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Why does sleep seem to get so much harder in midlife? From waking at 3am and being unable to get back to sleep, to lying awake with a racing mind, insomnia is one of the most common and frustrating symptoms women experience during the menopausal transition. In this episode of Self Care Club - The Midlife Edition, we’re talking all things sleep, insomnia and menopause with Professor Guy Leschziner, Consultant Neurologist at Welbeck and Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital.

We explore what’s really happening to our brains and bodies during menopause, the difference between poor sleep and clinical insomnia, and why you can spend eight hours in bed and still wake up feeling exhausted. We also get into brain fog, sleep trackers, caffeine, screens and blue light, snoring, HRT and the lifestyle changes that can genuinely make a difference.

We discuss:

• The 2 biggest mistakes people make when trying to improve their insomnia 

• Why we shouldn’t be mean to snoring husbands 

• Why Sleep trackers can be harmful

• The importance of aking at the same time every day 

If you’re struggling with sleep in midlife, this is one you won’t want to miss.

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Welcome back! And a big welcome to a brand new season and new chapter of this podcast. After seven years of exploring wellness and self-care, we’re evolving because, well, we’re evolving!  In this intro episode, we talk about why self-care looks different in midlife and the real-life questions that come with this stage of life.

We’re talking perimenopause and menopause, hormones, sleep and insomnia, anxiety, confidence, changing bodies, relationships, friendship, empty nesting, career, purpose, sex, ageing and finding joy in midlife.

This isn’t about fixing yourself, looking younger or pretending midlife is always fabulous. It’s about honest conversations, expert advice and figuring out what actually matters to us now.

In this episode:

• Why Self Care Club is becoming The Midlife Edition

• What self-care means in your 40s and 50s

• The biggest challenges and opportunities of midlife

• Why we’re talking more openly about menopause, mental health, relationships and identity

• What’s coming up on the podcast

We really want you all to get involved because you are going to shape this next chapter of the show so please send in your questions, stories and topic ideas to us: [email protected] or dm us on Instagram @selfcareclubpod. What are you struggling with in midlife? What guests would you love to hear from? What are you currently trying to figure out?

We're calling this The Midlife Edition because we believe this stage of life deserves its own conversation. Not because we're putting women in a box, but because there's so much to explore and so much we don't talk about enough.

Welcome to the new Self Care Club. Let’s talk about midlife  honestly, openly and without pretending we have all the answers.

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We are taking a break over the summer so please enjoy this show from our archives.

This week Lauren and Nicole go about their week by assuming good intent. Meaning they always start from the idea that a person meant well or was doing their best, no matter what they say or do. Sounds very simple, but the ladies struggled. Expect a lot of honesty and some hard truths they would prefer not to have to admit. If you like what we do here and want to be part of the club, why not follow us on Instagram and TikTok. If you want to get in contact with us please send us an email: via [email protected] We love hearing from you. 

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Dreams seem to fascinate us; why we have them, what they are and where they come from. The majority of dream researchers today believe that dreams are messages from our unconscious mind and if we know how to interpret them, they can be powerful tools for personal growth. Research has shown that the more you remember and investigate your dreams, the better your creativity and problem-solving skills and can give you insight as well as be a source of guidance, healing, discovery, change and growth. So this week at the club we are going to teach you how to capture and remember your dreams. To help us with this week and we enlisted Theresa Cheung. Theresa is a Sunday Times bestselling author and one of 32 women listed in the 100 most spiritually influential living people of 2023.  Theresa works closely with scientists researching consciousness and has contributed features about dream power to newspapers and magazines and is a frequent dream decoding guest and spiritual expert on ITV: This Morning. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://www.theresacheung.com

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We’ve all heard about the multiple physical and emotional benefits to taking short, cold showers at the start of your day. But are they really that effective? Lauren and Nicole investigate.

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When we face situations in life that aren’t ideal, if we're not actively changing them, then we are essentially consenting to them.  In today’s episode, we explore why this mindset can be a game-changer, and discuss how to apply it to your own life to move you out of situations or relationships where you feel stuck or stagnant and create real change. 

In this episode we discuss:

The mental shifts involved in change

Why we have reluctance around change

The power of choice. 

Why inaction is not a passive choice but an active selection

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We are taking a break over the summer so please enjoy this episode from our archives.

Today we are doing a practice from our book 'Have You Tried This?' - with the hope it brings more body positivity - Spending More Time Naked.

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We are taking a break over the summer so please enjoy this episode from our archive.

It’s the last episode before we take a break for summer and we’re going out in a haze of sunshine, rebellion, and possibly crisps for dinner. Because summer has a sneaky way of waking up a part of us that goes into hibernation the rest of the year;  the spontaneous one, the barefoot one, the one who remembers how to just be, instead of constantly doing. In this episode, we’re asking: What version of you emerges when the sun’s out and the pressure’s off? Is it your fun side? Your libido? Your ability to sit in a deckchair without feeling like you should be folding laundry? We’re talking summer selves, seasonal magic, and how to hang onto a little bit of that barefoot energy even when September rolls in.

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There is so much pressure to have the “perfect” summer - a great body, a great wardrobe, making every day of the school holidays ‘magical’ and having a wonderful Instagram worthy perfect holiday. Today Lauren & Nicole are saying NO THANKS to all of it! In this episode the ladies talk about the myth of perfection and what self care you can put in place to have the realistic summer that you actually want and deserve using their S.N.A.C.K method - because everyone wants snacks, but nobody wants stress. 

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Before the rumours start… no, Self Care Club isn’t ending! We’re just pressing pause for the summer.

After nearly seven years of making the podcast we love, we’ve been having some honest conversations about where the show is now, where we’ve changed, and where we want to go next.

Because the truth is we’re not the same women who started this podcast. The audience has changed, the wellness world has changed, and our conversations have changed too. Somewhere along the way, we found ourselves talking less about collagen and goat yoga, and much more about the things that actually shape our lives now.

Hormones, confidence, ageing, relationships, careers, teenagers, marriage, the mental load, identity, ambition, reinvention and what the second half of life really looks like.

And those are the conversations we’re most excited about.

So we’re taking a summer break to rest, rethink and create a refreshed version of Self Care Club. Same friendship, same honesty, same laughs, but with a much bigger focus on midlife and the brilliant, messy, confusing stage of life we’re all navigating.

Expect conversations about menopause, women’s health, confidence, friendship after 40, ageing, beauty, sex, identity, empty nests, ADHD in women, relationships, reinvention and everything else we’re all secretly wondering about.

Because midlife deserves its own space. Women in their 40s and 50s are often talked about, but not always talked to. We want this show to feel like sitting down with friends who are asking the same questions you are honest, funny, thoughtful, and still very much us. While we’re away, we won’t disappear. We’ll still be around, sharing things on social media, and we’ll be bringing you episodes from the very beginning of Self Care Club so you can relive the journey with us; or discover it if you’re new.

Thank you for listening, supporting us, and growing with us.

This isn’t goodbye. It’s the start of the next chapter and we genuinely think it’s going to be our best one yet !

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This week on Self Care Club, we welcome Jo Hutton, yoga teacher, writer, trainer and creator of Yoga for Tired People, one of the world's leading health and wellbeing Substacks.

Despite spending years teaching wellbeing practices, Jo experienced severe burnout in 2022. In this powerful conversation, she shares what burnout really looked like behind the scenes, why knowing about self-care isn't the same as practising it, and what genuine recovery actually requires.

Together, we explore burnout recovery, nervous system regulation, chronic exhaustion, the difference between rest and recovery, and why so many people still feel tired even after taking time off. Jo also explains how the deeper teachings of yoga helped her recover and why rest may be a skill most of us have never learned.

If you're feeling constantly exhausted, overwhelmed, burnt out or stuck in survival mode, this episode offers a compassionate and evidence-informed perspective on recovery.

Self Care Club is the podcast that cuts through wellness myths and explores what really works for health, wellbeing, burnout recovery and self-care.

• Burnout recovery and healing
• Nervous system regulation
• Chronic stress and exhaustion
• Why rest isn't always restorative
• Self-care myths
• The difference between stopping and recovering
• Burnout warning signs
• Yoga beyond the physical practice
• Recovery after burnout
• Managing overwhelm and stress
• Sustainable wellbeing practices
• Learning how to rest

Follow Jo Hutton: @johuttonyoga

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https://happyyoga.substack.com/

Look out for Yoga for Tired People (Bloomsbury, Spring 2027)

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