{"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":"Weight Loss in Your 40s, Menopause at Work & Ottolenghi","slug":"weight-loss-in-your-40s-menopause-at-work-ottolenghi","published_at":"2026-05-07T03:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219/weight-loss-in-your-40s-menopause-at-work-ottolenghi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause-6968219","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/weight-loss-in-your-40s-menopause-at-work-ottolenghi--71827718","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71827718/7th_may.mp3","summary":"This week on 40ish Lauren reaches peak midlife as she attends an wholesome Ottolenghi Cooking Club; yet somehow gets embroiled in a conversation about anal s*x within 3 minutes of arrival. Meanwhile Nicole realises that you know when you’re spending too much time with your gyne when he feels fully comfortable eating crisps off your plate. In midlife news it turns out almost half of middle-aged Brits are still traumatised by school PE - not surprising if you remember being asked to climb that rope in a pair of big navy pants. We hear from listeners navigating menopause in toxic workplaces, sharing the very real fear of education being weaponised, but also why the conversation still has to happen. Today’s dilemma asks: Is it actually possible to lose weight in your 40s? Despite doing “all the right things” (gym, PT, food), social media is screaming that unless you buy a miracle pill, it’s game over. We get into the pressure, the myths, and the reality of midlife bodies. 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":"This week on 40ish Lauren reaches peak midlife as she attends an wholesome Ottolenghi Cooking Club; yet somehow gets embroiled in a conversation about ana…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2328,"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/weight-loss-in-your-40s-menopause-at-work-ottolenghi/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/weight-loss-in-your-40s-menopause-at-work-ottolenghi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}