Pivoting through a number of different careers, it wasn’t until Lucy Ryan was in her 40s that she decided to follow her true passion and fascination with women in their midlife years. She became the first student in Europe to earn a masters in positive psychology and later a PhD. Lucy is a leadership coach, managing director of MindSpring for the last 20 years, a positive psychologist, advocate of women, a master practitioner coach, and she has trained and consulted with and coached 10, 000 leaders in global blue chip companies across 29 countries. In 2021, Lucy published the best selling Lunchtime Learning for Leaders. She's a passionate advocate for women development, helping organizations attract, retain, and promote their female leaders, and gender proof their success in plans. Her latest book is called Revolting Women, Why Mid Left Women Are Walking Out, and What to Do About It.

What You Will Hear in This Episode:

01:55 Lucy's Personal Journey: From Singer to Scholar

03:09 The Turning Point: Embracing Education and Research

06:16 Challenges and Triumphs: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

11:12 The Silent Revolution: Gendered Ageism in the Workplace

17:17 Strategies for Retaining and Valuing Midlife Women

27:43 Empowering Women: Building Networks and Finding Voices

32:02 Conclusion: Advocating for Midlife Women

Quotes

“Women at midlife have a massive capacity for resilience.”

“So many women feel the same as you and that gorgeous strength of the revolution comes from togetherness”

“We have the wisdom and experience and a lifetime of lessons learned.”

“Every revolution starts with a conversation.”

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Mentioned:

www.lucyryan.co.uk

Lunchtime Learning for Leaders

Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women Are Walking Out and What to Do About It

eConnect with Bonnie

Gendered Ageism Survey Results

Forbes article

5 Tips to own the superpower of your age

IAMMusicGroup

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