Navigating Modern Womanhood - Louise Chunn on midlife identity | S5 E1

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Louise Chunn is a British journalist, author and former magazine editor best known for her influential career in women’s media. She served as editor of Cosmopolitan UK during the late 1990s, helping shape the magazine’s modern voice around careers, relationships and independence for young women. After leaving mainstream publishing, Chunn founded Welldoing, a platform connecting people with therapists and promoting accessible mental-health support. She has also written several books exploring midlife, identity and modern womanhood, including Welcome to the Jungle, which examines how women navigate the opportunities and challenges of midlife. Today, Chunn is a writer, speaker and advocate for mental health and positive ageing, known for combining sharp journalism with thoughtful commentary on life beyond the traditional career and life milestones. Key points of the episode: Welldoing. What is it? The biggest change therapy underwent and when. What clients are wanting more and more of at the moment. How working life can be amazing, and sometimes can be too much. A new attitude from young people towards work. Her thoughts on later working life and some ideas of great things to do. Her trip to Silicon Valley, and what it taught her. The astounding amount of people that have found a therapist through Welldoing. Some musings on the future. Reach out to learn more on www.welldoing.org