For a long time I was the reliable one — the one who held everything together, for everyone but myself. Midlife asked me who I really was, and I didn't have an answer. So I went looking, and that search became my work.
About Jacqui
The one who held everything together. The one everyone could count on. Except, somewhere along the way, myself. I spent decades being good, being useful, being whatever everyone else needed me to be. And then midlife arrived and asked a much harder question: who are you, really?
I didn't have an answer. So I went looking for one, and that search became my work.
Today I help women do the same. Through coaching, speaking, my podcast Life Begins at Midlife, and my forthcoming book, I share the patterns I see over and over: the Good Girl conditioning, the invisibility, the quiet erosion of identity, and the practical, no-nonsense way out of them.
I'm not interested in platitudes about "self-care" or "just believe in yourself." I'm interested in real conversations, real strategies, and real change: the kind that holds up on a Tuesday afternoon when life is still messy and the washing still needs doing.
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Trauma-informed coaching & workplace training
Keynotes, workshops & corporate events
Life Begins at Midlife, weekly
Who The F♥ck Am I? (Coming Soon)
Work With Jacqui
Whether you're booking a speaker, looking for a podcast guest, or curious about the book, here's where to start.
Talks and workshops on midlife reinvention, identity, and breaking free of Good Girl conditioning, for events, organisations, and communities ready for honest conversations.
Speaking enquiriesWho The F♥ck Am I? is Jacqui's forthcoming book: a no-BS guide for women ready to recognise the patterns holding them back and start again, on their own terms.
About the bookHost of Life Begins at Midlife, where Jacqui has honest, unfiltered conversations with women about reinvention, identity, and what really happens after 40.
Have Jacqui on your showHow I Work
I'd rather have a real conversation that helps someone than a polished one that doesn't. That's true on stage, on the podcast, and in the room.
Inspiration fades by Tuesday. I focus on the patterns, language, and small shifts that actually change how someone moves through their week.
I don't take speaking or podcast bookings on autopilot. A short conversation first means the fit is right for everyone: audience, host, and me.
Let's Talk
Whether it's a speaking enquiry, a podcast invitation, a press request, or something else entirely, get in touch and let's have a conversation about it.