Postcards From Midlife
Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin
Show overview
Postcards From Midlife has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 289 episodes, alongside 59 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 16th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 40 min and 59 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 13 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 62 episodes published. Published by Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin.
From the publisher
Are you living in a hormonal hothouse, feeling a little overwhelmed and in need of some positive, uplifting and comforting guidance on how to lead a more magnificent midlife? Well, you're not alone and this podcast is for you. Hosts Lorraine and Trish chat with celebrities and experts on all things midlife, from menopause and perimenopause to parenting teens via fashion, beauty, wellness, nutrition, fitness, careers, relationships and finances. The witty duo, who have been editing glossy magazines for more than two decades, have six children, two husbands, two dogs and one cat between them. They share their personal stories alongside the advice and wisdom of spirited women with extraordinary stories to tell. And they ask experts all the questions you need answered to have a healthier, happier and more harmonious second act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 289 episodesHow to stop life admin causing you overwhelm
Poet Donna Ashworth’s masterclass on grief, intentional positivity & the daily ritual that could change your life
Revive your midlife career: how to grow in your role, change jobs or turn a side hustle into a business
Stop overthinking, avoid anxious spiralling & beat overwhelm with our foolproof guide to coping with uncertainty
The 5 things you need to do at your next GP appointment by TV’s Dr Nighat Arif
Trish & Lorraine welcome back GP extraordinaire & women’s health expert Dr Nighat Arif to talk about her new book The Complete Guide to Family Health: The One Stop Healthcare Guide No Home Should Be Without. From the midlife health checks every woman should ask for to protecting the mental health of your teen Dr Arif answers all our most asked family health questions. She also shares a helpful 5 point plan for getting the very best care from the NHS & why you should always trust your instincts about yours or a loved ones health.(Join our Facebook Group to win a copy of Dr Nighat’s book - details below)Plus: the TV shows we’re loving right now & why a rummage in your handbag is the ultimate friendship test!Contact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to manage your weight health through peri-menopause & beyond. Tips on midlife weight loss, nutrition, fitness and mental health
Lorraine & Trish meet Weight Watchers’ chief medical officer Dr Kim Boyd to get all the facts & advice on the real reasons we’re prone to put on weight in midlife. She debunks the myths we’ve all bought into - that it’s somehow our fault (it’s not, it’s biology), why ‘eat less/move more’ just doesn’t work when you’re up against major hormonal & metabolic changes, how HRT can affect weight management & why no one should feel embarrassed or ashamed if you’re thinking about taking the GLP1 weight loss drugs. Plus the nutrition & lifestyle advice that works to help shed pounds & sustain your happy weight as you age.Plus: brain fog bloopers including a What’s App whoopsie & more mixed up parcel palavers Brought to you in partnership with Weight WatchersContact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ask us anything: will he forgive my affair, my teen daughter won’t lose weight & my adult kids want ‘low/no’ contact
Lorraine & Trish turn agony aunts & delve into their (digital) postbag to solve listeners’ dilemmas. Learn about ‘mattering’ & how it could be affecting your approach to relationships, how to move on from an affair, the six word question to ask yourself in any dilemma & what to do if your grown up kids shut you outPlus: the card game that has intrigued Lorraine & up-your-bum shorts at the gym strike again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Longevity masterclass: Calm your nervous system, beat overwhelm & boost healthspan
Trish & Lorraine meet leading integrative health specialist Dr Tamsin Lewis & discover the surprising fundamentals for creating mind & body harmony. Find out how to protect & support your brain to prevent cognitive decline, tune into the signals your brain & nervous system are sending you, the health tests worth having in midlife that will boost your healthspan & check if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue. She also shares her 80/20 rule for living your best life & why we all need to add more fun into our everyday lives.Plus: 4 books you’ll devour this spring & the YouTube channel that sorted Trish’s sticky hip for goodContact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nuala McGovern: how she landed the Woman’s Hour top job & her meet cute love story
BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Nuala McGovern on how to enjoy an extremely stressful career, getting up at 5.45am and how she stayed sane during the toughest of times. One the eve of Woman’s Hour’s 80th anniversary Nuala, 54, gives us a peek behind the scenes and chats about her remarkable journalism career that landed her the job two years ago. In a rare interview, Nuala also opens up about her childhood growing up in a Dublin pub, the impact of witnessing the Twin Towers attack & the raft of other ‘history in the making’ moments she has had a ringside seat at. She also shares how she met her hubby, living in the now tips & why you’ll always find her on a dancefloor. Plus: Trish & Lorraine’s list of new fun things to do with friends and 3 controversial novels to get your book club talking. Contact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert on addiction, loss, co-dependency, love, grief and rage.
Trish & Lorraine meet the international best selling author to pick up the story of her life detailed in her new memoir All The Way to the River: Love, Loss & Liberation. Elizabeth speaks with moving honesty about her love story with her ‘wife’ Raya, their descent into addiction, and the rage and pain of profound grief. She also shares her spiritual learnings & life philosophies for our midlife years, including how to stop ‘purpose anxiety’, why gentle curiosity rather than one big passion makes for a more interesting life, why women need to stop pouring themselves into others & her experiment in ‘honest ageing’. Plus: Margo the podcat turns 80, what to do with dreadful gifts & the mystery of the stock cube in the pyjama pocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get the sleep your brain & body really needs. Plus beat insomnia & the 3am wake-up
Lorraine & Trish learn some surprising, reassuring advice & helpful tips from clinical sleep physiologist, Stephanie Romiszewski. Discover the easy morning routine that will boost your sleep drive & improve your sleep patterns in just a few weeks; spot the triggers that fuel sleep anxiety & the truth about magnesium, blue light, sleep tracking apps & the 8 hours myth exploded. Plus: gym shorts - yay or nay? And the personality test which called one of your hosts “corrupt, evil and defective”!Contact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our pick of the best TV, films, books, festivals to look forward to now plus a new breakfast treat
Lorraine & Trish start the year as they mean to go on with lots of laughter, positivity & plans for the months ahead. Discover how to create a ‘dopamine menu’ to get feel good vibes every day, the TV show that will warm your heart, books, films & festivals to put on your radar & breakfast ideas with a difference.Plus: curse of the ‘plod bod’ & are you ready to ‘futz’?Contact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here www.postcardsfrommidlife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stop everything! Lorraine & Trish are back with a sneak peak at the guests and topics for 2026
trailerMore comforting midlife mayhem as Lorraine & Trish get back in the saddle for Season 17. Find out what new, uplifting advice, experts and famous names are heading your way over the coming weeks - plus a little taster of the topics they'll cover. Plus pet news: will Margo still retain the role of official Pod Cat? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S10 Ep 6Raynor Winn: my story of hope, endurance & love
POSTCARDS FROM MIDLIFE REVISIT: Author Raynor Winn joined Trish & Lorraine at the height of her Salt Path success to discuss how to overcome fear when life seems to be falling apart, living with her husband Moth's illness and the healing power of nature. And she reveals what happened when she first met Gillian Anderson who played Raynor in this year’s film of her life.Contact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlife Join our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to hack Xmas: gifts on a budget, games we love & a secret shortcut on managing family stress
Trish & Lorraine share the tips & tricks they’ve learned over their many years of planning & hosting family Christmases. Discover their ideal gift edit, the season’s coolest cocktail, their favourite friends & family games, plus how to set house rules & what to do if the whole thing fills you with dread Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Helpful life hacks: What we've learnt about weight loss drugs, relationship repair, imposter syndrome, perimenopause rage & single life
It’s a wrap! Lorraine & Trish share their favourite funny moments & useful learnings from this season’s expert & celebrity guests, including how to get into a fitness & strength mindset, what feeling anger & rage is trying to tell you, harnessing your vital midlife energy & the one question to ask yourself whenever you feel overwhelmed that’s guaranteed to reframe everything.Plus: manifesting for beginners & a very unexpected thing to do with an avocado Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Surprising home cleaning hacks, set up a money-spinning side hustle & how to work with a friend
Trish & Lorraine are joined by sustainable, natural cleaning entrepreneurs Purdy Rubin & Charlotte Figg (aka Purdy & Figg) who share the best tips from their new book Clever Cleaning: The Natural Way To Clean Everything. Find out how the two midlife friends came up with the idea for their multi-million pound business, what you need to know if planning to work with family or friends, and the ‘A-ha moment’ when you know you’re onto a winner.Plus: Have you got ‘Resting Midlife Woman Face’? & Trish’s Irish drinking song Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Surgeon Dr Vonda Wright’s ‘healthspan plan’ to suit all midlife woman
World leading women’s health expert Dr Vonda Wright shares her new ‘healthspan plan’ with Lorraine & Trish, including a game changing 20 second exercise tweak, how to get into strength training & the mindset shift that will set you on the path to feeling more energetic. We also discuss supplements and creatine with the orthopedic surgeon, best-selling author and menopause expert who explains how to recognise if you’re ‘choosing’ stress & setting the right boundaries to reduce emotional inflammation.Plus: How music bonds families, ticket buying tips & who the hell is Benson Boone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mary Portas: Why imposter syndrome is useful & her new post-divorce solo power
Confessions from the 90s as Trish & Lorraine step back in time with retail & business guru Mary Portas, aka Mary Queen of Shops, to chat about her new book about her years turning Harvey Nicols from dying department store to Ab Fab fashion destination, as well as all the life, career & relationship wisdom she has accrued since those heady days. Discover the trick Mary, 65, uses to tune into her instinct & decide if a risk is worth taking, why vulnerability is a super power in midlife, how to be tough but do it with love & soul and her post divorce single life.Plus: Margo the podcat has made a new furry friend & is taking a phone call on the loo ever OK? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Repair, reconnect, rediscover & how to know it’s over: long term love & sex advice
Lorraine & Trish meet relationship therapist & author Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari, who has spent 20 years helping thousands of couples navigate the emotional rollercoaster of sustaining a happy, loving and fulfilling life together. What to do if you suspect your partner’s having an emotional affair, questions to ask if they no longer seem like the person you married, & the five words that will get your communication right back on track. Plus: ‘What are you going to do about your wrinkles?’ How Lorraine responded when asked that very question!!Contact: [email protected]: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group here www.postcardsfrommidlife.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.