
Life doesn’t always go to plan, but reinvention is where the real magic happens. I’m Lucy McCarraher- author, entrepreneur, and serial reinventor, and in The Phoenix Conversations, I talk to people who’ve turned collapse into courage and setbacks into spectacular comebacks. From rebuilding careers and relationships to rediscovering purpose and passion, these are stories of second chances and power... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureSelf-ImprovementPersonal JournalsEducation | |||

This conversation with David Horne is one of those episodes that stays with you. David is an award winning entrepreneur, founder of Add Then Multiply, and a former CFO who has raised over £120 million and bought or sold more than 30 companies.
He’s... more
This episode is a deeply moving conversation with Anne Whitehouse, a former Cambridge scientist turned power alchemist.
Anne shares how burnout ended her career in university engineering and became the doorway into a completely different way of unde... more
This conversation fascinated me. Joseph McGuire has spent decades studying how we read people, not just through words, but through faces, bodies and behaviour.
He’s taught the ancient Chinese art of face reading and body language since the 1980s, b... more
I’m joined by Dayna Byfield, a burnout prevention strategist and keynote speaker, to talk about the kind of burnout that hides in plain sight. The “I’m fine” burnout, where you keep performing, adapting, and carrying everyone else until there’s nothi... more
I’m joined by Lee Chambers, Founder and CEO of Male Allies UK, and honestly, his story is a masterclass in reinvention.
We go all the way back to growing up on a council estate in Bolton, being the kid who couldn’t stand unfairness, and how that sa... more
In this episode, I’m chatting with the brilliant Jane Duncan Rogers, coach, author, former corporate HR high-flyer, accidental pioneer, and someone who has reinvented herself more times than most of us change phone contracts.
Jane grew up in Northe... more
This final episode of 2025 is one of the most meaningful I have ever recorded.
I share the moment I learned I had been awarded an MBE for services to publishing and diversity, and the wave of disbelief, emotion and gratitude that followed. This hon... more
This festive episode is a little different, because it is just me, sitting with the spirit of the season and reflecting on a year that has been full of growth, surprises and reinvention.
I share what it has meant to navigate a year where life and w... more
I’ve admired Lucy’s work as an author, publisher, podcaster, broadcaster, awards founder and now GBEA Entrepreneur of the Year for so many years. I love this latest podcast series, it really is unique and Lucy’s meticulous research makes every interview sparkle with energy and insight. Reinvention is an adventure worth pursuing. Thank you, Lucy. #YouRock 😎
Lucy has created something special with The Phoenix Conversations. She brings out honest, human, and inspiring stories of reinvention without any fluff. The conversations are real, grounded, and genuinely useful for anyone standing at a crossroads in life or career. If you’re looking for something that lifts you while giving you something practical to think about, this is the one.
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