Forget Father Christmas, we all know who really does all the work for the big day. To make it easier and way more fun, Lorraine and Trish ask Holly Tucker, MBE, co-founder of Not on the High Street and Holly & Co, for her expert tips. From thoughtful gifting to managing stress and family dynamics, the retail superstar curates the perfect holiday experience.

Plus: your hosts’ festive plans & a seasonal sing song!

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Trish and Lorraine meet The Psychology Mum, aka Dr Emma Hepburn, an award-winning clinical psychologist whose llustrated books on happiness and emotional wellbeing are the perfect toolkits for navigating modern life for both adults and children. Find out how to get off the ‘rumination wheel’, peel away layers of guilt or shame and discover why happiness is to be found where we least expect it. Plus: Our best bits of 2023; a wild swim in Scotland & the joy of a midlife vest collection!

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The actor returns to the Postcards From Midlife hot seat to tell Lorraine and Trish about her year of self discovery and emotional healing, and the awakening that prompted her to set up a non-profit organisation offering free wellbeing retreats and experiences for women who are really struggling. Plus: What to do if your career is getting you down; feel-good stories to remind us how wonderful the world can be and a close encounter with a ferret!

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Lorraine & Trish meet Dr Rupy Aujla GP, food writer and Instagram star to ask those all important foodie questions, from what to cook that’s healthy but tastes super delicious; how to get kids to eat well; where does that midlife muffin top come from, why is it so hard to shift & how to actually be rid of it once and for all. Plus: A new way to find fashion that flatters; giving up booze (or not) & Margo the podcat’s near miss 

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Trish and Lorraine overcome their fear (& hopelessness) of using tech with the BBC’s first ever technology correspondent Zoe Kleinman. A mother of three, Zoe tells us what we really need to know about AI, how it’s likely to change the world of work for our kids, how to keep them both safe and engaged with the latest innovations as well as her own tech go-tos as a midlife woman. Plus: Gorgeous & yummy things to get cosy with this autumn & listeners' feel good tips for domestic vexations.

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Trish & Lorraine find out what international best seller Nina Stibbe, author of the much-loved memoir Love, Nina, discovered about life, relationships - and herself - when she took a break from her long marriage in Cornwall to spend a year living alone in London. Expect hilarious tales from her new diary, Went to London, Took the Dog, with midlife antics aplenty from menopausal, pelvic-floor calamities to the art of loving flawed friends and creating a new social life in the city of your youth. Plus: What happened when Trish learnt the Wim Hoff method & took an ice bath for the first time; immune system boosting tricks for winter & it’s back to the 90s in the Nostalgia Noodle time machine…

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Lorraine and Trish are joined by one of the most trusted voices in beauty, Sunday Times columnist India Knight, to talk about our relationship with our looks, finding the best version of ourselves as we age, and the answer to beauty niggles like thinning lips and crepey necks (lovely!). She also reveals what happened when she tried botox and fillers and why she’s recently decided to give up alcohol for good. Plus: strength training - why every midlife woman needs to do this now (& how to get started); & a nostalgic reminiscence about our favourite ‘plonker’

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Trish and Lorraine have a girl crush moment when they interview one of their favourite authors, Raynor Winn, about her latest book Landlines for this season’s book club episode. The million-selling writer of The Salt Path, which charts her journey from homelessness and financial disaster to starting over in midlife, discusses how to overcome fear when life seems to be falling apart, living with her husband Moth's incurable disease and the healing power of nature. And she reveals what happened when she met Gillian Anderson who plays Raynor in the film of her life, out next year.

Plus: Your hosts select their book recommendations for autumn, and a ghostly step back in time with Nostalgia Noodle

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For this special episode to celebrate the International Day of the Girl on 11th October, Trish and Lorraine team up with the charity Plan International for their Girl’s Takeover campaign to let a young, aspiring journalist get in the hot seat and ask them the questions. From their proudest career moments and biggest leadership challenges to starting all over again after redundancy in midlife, they share their best learnings and advice for young women trying to get into the media.

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Lorraine and Trish get frank with sex educator, intimacy coach and erotic expert Ruth Ramsay to find out what her midlife clients are telling her about their sexual desires and experiences - with advice on how to talk to your partner about sex, get the lust back in long term relationships, handling a low libido, the best sex toys to try and exploring fantasies. Plus, why it’s never too late to have your first orgasm. Also in this episode: and advice filled guide on how to beat midlife loneliness, the joy of vests & the return of bin wins

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