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Creative Career Change

by with Hannah Ashe

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S4 E3: Jennie Godfrey

August 26, 2026 · 52 min

Jennie and I first met back in 2023 at a creativity retreat with Emma Gannon and Tanya Lynch. Jennie’s debut novel ‘The List of Suspicious Things’ was not yet out in the world and I had just left my 16 year teaching career behind. Change…
S4 E2: Carolyn Boyd

July 26, 2026 · 47 min

When Carolyn Boyd’s book Amuse Bouche: Eating Your Way Around France came out a couple of years ago, I felt like it had been written just for me. It was the coming together of several of my interests - France, food, culture and writing. I…
S4 E1: Becky Ullah

June 22, 2026 · 52 min

Series 4 is finally here! This time round I’m handpicking guests rather than putting a call out, and my attention was peaked when Becky and I crossed paths on Instagram. She spotted my giant monstera plant, I looked at her profile and was…
The world didn’t cave in

March 1, 2026 · 31 min

It’s been several months since the last episode of Creative Career Change and a lot has shifted in that time. At the start of 2026, I removed the safety net I’d always kept in place. I stopped teaching entirely and went all in on my…
S3 E7: Irene Ruby

September 28, 2025 · 53 min

At the beginning of the year I was invited to be a guest on Irene Ruby’s podcast Makings and Musings. It was the first time I’d been on the other side of the microphone and I enjoyed it very much and Irene and I found much common ground to…

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S3 E6: Lara Hayward

May 8, 2025 · 48 min

From time to time, I interview a podcast guest and we really, truly just click. The conversation flows (usually with me over-excitedly interrupting too often) and we could continuing talking for far longer than the allotted time. That’s…
S3 E5: Helen Ridley

April 16, 2025 · 39 min

Helen Ridley is an illustrator, specialising in live illustration, who has carved out a successful career by following her instincts and doing what feels right. I found Helen’s mindset to be inspirational and I hope that, you too, will be…
S3 E4: Hannah Miller

April 9, 2025 · 40 min

Former teachers’ career change stories will always be of special interest to me due to my own educational background. For Hannah Miller, it has been more than 10 years since she left the classroom to become a coach and I was delighted to…
S3 E3: Carla Bentele

March 26, 2025 · 36 min

Fashion and textile designer Carla Bentele achieved her dream of moving to London and working in the fashion industry, but along came the pandemic and a family, and Carla’s priorities and dreams changed. I had the privilege of chatting…
S3 E2: Nicola Washington

February 26, 2025 · 44 min

How many of us now have jobs that didn’t exist when we were young? That is certainly the case for Instagram strategist for authors, Nicola Washington . Nicola’s journey from secondary school English teacher to carving out a freelance…
S3 E1: Gabrielle Treanor

February 5, 2025 · 42 min

I often talk about how I am inspired by the women I interview on this podcast, and this was especially the case when I had the pleasure of speaking to Gabrielle Treanor in early January. Gabrielle began her career working in publishing in…
S2 E7: Charlotte Dawson

December 15, 2024 · 34 min

Almost two years ago, I came across an episode of the Interior Design Business Podcast titled ‘Career Changing To Interior Design’. It featured several established interior designers who talked about their route into the profession…

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Sharing the stories of inspirational mid-life women who have ripped up the rule book and carved out a new creative career for themselves. chezhanny.substack.com