Joy At Work

What if enjoying your work has less to do with changing who you are—and more to do with understanding how you work best? After working with Lucia, former Midlife Unstuck client Jay has three things he never wants to...

Money can be one of the biggest reasons we stay in work that no longer fits. But how much of that is financial reality — and how much is financial fear? In this conversation, Lucia Knight talks with Barney Whiter, The...

Wanting to change careers is one thing. Having enough financial breathing room to make that change is another. Barney Whiter — aka The Escape Artist — joins Lucia Knight to explore the idea of financial runway : the...

What if you didn’t wait until work got really bad before you started changing it? Lucia Knight is back for Season 4 of Joy at Work with the same philosophy that has always been at the heart of the show: small changes...

Searching for a new role is rarely joyful. Add children, mortgages, relocation, and a 25-year career in one industry… and suddenly midlife stuckness feels very real. When Dom Salomoni found himself job hunting for the...

Ever find yourself thinking, “I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up”? You’re not alone — and more importantly, you’re not behind. In this episode, I respond to a heartfelt question from a 43-year-old...

Have you ever had that gut-feeling that something’s off at work? You’re good at your job, but it just doesn’t feel good enough ? In this episode, I share the one powerful concept that’s helped hundreds of my clients...

When your new boss is 20 years younger than you (and possibly owns trainers your teenager wants), the emotional whiplash is real. In this episode, I respond to a listener who's just landed under the leadership of...

What if the goal isn’t balance… but flow? Five years ago, Chris joined the pilot of Lucia Knight’s work-life redesign programme. He wasn’t in crisis. He wasn’t burned out beyond repair. But something felt off. And...

In this episode of the Joy at Work Podcast, I sit down with former client Gill Kirk to capture the three timeless lessons she’s taking into the next chapter of her work life. These aren’t generic career tips—they’re...

I get this question more often than you might expect: My work isn’t awful… but it isn’t great either. I can’t tell if it’s bad enough to leave or good enough to stay. Yes. I’ve seen this a lot. There’s a particular kind...

I’m joined by Silvia, someone I worked with a few years ago during her work-life redesign — and what I love about this conversation is how grounded it is in real decisions, not big declarations. Silvia didn’t chase a...

There’s a curious pattern that shows up again and again: people say they want more connection, more belonging, more community — and then quietly avoid the very practices that would help them build it. This reflection...

There’s a quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from succeeding while only showing up halfway. From doing excellent work that never quite feels like yours . From knowing you’re capable of more, but not knowing how to...

Most of us are pretty rubbish at listening, aren't we? In this episode, I’m joined by Colin Smith , aka The Listener — a man on a mission to change the way the world listens. We explore what it really feels like to be...