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Generation Exceptional

Generation Exceptional

Hosted by: Bev Thorogood

Welcome to Generation Exceptional, the podcast for Gen X women navigating midlife like pros! Hosted by Bev Thorogood, a late-diagnosed ADHD entrepreneur who knows a thing or two about embracing life's twists and...

Episodes

Ep 126 - ADHD Productivity Caren Magill

Season #1

In this episode of the Generation Exceptional podcast, I'm talking with ADHD coach and content creator Caren McGill. How do you stay focused and productive if you have ADHD? Especially if you're late diagnosed and...
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Ep 125 - Empowering Women Over 50 to Shine on YouTube

Should you start a youtube channel if you're a woman over 50?Β  In this video I'm sharing my thoughts as a 58 year old YouTube creator with a relatively new channel - the good stuff and the not so good stuff - and why...
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Ep 124 - ADHD and getting help through Access to Work

Season #1

After more than 6 months I've finally been offered some support from Access to Work - Join me as I'm sharing my experience of the process and what happens next. Hi, I'm Bev and as a late diagnosed ADHDer I finally...
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Ep 122 - Bridging the Gap between Gen X and Gen Z with Mayira Thomas

Season #1

Are Gen Z really so different to us Gen Xers? Are their needs, fears, desires and dreams really so different to what ours were when we were their age? Do they have more pressures to contend with in life than we did?...
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Ep 121 - How I Try to Be Intentional With My Time

In today's episode of the Generation Exceptional podcast I'm talking about how to be more intentional with your time to help you be more productive, stay on track, reduce overwhelm and avoid time stress. These habits...
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Ep 120 - How to Be a Networking Ninja - Tops Tips to Network like a Pro

Season #1

Business networking is an essential pastime for small business owners, but for most of us it's not a natural or comfortable thing to do, especially when we first get started in business. It is, however, a learned...
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Ep 119 - Getting off the Content Hamster Wheel

If you feel like you’re on an endless hamster wheel of content creation, posting everywhere and not seeing the results you want, I completely get you. So today I’m going to share why I’m choosing to make YouTube my...
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Ep 118 - Phoenix Rising - The Relaunch of Generation Exceptional

Well, I'm a little bit excited about this! I'm relaunching the Generation Exceptional podcast! After more than a year since I put the podcast to bed, it's time to resurrect it and get the conversations flowing...
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Ep 92 - A Bloody History Of Menopause

Episode #117

History definitely hasn't always been kind to older women, words like hag, crone and witch weren't uncommon, and women were described as hysterical, "bleare eyed, pale and fowle", although always, it would appear, by...
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Ep 91 - In Search of the Red Dot - How I Got To Do A TEDx Talk

Episode #116

If you've ever wondered what it's like to stand on the famous TEDx red dot to share your ideas with an audience, I'd love to share with you my own experience of how I got to give my TEDx Talk in Sep 2022. You might...
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Ep 90 - Making Legal History with Social Worker, Maria Rooney

Episode #115

My guest on the podcast today is Social Worker and Activist Maria Rooney. Maria worked for Leicester City Council for 12 years before taking them to Tribunal for menopause discrimination including constructive unfair...
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Ep 89 - MenoChat No 5 with Lea Campbell

Episode #114

In this MenoChat I'm joined by Lea Campbell who is another lovely member of my Facebook Community, Your Best Midlife. Lea and I chat about some of the positive elements that sometimes get overlooked when we focus on...
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