My guest this week is someone whose words have stopped people in their tracks all over the world. Donna Ashworth is a poet whose work has taken social media by storm — honest, warm and deeply human poems that somehow manage to say exactly what so many of us are feeling but can't quite find the words for ourselves.

What I love about Donna's story is that it didn't happen overnight — she came to poetry later in life, through her own personal journey, and that experience is at the heart of everything she writes. She is a perfect Midpoint guest because she understands better than most what it means to find your true purpose when you least expect it. This is a really beautiful and uplifting conversation about creativity, self discovery and the extraordinary power of the right words at the right time.

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My guest this week is one of Britain's most respected and fearless journalists.

Cathy Newman spent twenty years at Channel 4 News, interviewed eight Prime Ministers, and broke some of the biggest stories of the last decade — including the investigation that led to the Archbishop of Canterbury resigning for the first time in history. She's just been named Journalist of the Year and Interviewer of the Year, and she's now embarking on an exciting new chapter at Sky News fronting her own show.

But away from the headlines and the political interviews, who is Cathy Newman? What drives her, what has she sacrificed, and what does it feel like to be at this particular midpoint — leaving somewhere you've called home for two decades and stepping into something completely new? This is a really honest and fascinating conversation and I think you're going to enjoy it.

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WE MISSED YOU, REUBEN!

This week I'm doing something a little different — I'm joined by my husband Kenny and our daughter Lois.

Yes, I'm interviewing my own family.

Kenny is someone who has never been short of an opinion, and has had quite a journey both on and off the pitch that he talks about with real openness. Lois is twenty, at university, and absolutely not afraid to say what she thinks — especially about me and her dad. Between the two of them I barely got a word in. We chat about meeting in-laws, giving back and how technology is taking over our communication methods.

What I love about this conversation is that it's a proper family chat — the kind where nothing is really off limits and everyone is fair game. It's honest, it's fun and at times it's fairly revealing. I really enjoyed making this one and I hope you enjoy listening to it.

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