Welcome to Walking This Way - the upfront, no-nonsense podcast about midlife for women who are done with pretending it’s all fine.
Join Lise Thorne for honest conversations, unfiltered stories and a good dose of humour as she explores what it really means to be a woman in midlife - from shifting priorities and changing bodies to rediscovering joy, purpose and self.
Real talk. Real women. Real midlife.
Because this isn’t about surviving midlife - it’s about walking it your way.
Walking This Way is produced by The Good Studio.
It's a warm late September afternoon in Harrogate, and Lise is strolling across The Stray with her friend Jo Moseley. There are no dogs on this Out & About, just two friends, a bit of autumn creeping into the air, and a lot to catch up on before they head back to the hotel to get changed for a special event in the evening.
Join Lise and discover...
How a dip in Buttermere and a very early start turned two strangers into firm friends
Why Jo's first paddleboarding lesson at 51 changed everything, and what came after
A walk around The Stray in Jo's home town
How Instagram can open the door to new friendships, adventures and walking opportunities
Why midlife, and life after menopause, can feel like a gift
Quote of the episode
"If you want to do something, you just need to sort of crack on really." – Jo Moseley
Useful links
Follow Jo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jomoseley (https://www.instagram.com/jomoseley)
Here's how to get in touch...
Follow the show and get all the links you need on LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way) - https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way
Email us: walkingthisway@hotmail.com
Use the get in touch form HERE (https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H) - https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H
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Produced by The Good Studio (https://thegoodstudio.co.uk/) - thegoodstudio.co.uk
5 Oct 2026
The joy of slow fashion: Handmade clothes for midlife women - with Penny Menato
This week, Lise is joined by Penny Menato of RosaBlue, who she met on a Ramble Worldwide walking weekend in the Lake District and immediately clicked with. Penny hand-makes every single piece she sells, cuts it all out herself, pins it together in front of the telly, and has never been on a podcast before. So this is a bit of a world exclusive, and a lovely one.
Lise has been reading up on fast fashion and the facts are grim, the sheer mountains of clothes that get sent abroad or end up in landfill, but this isn't a guilt trip. Penny's message is simple: just do something. Buy your next thing in a natural fabric, sew the button back on, chop the sleeves off that baggy shirt and suddenly it's a summer top. This is one for anyone who love clothes and wants to shop with a bit more thought, and for anyone who wishes they knew how to darn!
In this episode, join Lise and discover:
How Penny went from knitting jumpers to pay her way through university in South Africa to running RosaBlue
The textile waste figures that stopped Lise in her tracks, including one wash of polyester clothing releasing as many as 700,000 microplastic fibres, and around 711,000 tonnes of textiles a year going into general rubbish in the UK
What happens to online returns and unsold stock
Simple things to try now, from buying your next item in a natural fabric to sewing on that button, shortening a baggy t-shirt and turning an old duvet cover into a dress
How Penny built a loyal Instagram community from her phone by posting every day, and why she says to enjoy the little things right in front of you.
Quote of the episode
"Just do something. Don't throw away your entire wardrobe if it's full of polyester. But next time you buy something, just buy it in a natural fabric."
– Penny Menato
Useful links
Penny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosablue/ (https://www.instagram.com/rosablue/)
RosaBlue: https://www.rosablue.com/ (https://www.rosablue.com/)
Penny's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosablueOriginals (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RosablueOriginals)
Be a part of the show: Here's how to get in touch...
Follow the show and get all the links you need on LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way) - https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way
Email us: walkingthisway@hotmail.com
Use the get in touch form HERE (https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H) - https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H
Send us a voice message HERE (https://www.speakpipe.com/WalkingThisWay)- https://www.speakpipe.com/WalkingThisWay
Produced by The Good Studio (https://thegoodstudio.co.uk/) - thegoodstudio.co.uk
28 Sept 2026
Out and About: Turning 50, midlife reflections, flu and friendship
This week's Out & About doesn't open on a muddy path or a pub garden. Lise is propped up in bed, tissue box within reach, Berocca on the side, having just turned 50 and promptly gone down with flu.
In the fortnight before her birthday she crammed in more than most people manage in a year: a long, heart-wrenching drive to drop her daughter at university in Scotland, a slightly mad Instagram follower goal, an accidental burpee challenge, a night swim lit up with fireworks, and a guest slot on a radio station. Then, on her actual birthday, a long walk and a Sunday lunch, the last hurrah before flu flattened her completely.
From her sickbed, Lise reflects on what turning 50 has stirred up: gratitude for simply waking up, the loss of a close friend a year ago, and why midlife friendships, old and new, matter more than ever. There's also the small matter of a possible netball team.
Join Lise and discover...
What actually happened in the whirlwind fortnight before her 50th birthday
Why a Sunday lunch was the calm before the storm
The reflection that losing a close friend has prompted about gratitude and impermanence
Why cultivating new, intergenerational friendships matters as much as keeping the old ones
The (possibly ill-advised) plan to start a netball team
Quote of the episode
"If we get to wake up and take a breath, we should be grateful."
Here's how to get in touch...
Follow the show and get all the links you need on LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way) - https://linktr.ee/walking_this_way
Email us: walkingthisway@hotmail.com
Use the get in touch form HERE (https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H) - https://tr.ee/r-ePylKE8H
Send us a voice message HERE (https://www.speakpipe.com/WalkingThisWay)- https://www.speakpipe.com/WalkingThisWay
Produced by The Good Studio (https://thegoodstudio.co.uk/) - thegoodstudio.co.uk
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