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Hello I'm Louise Boyce, aka Mama Still Got It. I'm a mother of three, a fashion model and a believer that we must get better with age (otherwise what's the point?). My podcast is for you if you're a mother, but passionate about holding onto your identity as a woman (amen) and enjoy listening to like minded brilliant and honest women talking all things that any mother and woman can relate to - whether it's surviving the summer holidays or make up hacks that I've learnt from the best make up a ...
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Postcards From Midlife

Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin

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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 mag ...
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Each week we'll be chatting to celebrity friends, experts and listeners to learn more about the secret world of parenting. We're all in this together, so why not join the club? …but remember, Mum's The Word! --- A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Steph Douglas - Founder and CEO of Don’t Buy Her Flowers - chats frankly with a guest about LIFE and staring down the ‘rush hour’ that many of us feel we’re living in. The day to day overwhelm, juggling careers, relationships and families, parenthood, not looking like a dog’s dinner, the expectations and the big, tough bits that come with being a grown up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best friends Millie Mackintosh and Charlie Boud chatting about life, love, little ones, and everything in between. Expect familiar faces, parenting experts, some shocking relevations and lots of laughs. Episodes uploaded weekly. If you’d like to watch the podcast, you can find us on our YouTube channel - just search Mumlemmas & More or Basement Chats.
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Welcome to Twist and Shout with Aljaz and Janette! This podcast explores all of the trials and tribulations of married life with a couple who might seem very similar but couldn't be more different Joining us along the way will be a host familiar faces including Kevin Clifton, Gorka Márquez, Gemma Atkinson and many many more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The model mum and hilarious Instagram star (@mamastillgotit_ 500k followers & counting) tells Lorraine and Trish how she copes with the daily overwhelm on the parenting frontline, what got her through a devastating teenage eating disorder and the campaign she’s spearheading to help young girls deal with social media. Plus: Swimwear best buys - the …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by Model and Mummy of 3 Louise Boyce on this week's podcast They'll Discuss: How to control social media usage with your children Why mum's need that time away to relax And some great embarrassing story's Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our Whatsapp, that'…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Kayleigh Sherborne, better known just as DIY Mum on social media, on this week's podcast. They'll Discuss: What it's like being a single mum with OCD? How DIY Mum started? What it's really like co-parenting two boys Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our W…
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Lorraine and Trish are joined by Tana Ramsay for one of their most frank, heartwarming and advice-filled interviews yet. The mum of six reveals how she keeps her family unit happy and well organised, what she’s learned when crises have rocked its foundations and what it’s really like being married to Gordon (including the only thing they ever row a…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Grace Victory is joined by Melissa Carter aka The Confident Mama tackling everything from why you have to pick your battles to dealing with a workaway husband to why she quit acting for social media They'll Discuss: How to deal with motherhood when you're not feeling 100% Why weight loss is bullshit? The importance of…
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Trish and Lorraine meet Emma Sayle, the entrepreneur and married mum of three who is on a mission to sexually empower women by making their sexual desires, fantasies and curiosities a reality with her Killing Kittens online club and real life parties. She reveals what she’s learned in her twenty years in business, from how to communicate desire in …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Grace Victory is joined by Jiggle Fiit's Nana Crawford (@ThisBlackWomanCan) to chat all about the beauty of dance, how to deal with getting overwhelmed & why her business is not just about people dancing They'll Discuss: Why twerking is no easy game The importance of structure in family life How Nana came up with the …
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Award winning thriller writer Clare Mackintosh tells Trish & Lorraine why she decided to write about the loss of her baby boy Alex, a twin, and shares what she has learnt about grief, including exactly what to say to someone who has been bereaved. In a moving, uplifting and advice-filled chat the mum of three, aged 47, also talks about why she walk…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by Jenna Brown, better known as Food Safety Mum, on this week's podcast breaking all the myths surrounding the kitchen, cooking and being a busy working mum. They'll Discuss: How to make meal times less stressful? Jenna's game changing tips to make cooking for a family a quick and easy process …
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Trish and Lorraine meet Gogglebox's Reverend Kate Bottley for some invaluable life lessons on finding easy joy every day. The 49-year-old mum of two reveals what she's learnt about love and relationships in her career and domestic life, why an 'OK' marriage is good, how she's tackled her body confidence demons and why we should all do a 'love audit…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Dr Martha Deiros Collaod, better known just as Dr Martha, on this week's podcast breaking all the myths about modern parenting from crying to kissing to please & thank you's. They'll Discuss: Why we shouldn't tell our kids to stop crying? Why children aren't mini-adults! The story behind her…
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Lorraine and Trish meet developmental clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay, to talk about her new book, The Twenty-Something Treatment: A Revolutionary Remedy for an Uncertain Age, the new bible for youngsters - and their parents - dealing with uncertain times. What is developmentally normal? How do you motivate and inspire someone who doesn’t want to …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by Jane Dowden, better known as Mum with a Mic, on this week's podcast chatting everything from her social media journey, swimming lessons, The BAFTAs & her IVF journey! They'll Discuss: Why Swimming Lessons are the bane of her life? How she became a social media comedy sketch star? The story b…
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Trish and Lorraine have had a very busy week: they spent an afternoon with celebrity makeup artist Cher Webb to find out how to create a fresh, new makeup look and share the surprising and helpful things they learned. Then they met infamous petrolhead Richard Hammond and his Gen Z daughter, Izzy, to talk about generational views on father & daughte…
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Steph chats with Rob and Josie da Bank about what it’s like to run a festival with your partner, and how they make it work alongside having four children. After 32 years together, and many festivals under their belts, they talk about the difficult bits, how they divide and conquer, and how helping people escape real life, screens and make some IRL …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Bex Ward. After having Ollie & Gareth Locke on the podcast in 2023, we thought it was only right to get the surrogate mum who helped create their family on the podcast as well. They'll Discuss: Why Bex decided to become a surrogate for Ollie & Gareth? The issues with the surrogacy system in …
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Lorraine and Trish meet their favourite Dragon and business woman extraordinaire, Deborah Meaden, for her best advice on getting over financial anxiety, making sure your money delivers for the life you want, pitching a business idea and using your instincts to build a tool box for life. She also explains how we can talk to our children about money …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by former Hollyoaks & Holby City star Daisy Wood-Davis on this week's podcast They'll Discuss: How to balance being a performer and a mother Why baby showers are boring The importance oh having a passion project Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our Whatsapp…
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Trish and Lorraine talk to Dr Sarah Hughes, CEO of Mind, about developing a daily routine to help protect your mental health and how you can spot the signs of mental distress and develop coping mechanisms. She also explains where to get the right support as well as how to help a partner, child or friend. And Sarah, 49, tells her personal story of b…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones & Kelsey Parker break the brilliant news that here at Mum's The Word we're going to be official partners of the Baby Show with Lidl GB starting with the the NEC Birmingham THIS weekend. Remember the first 20 people to use the code MUMSTHEWORD will receive a pair of complimentary tickets - so fastest fing…
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Lorraine and Trish meet the UK's most talked about stress experts, Mo Gawdat and Alice Law, to learn their easy techniques to reset your mind and body now, as well as cope with life’s ups and downs in the future. You'll live a calmer, happier life after listening to this. Plus, how to support teens during exam season; help a hedgehog & a nostalgic …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Grace Victory is joined by Thy.Self's Chloe Pierre to chat all about why she's emigrating from the UK, what her new book Take Care: The Black Women's Guide to Wellness is all about & why men need safe spaces too! They'll Discuss: Why she feels bringing her son up outside of the UK is the best move The struggles of bei…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by Pip Davies aka Midwife Pip to chat all about Midwifery and what are the common misconceptions around pregnancies that she wants to prove wrong They'll Discuss: The importance of women being in charge of their own pregnancies Are we given an misconception of birth? Why being a midwife is the …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Nwateko Dinwiddy aka Takkies to chat all about her struggles with moving to a new country while pregnant, the importance of loving your body post-pregnancy & why exercise is vital to a happy life? They'll Discuss: What moving to the UK from South Africa is really like? Why our kids should be…
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Join 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…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Natasha Sidhu to chat all about her struggles with a miscarriage, to having triplets and the trials and tribulations that come with that They'll Discuss: The truth about how miscarriages are treated in hospitals Why having triplets as your first children gives you no learning space? What no …
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Trish & 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 …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Kerri Northcott (@LifeWithIvyCoco) to chat all about her struggles with infertility They'll Discuss: What no one tells her about the struggles of having a second child? What advice Kerri would give to other mum's struggling with the same issues? The importance of doing your OWN research Get …
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Lorraine 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…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Grace Victory is joined by Rhea Ellen to chat all about why it's okay to not always feel okay They'll Discuss: Why motherhood comes first before any relationships Breaking the cycle of arguments with your children The truth about bringing up young boys Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in touc…
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Live 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 proce…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Harriet Shearsmith from the Unfollowing Mum Podcast to chat all about dysfunctional families They'll Discuss: Why a fractured parent child-relationship is a difficult cycle to get out of? The importance of having boundaries Why therapy has the ability to bring everything out? Get In Contact …
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Lorraine 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 helpin…
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Feel like you do everything at home, or at least more than is your fair share? This one’s for you. Steph speaks with Eve Rodsky - Harvard-grad lawyer, activist and New York Times Bestselling author of Fair Play. Eve is working to change society one partnership at a time by coming up with a new 21st-century solution to an age-old problem: women shou…
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Brought 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 …
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Trish 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 …
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by her mum Diane, for a Mum's The Word Mothers Day Special! They'll Discuss: Why Motherhood is the hardest job in the world? How their parenting styles differ? What Kelsey was like growing up? Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in touch on our Whatsapp, that's 0759992753…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Kelsey Parker is joined by Coral Golding to chat all about the realities behind home-schooling her two kids They'll Discuss: Why she pulled them out of school? How she convinced her husband it was the right idea? What the biggest misconceptions behind home-schooling are? Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question …
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Trish and Lorraine meet history-making fire fighters Rebecca Openshaw Rowe and Georgina Gilbert, better known as the Antarctic Fire Angels, to find out how, what and why they took on the challenge of skiing to the South Pole and became great friends in the process. Discover how you can develop an endurance mindset, reach peak fitness in midlife and…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Emily Norris to chat all about her brand new book 'Things I Wish I'd Known: My hacks for a tidy home, happy kids and a calmer you' They'll Discuss: Emily's best 'Mum Hacks' Is having a routine one of the most important things as a mum? Why everyone researches about being pregnant but no one …
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Trish and Lorraine meet Mowgli Street Food founder Nisha Katona, the woman shaking up the world of hospitality thanks to both her innovative cooking and maternal management model. She shares her remarkable life story of becoming a barrister after failing A-Levels, then giving up a stellar career in midlife to follow her dream of opening an Indian r…
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Steph talks with author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon about her new book Mad Woman, an account of her life and challenges over the last few years. With a live audience at Henley Literary Festival, in classic Bryony-style, she brings lots of energy, honesty and humour to the conversation, in which they discuss depression, OC…
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In a special edition of Mum's The Word all three hosts Georgia Jones, Kelsey Parker & Grace Victory join forces to host an episode all together for the first time for a group therapy session. No topics of limits as they discuss everything from dreading doing kids' homework to their favourite boybands to answering YOUR questions! Get In Contact With…
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Lorraine and Trish get an important health update from ground-breaking TV doctor Nighat Arif, who reveals the link between oestrogen and UTIs, what to do if periods are messing up your life, when you might need anti-depressants and why women are still experiencing medical gaslighting (and what to do about it). Plus: the joys and disasters of playin…
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On This Week's Mum's The Word: Georgia Jones is joined by Zoe Blaskey from the Motherkind podcast to chat everything about 'Mum Guilt' They'll Discuss: Why feeling guilty is natural as a mum? Why perfection and being perfect serves no one! Do Dad's get parent guilt or is it just mum's? Get In Contact With Us: Do you have a question for us? Get in t…
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For their spring book club special, Lorraine and Trish meet author Jennie Godfrey whose charming and moving debut novel, The List of Suspicious Things, about growing up in the shadow of the Yorkshire Ripper, is set to be a best-seller. Jennie reveals her personal connection to the case, why she ditched the city and a high-flying career in midlife t…
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What's it like when everyone has seen your relationship on reality TV? The importance of not 'playing the game'? And the importance of laughter in keeping a relationship together? Cara Delahoyde joins us this week who most people will know from winning Love Island Season 2. She discusses her relationship journey with Nathan, how having a baby was a…
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Lorraine and Trish are joined by everyone’s favourite medic, Dr Michael Mosley, to get to the bottom of the causes of poor sleep and his smart solutions for getting a good night every night. Plus, the link between sleep and your gut health and how to follow his weight loss ‘virtuous circle’. Also in this episode: the Agony Aunts are back! Lorraine …
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Why it's important to not forget to still prioritise yourself as a mother? Why you shouldn't be afraid to ask for help? And how to stay patient with your other half whe things get tough? Chessie King joins us this week, founder of Welcome to Babyhood to chat everything from early life on social media to mum guilt to why a mum feels more guilty leav…
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How do you motivate yourself to get fitter and healthier in midlife when the daily to-do list puts everyone else's priorities above yours? You turn to one of the best wellness coaches in the business and ask for guidance. Meet Adrienne Adhami, we promise she will bring the energy back into your mind and body. Adrienne shares her tips on weight trai…
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