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#17  Episode 17 - More Confessions of a Forty-something F##k Up by Alexandra Potter

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She thought rock bottom was behind her — but life had other plans.
In More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter returns with a powerful sequel. Friendships are tested, love gets complicated, and the search for meaning grows louder. It's raw, real, and a reminder that reinvention doesn't come with an expiry date.
Midlife isn't a crisis — it's a reckoning.

This is an independent podcast and all views and opinions expressed are my own.Trigger warnings: miscarriage, cancer
Season 1 / Episode 17 16 May English South Africa Books · Hobbies

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