Walking This Way

This week, Lise is joined by Lorraine Candy, co-host of the award-winning podcast Postcards from Midlife, a journalist who has edited some of Britain's biggest magazines, and a mother of four who is refreshingly honest about what's actually going on in her life - from HRT and perimenopause to friendships and swimming.

In this episode, she and Lise dig into the real challenges facing midlife women today, the ongoing debate over HRT, the importance of female friendship and how moving every day - and taking on the occasional swimming challenge - can have a transformative impact on your health and wellbeing.

In this episode, join Lise and discover:
  • Why two-thirds of women are wrongly prescribed antidepressants during perimenopause 
  • The shocking statistic that only around 10% of women who would benefit from HRT are actually getting it
  • What the "anticipatory load" is, why it's neurologically exhausting, and why it falls so disproportionately on women
  • Lorraine's honest journey through perimenopause, from night terrors and panic attacks to finding what actually worked
  • Why female friendship isn't a luxury in midlife; according to the research, it might literally save your life.
Quote of the episode:
"If you've got a choice between career and ambition, or helping a friend, or being with a friend, or being good - choose the friendship. Because that is the grit that sees you through." - Lorraine Candy

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Produced by The Good Studio - thegoodstudio.co.uk

Creators and Guests

Host
Lise Thorne
Host of Walking This Way and champion of midlife women
Guest
Lorraine Candy
Co-host Postcards From Midlife, author, journalist
Producer
Tim Beynon
Podcast producer and Founder of The Good Studio

What is Walking This Way?

Welcome to Walking This Way - the upfront, no-nonsense podcast about midlife for women who are done with pretending it’s all fine.

Join Lise Thorne for honest conversations, unfiltered stories and a good dose of humour as she explores what it really means to be a woman in midlife - from shifting priorities and changing bodies to rediscovering joy, purpose and self.

Real talk. Real women. Real midlife.

Because this isn’t about surviving midlife - it’s about walking it your way.

Walking This Way is produced by The Good Studio.