Postcards From Midlife

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

Ranking
47th
on Kids & Family
Favorites
1,238
Followers
Typical duration
49 min
per episode
If it hooks
57%
finish an episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Postcards From Midlife episodes

June 26, 2022 Fern Britton: living her best second act post divorce
Trish & Lorraine meet TV presenter extraordinaire Fern Britton who looks back on her remarkable career and some of the shocking hurdles she overcame as a working mother of four; learning to beat imposter syndrome and becoming a best-selling author in her second act. And Fern also reveals how her post-divorce move to Cornwall has recharged her batteries.

Plus: The nine-step plan for emotional healing; will it work for you? Trish tries it out.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57 min
June 19, 2022 Katy Brand: writing Emma Thompson’s sexiest role yet
Lorraine and Trish meet the author and comedy actor Katy Brand, aka the genius behind the poignant and compelling comedy drama Good Luck To You Leo Grande, starring Emma Thompson as a 60-year old woman who hires a sex worker to explore her sexuality. All the taboos around midlife women and sex, representation and body image will be exploded!
Plus: How to beat stress and anxiety, brain fog bloopers & a nostalgia noodle back to the 90s

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59 min
June 12, 2022 Patsy Kensit on love, loss & why her 50s could be the best decade yet
Trish & Lorraine talk to Gen X poster girl Patsy Kensit about her midlife journey - from dating and career highs to empty nest and the hysterectomy that threw her into sudden menopause.

Plus: The agony aunts are back! Lorraine & Trish get to solving all sorts of midlife dilemmas; & can you guess the Nostalgia Noodle year?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58 min
June 05, 2022 Your summer book club starring best-selling author Miriam Toews
It’s the midlife summer book club special, with award-winning author Miriam Toews dialling in from Toronto to discuss living with four generations of her family, and what it’s like to have her work turned into a Hollywood blockbuster. Miriam grew up in a religious sect and her unique family story which encompasses trauma and recovery forms the basis of her new book.

Plus: Lorraine and Trish pick their must reads for summer & reveal how exam season is going in their homes
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52 min
May 29, 2022 Find your best colour & what matriarchs can teach us about menopause
Our favourite TV zoologist Lucy Cooke explodes the evolutionary myths about females and reveals what we can all learn from matriarchal monkeys, frisky lionesses and menopausal whales. Plus colour expert Jules Standish gives Lorraine & Trish a style makeover.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
54 min
May 22, 2022 Sali Hughes on midlife makeup & going grey the stylish way
Author, journalist and beauty expert Sali Hughes shares her best skincare and make-up advice with Trish and Lorraine, and also talks family estrangement, managing hormonal ups and downs and what made her agree to get married second time round.

Plus: Travel Special: brilliant summer breaks & travel dilemmas sorted - in partnership with Sawdays
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 3 min
May 15, 2022 Sex, body positivity, & dating younger men
Lorraine and Trish meet entrepreneur and body positivity trailblazer Cindy Gallop, who is turning society’s norms for older women upside down - from style to staying happily single, to sexism and sex - with younger men.

Plus: Super facials tried & tested; Midlife Milestones & Magic Moments; can you guess the year in Nostalgia Noodle?

Warning: this episode contains swearing and frank discussions about sex

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr
May 08, 2022 Your midlife brain explained: how to keep mind & body healthy
Trish and Lorraine kick off Season 6 with Kate Muir, investigative journalist and TV producer who talks about the incredible impact of her menopause documentaries with Davina McCall, why HRT should include testosterone and her own story of how she rebuilt her life and found love again following a menopause-induced crisis.

Plus:
NEW! Your midlife milestones & magic moments; summer culture club &
laughs aplenty in the new Nostalgia Noodle quiz
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 3 min
April 10, 2022 Better sex special: intimacy, desire & orgasms
Please note: this episode contains explicit sexual references

In this Season Six finale, Trish & Lorraine discuss the results of their Midlife Sex Survey and reveal what women really want between the sheets in their forties, fifties, and beyond. They also share expert advice on reviving your libido in peri-menopause and menopause, discovering how to tune into your feminine sexual energy, and communicating turn-ons (and offs) with a partner.
Plus: special guest Anna Richards explains why she became an erotic filmmaker in her forties and the art of portraying female pleasure,
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 2 min
April 03, 2022 Rediscover your confidence & how to buy the best fitting jeans
Trish and Lorraine speak to denim expert Donna Ida Thornton about how to find the perfect pair of jeans, especially when midlife has hijacked your body or your confidence. She also shares her remarkable story of business success, how it feels to be wife number three and the decision not to have children.

Plus: Lost your driving mojo or nerves holding you back from doing what you love? Mind makeovers to boost your day to day confidence.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hr 1 min

About Postcards From Midlife

From the publisher's feed

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…