Postcards From Midlife

By Lorraine Candy & Trish HalpinHealth & Fitness Mental Health Kids & Family

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Postcards From Midlife episodes

December 11, 2022 Your Christmas Gift-Guide Special!
Lorraine and Trish get into the festive spirit and share their ‘cost of living’ present-buying guide for all the family. Plus, a celebrity name drop in Nostalgia Noodle and our listeners hilarious brain fog bloopers.

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33 min
November 24, 2022 Bonus episode: Busting menopause taboos with Lisa Snowdon
Brought to you in partnership with Tena: How to get comfortable with the uncomfortable during menopause. Trish and Lorraine meet TV presenter, Masterchef winner and menopause warrior Lisa Snowdon to talk about the lesser known symptoms of peri-menopause - from pelvic floor issues and embarrassing leaks to vaginal dryness - to help every woman get the support she needs. Plus Lisa shares the secrets of her midlife success and finding lasting love in her 40s.
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46 min
November 20, 2022 Listeners’ Stories Special (plus pets behaving badly!)
It’s the Season 7 finale, and to celebrate the fabulous Postcards From Midlife community, Lorraine and Trish devote this episode to listeners’ funny, brilliant, inspiring and moving midlife stories.

Plus: why 2022 has been the year of midlife women & furry tales of pets galore, inspired by Margo the podcat
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39 min
November 13, 2022 The surprising midlife health issues every woman needs to know about
Hosts Lorraine and Trish interview award-winning TV and radio stand-up Angela Barnes about her midlife ADHD diagnosis and find out how it affects daily life. They also ask an expert about the pivotal role hormones play in autoimmune diseases, which affect three times as many women as men.
Plus how listeners can be part of a live recording of the podcast and what happened on Trish's Y-front free weekend away with her hubby.

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1 hr 3 min
November 06, 2022 Nutrition special: your midlife weight & eating dilemmas solved
Nutritionist Petronella Ravenshear’s ‘Human Being Diet’ is the eating plan everyone is talking about - she joins Lorraine and Trish to explain what it is and why it works, as well as the link between weight gain and menopause.

Plus: sensory destressing in a Botanical Bothy & nostalgic tales of water beds

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1 hr 3 min
October 30, 2022 Extraordinary midlife stories: my life as a psychic medium
Spooky special! Trish and Lorraine meet world renowned psychic medium June Field, whose clients include A listers, politicians and members of the royal family, to find out if there’s ‘anybody out there’, and how tuning into our intuition and energy fields can enhance midlife.

Plus: the book and course to help find or deepen your spirituality, ghostly pets & a nostalgic noodle about teen seance shenanigans

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1 hr 5 min
October 23, 2022 Your autumn book club starring Pulitzer-Prize winner Jennifer Egan
She’s the global best seller whose novel A Visit from the Goon Squad won the prestigious Pulitzer prize and she counts Barack Obama as a fan of her books - Jennifer Egan joins Lorraine and Trish from Brooklyn to talk about latest novel, The Candy House, which explores themes of human connection, midlife angst and the price we pay for intrusive technology. The critically acclaimed fiction writer and New York Times magazine journalist also shares her feelings about empty nesting, turning 60 and making her 30-year marriage work.

Plus: Book Club recommendations from Lorraine and Trish who pick their best reads for autumn - from serial killers to comforting kitty cats
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1 hr 4 min
October 16, 2022 Money makeovers & mastering midlife make up
Make-up artist extraordinaire and entrepreneur Ruby Hammer MBE joins Lorraine and Trish to share her beauty know-how and talk about the joy of grandparenting and the mistakes she won’t make again in marriage second time around.
Plus: feel good finance fixes & cost of living tips; being dumped the 80s way.
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55 min
October 09, 2022 Extraordinary midlife stories: from care to Lord Mayor
Donna Ludford, the Lord Mayor of Manchester, has refused to let growing up in care, surviving neglect, abuse and parental rejection define her. Instead she’s broken the cycle to create a successful career and happy family life. She shares her remarkable story and life lessons with Lorraine and Trish.

Plus: Fix your finances - money tips from the experts & your hosts go Kung Fu crazy in Nostalgia Noodle

Please note: this episode contains swearing and references to abuse

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53 min
October 02, 2022 Midlife love & how to age well with Anthea Turner
TV presenter Anthea Turner chats to Lorraine and Trish about finding love and happiness on the other side of a painful divorce in the midst of her menopause. She also shares the aging and wellness tips that fill her with vitality, and why Angel Delight might be on the menu for her upcoming wedding.

Plus: The agony aunts are in! Your hosts solve an assortment of midlife dilemmas from ageism at work to loud friends
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55 min

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…