Andrea McLean exclusive: I completely embarrassed myself
When former Loose Women presenter Andrea McLean opened up on this week’s Second Act podcast about feeling shame after losing her business, she touched on a sensitive point that hits many women in midlife. Starting again in life – whether after a divorce, redundancy or career break to look after children or elderly parents – can be a humbling and confusing experience. Our work and home life can become such a big part of who we are that when it is taken away, we can find ourselves feeling completely lost and questioning what our purpose is. It can make us feel worthless and less than the person we were before the change in our circumstances took hold. How many times have you met people for the first time and the one icebreaker they usually ask is ‘what do you do?’ Without that anchor to hold on to, you can find yourself swimming in a puddle of shame and failure that can crush your confidence, if you don’t get a handle on it. “The shame of …
