As a young woman, Lindy Ralph always loved writing, but got sidetracked. Training as a dental nurse and working across varied jobs in her 20s, including as a stage manager, she found herself pregnant with her son at 30 and became a single mother. The dental nursing put food on the table during this time but, after some years, she realised she was drawn to working in a creative field again.
There are many reasons people may change careers throughout their working lives, but what motivates 50-plus-year-old women to do this is another story. One of determination.
