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  • Eyemaxxing, Alison Hammond’s Age-Gap Relationship & The Boots £67 Mystery

    Eyemaxxing, Alison Hammond’s Age-Gap Relationship & The Boots £67 Mystery
    Oct 29 2026
    This week on 40ish, Nicole has discovered eyemaxxing and naturally wants to know whether we should all be doing it and whether our faces have somehow acquired another department that needs managing. Meanwhile, Alison Hammond is hitting back at critics of her age-gap relationship, raising the question of why women still seem to face a completely different set of rules when it comes to love, age and who they're allowed to date. In todays big relationship dilemma: is it ever OK to discuss your marriage with your best friend? Where does healthy venting end and marital treason begin? And should your partner be worried about what your friends know about them? Plus, we investigate one of midlife’s greatest financial mysteries: how do you walk into Boots for one thing, emerge £67 poorer, and still not have the thing you went in for? Whatever it is, we need answers. Just another week of trying to navigate midlife without buying unnecessary eye products or accidentally bankrupting ourselves in Boots. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk 📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 min
  • Women Are Thirsting Over a Wicker Husband - Perimenopause Brain Fog & Dating After Divorce

    Women Are Thirsting Over a Wicker Husband - Perimenopause Brain Fog & Dating After Divorce
    Oct 27 2026
    Lauren’s so peri-peri she forgot to change her HRT patch AND how to board a plane. Plus: why are women thirsting over the Wicker Husband from Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård’s new film Wicker? This week on 40ish, Nicole has been locked out of LinkedIn… again. In Midlife News, we dig into the Wicker Husband craze. Could a tall, handsome man woven from rattan fix modern dating fatigue? Searches for personalised wicker baskets are reportedly soaring. Then it’s your dilemmas. A listener has met a charming man in his 50s. Is he a gentleman taking it slow, or just a bit uptight? Should she make the first move? We talk dating after divorce, reading the signs and taking a chance on romance. Plus airport dads, and proof that midlife is anything but boring. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk 📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast #Perimenopause #DatingAfterDivorce #MidlifeWomen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 min
  • The Underwire Bra Is Back, Mum’s 80th Birthday & Midlife Meltdowns

    The Underwire Bra Is Back, Mum’s 80th Birthday & Midlife Meltdowns
    Oct 22 2026
    In today's 40ish, Nicole is celebrating a personal best at the gym as she gears up for turning 50ish. Lauren is staying up far too late watching The Substance (again). One of us is getting stronger. The other is getting sleepier. Both are entirely committed to their choices. In Midlife News, the underwire bra is making a comeback. Designers including Prada and Tom Ford are embracing lingerie-inspired looks, while celebrities are wearing bras as outerwear. But after years of wireless bras, stretchy fabrics and finally being able to breathe, are women in their forties and beyond really ready to return to something that feels like scaffolding around the ribcage? Our listener dilemma is all about celebrating her mum’s 80th birthday when the birthday girl hates a fuss. With a mum who doesn't want a big party, how do you make such a milestone special without making her miserable? We're talking about aging parents, family expectations and learning to celebrate people in the way that actually makes them happy. In this week's midlife meltdowns. Cutlery is causing disproportionate levels of irritation, and we're exploring the complicated business of angry gratitude. Because sometimes even the smallest inconvenience is enough to push us over the edge. Join us for honest, funny and gloriously relatable conversation about life in your forties and beyond, getting older, family dilemmas, midlife fitness and all the little things that somehow become very big things. Follow 40ish for more midlife news, relatable dilemmas, funny meltdowns and the things nobody warned us about in our forties. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30- day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. 40ish,midlife podcast,midlife women,women in their 40s,midlife comedy,midlife news,underwire bra,underwire bra trend,fashion trends 2026,comfortable bras,midlife fashion,80th birthday ideas,80th birthday celebration,ageing parents,elderly parents,family dilemmas,milestone birthdays,midlife meltdowns,angry gratitude,women's lifestyle podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 min
  • University Debt, Grey Eyebrows & The Heating Debate | Midlife Meltdowns

    University Debt, Grey Eyebrows & The Heating Debate | Midlife Meltdowns
    Oct 20 2026
    This week on 40ish: Lauren wonders if it’s too early to put the heating on and Nicole has a tupperware invention that could transform the world of reusable plastic storage. We're also tackling a parenting dilemma that will resonate with anyone whose teenager is thinking about university. One listener is concerned about student debt, future job opportunities and whether university will live up to expectations. But how do you balance wanting to protect your children from an expensive mistake with giving them the freedom to make their own decisions? Plus, we're sharing the meltdowns that come with travelling light, having a cold and resolving what to do about grey eyebrow hair. It’s another dose of midlife honesty, ridiculous everyday frustrations and the reassurance that we're probably all losing the plot just a little bit. If you're navigating midlife, parenting teenagers, perimenopause or simply wondering why your eyebrows are turning grey while your patience disappears, you're in the right place. 40ish,midlife,midlife podcast,women in their 40s,midlife comedy, parenting teenagers,university choices,student debt,university vs apprenticeship,parenting adult children,perimenopause,perimenopause anxiety,midlife meltdowns,ageing,grey eyebrows,midlife motherhood,empty nest,women's health 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30- day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. #Menopause #HRT #Perimenopause #Midlife #WomenOver40 #40ish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Are We Blaming Everything on Perimenopause? + The WhatsApp Weirdo

    Are We Blaming Everything on Perimenopause? + The WhatsApp Weirdo
    Oct 15 2026
    Brain fog, anxiety, weight gain, poor sleep: is it always perimenopause? This week on 40ish we ask whether we're blaming everything on our hormones, and whether that means other health issues get missed. A recent article questioned whether every symptom in a woman in her 40s should be put down to perimenopause. After decades of women's symptoms being dismissed as stress or "getting older", recognising the impact of oestrogen and hormonal change is vital. But not everything is menopause, and persistent or unusual symptoms deserve proper investigation. Plus: a listener from the sweaty-underboob contingent refuses to join the no-bra movement, and this week's 40ish dilemma asks whether it's rude to leave someone on WhatsApp blue ticks for days. One listener now matches everyone's reply time exactly. Fair play, or WhatsApp weirdo? 40ish is the podcast about the funny, messy and ridiculous reality of life in your 40s. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk 📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast & Substack @The Midlife Club Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30-day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    32 min
  • Sex, Lost Libido, HRT & The Great Pillow Protector Debate

    Sex, Lost Libido, HRT & The Great Pillow Protector Debate
    Oct 13 2026
    This week on 40ish: Nicole is wondering if her post menopause personality is here to stay - and if so how worrying is that (answer: very) Whilst Lauren has finally found somewhere to wear the white shoes. Then we revisit the subject that has divided the nation: pillow protectors. The 40ish listeners have spoken… and Lauren is feeling VERY smug. The listener dilemma is about sex and libido in midlife. What happens when you’re 47, your husband is 51, and your sex drive is absolutely fine… but his has disappeared? We talk about long-term relationships, changing libidos, testosterone, attraction, communication and the awkwardness of being the woman who wants more sex. Finally, one listener is in meltdown when she discovers that her husband has somehow reached his 50s without knowing what HRT is. As ever, 40ish is the podcast about the funny, messy, ridiculous reality of life in your 40s: relationships, sex, hormones, health, ageing, family, marriage and all the things nobody quite warned us about. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast & Substack @ The Midlife Club Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30- day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 min
  • Menopause News: How Much Do Doctors Learn About Menopause? HRT, Supplements & Midlife

    Menopause News: How Much Do Doctors Learn About Menopause? HRT, Supplements & Midlife
    Oct 8 2026
    It's a 40ish Midlife News Special, and this week we're asking a fairly important question: how much do doctors actually learn about menopause? An ITV News investigation into medical schools in England and Wales found that some student doctors receive as little as one hour of formal menopause teaching during their entire five-year medical degree, with around 20% of universities that responded reporting less than 90 minutes of dedicated menopause teaching. There's also a brilliant new midlife comedy-drama to talk about. Sharon Horgan's new series Youth follows Alex, a recently divorced middle aged woman who is juggling a teenage son, ageing parents, work and the pressure to find a new relationship before she gets "too old". It's the sandwich generation, dating, ageing and midlife anxiety wrapped up in a comedy-drama, and we are obsessed! 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30- day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. Finally, we investigate the booming menopause supplement industry. A new review published in Climacteric looked at 201 menopause supplement products available in the UK and found huge variation in their ingredients, doses and prices, with products ranging from around £1.50 to £95 per month. The researchers also found that fewer than half contained vitamin D and only 23.9% contained calcium, despite the importance of both nutrients for bone health. With the global menopause supplement market predicted to reach billions of dollars, we ask what women are actually getting for their money and how to separate evidence-based menopause advice from clever marketing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    30 min
  • Lounge Sets, Compost Bins & The Midlife Glow-Up

    Lounge Sets, Compost Bins & The Midlife Glow-Up
    Oct 6 2026
    This week on 40ish: we kick off with the ultimate sign that Christmas is approaching: booking the Ocado Christmas delivery slot and immediately announcing it on the family WhatsApp. Because nothing says festive spirit quite like securing your sprouts three months early. We hear from a listener who discovered 40ish at 47 when she was feeling miserable and alone, and says the podcast helped her feel seen, empowered and much more positive about midlife. In Midlife News, there is promising new research into a potential non-invasive test for womb cancer and reducing the need for invasive investigations such as hysteroscopies. Hooray! This week's dilemma: the lounge set. Is it a tracksuit? Is it a co-ord? Is it pyjamas that have been promoted to daywear? Our listener wants to know whether an oatmeal wide-leg M&S lounge set is chic, chavvy or practical midlife dressing. We investigate the great lounge-set rebrand and discuss where women over 40 can find clothes that are comfortable enough for the sofa but respectable enough for the supermarket. Finally, the midlife meltdown that proves we really have entered a new phase of life. One listener is turning 48 and for her birthday, her husband has given her her heart's desire: a 300-litre outdoor garden compost bin with a flip latch. Honestly? She couldn't be happier.Forget diamonds. Forget handbags. Apparently, the road to midlife happiness is organic waste management. Because this is 40ish: midlife, but make it compostable. 💌 Send us your dilemmas and rants: hello@40ish.co.uk📱 Follow: @40ish.podcast Try AG1 now at https://drinkag1.com/selfcare and get £20 off your first order + 5 AG1 Travel Packs for on the go, a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2, and the Welcome Kit for FREE. No risk with the 30- day money-back guarantee. Find all details about the health benefits in the link. Study results are on file with AG1, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 min