It's Got Pockets
You know that feeling where you find that perfect dress or those bloody brilliant wide leg trousers and they have pockets, well that is what you’re going to get with my weekly podcast.
I’m bringing you real conversations. You know the ones we usually only share in whispers, in those moments when we finally let the mask slip.
I'm bringing you the stories of women who crack the feck on every single goddamn day. The ones who somehow press play even when life gets proper lifey.
It's Got Pockets
The Second Act. Full Power with no Apologies. Fit and Fabulous with Alison Cork MBE
This week on It’s Got Pockets, I’m joined by the brilliant and bloody inspiring Alison Cork MBE—entrepreneur, author, broadcaster, and fierce champion of women in business.
Alison's most recent book, Female, Fit & Fabulous, is a guide to wellbeing for women in their second act. Alison is an English entrepreneur, lifestyle expert, author, and broadcaster. She is the founder and CEO of lifestyle brand Alison at Home (www.alisonathome.com). A champion of female enterprise, she is also the founder of Make It Your Business (www.makeityourbusiness.co.uk) and National Women’s Enterprise Week (www.nwew.co.uk) and an active investor.
Alison is proof that the second act of life isn’t about slowing down—it’s about powering up. From fitness to business, mindset to legacy, this episode is a masterclass in midlife reinvention with grit, grace and a whole lot of real talk.
We dive into:
✨ Owning your worth in your 50s and beyond
✨ Strength, nutrition & confidence is the ultimate power combination for rewiring your second act
✨ Building businesses, shaking off self-doubt, and setting bold goals
✨ Ditching pressure, redefining success & chasing purpose
✨ Why contentment is wildly underrated—and completely liberating
If you’ve ever felt the itch to do more, be more, or try again (no matter your age), this one’s for you.
Alison’s six-word memoir? 🔥 You’ll have to listen for that.
🎧 Tune in now: your second act can be your best yet.
Key Takeaways
- Many women in their 50s experience a crisis of self-image and purpose.
- Physical health is crucial for mental well-being and confidence.
- Strength training and proper nutrition are key to feeling good at any age.
- Celebrate small achievements.
- Visualization can help in achieving personal and professional aspirations.
- A positive mindset opens up more opportunities in life.
- Women should not accept societal pressures about aging and beauty.
- Maintaining health is a continuous journey, not a quick fix.
- Life experience brings confidence and resilience that can be leveraged in the second act.
- Finding purpose can take time and multiple career changes.
- Women over 50 are leading in entrepreneurship.
- Success is not just about financial gain.
- Contentment is the most under-rated state of being.
- Experiences create lasting memories, not possessions.
- It's our responsibility to pursue our passions.
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