In early 2009 Robyn was a regular guest on Life Matters, hosted by Richard Aedy.

Why the focus on midlife?
Robyn Vickers-Willis talks about why it is important to focus on the midlife years and why it matters to do it consciously.

What are the benefits?
Robyn Vickers-Willis shares her research and ideas on the benefits of actively managing the transition to midlife.

Relationships
Robyn Vickers-Willis discusses the impact on relationships and why others are often threatened by the changes midlife can bring.

Difficult Feelings
Why it is often hard to talk about difficult feelings at midlife?

Assertiveness
Robyn Vickers-Willis talks about learning how to be assertive and why this is crucial at midlife.

Intimate relationships
Robyn Vickers-Willis looks at intimate relationships and why they often fail at this time.

Work
Few of us can probably say we are. But at midlife the work we do or don’t do also takes on new significance.

Depending on how old you are, you could be dreading or actually experiencing a so-called mid-life crisis. 

But don’t despair.. because an expert on the subject says this stage of life is actually a wonderful opportunity to re-discover yourself and live your life in a more fulfilling way. 

Psychologist Robyn Vickers-Willis has written Navigating Midlife: Women Becoming Themselves .. Men Navigating Midlife .. and Navigating the Empty Nest: Re-creating Relationships. 

She tells Caroline Davey that there are some good reasons why this is a difficult time… and it helps to understand it!

For Parents whose children are leaving the nest, it often leaves them feeling empty, lost and saddened at thought of losing their babies. However, it is also a time for self reflection, rejoicing and a time to re-create relationships with loved ones and yourself.

Author and Psychologist, Robyn Vickers-Willis spoke to Beck Johns about her latest book “Navigating the Empty Nest: re-creating relationships” and how parents and children can develop a whole new relationship with one another once their child has left the nest…

Somewhere between the ages of 35 and 50, many of us go through something called midlife transition. 

It’s a time when we find ourselves challenging the way we were conditioned – earlier in our life – to think and to act; a time when we want to find out who we truly are. 

Often it’s a struggle. But why aren’t we prepared for it? 

Psychologist and author Robyn Vickers-Willis says it’s not a stage of life that’s really acknowledged in our culture.

Robyn spoke to Caroline Davey.

Onn Wednesday, 16th of July 2008, Robyn was a guest on Wax Lyrical, with Namila Benson.

On 06/04/2004, Robyn spoke with Julie McCrossin on Life Matters, Radio National.