The Peri-Pigs PigCast

In this weeks episode, Veronica looses her K9 cool when her dogs go wild in the bedroom & the joy of being unable to sleep. Penelope goes to the optician and discovers an uncanny similarity to an amphibious dweller & a listeners story gives a bit of Wow!

WHO EVEN ARE WE ANYMORE? Perimenopause has stolen our identities, our motivation and frankly....any idea of what we actually want from life! This week, we're talking about letting ourselves go, losing who we used to be and asking the only sensible question...What if the Peri-Pigs just bought our own island and disappeared?! Come join us in paradise...because apparently we're all too tired...

This week on Peri Pigs, Veronica and Penelope are back, sweating, spiralling and wondering what on earth their brains are up to! A simple cup of tea is enough to trigger a full-blown hot flush, and the dreaded C-word... Christmas is already looming! Are we completely emotionally dead inside, or are we crying over absolutely everything? Expect hot flushes, hormonal chaos, Christmas dread, haunted m...

CODE RED! THE PIGS ARE IN CRISIS!  Penelope has officially reached Code Red. She’s burnt out, grumpy, not entirely in her right mind and, naturally, thinks the sensible solution is to… adopt more cats!  Luckily, Veronica steps in to take control and delivers the only answer she can: NO. MORE. CATS.  This week we’re talking about why the things that barely bothered us in our 20s can now send us int...

This week on Peri Pigs, Veronica and Penelope are proving that life in your 40s is basically a full-time juggling act… and we’re dropping every ball!  Veronica is back from a Spanish bender, armed with an empty prosecco bottle and absolutely no regrets… although her body is now demanding a detox, vegetables and several early nights.  Meanwhile, poor Penelope has been unwell, completely burnt out a...

This week on The Peri-Pigs , the ladies are diving headfirst into the brutal realities of getting older. Veronica takes centre stage as she embraces her "bingo wings" and copes with the soul crushing moment Tesco stopped asking her for ID. Meanwhile, boundary lines vanish as Veronica admits to placing her routine catch up calls to Penelope straight from the toilet bowl. Penelope recounts...

This week, the Peri Pigs are blaming the Wizard of Oz for EVERYTHING. Is he behind the mysterious switches being turned off in our perimenopausal brains? One minute we’re functioning normally, the next… BRAIN POWER FAILURE. Veronica is running late ...again, because she’s been distracted by approximately 47 things and has reached the point where she’s asking herself, “Am I actually too ugly to lea...

This week the Peri Pigs escape to a luxury spa retreat... for wellness, relaxation... and absolutely no bad decisions whatsoever. (Well, apart from secretly drinking Prosecco from a water bottle!)Join us as we chat about why self-care really matters, whether hotel room picnics are actually better than fancy restaurants, and the random intrusive thoughts that pop into your head the second someone s...

Is it work burnout, or is it perimenopause? Spoilers: It’s both! This week, we are diving into the absolute chaos of trying to hold down a demanding career, survive grueling travel schedules, and stay functional when your hormones have completely left the chat. We’re getting painfully honest about what happens when irregular routines and physical exhaustion trigger full blown cognitive fatigue, le...

If you thought last week’s medical chocolate was a lifesaver, wait until you hear about this week's survival tactics. We are diving deep into the absolute joy ride that is perimenopausal sensory overload. Ever gone into a shop for a pint of milk and ended up having a full-blown existential crisis because there were too many choices, too many lights, and your brain suddenly forgot how to use a...

We're back! This week, we're diving straight into the deep end. We're getting real about what happens when perimenopause brain fog takes over your job, why we're celebrating a referral to a specialist clinic and how we're managing anxiety induced overthinking.....and we also discuss about how we have repurposed a certain supermarkets red bags...

In this weeks episode, Veronica and Penelope reminisce losing their dignity in hospital, Penelope is exhausted after a long week at work of being overwhelmed and overstimulated, and the Pigs discuss off loading on each other.

In this weeks episode, the Pigs discuss the turmoil and challenges they have faced this week.

This week the Peri-Pigs are diving deep into the hormonal trenches. We get completely hones about the dark cloud of pre-period week, where mood swings leave you feeling like a "horrible, nasty, fat, ugly sweaty pig" riddled with guilt and questioning your entire life's purpose. Between battling insomnia and surviving bizarre, vivid dreams involving pet shops, Rylan Clark, and thievin...

In this weeks episode, the Pigs discuss the toils of returning back from holiday...

Nothing says "we’ve arrived" quite like the round of applause your thighs give when you sit down on a sunlounger. The Pigs are abroad! In this episode, we’re balancing the battle of holiday over-indulgence with some unexpected mid-life wins (and sags). Veronica is navigating bikinis that are suddenly too big, Penelope is dodging public indecency charges, and we’re both reflecting on care...

It’s 48 hours until the Piggy Holiday, and the tension is as high as our waistbands! After the dogs caused a studio stir and sent a glass of Prosecco flying, they’ve been officially banished so we can finish the pre-trip prep in peace. Veronica shares her "Dog-Rage" from a 2:00 AM garden standoff and the bliss of a Botox-frozen forehead that’s finally killed off her tension headaches. Me...

Sometimes the "Hog Husband" just doesn't get the hint—especially when it comes to the laundry pile. Penelope rants about the bedroom chair while Veronica navigates a holiday wardrobe crisis that’s a bit too "cheeky" for comfort. We’re discussing why we don't tolerate nonsense in friendships anymore, the desperate need for "me time," and those sudden pig-brain...

From hospital hallways to the Butlins buffet (sort of), the Peripigs are finding the humour in the chaos. Veronica share a scary near miss on a pedestrian crossing and her dramatic near fainting episode during her dads treatment. Meanwhile, Penelope is living her best life with zero rage, a hiccuping husband in the spare room, and a low prep approach to the up coming holiday. It's an episode a...

The holiday countdown is officially ON, but the Peripigs are currently held together by sheer willpower and a prayer. This week, Veronica reveals the painful reality of "stress gritting" her teeth in her sleep, while Penelope is navigating the glamorous new symptom of...sweaty feet (Is any part of us safe?) We're discussing our festering husbands who refuse to change out of their pyj...

Cover up Piggies! This week we're debating the "naked vs pyjamas" sleep battle (spoiler: We're firmly Team PJ). Veronica shares her Vinted induced spiral and we get deep on "The Invisible Silence" - Why didn't the older women in our lives warn us about this? Plus, we are tackling the guilt of "not doing enough" for our circle and why we've officially r...

Our immune systems are on strike, our ears are ringing, and our faces are heading for our shoes. This week, the PeriPigs are tackling the "peri-flu", the sudden agony of loud noises and why spam callers are the fastest way to trigger our inner rage. If you've ever wanted to throw your phone across the room because it rang too loudly, this ones for you.

After their night out debrief, Veronica and Penelope discuss post drinking punishments in perimenopause.

Penelope & Veronica discuss the after effects of drinking from the night before.

This week on The PeriPigs we're putting "Judgement Day" on trial. From the stigma of HRT and GLP-1 weight loss jabs to Botox, we're asking: Why is womens self care everyones else's business? We also dive into the literal horrors of the magnifying mirror (who knew that hair lived there?), the mystery of why we open our mouths to apply mascara, and the sweet escape of reality T...