This week on 40ish, Nicole hits a major midlife milestone as she drops her eldest child off at university. We’re not crying, you’re crying. Meanwhile, Lauren is experiencing a very different kind of midlife humiliation: changing from heels into flats on the Tube because comfort has officially won. We hear from a listener struggling with unpredictable energy levels and fluctuating hormones. She can feel full of energy and excited to make plans one day, then reach the day itself and want to cancel everything and hide under a duvet. So how do you make plans when you genuinely have no idea which version of yourself is going to turn up? In Midlife News, three 40ish stars have all welcomed new babies. Finally, this week’s dilemma is a big one. A friend has cancelled their girls’ weekend just five days before they’re due to go. Is this the end of a friendship?

Have your friendships changed in your 40s? Do you have less energy for nights out than you used to? And how do you deal with making plans when your energy levels are completely unpredictable?

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Too much to cover and not enough time on Tuesday's episode, so here's a bonus show for you, Quazzers. Lauren went to a 50th birthday celebration and did something no one expects at a party; showed off her HRT patch like an accessory. Meanwhile Nicole thinks she has found her true calling: ‘bobfluencer’. Yes, it's a thing, and yes, she's considering it as a career path.

Settle in for a bonus dose of 40ish nonsense,

You're welcome.

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Today on 40ish: Nicole has bought a steam mop and it's love at first swipe. Lauren, meanwhile, is about to celebrate her silver wedding anniversary ( surely that's for old people?) This week's listener feedback brings an enthusiastic leggings recommendation (sorry, Lululemon). Then Mary-Anne gets in touch from deep inside perimenopause brain fog; words? Gone. Executive function? Also gone. If you've ever walked into a room and forgotten why, this segment is basically a support group. This week's Dilemma: Rosie's best friend has gone full doomsday prepper. Six months of food, industrial quantities of water, head torches, a camping stove, a wind-up radio - the lot. Completely unhinged, or the only one who'll be laughing when civilisation collapses? And finally, Meltdown of the week: a listener rings her husband to ask what flavour cake he wants for his birthday. One small problem: it isn't his birthday.

Perimenopause symptoms, memory loss, marriage milestones, friendship dilemmas, panic buying, doomsday prepping, activewear obsessions and the eternal question: why did we walk into this room again?

This is 40ish. You're welcome.

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There was simply too much to cover and not enough time on Tuesday’s episode, so here is a little bonus one for you, Quazzers. The ladies have been out -out, going to see Hamilton (Lauren’s first time, so obviously we have thoughts.) We also discuss The Invite (spoiler alert: do NOT watch this one with your husband) and Lauren is put off avocado for life after a woman on the internet describes what it tastes like in a way that can never be unheard.

Honestly, we could tell you what she compared it to… but where’s the fun in that?

So settle in for a bonus dose of 40ish nonsense, theatre chat, questionable viewing choices and the complete destruction of one woman’s relationship with avocado.

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This week on 40ish: Nicole is becoming allergic to everything and has to reign in her dad as he brings new meaning to “life begins at 40” when he insists on walking a marathon for charity for his 80th birthday. Lauren has been spending too much time alone and queries what quantifies a gift after being given a toilet brush. We have feedback from 44yr old rave queen and a very special surprise from DJ Penelope, who has taken things one step further and actually made us a 40ish song. Yes, really In Midlife News, M&S has entered its saucy era. Crotchless knickers have appeared on the nation's most trusted high street retailer and Britain is absolutely beside itself. Has M&S gone S&M? Our dilemma this week comes from a woman whose mother-in-law lives abroad, which sounds lovely until you realise that every visit involves several uninterrupted days of being talked AT by someone who appears to have forgotten that conversation is supposed to be a two-way activity. So how do you tell a beloved but exhausting relative that perhaps they could occasionally STFU? 

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This week on 40ish, Nicole has bought a steam mop and is feeling like she’s absolutely nailed adulthood. Meanwhile, Lauren has finally disposed of some Uniqlo “slacks” that were making her feel approximately 60ish.

In Midlife News, we’re talking about the latest research into HRT and dementia risk and what it actually tells us about menopause, HRT and brain health. Then we tackle this week’s dilemma: when your pregnant sister asks what you think of her baby name, are you actually obliged to tell the truth? Especially when the name makes you think of a Victorian ghost haunting the corridors of a stately home. Finally, we investigate one of the great mysteries of modern masculinity: the moustache. Why is every man suddenly growing one? Is there such a thing as a genuinely good moustache apart from on Tom Selleck?

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Welcome to the brand new season of 40ish - the midlife and menopause podcast for women in their 30s, 40s & 50s.

This week: a couple who are healthy, financially secure and stable, but have completely lost their spark. How do you start enjoying life and each other again? Plus, is raving the new midlife self-care? We're asking whether swapping the spa day for a crop top and loud music actually counts as wellness.

Also in this episode: Nicole has a full nervous breakdown over new studio tech, Lauren goes deeply evangelical about arch support and flip-flops (this is genuinely where we are in midlife), and has a disturbing realisation in a school uniform shop that she's turning into her own mother.

And today's meltdown: a woman wants it made very clear that marrying another woman does NOT automatically mean you get a partner who does the housework. Is it time for a formal domestic performance review?

New season, same 40ish chaos. Let's get into it.

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We are taking a break over the summer holidays . In the meantime, please enjoy this classic episode from the archives.

This week on 40ish: Lauren and Nicole receive an email offering varicose vein treatment, a listener is in a bit of a pickle after lying at work and one woman in desperate need of a wee completely loses her sh*t in public and now regrets it.  We would love to hear from you!  To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch.

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We are taking a break over the summer holidays . In the meantime, please enjoy this classic episode from the archives.

This week on 40ish; a woman asks if it’s sweet or if it’s weird to give her daughter a necklace to celebrate her first period. Lauren is hoping the idea may inspire Nicole’s husband to buy her a very special wedding anniversary gift. Plus, a listener asks what happened to her rock n’roll husband who used to play the guitar but now the only bass he is interested in is Homebase. 

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We are taking a break over the summer holidays . In the meantime, please enjoy this classic episode from the archives.

This week on 40ish: Nicole has embarrassed her daughter, Lauren is dressing like an extra from Top Gun, a listener wants to make a raunchy dance video for her lover and a woman has a very unnerving situation with her shoulder surgeon. 

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