Postcards From Midlife

By Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin

Are you living in a hormonal hothouse, feeling a little overwhelmed and in need of some positive, uplifting and comforting guidance on how to lead a more magnificent midlife? Well, you're not alo... more

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Postcards From Midlife episodes:

January 19, 2025 5 easy exercises to kick off your fitness goals, what to eat pre-workout & how to visualise your success
Lorraine & Trish meet former Olympian, personal trainer & lifestyle coach Michelle Griffith Robinson to ask for her advice on how to set realistic goals and stick to them, whatever setbacks you encounter on the way. Discover how to get started on your journey to feeling fitter & stronger, or use her motivational techniques and mindset hacks to step up a notch with your existing plan. She also explains how to eat better to fuel your fitness and the five at home exercises every midlife woman will benefit from. Plus: Lorraine unveils ‘Project Gladiator’ & what on earth has happened to poor Margo the podcat’s bum?

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January 15, 2025 Will a DNA test help you lose weight and get healthier? We find out
Trish and Lorraine are back with more midlife news hot off the press! For the first episode of season 14 they get their genes tested to find out how they can boost their health with a bespoke nutrition plan. The nutrigenomic DNA test results reveal how stress affects Trish, why Lorraine's cheese addiction is a good thing and which vitamins the duo could focus on to supplement their diet. Plus the apricot secret you all need to know.

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January 12, 2025 Hold the front page! We're back with a sneak peak at the guests, experts and topics for 2025
More comforting midlife mayhem as Lorraine & Trish celebrate five years of their podcast. Find out what new advice, experts and famous names are heading your way for Season 14 - plus a little taster of the topics they'll cover. And the duo chat about the high points of half a decade working together which may or may not include a bit part in a zombie movie and an A-lister's canine shenanigans.
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December 08, 2024 Revealed! The best budget-friendly Christmas food, booze, stylish gifts & new family games
Whatever size and shape your Christmas will be this year, Trish & Lorraine get the inside track on how to make it go with a bang (and not go mad in the process). The duo are joined by Jane Bruton, the new Editor in Chief of Good Housekeeping, who shares the magazine’s expert know how on all the big and small details, from decor trends, best affordable presents and who really has the best mince pies. Plus: funny festive stories, alternative ways to spend the day & the woman who fell in love with a spatula

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November 27, 2024 Is an emotional vampire draining you? Here's how to love or leave that tricky friend.
Trish & Lorraine take a new friendship quiz to find out which pals drain us and which friends fuel us. And the duo, who've known each other for over 30 years, tackle the tricky problem of dealing with the friend who is an emotional vampire, always stealing your energy and possibly making you comfort eat! They learn how to walk away, set boundaries or find a path back to friendship joy. Plus: Lorraine fights the invasion of the 'man buns' in the sauna, and Trish tackles speedos in the steam room.
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November 24, 2024 Smart tips on managing & spending your midlife money with a finance pro
Lorraine & Trish are joined by Financial Times Consumer Editor Claer Barrett to answer all the key questions about managing money in this post-budget, cost-of-living era. Find out how a financial rethink could be a game changer, what to consider if you’re reevaluating your career, the money mistakes too many couples make and how to teach your kids finance skills for life. Clear also reveals her personal daily habits to manage and make the best of her own money. Plus: Your lovely acts of kindness & Bridget Jones is back. Hallelujah!

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November 20, 2024 Mum masterclass: easy ways to help your teens manage sleep, screen time & lack of motivation
Trish & Lorraine have 6 kids between them (aged 13-22) and share their personal advice on parenting teens in today's world as well as asking experts for easy to implement tips that will improve family harmony. They reveal what to do when your teen won't wake up for school, questions to ask yourself about your teen's behaviour and the duo find out why the internet is not the 'smoking gun' causing teenager's to have anxious thoughts. Plus the resources that could help you. Share this episode with anyone parenting adolescents.
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November 17, 2024 Liz Earle’s healthy ageing masterplan & how she got back in the dating game
Lorraine and Trish meet wellness guru Liz Earle who explains why she’s feeling fitter, healthier, happier, smarter and sexier aged 61 than ever before. She reveals the steps we can all take now to roll back the years so we can enjoy an energetic new chapter, which for Liz includes a relationship with a much younger man. Find out how she navigated the world of online dating post divorce and why 8 is now her lucky number.
Plus: brain fog bloopers, surprising celebrity crushes & the joy of being ‘vintage’

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November 13, 2024 Improve your teeth: affordable, effective whiteners, exercises to stop grinding & the right oral routine
In their weekly bite size 'how to win at midlife' episode Lorraine & Trish find out the best way to protect your teeth as you age and why your oral health needs change over the years. They ask an expert about teeth whiteners, night time teeth grinding, hormones and gum health and why a 'toilet seat white" smile is best avoided! And should you use mouthwash or not? The duo answer all your teeth questions.
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November 10, 2024 Jodi Picoult on being America’s most banned novelist & why she believes Shakespeare was a fraud
Trish & Lorraine talk to Jodi Picoult - one of the most read living authors with 40 million books sold worldwide - about her new novel, in which she suggests it was a woman who wrote most of Shakespeare’s plays. And the 58-year old mum of three and grandma of two reveals why she’s compelled to tackle the most pressing political and social issues of the day, including reproductive rights, school shootings, death row inmates, race relations and gay rights in her groundbreaking novels. She also tells the duo about the best present she’s ever been given and the song that always gets her on the dancefloor. Plus: Must watch TV shows, happy hibernating habits & why air fryers are a teen’s best friend

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FAQs about Postcards From Midlife:

How many episodes does Postcards From Midlife have?

The podcast currently has 218 episodes available.

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