Episodes

  • Our most loved moments: daily habits, useful phrases, nutrition tips, secret confessions, what we learned from the show.

    Our most loved moments: daily habits, useful phrases, nutrition tips, secret confessions, what we learned from the show.
    Aug 6 2025

    Trish and Lorraine recount the most useful advice, funniest secrets and extra uplifting stories from Season 15 of the podcast. They recap the past 11 guest interviews and share what they learnt from the spirited, experienced and uplifting visitors to Postcards From Midlife towers.


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    20 mins
  • Claudia Winkleman on empty nest, parenting teens & imposter syndrome POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED

    Claudia Winkleman on empty nest, parenting teens & imposter syndrome POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED
    Aug 3 2025
    With the rise and rise of everyone’s favourite telly star, Lorraine and Trish get their glitz on to look back on their chat with shiny-haired, sharp-witted glamour puss Claudia Winkleman just as she was turning 50. From naughty teens to playing bridge, people pleasing and getting out of her comfort zone the TV presenter spills the beans on her life - and what she really wants for her birthday. Plus she recounts the time she was mistaken for Davina McCall!

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    31 mins
  • A guide to volunteering roles in midlife; how to find the one right one for you

    A guide to volunteering roles in midlife; how to find the one right one for you
    Jul 30 2025
    If you've decided to put your life skills to use as a volunteer but don't know where and when to start then this will be helpful. Trish and Lorraine explain how they became volunteers in the education sector and they explore organisations looking for support right now. If an empty nest has cleared a space in your diary or you want to learn new skills, meet people and relish a new sense of purpose then listen in.

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    19 mins
  • Advice on ageing well & the magical phrase every midlifer caring for elderly relatives needs to know

    Advice on ageing well & the magical phrase every midlifer caring for elderly relatives needs to know
    Jul 27 2025
    In a joyful, moving conversation with geriatrician and best selling author Dr Lucy Pollock, Lorraine & Trish discover the psychological secret to ageing well & also get advice on how to care for our elderly relatives in the least stressful way - from how to have difficult conversations about care homes & driving, to understanding what relatives want to happen at the end of life. Plus, she explains the science behind a mindset shift that will lead to a happier, healthier, longer life for you too.

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    50 mins
  • Advice extra: 9 life-changing tips on dating, careers, parenting teens, dieting, the work/life juggle

    Advice extra: 9 life-changing tips on dating, careers, parenting teens, dieting, the work/life juggle
    Jul 23 2025
    Every episode we ask our expert and celebrity guests what one small change they have made in midlife which has dramatically improved the way they live now and this is what they told us. From Married At First Sight's Lucinda Light, Dragon's Den's Sara Davies to psychoanalytic psychotherapist Dr Andrea Oskis and actor Julie Graham, nine of our guests explain how a simple change has revolutionised their days.

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    18 mins
  • A hormone masterclass & HRT alternatives to know about POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED

    A hormone masterclass & HRT alternatives to know about POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED
    Jul 20 2025
    Lorraine & Trish discuss the midlife hormone whammy & why - just when life is peak hectic - your body seems to start doing its best to disrupt you even more. The duo revisit a previous episode’s interview with leading endocrinologist Dr Annice Mukherjee about the hormone fluctuations that affect women in midlife, from peri-menopause to underactive thyroid and adrenal burnout as well as the impact of surgical and chemical menopause. Dr Mukherjee also talks about her own breast cancer diagnosis & how she successfully managed menopause symptoms as she was unable to take HRT.

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    29 mins
  • Useful summer buys: an easy wear £15 SPF & new midlife fashion brands to try

    Useful summer buys: an easy wear £15 SPF & new midlife fashion brands to try
    Jul 15 2025
    Shopping, beauty, and gifting ideas from Lorraine and Trish for summery days & holidays. Trish shares insider tips from her secret foodie WhatsApp (who knew you could grill an olive?) and Lorraine reveals the bee saving present all teens/relatives will love.

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    19 mins
  • Nutrition tips for weight loss, perimenopause & a healthier daily diet: POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED

    Nutrition tips for weight loss, perimenopause & a healthier daily diet: POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISITED
    Jul 13 2025
    Trish & Lorraine discuss the diet and lifestyle changes that can help with menopause symptoms, mimic the effects of today's weight loss jabs and also discover which foods boost energy every day. The duo revisit a previous episode's interview with midlife nutritionist Emma Bardwell. Plus discover the four principles of her new eating programme ‘The 30g Plan: How to Eat More Protein, Fibre & Plants to Lose Weight & Feel Great’.

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    30 mins