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40ish - Laughing Our Way Through Midlife, Perimenopause & Menopause

40ish - Laughing Our Way Through Midlife, Perimenopause & Menopause

By: Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife Conversations
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Welcome to 40ish, the podcast that midlifers deserve.
Hosted by Lauren Mishcon and Nicole Goodman of the award-winning Self Care Club, we bring you menopause humor, midlife laughs, and candid talks on hormones and aging.
We tackle real middle-age dilemmas, rant about the absurdities of aging, and share every embarrassing moment with humor and heart.
It’s survival through comedy here, with plenty of relatable conversations and laughs about the midlife crisis and beyond.


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Episodes
  • Making Female Friends in Your 40s & Becoming ‘Mumsy’

    Making Female Friends in Your 40s & Becoming ‘Mumsy’
    May 28 2026
    This week on 40ish, Lauren ponders whether becoming “mumsy” is actually contagious, whilst Nicole continues her impressive streak of losing dog leads, car keys and essentially any object not physically attached to her body. A listener shares an unexpectedly wholesome dream about meeting the ladies, which somehow sparks a fierce debate over who is actually more down to earth and honestly, the jury is still very much out. We also tackle this week’s dilemma from a listener who feels rubbish at making female friendships in her 40s. Why does building meaningful friendships as an adult woman sometimes feel harder than dating? Plus, an elite meltdown involving the correct way to say goodbye to someone in their 20s.As always, we absolutely love hearing from you lot. Your stories genuinely make the show. So please keep your dilemmas, meltdowns and most 40ish moments coming because you are the podcast.

    Come see us hosting in the Menopause tent at the Everywoman Festival on June 13th https://www.everywomanfest.com/tickets-london

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause--6942825/support.

    We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants.

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    42 mins
  • Sienna Miller, Emotional Affairs & Marriage Red Flags

    Sienna Miller, Emotional Affairs & Marriage Red Flags
    May 26 2026
    Today on 40ish: Lauren and Nicole win a comedy award and celebrate in true 40ish style - by having a yogurt and an apple on the way home. Huge congratulations to Sienna Miller who has welcomed her third child. We discuss her comments about not caring what anyone thinks anymore, and why society still acts like women over 40 getting pregnant is breaking news while men are out here having babies during their free bus pass years. The listener's dilemma is from a woman whose husband started “getting into running” and may now be training for an emotional marathon with a divorced woman from the school gates. Evening jogs have turned into post-run Diet Cokes by the beach and suddenly our listener is spiralling. Is she overthinking? Is he being shady? We unpack trust and intuition. Plus, the midlife meltdowns return featuring a broken dryer and the reappearance of the tarty shoes. Yes, those shoes. Still causing problems.
    If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend who also has trust issues, questionable footwear or a laundry appliance hanging on by a thread.

    Come see us hosting in the Menopause tent at the Everywoman Festival on June 13th https://www.everywomanfest.com/tickets-london

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause--6942825/support.

    We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants.

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    Order Our Book here
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    40 mins
  • Hot Doctors, Freelance Farts and the Anxious Vagina

    Hot Doctors, Freelance Farts and the Anxious Vagina
    May 21 2026
    On today's show: Nicole has an anxious vagina and is feeling mumsy on a Saturday night out, whilst Lauren is trying to play matchmaker in A&E with her friend and a hot Italian doctor. Because nothing says romance quite like fluorescent lighting and a triage wristband. In Midlife News we reveal that one in six women have considered leaving work because of menopause symptoms. Elsewhere, a listener asks whether any supplements actually help with peri symptoms after her GP informed her she’s “too young” - spoiler alert…she is not.
    There’s also an update on foster dog Jeff - (and it’s not good news) and a New Zealand Quasser who reports that peri-menopause has gifted her spontaneous public farting with absolutely no warning whatsoever. Office, supermarket, gym - her arse is now essentially working freelance. If you enjoy the episode, please share it with a friend who also suspects peri-menopause is basically your body leaving a one-star review of itself.

    Come see us hosting in the Menopause tent at the Everywoman Festival on June 13th https://www.everywomanfest.com/tickets-london

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause--6942825/support.

    We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants.

    DM & follow us on Instagram

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    Order Our Book here
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    42 mins
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