Postcards From Midlife

Postcards From Midlife

Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin

Are you living in a hormonal hothouse battling it out with your teens while the dog, cat and husband look on? You're not alone.&nbsp;Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin have been editing glossy magazines for more than two decades, helping suppo...

58 minutes 35 seconds

Daily tips to boost mental health and get more energy in the morning

Trish and Lorraine talk to Dr Sarah Hughes, CEO of Mind, about developing a daily routine to help protect your mental health and how you can spot the signs of mental distress and develop coping mechanisms. She also explains where to get the right support as well as how to help a partner, child or friend. And Sarah, 49, tells her personal story of breaking the CEO stereotype (clue: blue hair, tattoos, piercings) and her diagnosis of ADHD aged 40. Plus: favourite mood and morning energy boosters from nutritionists; Trish’s surprising everyday wins & Lorraine’s cosmic calamities
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12 May 2024, 4:00 am
1 hour 1 minute

Burnout, stress, overwhelm: Mo Gawdat's new tips on how to be unstressable

Lorraine and Trish meet the UK's most talked about stress experts, Mo Gawdat and Alice Law, to learn their easy techniques to reset your mind and body now, as well as cope with life’s ups and downs in the future. You'll live a calmer, happier life after listening to this. Plus, how to support teens during exam season; help a hedgehog & a nostalgic encounter with the Wombles

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5 May 2024, 8:24 am
33 minutes

Your midlife skincare questions answered by dermatologist Dr Malvina Cunningham

Join Trish and Lorraine, ambassadors for And Begin midlife skincare, in this bonus episode as they take a deep dive into how our skin changes as we age and the product ingredients we need to keep it looking and feeling healthy. The duo interview consultant dermatologist for And Begin Dr Malvina Cunnigham, who works in the private sector and for the NHS, about menopausal skin and also find out how your skincare routine needs to change after 40. Plus what is Lorraine's new tattoo really going to say? And you can get you first order from And Begin for just £4.99 by using the promo code PFMPOD here.
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14 April 2024, 4:00 am
52 minutes 59 seconds

Joely Richardson: how I found a wonderful sense of freedom in my fifties

Trish & Lorraine meet the fabulous Joely Richardson to go behind the scenes on her latest role as Lady Eularia Moggerhanger in Renegade Nell and why she’s having the time of her life playing maverick midlife women. She also reveals how friendships carry her through and why she documents life with her mum Vanessa. Plus: Season 11 best bits & A Race Across The World inspired Nostalgia Noodle

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7 April 2024, 4:00 am
58 minutes 13 seconds

The RSC’s Tamara Harvey on her work/family blend; plus, how to soothe your nervous system

Lorraine and Trish meet the first female co-artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company to find out how she is putting her stamp on the national institution and what she’s learned about following a creative passion while raising a young family. Also this week, another installment from the Postcards from Midlife retreat in Cornwall, featuring an interview with somatic movement educator and breathwork coach Nahid de Belgeonne: learn how your nervous system works and the breathing and movement techniques to give your mind and body peace.

Plus: good news stories about sex and sleep; remembering teenage Saturday jobs - 80s style

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31 March 2024, 4:00 am
58 minutes 27 seconds

Lessons in love, loss and good journaling with Cathy Rentzenbrink

Live from the Postcards from Midlife retreat in Cornwall, Trish and Lorraine talk to the best-selling memoirist, writing tutor and literary festival president Cathy Rentzenbrink who shares what she’s learned about healing after personal tragedy and how to get started with writing - journaling, short stories, family memoirs or novels - and the process that will make you stick at it. Plus: Cornish shenanigans, tales from midlife women and a step back in time to the school register

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24 March 2024, 5:00 am
1 hour 2 minutes

Jools Oliver: the honest truth about family life & plans for her second act

Lorraine and Trish catch up with the model-turned-mum-turned children’s wear designer to find out how she and husband Jamie are coping with a partially empty nest, her unexpected new career plan, why all she wants to do for her 50th birthday is dance and never saying no to dinner with Madonna ever again. Plus we discuss what Jools' childhood helping care for her disabled dad taught her about parenting and relationships. Also in this episode: how to buy a new fragrance for a new life stage & a Birmingham odyssey inspires an 80s Nostalgia Noodle

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17 March 2024, 5:00 am
32 minutes 28 seconds

Beauty special: an expert’s guide to midlife skin & makeup

Brought to you by Olay: Trish and Lorraine call on the services of renowned beauty journalist Eve Cameron, group beauty director of Red and Good Housekeeping magazines, to share her decades of wisdom on getting the right beauty routine for your midlife skin, and how to feel and look better if you’re being derailed by menopause.

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12 March 2024, 5:00 am
1 hour 37 seconds

A surprising midlife dating story with best-selling author Christie Watson

Trish and Lorraine catch up with the former frontline nurse turned novelist and ethics professor to share her story of falling in love with someone she least expected, and how together they created their blended family. We also go behind the scenes in the NHS to find out what inspired her new medical thriller Moral Injuries, and what she’s learned about transitioning from the big job of your life to a new unknown career. Plus: Lorraine tests self-hypnosis - could it help you manage anxiety in midlife? And surviving those French exchange trip in the 1980s

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10 March 2024, 5:00 am
57 minutes 56 seconds

Midlife adventures & life-changing challenges with the Antarctic Fire Angels

Trish and Lorraine meet history-making fire fighters Rebecca Openshaw Rowe and Georgina Gilbert, better known as the Antarctic Fire Angels, to find out how, what and why they took on the challenge of skiing to the South Pole and became great friends in the process. Discover how you can develop an endurance mindset, reach peak fitness in midlife and even cope with a hot flush in polar conditions as well as the joy of a strong inner monologue during tough times. Plus: Quiz time! Find out which of the 4 main personality types you are to help you understand your priorities for your second act; & your hosts’ verdicts on One Day

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3 March 2024, 5:12 am
1 hour 24 seconds

Extraordinary lives: Nisha Katona - from barrister to restaurant empire

Trish and Lorraine meet Mowgli Street Food founder Nisha Katona, the woman shaking up the world of hospitality thanks to both her innovative cooking and maternal management model. She shares her remarkable life story of becoming a barrister after failing A-Levels, then giving up a stellar career in midlife to follow her dream of opening an Indian restaurant. Discover her tips on what it really takes to succeed in business and how you can rustle up a divine dinner with whatever’s left in the back of the fridge. Plus: Melissa Hemsely’s meal planning quick fixes & why Trish has bought a pair of gaiters!

Book a place on our special retreat: https://www.stmoritzhotel.co.uk/offers-and-breaks/postcards-from-midlife-retreat/
Sign up for our mini magazine: Postcards From Lorraine & Trish
Contact us: [email protected]
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25 February 2024, 5:00 am
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