{"podcast":{"title":"40ish - Laughing Our Way Through Midlife, Perimenopause & Menopause","slug":"40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219","podcast_index_feed_id":6968219,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6942825/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-navigating-midlife-and-perimenopause--6942825","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/db5089e31a45a5bd9646dcaff85543ae.jpg","author":"40ish","episode_count":148,"summary":"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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause--6942825/support .","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219"},"episode":{"title":"Midlife Problems: Pelvic Floors, Ex-Husbands & Dorothy Perkins","slug":"midlife-problems-pelvic-floors-ex-husbands-dorothy-perkins","published_at":"2026-05-14T03:15:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219/midlife-problems-pelvic-floors-ex-husbands-dorothy-perkins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/midlife-problems-pelvic-floors-ex-husbands-dorothy-perkins--71911984","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71911984/may_14.mp3","summary":"Today on 40ish: Nicole goes to the women’s physio and discovers that pelvic floor assessments are essentially the medical equivalent of rummaging around in a paper bag full of sweets. Dignity? Gone. Mystery? Also gone. Meanwhile, Lauren is absolutely thriving thanks to two things: a garden centre discount and her new boyfriend, Jeff. He’s golden, handsome, emotionally available, and a dog - which, frankly, makes him the ultimate man. We also hear from a listener who’s questioning whether ending her marriage was the right decision after watching her ex-husband thrive post divorce. Meanwhile she feels stuck,sad and overwhelmed. We talk honestly about loneliness, regret, comparison, and if “starting again” in midlife is less Eat Pray Love and more Admin Laundry Telly. Plus, one listener suffers a full-blown fashion identity crisis after attempting to reinvent herself but suffers an emotional return to Dorothy Perkins energy. There are meltdowns, laughs, uncomfortable truths, and the usual reminder that none of us know where to shop anymore, our pelvic floors are hanging on by a thread, and honestly? We’re all just trying our best. 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 TikTok Order Our Book here","meta_description":"Today on 40ish: Nicole goes to the women’s physio and discovers that pelvic floor assessments are essentially the medical equivalent of rummaging around i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2304,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219/episodes/midlife-problems-pelvic-floors-ex-husbands-dorothy-perkins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219/midlife-problems-pelvic-floors-ex-husbands-dorothy-perkins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}