TV executive turned stand-up comic and best-selling author Cally Beaton joins Andy to share a powerful story of breakdown, reinvention, told with  unflinching honesty. From high powered Hollywood  boardrooms to hitting bottom in a psychiatric hospital, Cally’s journey is anything but linear — and that’s the point.

In this episode, Cally opens up about losing control and taking it back on her own terms. How her midlife mental health crisis ultimately pushed her towards a life of greater meaning and connection, and how comedy helped her find her voice. She reflects on the realities of solo parenting, career pivots, social media hypocrisy and the glorious messiness of trying — and often failing — at life. Cally’s story is both sobering and sharply funny, brimming with hard-earned wisdom and zero pretence.

Five Lessons You’ll Learn:

You don’t have to do everything well, you just have to be willing to begin.

Connection is a superpower and it starts with listening to understand, not to reply.

Resilience isn’t stoicism, it’s flexibility. True strength lies in allowing the wobble, not denying it.

Profound change often starts in profound discomfort and that’s not failure, it’s fertile ground.

Reinvention has no age limit but it does require letting go of who you think you’re meant to be.

Host: Andy Coulson

CWC Team: Jane Sankey, Hana Walker-Brown, Mabel Pickering, and Rex Fisher

Special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global

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