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Postcards From Midlife
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.  Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin have been editing glossy magazines for more than two decades, helping suppo...
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Your midlife skincare questions answered by dermatologist Dr Malvina Cunningham
33:00Join 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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13. Joely Richardson: how I found a wonderful sense of freedom in my fifties
52:59Trish & 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 Sign up for our mini magazine: Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/12. The RSC’s Tamara Harvey on her work/family blend; plus, how to soothe your nervous system
58:13Lorraine 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 styleSign up for our mini magazine: Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/10. Lessons in love, loss and good journaling with Cathy Rentzenbrink
58:27Live 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 register9. Jools Oliver: the honest truth about family life & plans for her second act
01:02:31Lorraine 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 NoodleSign up for our mini magazine: Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/Beauty special: an expert’s guide to midlife skin & makeup
32:28Brought 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.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 & TrishContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/8. A surprising midlife dating story with best-selling author Christie Watson
01:00:37Trish 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 1980sSign up for our mini magazine: Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/