47

37:47

Rebecca Wrigley is one of the founders of Rewilding Britain, and now its chief executive. She has worked in the voluntary and public sectors for 23 years, and is passionate about engaging local communities in decision-making about their land and resources. There is so much we can all contribute to protecting the environment, starting with rewilding…

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138 Talking about death with Dr Kathryn Mannix (Re-Release) 1:13:50

2y ago1:13:50

1:13:50

Dr Kathryn Mannix has devoted her life to the palliative care of the dying. In this episode, she talked about death, the process of it and how we can all prepare better for it. She also wrote a remarkable book called With The End In Mind which everyone should read! It was such a pleasure to talk to her about death! This is a much longer interview t…

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137 Being wiser about menopause with Tania Elfersy 42:27

2y ago42:27

42:27

Tania Elfersy is a transformative coach, speaker and award-winning author, specializing in midlife women’s health. She’s spent years researching what causes and what can relieve symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause and became free of her own physical and emotional symptoms naturally and simply. Rachel quoted her extensively in her o…

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136 Midlife update solo with Rachel 37:00

2y ago37:00

37:00

Rachel’s back with a solo update on what’s been happening in her world and the exciting launch of MenoClarity. She talks about: - An update on her mum post breaking her hip - Adapting to a new way of living - The fluctuation of mental capacity - Digital exclusion and Internet upgrade issues - Levels of customer service for older people and how thos…

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135 Living the dream in the desert with Sam Walker (Re-Release) 48:08

2y ago48:08

48:08

Sam Walker started her Sam Walker’s Desert Diaries podcast to document her move from Manchester, UK to Phoenix, Arizona. Sam is a master storyteller, an award-winning radio and TV broadcaster, a multiple podcast producer and presenter, a writer, and a woman who encountered coyotes, snakes and scorpions in the desert. This is such an inspirational g…

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134 Normalizing menopause with Prof Martha Hickey 36:04

2y ago36:04

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My guest, Professor Martha Hickey, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne and Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University. She is in active clinical practice with a research expertise in menstrual disorders and menopause. This is such an important conversation about no…

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133 Making the most of your heart beats with Julie Owen Moylan (Re-Release) 54:29

2y ago54:29

54:29

Another gem from the podcast archives. Julie Owen Moylan is the author of That Green Eyed Girl and 73 Dove Street, and currently working on her third novel. But when we recorded this interview, she had yet to get her first book deal! Her interview is a master class in believing in yourself and staying the course in pursuit of your dream. It was a r…

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132 Later life planning with Clare Fuller 51:11

2y ago51:11

51:11

Clare Fuller talks about the importance of later life planning and what that can look like. Clare is a Registered Nurse with 30 years’ experience in End-of-Life Care for which she is a Care Quality Commission Specialist Advisor. She campaigns for proactive Advance Care Planning and is the host of the Conversations about Advance Care Planning podcas…

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131 Pole dancing over 50 with Makeda Smith (Re-Release) 48:35

2y ago48:35

48:35

I interview Makeda Smith, celebrity publicist, pole and exotic dancer. She began her pole and aerial training at the age of 50 and created her own exotic dance brand called FlyingOver50. She’s over 60 now and still pole-dancing! We talk about: - How Makeda came to start pole dancing at age 50 - How pole dancing changed her life - Why sexy never get…

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130 Revolutionizing ageing for women with Dr Amanda Hanson 42:45

2+ y ago42:45

42:45

Dr Amanda Hanson is on a mission to revolutionize how women age and how society feels about older women. She believes midlife should be a time of power and joy, rather than crisis. She's a clinical psychologist and coach. She's the high profile Midlife Muse on social media. We talk about: - Recognizing and fighting the narratives about women and ag…

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129 Menopause and nutrition with Karen Newby 52:03

2+ y ago52:03

52:03

Karen Newby is a nutritionist who’s been practicing nutritional therapy for over 10 years. Her area of specialism is women’s hormonal health, especially menopause. She's the author of The Natural Menopause Method, a nutritional guide to perimenopause and beyond. This woman knows so much about nutrition and women’s hormones. This is a brilliant and …

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128 How to be a glorious broad with Maryjane Fahey 38:51

2+ y ago38:51

38:51

Maryjane Fahey is a creative director, writer, storyteller, published author, and founder of Glorious Broads. Her mission is to inspire older women to live full authentic lives with no limitations. And younger women to live free of fear of getting older. This is a funny and inspiring conversation about how to be a glorious broad! We talk about: - A…

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127 Coping with grief Silke Herwald 46:59

2+ y ago46:59

46:59

I’ve talked about death on the podcast but not yet grief, so I was delighted to welcome Silke Herwald to talk about this important topic. Silke is an experienced grief specialist and hypnotherapist, working especially with subconscious processes. She’s assisted hundreds of clients with grief and anxiety often drawing on her personal experience. Gri…

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126 Midlife musing solo with Rachel 21:00

2+ y ago21:00

21:00

A solo episode with Rachel, musing about midlife and what's been happening in her world. She talks about: - How difficult it can be when we have to pivot in how we interact with our older loved ones - The beginning of her journey into studying Gerontology - What successful aging really means/ looks like - Finding strategies to cope with loss as we …

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125 Caring for a loved one with dementia with Carolyn Birrell 43:41

2+ y ago43:41

43:41

Carolyn Birrell is the author of Walking with Fay, a moving book about her mother’s uncharted path into dementia. Carolyn’s writing began as a way to help her make sense of what was happening and quickly turned into the book she herself had needed, to provide relatable caregiving help. It’s a beautiful, empowering book and I really loved it. We tal…

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124 Diversity, equality and being a mature woman with Dawn-Maria France 46:30

2+ y ago46:30

46:30

Dawn-Maria France is an award-winning journalist and editor-in-chief of Yorkshire Women’s Life magazine. She’s a travel writer, children's author and broadcaster, and is passionate about women’s rights, equality and diversity. We talk about: - How Dawn-Maria came to be the editor of Yorkshire Women’s Life magazine - Why Dawn-Maria is so passionate …

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