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  • Summer book hotlist: 8 unmissable new reads & book festival tips

    Summer book hotlist: 8 unmissable new reads & book festival tips
    May 21 2025

    Lorraine & Trish's reading list for your summer holiday which covers comedy, crime, love, 90s nostalgia and a memoir about the surprise demise of a marriage. Trish road tests an author new to her whose comedic wedding scene resonates and Lorraine reunites with one of her favourite, award winning writers of all time for a murder mystery. Plus which book festivals do the duo think you should head off too this year?



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    20 m
  • Infidelity explained: how to affair proof your love life & recover from adultery

    Infidelity explained: how to affair proof your love life & recover from adultery
    May 18 2025

    With one in five relationships likely to be affected by infidelity, Lorraine and Trish meet psychoanalytic psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld to discuss the surprising findings of her new book Affairs: True Stories of Love Lies Hope & Desire. Using real stories of illicit sexual relationships she explains the root causes of why some people are prepared to put themselves and those they love in great jeopardy for the sake of an affair, what to do if you suspect your partner of being unfaithful or find yourself on the brink of one as well as the aftermath of betrayal and how to talk to your children when affairs affect a midlife marriage. Juliet also offers comforting advice on recovering from grief in midlife. Plus: when is the right time to downsize & what does Trish’s bizarre Jon Hamm dream really mean?



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    51 m
  • Listeners dilemmas solved: why do I do all the work with my in-laws & best brain fog in the boardroom

    Listeners dilemmas solved: why do I do all the work with my in-laws & best brain fog in the boardroom
    May 14 2025

    Trish and Lorraine turn agony aunts to answer listeners questions & offer life advice on coping with overwhelm at work, husbands who don’t help when in-laws descend and beating a tricky eating habit.


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    19 m
  • Julie Graham on menopause, grief, rebirth & why older women are ‘catnip’ to younger men

    Julie Graham on menopause, grief, rebirth & why older women are ‘catnip’ to younger men
    May 11 2025

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    Lorraine & Trish are joined by actor Julie Graham to talk about her remarkable career and life including how she got through the worst of times - divorce, losing her home, menopause and the death of her closest friend - to the best of times, from the friendships that sustain her to falling in love with a younger man who makes her feel ‘vibrant, sexy and alive’. She also shares how parenting her daughters healed unresolved pain from her own childhood, and why no woman should ever look back and regret staying in a relationship. Plus: Trish & Lorraine announce the launch of the ‘Put it Away & Clean Your Paws’ campaign & how to respond the first time someone asks if you’re a granny (when you’re not)



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    47 m
  • Parenting & exam anxiety: practical tips to help teens cope plus what to do if they won't revise

    Parenting & exam anxiety: practical tips to help teens cope plus what to do if they won't revise
    May 7 2025
    It's exam season for parents & caregivers of teens so hosts Trish and Lorraine deliver the complete guide to helping the whole family cope with stress, anxiety, panic and nerves. From when to step in with revision, questions to ask post exam, easy tricks to make their days calmer, tips to avoid nagging and how to be the parent they come to for advice. Plus how to motivate the 'bare minimum' child.

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    19 m
  • Lucinda Light: the midlife MAFS sensation’s next chapter

    Lucinda Light: the midlife MAFS sensation’s next chapter
    May 4 2025

    Lorraine & Trish are joined by the breakout star of MAFS Australia who won the hearts of millions across the globe with her warm hearted empathy, wisdom, loving care and advice. Lucinda shares her life philosophies, including the ‘5 agreements’ she lives by; how she healed from heartbreak & put herself back together as well as coming to terms with never being a mum. Find out what happened when the cameras stopped rolling and how she discovered the real purpose the world had for her. Plus: Why rowing is good for your relationship & - wardrobe update - why Trish is sporting compression socks!



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  • Sally Phillips on Bridget Jones, friendship, divorce, botox, family and Hugh Grant

    Sally Phillips on Bridget Jones, friendship, divorce, botox, family and Hugh Grant
    Apr 6 2025
    In the final show of the season Lorraine & Trish meet feminist comedy legend Sally Phillips, who plays Bridget Jones ride or die Shazzer in all four films. Sally chats about filming Mad About The Boy, the fourth and most successful movie of the franchise, as well as the power of her female friends, ageing on screen, life as a mum of 3 sons, and what it's like to find your power in your 50s. Plus: practical life, love & health tips from the past 24 shows and why Lorraine won't allow hats indoors, shrugging or sweaters as scarves.

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    45 m
  • The stylish midlife hair colour everyone wants: how get the right grey for you

    The stylish midlife hair colour everyone wants: how get the right grey for you
    Apr 2 2025

    Why going grey is now the cool new choice for women & how you do it with style : Lorraine & Trish talk to the experts about every aspect of going grey from the cuts and colours to how to do it yourself at home. This is your complete guide to letting your grey grow out whatever hair type or shade you have.



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