Postcards From Midlife

Postcards From Midlife

By Lorraine Candy & Trish HalpinHealth & FitnessMental HealthKids & Family
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Postcards From Midlife episodes

  • How to get what you want & need in midlife: a masterclass in growing your confidence

    Therapist Maxine Mei-Fung Chung talks Trish and Lorraine through ways of boosting your midlife confidence and learning how to deal with difficult emotions and feelings. The author of What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth also shares her personal midlife story as a single mum of one son grappling with an empty nest. PLUS Insider travel tips for new adventures from our podcast partner Sawdays Travel. Check out our dedicated midlife travel hub here 



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    58 min
  • Sex & finding new love in midlife with Anna Richardson

    Recorded live on stage in London, Trish and Lorraine chat to TV presenter and therapist Anna Richardson about turning 50, getting over her break up with Sue Perkins and finding love with a new man. She also shares her wisdom and professional advice on a host of midlife dilemmas - but you’ll have to listen in to find out what made the audience gasp! Plus! Travel special: Join Lorraine and Trish gadding about on their girls getaway in Brighton, in partnership with Sawdays. Check out our dedicated midlife travel site here.




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    Listen to Anna Richardson’s new podcast, It Can’t Just Be Me, here: https://link.chtbl.com/Anna



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    1 hr 6 min
  • A cure for burn out, stress & overwhelm with Katherine May

    Trish and Lorraine meet author Katherine May to talk about coping with the never-ending day-to-day hustle of midlife, her strategies to recover from burn out, and the wonder of discovering who we really are and how we want to be in this world. She also opens up about her autism diagnosis and gives unique insights and advice for parenting neuro-diverse children. Plus: Fashion & home buys for a joyful summer & a close encounter with a Muppet!



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    1 hr
  • Ruby Wax: ‘My mental car crash & fearless recovery’

    Recorded live on stage in London, Lorraine and Trish interview comedy legend Ruby Wax about her breakdown last year. The TV star admits she’s spent a lifetime pretending all is well and reveals the epiphany that has finally brought her peace. Expect laughter, tears and some very valuable life lessons . . .



    Plus: Behind the scenes at the Postcards From Midlife live show - the first and biggest gathering of midlife women in the UK, Trish & Lorraine round up their best bits and bloopers and share backstage secrets.

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    55 min
  • Midlife Book Exclusive: My Perimenopause Unravelling, As Read From Her New Book By Lorraine
    We have a treat for you! Enjoy your free audio extract of Lorraine's new book "What's Wrong With Me? 101 things Midlife Women Need to Know', which is available now. We've popped it here as an extra episode of your favourite podcast to thank all the wonderful women of our midlife community who have been so supportive of our show and of Lorraine's new book which is on sale today.

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    58 min
  • Choosing to be childfree & midlife reinventions with designer Amanda Wakeley

    Trish and Lorraine catch up with celebrity fashion designer Amanda Wakeley who reveals how she is bouncing back from the most stressful years of her life, which saw the closure of her business and the loss of her brother, and why she is now able to take stock of her achievements and look forward to her second act adventures. Plus: everything you need to know about testosterone; summer treats guide  & dialling up a Nostalgia Noodle



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    54 min
  • Career transitions: how to reboot yours in midlife

    Lorraine and Trish are joined by entrepreneur Hero Brown, founder of the Muddy Stilettos website, to find out how she grew her business from a one woman start up to employing 50 people as well as the personal and business lessons she's learned along the way. And career coach Rachel Schofield shares the five questions you need to ask when rethinking your work life, so you’re ready to take the next steps. Plus: Brain fog bloopers, menopause meditation & a 90s nightclubbing nostalgia noodle.



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    1 hr 1 min
  • Extraordinary lives: Andi Oliver on food, friends & finding midlife success

    We’re back! To kick off Season Nine, chef, presenter, writer and musician Andi Oliver joins Trish and Lorraine to talk about her remarkable life story, from teenage punk to parent at 20, as well as the family tragedy that turned her love of food into a devastating eating disorder. She also shares her cooking advice and how she survived parenting the tricky teenage years to develop a special bond with her daughter Miquita. Plus: the foodie hacks & home trends getting Lorraine & Trish excited to be in the kitchen & a worrying encounter with body paint



    Please note this episode contains very strong language



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    1 hr
  • Sort out your life & your home with TV expert Dilly Carter

    Lorraine and Trish meet professional organiser and TV decluttering expert Dilly Carter, who shares her remarkable life story of being adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka to caring for her bi-polar mother and dealing with secondary infertility. Find out how growing up in a messy cluttered home led her to start a successful business, and why creating calm and order in our own homes is one of the best things we can do for our wellbeing. Plus: Listener’s dating disasters, Season 8 highlights and an unexpected fashion faux pas



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    54 min
  • Midlife sexuality explored & brilliant fashion buys for spring

    Trish & Lorraine talk to actress, charity founder and author of The Happy Vagina, Mika Simmons, about how to love and understand our bodies as they change as well as keeping us up to date about gynaecological health. Plus: The spring fashion buys to instantly update your wardrobe & Margo the podcat’s surprising new skill



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    1 hr

About Postcards From Midlife

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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…

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