Kathy Lette on Reinvention, Motherhood, and Finding Belonging in Life’s Second Act

How To Belong Podcast · 2025-04-28

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Today’s guest is the incomparable Kathy Lette—bestselling author, cultural firecracker, autism advocate, and queen of the witty one-liner. From co-writing the iconic Puberty Blues as a teenager to penning sharp, empowering novels like The Revenge Club and HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy, Kathy has built a career on saying the unsayable—and making us laugh while she does it.

In this candid and joyfully irreverent conversation, Kathy opens up about:

Navigating the heartbreak and resilience of raising her autistic son, Jules, who went on to become one of the first autistic actors on prime-time TV in Holby City
The complexities of belonging as both a mother and a woman reinventing herself later in life.
How humour has been her secret superpower through grief, exclusion, and reinvention.
Her passion for storytelling as a way to foster empathy, connection, and belonging.
What it means to thrive in your “second act”—with sass, sparkle, and zero apologies.

Kathy's latest book, The Revenge Club, is now available in paperback. Click here to get your copy : https://amzn.to/3RsgCAI

Connect with Kathy Lette:
Website: www.kathylette.com
Instagram: @kathy.lette

How To Belong Podcast

How to Belong is a podcast exploring the human quest to find a sense of belonging. Naomi interviews guests who have embarked on their own hero journeys to find a sense of belonging in what can often feel like a lonely world.

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