Redundancy does not mean the end. In fact it can be the beginning of a new chapter 7 February 2021 • 6:00am Whatever you do next can be the making of you, says Marina Gask, 58 Credit: Clara Molden for The Telegraph The prospect of reinventing yourself in midlife can feel daunting, especially when the run-up has been devastating. If you’ve done the same job for many years and are really, really good at it, how on earth can you let that go and, like Mr Benn donning a spaceman’s helmet, simply put on a different hat and pitch yourself headlong into a whole new career?