Strictly's Janette Manrara on marriage, parenting & finding confidence in her 40s

Lorraine & Trish solve three listeners' life dilemmas: how to break-up with a friend you no longer want to see, how to help your older off-spring be more honest with you, how to be honest with yourself and what to do when those pesky family members steal your stuff at home (clue there is a phrase you can use!) Plus: the duo chit chat about TrIsh's manic Christmas planning and Lorraine's half term scheme to fool her teens into getting out and about in the fresh air. Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorraine and Trish meet award-winning psychologist, leadership coach and holistic healer Dr Lalitaa Suglani to find out why her new book, High Functioning Anxiety: A 5-step Guide to Calming the Inner Panic and Thriving could be the key to unlocking a joyful, happier life for busy midlife women. Learn how to break down the unhelpful patterns we get into from childhood, cope with overwhelm, find out how to trust our intuition, and feel more present each day. And finally discover how to care more about yourself instead of putting others first and risking burnout. If you are a people pleaser this episode is for you. Plus: Quick tips for a daily mood boost; brain fog bloopers & a vibrator to be proud of…Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has your marriage or long term relationship hit a lonely wall of sadness and disconnection? If so Trish & Lorraine are here for you with their new bite size midweek episode of life advice. Today the duo find out why midlife is a relationship danger zone and get advice from Chie Nakano, a life coach at Compassion Centred Coaching, on how to resolve conflict before thinking about Googling ‘divorce’.Book tickets for our Cornish retreat on 27th-29th September here: https://stmoritzhotel.co.uk/offers-and-retreats/postcards-from-midlife-retreat/Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trish & Lorraine meet Kate Whale, founder of the stars’ favourite wellness retreat, The Body Camp, who shares a decade of experience helping women make personal mind and body breakthroughs. Discover what to do when you hit a wall, just can’t get started or need a mindset shift to get out of your comfort zone as well as what it means to take ‘Massive Action’. And Lorraine explains how a 56-year old mum of four can get fit enough for an epic 15k sea swim. Plus: Are these the hottest jeans to buy now?Book tickets for our Cornish retreat on 27th-29th September here: https://stmoritzhotel.co.uk/offers-and-retreats/postcards-from-midlife-retreat/Register for a free ticket to our Live Careers event:Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of their new midweek episodes, Trish and Lorraine share bitesize, expert advice on how to cope with September back-to-school and back-to-work overwhelm as well as empty nest grief. Discover the one easy trick that can transform your day-to-day happiness as well as the phrase every midlife woman should ban. Plus: get the lowdown on the pair's weekly shenanigans involving flasks and garden centres.Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorraine and Trish are back with a new season and their first star guest is Strictly Come Dancing legend Janette Manrara. She talks to the duo about managing her career transitions from banking to dancing to TV presenting and why it took until her 40s to feel self love and body confidence. Janette also reveals how she and Aljaž Škorjanec manage marriage, parenting and work in the showbiz world. Plus: What not to wear to a 70s disco party; communing with trees & paying £7 for an Oasis ticket…Discover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's season 13 and Lorraine and Trish are back on Sunday 8th September with the big midlife interview but they've also added a short extra weekly episode to give you life advice, tips and resources from the experts. Here’s a little sneak peek at what they have in store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s laughs a go-go in the season finale as Trish and Lorraine meet actor Fay Ripley who tells her tales from behind the scenes of a brilliant career: from playing a prostitute with Kenneth Branagh, to 25 years as Jenny Gifford in Cold Feet. She also shares her fears about empty nest syndrome and the dinner party an A-List star nearly ruined. Plus: Season 12’s best bits - the really useful advice that could change your life; & is this American rock legend our ultimate celebrity name drop?Handy linksDiscover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 about!). And she shares her advice on parenting teens and twenty somethings as well as cooking for a larger family. TW: baby loss. Plus: how to channel your natural emotional resilience & what happened when your hosts hit the road on holiday togetherHandy linksDiscover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 perfect brands for your midlife figure; & playing the ‘Margo bagpipes’Handy linksDiscover our content website & sign up for our newsletters : Postcards From Lorraine & TrishContact us: [email protected] us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.