Postcards From Midlife

TV legend Fern shares her vital life lessons and advice on divorce, single parenting, loss, career reinvention, weight loss, fitness, love and making new friends. The best-selling author and mum-of-four also talks hosts Trish Halpin and Lorraine Candy through how she recovered from depression and suicidal thoughts in midlife with the help of a new health regime, talking therapy and the right medication.

Plus: The surprising gift hubby Neil got Trish & a family email you all need to send

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This candid interview is a great listen for anyone feeling lonely or unsure of where their life is heading or wants to learn to love & value themself. The best-selling Gen X author tells Lorraine & Trish about her remarkable midlife awakening, detailed in her new memoir, Rewilding: Freedom, Fearlessness & Finding Our Way Home. In a powerful conversation she explains the decision to leave her husband, her New York home & the life she’d built over 25 years to move to Marrakech after her career hit a downward spiral. She reveals how she loves living alone & starting again financially. After asking herself the question ‘who would I be if I didn’t care what anyone else thought?’ Jane goes on a ‘rewilding’ journey. Along the way she rediscovers sex & dating, learns to live alone without being lonely & becomes her true authentic self.
Plus: Will Lorraine’s pelvic floor hold up with her new bouncy exercise regime!!

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Have a shelf full of vitamins but not sure what if anything they are doing for you? Trish & Lorraine get to the bottom of what we need to take & why in our midlife years, including the one essential we are all most likely missing (big clue: it’s Co-enzyme Q10). Joined by guest Jennifer O’Connell - triathlete, former lawyer & co-founder of The Elevator by Sisterly one & done multivitamin sachets - they discuss why our nutrient needs & ability to absorb them change as we age as well as how to track if they are really making a difference. They also share the science that says there’s no reason we shouldn’t expect to have day-long energy, strong bones & muscles, manageable stress, low inflammation, a strong immune system plus glowing skin, hair and nails .

Plus: Brainfog bloopers are back!

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In a fascinating, hopeful & helpful conversation the TV presenter & author opens up to Trish & Lorraine about the illness & business venture that ended with her losing her house & selling off her furniture to pay for weekly grocery shops. From being the presenter of Loose Women to being unable to get a job in Starbucks, Andrea describes the highs, the lows & the learnings from a tumultuous period in her life, including the crushing blow of being told ‘Your star has faded’. She also shares the resources that helped her get back on track & how to cope with financial stress while keeping a marriage together in the process.

Plus: Lorraine’s helpful health alert & Trish’s Swedish adventure

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Brought to you by Standard Life to raise awareness of Power of Attorney Day

Trish & Lorraine tackle the never-ending midlife to do list & the biggest causes of the 3am wake up & worry. Joined by Alison Harvie of Carers UK, they discuss why having Power of Attorney in place for you & your loved ones can ensure peace of mind for so many of life’s potential curve balls. Find out who needs one (that’ll be all of us, even if you are married, have a next of kin or are 18 & over & especially if you are a carer), the practicalities of getting one, how to talk to an elderly relative or dependent about why it’s in their best interest to have one, as well as the emotional & financial costs of not having one. A fascinating 30 minute must listen.

(PS: Can you guess which of your hosts does & doesn’t have a Power of Attorney?!!)

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