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Why are you so busy? Author Katherine May and Jane Lindsay of creative community Snapdragon Life talk to Viv Groskop about using busy-ness as anaesthetic, as distraction, as armour. They talk about making a business built on connection, not consumerism. They talk about drawing strength and purpose from times of difficulty. They talk about hibernating dormice, swimming in ice cubes and taking life advice from seagulls. @VivGroskop #wecanrebuildher Katherine's book, Wintering: How I learned to flourish when life became frozen is out now. You can find out more about Jane's community at Snapdragon Life. Viv's books, including Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition are also out now. Music is by Liam Grundy Design is by Sean Brightman.

So - what do you do? Author (and former police officer) Clare Mackintosh and career coach (and jazz singer) Alexa Shoen talk to Viv Groskop about managing career change and rethinking your identity. Are you frozen at a crossroads? Are you investing in yourself? Do you know that Linked In is basically Tinder? And when it comes to money, are you following Cindy Gallop's advice and asking for "the highest amount you can say out loud without actually bursting out laughing"? @VivGroskop #wecanrebuildher Alexa's book Entry Level Boss: a 9 step guide for finding a job you like and actually getting hired to do it is out now. Clare Mackintosh's books, including After the End are also out now. Viv's books, including Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition and Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature are also, of course, out now. Music is by Liam Grundy Design is by Sean Brightman.

When things mess up, how do we pick ourselves up? Author Michele Roberts and psychotherapist Julia Samuel talk to Viv Groskop about facing failure, coping with crisis and coming back from disaster. They talk work, love, big ideas, small solutions, negative capability - and kickboxing. Michele's book Negative Capability: A Diary of Surviving is out now. Julia's book This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings is too. And so are Viv's books, including Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition  Music is by Liam Grundy Design is by Sean Brightman.

Where can we find mental and physical strength right now? Psychologist Dr Pippa Grange and New York Times columnist Marisa Meltzer talk to Viv Groskop about how to face the pressures on our minds and bodies. They talk fear, purpose, lockdown weight, being a bad feminist, the pitfalls of perfectionism - and pasta. Pippa's book Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself is out now. Marisa's book This is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers changed the World (and Me) is also out now. Viv's books, including Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition are also out now. Music is by Liam Grundy Design is by Sean Brightman.

What to do when the rug is pulled out from underneath you? Digital entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox and broadcaster Dotty Charles talk to Viv Groskop about surviving and even thriving in a world turned upside down. They talk the value of focus, the power of denial, the strength in uncertainty and why we must care less -but care better. @VivGroskop #wecanrebuildher Dotty's book "Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and Noone is Talking" is out now. You can find out more about Martha's cat's namesake at Blue Marine Foundation. Viv's books, including Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition are also out now. Music is by Liam Grundy   Design is by Sean Brightman.

Where do you find the confidence to make a fresh start? Whitney Bromberg Hawkings of florist FLOWERBX and Yvonne Telford of fashion label Kemi Telford talk to Viv Groskop about building your own business. They talk about integrity, investment, branding, sustainability, diversity - and what to do when your bestseller turns out to be faulty. @VivGroskop #rebuildher Yvonne's clothes can be found at Kemi Telford Whitney's flowers can be found at FLOWERBX Viv's books, including Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition are out now. @VivGroskop #wecanrebuildher Dotty's book "Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and Noone is Talking" is out now. You can find out more about Martha's cat's namesake at Blue Marine Foundation. Viv's books, including Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature and Lift As You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition are also out now. Music is by Liam Grundy   Design is by Sean Brightman.  

Are you looking to reinvent yourself in the wake of the global pandemic? Do you want to change everything in your life? Or just get a bit better at grabbing the good bits? Hosted by writer and comedian Viv Groskop, this is a series of intimate conversations about managing change, assessing risk, switching jobs, tweaking habits, handling disaster and finding joy. From Martha Lane Fox on surviving a near-fatal car crash and DJ Dotty Charles on how to react to outrage; to Flowerbx’s Whitney Bromberg Hawkings on how to adapt your working life and fashion designer Yvonne Telford on getting your confidence back. It’s time to get real about reshaping our lives.