Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife Conversations
40ish | The Funny Menopause Podcast for Women Over 40
Welcome to 40ish, the funny podcast for midlife women navigating menopause, perimenopause, hormones, relationships, confidence, ageing and everything else life throws at women over 40. Hosted by Lauren Mishcon and Nicole Goodman of the award-winning Self Care Club, 40ish is packed with honest conversations, menopause humour, midlife laughs and relatable stories from the gloriously chaotic middle years. Every week, we tackle the realities of midlife, from hot flushes and brain fog to empty nests, ageing parents, changing relationships, career pivots, body confidence and the everyday challenges...
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Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife Conversations
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Unfiltered - Hey Siri, Bras & Airport Toblerone 04.03.2025 32:50
This is the sidekick show to 40ish where every Tuesday we dish on the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week on the podcast, Nicole has officially had it with bras—let’s just say the struggle is real. Meanwhile, Lauren is ecstatic to have taught Nicole how to use Siri. Plus, we’re all venting ab...
Ice creams, Vapes and Online stalking mistakes 27.02.2025 46:45
This week on 40ish, Nicole wonders if midlife is causing her to become stuck in her ways and Lauren has beef with her brand-new Ninja Creami. A listener faces a moral crisis after discovering a vape that belongs to a 12-year-old (yikes), and one woman learns the hard way how a little innocent internet stalking can spiral into full-blown panic. It’s midlife mayhem, served with a scoop of regret and...
Unfiltered - Husband swapping, Dryrobes and chopped tomatoes 25.02.2025 32:17
This is the sidekick show to 40ish where every Tuesday we dish on the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week: Would our husbands notice if we switched places in bed? How annoying is it to do the online shopping on holiday and then when you realise it's too late to edit the basket? The James Norto...
Online selling rants, Birthdays and Feeling old in the office 20.02.2025 30:44
This week on 40ish, it's Nicole's birthday spectacular, and Lauren's making a fashionably late entrance... 45 minutes late, to be precise. One listener wants to have a full blown rant about the annoyances and petty behaviour involved in online selling ( haggling over £1 anyone?). Plus, we're attempting to untangle a situation on the Manchester gay scene—wish us luck!—and tackling the problem of a...
Unfiltered - Spice Girl rebrand and a frenemy face-off 18.02.2025 27:40
This is the sidekick show to 40ish where every Tuesday we dish on the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week: This week: The epic saga of the Penis Beaker continues, now with commentary from...Lauren's mom. Brace yourselves. Plus, our listeners unleash their hilariously accurate middle-aged Spice...
Foofs on the furniture and smashed crockery 13.02.2025 38:09
This week on 40ish a man blames his toddler for breaking his wife’s prized possession, Lauren is beside herself after Nicole’s domestic revelation - Plus, a listener asks how to politely tell a fellow gym goer to put some knickers on. We would love to hear from you! Please share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife at: Email hello@40ish.co.uk Instagram https://w...
Unfiltered - Galentines Day, China Clowns and Mini Eggs 11.02.2025 27:54
This is the sidekick show to 40ish where every Tuesday we dish on the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week: Lauren and Nicole chat about Labia Puffing, the annoyance of “Galentines Day” and a listener confesses a whopping lie about their cat. Plus, at what point in the year is it ok to eat a Ca...
I told a huge lie, sex dreams & James Nesbitt 06.02.2025 35:50
This week on 40ish we are diving into a listener’s crush that's ruining her life. We choose our middle age Spice Girl names. Nicole is asked out by Jimmy Nesbitt and is convinced Lauren is having sex dreams about her. Plus, one listener has her got herself in hot water after telling a whopping lie about her mother-in-law and she’s about to get caught out. We would love to hear from you! Please sha...
Unfiltered - Antonio Banderas, Kissing Au Pairs and Brain Fog 04.02.2025 28:10
🎉 Welcome to 40ish Unfiltered! 🎉 This week: It’s a case of celebrity one upmanship. Louis Capaldi is at the local gym, Lauren is smoking with Ewan McGregor and Nicole is on the red carpet with Clooney and Pitt and exactly how tall is Antonio Banderas? This is the sidekick show to 40ish where we dish on all the juicy feedback from the week's episode. Every Tuesday we will be diving into your comm...
The Penis Beaker, Babygirl and The Bad Vegetarian 30.01.2025 31:06
This week on 40ish, we're bringing back the infamous "penis beaker" story that broke the internet and had a popular parenting website and national newspapers up in arms back in 2103! Lauren's giving the side-eye to the Babygirl plotline (and Nicole's on the same page for once!), plus we hear from a listener who's been sneaking meat to her vegetarian husband. Things are getting wild! We would love...
40ish Unfiltered 28.01.2025 24:27
🎉 Welcome to the very first episode of 40ish Unfiltered! 🎉 This is the sidekick show to 40ish where we dish on all the juicy feedback from the week's episode. Every Tuesday we will be diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and all the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. Want more 40ish in your life? Of course you do! Hit that follow and subscribe button, and let's get this conver...
Salmon Sperm, Sexual Fantasies and Bad Coats 23.01.2025 32:32
This week on 40ish, we're diving into the wildest mix of topics. Nicole’s friend is getting salmon sperm injections, while Lauren can’t stop obsessing over the film The Substance. Meanwhile, one listener is dying of embarrassment after accidentally texting her sexual fantasies to the wrong guy and a husband is stuck in a dilemma: Should he tell his wife he hates her new coat, or keep the peace and...
Tea, The Traitors and Rude Friends 16.01.2025 35:06
This week on 40ish, Lauren and Nicole are living their best reality TV lives as they debate whether they’re Traitors or Faithfuls. Plus, things get heated (in the most British way possible) as they argue the correct way to make a cup of tea. A listener wants to know if it’s rude to ask her friends to turn off the TV for a conversation... we say, obviously, but agree that Slow Horses is an addicti...
Toxic Friends, Snoring and Dangermouse 09.01.2025 34:37
This week on 40ish Lauren has bought an electric fabric shaver and she feels epic. Whilst Nicole’s brain fog means she forgets the word “stairs”. A listener is struggling with a toxic friend and another lady wonders if she should end her relationship because of her partner’s snoring. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife...
Laundry, Loafers and Tupperware 02.01.2025 34:39
This week on 40ish Nicole is concerned that she’s finding M&S clothing very appealing and Lauren confesses she’s been considering wearing loafers. The ladies debate if all men are allergic to Tupperware and what the collective name would be for a group of menopausal women. One woman is fuming over her husband’s attempt at ‘helping’ with the laundry and a listener wants to know if it’s middle age...
Pop Socks, Brunch and Barry Manilow 19.12.2024 35:32
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Being A Karen and A Slapped Bum 12.12.2024 40:11
This week on 40ish: Nicole’s brain fog is making her send money to a stranger. Lauren confesses her most recent ‘Karen’ behaviour and a listener is perturbed after having her bum slapped at a party by a married man. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@40ish.co.uk Instagram https://www....
Secret Second Phone & Weeing at the Theatre 05.12.2024 43:28
This week on 40ish: Nicole and Lauren have a rant about theatre wees and Lauren’s technical inability to log into a Zoom call. A listener has found a secret phone in her husband’s car and wants to know if it's suspicious (err…yup) We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@40ish.co.uk Instagra...
I Farted in Pilates & New Saucepans 28.11.2024 37:27
This week on 40ish: This week on 40ish: Lauren is over the moon with her new set of saucepans. Nicole gives zero fu*ks but is fed up being interrogated over her lack of wooden spoon ownership & carelessness with non stick pans. A listener has farted in her pilates class and a woman wonders how to stop her friend involving her in relationship drama. We would love to hear from you! To share your di...
Accidental Flirting, Work Woes and Willy Wonka 21.11.2024 33:33
This week on 40ish Lauren has had a haircut and she is not happy. Nicole cannot for the life of her remember who runs the Chocolate Factory and a listener accidentally flirts with her boss. Another woman is being undermined at work and needs advice. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@...
Aussie Deception Drama & Varicose Veins 14.11.2024 32:28
This week on 40ish: Lauren and Nicole receive an email offering varicose vein treatment, a listener is in a bit of a pickle after lying at work and one woman in desperate need of a wee completely loses her sh*t in public and now regrets it. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@40ish.co....
Body Con Frock or Birkenstock and Where did I park the Car? 07.11.2024 37:58
This week on 40ish Nicole is losing everything, Lauren has created a quiz to test how middle aged you (Harry Styles or New Bathroom Tiles? Victoria Secret or Victoria Sponge?) A woman’s brain fog causes her to lose her own car and a listener has a dilemma on the Eurostar. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be i...
Watching Porn, Worming the Dog & Where are we with jeans? 31.10.2024 43:08
This week on 40ish Lauren tackles the Ocado Xmas slot and Nicole worms her dog. A listener is tempted by an old flame and another has caught her husband watching porn. Also, where are we with jeans? We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@40ish.co.uk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40i...
Belly Piercings and being allergic to your HRT patch 24.10.2024 41:26
This week on 40ish Lauren and Nicole win an award, Nicole’s allergic to her HRT patch and Lauren is panicking. We ponder how old is too old for a belly button piercing, the maternal (slightly weird) joy of sniffing our children's heads and a listener queries the handshakes of today. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife p...
Nipple Tassels, Top Gun & Frozen Shoulders 17.10.2024 42:12
This week on 40ish: Nicole has embarrassed her daughter, Lauren is dressing like an extra from Top Gun, a listener wants to make a raunchy dance video for her lover and a woman has a very unnerving situation with her shoulder surgeon. We would love to hear from you! To share your dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email hello@40ish.co.uk Ins...
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