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Age Well with Dr Sophie ShotterHow we're navigating mid-life - Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan
“We had a series of dinner parties with wonderful midlife women…and the biggest connector was anxiety”
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2025-03-1138 min
I'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 199: Just Another Manic Mash-upOk we’re back, August is in full flow and we have stitched together our favourite bits from Podcast from the Edge: remember the time we gave up complaining? Or all the alternative facts for Midults that serve us well? In this Frankenstein’s monster of an episode there are random acts of kindness, some unserious wisdom and rookie errors. We also talk about underwear and our beards, and why this year we fully embraced our CRONE ERA. Brat girl summer? Hot girl summer? Come on old girls, it’s a Midult summer special…. Learn more abo...
2024-08-1538 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 196: Love, loss and belonging with Clover StroudHere at The Midult we’re slightly obsessed with Clover Stroud and her beautiful, brutal (brutiful?) books. So we are thrilled to say she’s back on the podcast to talk about her latest, The Giant on The Skyline, which is about home, belonging and learning to let go. Clover’s writing is full of ghosts, memories, life and death, and we talk about all these big things, as well as what it’s like to uproot your family and move from Wiltshire to Washington, at the tender age of 48. Adventure or shitshow? Fun or frightening? Or like everything right now, is...
2024-06-1354 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 161: Are You Disappearing Into The Things?We recently received an email from someone who apologised for her delayed reply: she had ‘disappeared into the things’. HARD RELATE. We are constantly in danger of disappearing into the things: the sadness, the panic, the phone. So in this episode we talk about the strange things that are happening with our sense of self at the moment… plus all the mini identity shifts that send us from Diary Of An Edwardian Lady Lady (‘Gosh, is that a Golden Crested Bum Puncher?) to Bleeding Heart to Hard Man in a matter of seconds. And if that’s not disconcerting enough, ru...
2023-04-0634 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 154: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like F*** ThisNot to be dramatic but it’s nearly fucking Christmas...Anyone else feeling exhausted/deranged/burnt-out? We thought we’d share some of the best advice (and weirdest) we’ve received from you guys, from ‘Nothing good comes from a drink you have set on fire’ to ’Never trust a man called Tim’. We talk about all the modes we might slip into during the perineum of the year, from Goblin Mode to Donkey Mode. And how we would decorate the perfect Midult Christmas tree: a tiny vortex to scream into and - obviously - tweezers . Goodbye 2022! Close the door on your wa...
2022-12-2237 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 153: Happy Scummy ChristmasSo buckle up for the best kind of Christmas chaos…with our friends and yours, The Scummy Mummies. Helen talks about navigating the single life while Ellie owns up to a Christmas loo brush (is it acceptable to clean it in the dishwasher?) and a hefty midlife crisis purchase. And here’s the burning Midult question this Christmas: Bublé or Tucci? Only a few more breakdowns ‘til Christmas guys... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-1545 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 143: Fashion Issues With Lucinda Chambers and Serena HoodMost of us live in a constant state of despair around how to get dressed. Office clothes now feel like fancy dress. Trying to look a little bit swishy for a night out feels like a Sisyphian struggle. We want to look together but casual at the weekends but mostly we look like pile of old laundry. So the question is: how to look relevant and comfortable - and even a little bit dangerous - when you’ve slightly lost your way? This week we’ve brought in some heavy hitters. Ex-Vogue fashion editors and celebrated stylists who set up a we...
2022-10-0637 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 142: How's Your Social Battery?Is your social battery dead? The Social Battery is the latest excuse-slash-label-slash-diagnosis for why we are so tired and can hardly bear to see anyone, do anything. So this week we discuss all the different batteries we could use and what would happen if we actually became fully-charged human women. WHAT THE HELL THEN? We also offer some translations for every day sayings like "I’ve had a bit of day" (I have just had the most intensely terrible experience of my life) and "Have you seen the news?” (I don’t want to tell you what is in the news in...
2022-09-2931 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 141: With Donna LancasterParalysing grief, collective dread, crushing anxiety, acute self-loathing, debilitating panic - are you feeling it all right now? Well, we have an authority on the podcast this week. Donna Lancaster is a therapist, facilitator and healer. She has 30 years of experience in her back pocket: she was head of teaching at the Hoffman Institute and is a co-creator of the Bridge Retreat, a six-day personal development experience where you can overcome grief and loss and step into wholehearted living. Now she’s a written a book, The Bridge, which is a gift for people seeking peace. A guide to he...
2022-09-2237 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 139: The September IssuesWe’re back. And we’re fine *laughs for days*. So fine. This new term does not have that hopeful September flavour, does it? What with The Great Exhaustion, raw sewage in our seas, Truss & Trump, energy bills, war, floods and all the other global horror. The unnamed dread we’ve been pointlessly carrying around for years has now become very much named dread. Oof. Anyway, to celebrate our return, we have made a desperate attempt to put some good energy into the world to combat the collective dread and found some small reasons to be happy that it’s Autumn. We...
2022-09-0838 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 127: Is It Just Our Horrible Personalities?We have a question: at what point does your ‘manner’ become your horrible personality? Because – somewhere – we all have a horrible personality. Even Emilie. This week we discuss why we need to own our anger, and why all our inner people - Inner Warrior, Child and Diva - are malfunctioning at the moment. Plus lots of ways to get Midult high AND ways to say no without saying no - because we are, after all, only here to help…tune in for Big Midult Energy…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-1232 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 126: Let's Talk About Consent, BabyHas there ever been a better time to talk about sex education? Girls, women and their bodies are under siege. Supposed protectors of laws and rights are watching porn in the Commons. Young people are deluged with mixed messages about what they should and shouldn’t expect. There’s an orgasm gap, along with all the other gaps FFS. It’s enough to make you want to start burning everything down. So this week we are thrilled to welcome journalist Sophia Smith Galer to the podcast to talk about her new book, Losing, which proposes a new template for sex educ...
2022-05-0544 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 114: Welcome To... The PanicdemicWe’re not being dramatic but… we're under threat from… The Panic Variant. This week we talk about how we are navigating the panicdemic; essential conversations we have with our friends (burial or cremation? Big knickers or bigger knickers?) and whether we are meant to feel bad because Downing Street has hosted more parties in the last two years than we have been to in our entire lives… plus the Midult Eighties Kitchen Disco Playlist, designed to take you from empty, to euphoric. PS: This podcast was bravely brought to you by OTO CBD Power Drops. They are offeri...
2022-02-0331 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 112: Don't Panic, It's Only *Insert As Appropriate*Not sure we know a Midult who isn’t currently experiencing that heady mix of exhaustion and panic - what will this year look like? Can I be bothered to care? Am I up to it? Do I look good in high-waisted jeans? Have I turned the gas off? Have I? So this podcast is about all the myriad Januarys we are having and why adulthood is currently not recommended. Yes we’re capable grown-ups (*coughs*) but sometimes even putting your phone down so you can focus on the telly feels like a major win. Getting anything done when you f...
2022-01-2029 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 109: The Perineum of The Year!Maybe you feel like the human equivalent of tangled fairy lights? If only we paused for thought as much as we pause for cheese. This week we talk about acts of selfishness transforming into acts of service: if I eat all the biscuits I am saying to everyone else in the house: "I love you. I alone am taking the sugar hit." Plus how raging in the car is our civic duty, to keep sleepy drivers safe and alert. Then there are all the different flavours of headache plus a few Midult mantras to chew on. In case you’re...
2021-12-2624 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 102: Halloween HystericsObviously we’re all absolutely fine…but…isn’t everything a bit nuts right now? This week we imagine a Midult House of Horrors where we are assaulted by voice notes and chin hairs. Apps that we actually need – like ones that warn us we are about to be the arsehole or let us know when an ex-boyfriend is going to appear. And we wonder if it’s nearly time to switch from our regular anxiety to our shiny Christmas anxiety…. Oh God.P.S. This week’s podcast is bravely sponsored by carbon neutral jewellery sensation @AnaLuisa. Go to ...
2021-10-2829 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 76: What's normal anyway?This week we talk about the panic/excitement/panic around the return to our old lives: Eye contact? Packing? Restaurants? Oh my... We think about the mood-loop of the past year and how it’s messed with our sense of identity. Who even are we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-03-1121 min
Your Next EpisodeThe MidultIf you haven't come across The Midult yet, you're in for a treat. Start with this episode to find out who Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan are and what their Midult empire is all about.The Midult Website: https://themidult.comInstagram: @themidultPodcast: I'm Absolutely fine!Book: I'm Absolutely Fine!: A Manual For Imperfect WomenMore about Aimee Cooper:. Instagram: @aimeecooperforms More about Louise Daniels: . Instagram: @louisedanielsofficial
2021-03-0845 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 75: We haven't got thisAre we slowly grinding to a halt? This week we talk about all the terrible conversations we’ve been having (favourite pasta shapes, the state of our feet); why you must never overthink a loo brush; all the lockdown phases we’ve been through and why we might just be a week away from doing something dramatic to our hair and/or never getting out of bed again... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-03-0428 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 74: How to be an anti-racist allyThis week we are thrilled to have Sophie Williams on the podcast. Sophie is a leading anti-racism advocate, activist and the author of Anti-Racist Ally and the upcoming Millennial Black (out in April). We talk to her about what we can do to be authentic allies and how perfection isn’t the aim, but progress is... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-02-2541 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 73: The Vagina DialoguesIt’s amazing how little we know about our vaginas. We may have had sex, we may have had babies, we may have had scares, but there remains a kind of insidious ignorance and confusion about our own anatomy. This week we thought we’d take a deep dive with our guest, the fearless Dr Hedieh Asadi. What she doesn’t know about female bits and pieces is not worth knowing so we tackle vulva myths, how to look after vaginal health, to lube or not to lube and why a happy vagina means a happy woman.
This podcast is sponso...
2021-02-1135 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 72: Lockdown rageThis week we talk about the tiny things threatening to tip us over the edge, virtual micro-aggressions and why Sunday carbs and Thursday vodka don't count… They just don’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-02-0424 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 71: Are we nearly mad yet?This week we talk about box sets in the bath (party for one), Zoom panic and spiralling social anxiety. On the plus side, we haven’t had to deal with a missed delivery slip for months… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-2826 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 70: Podcast from the edgeAnyone else feeling full-on feral? This week we talk about bed jumpers; run through the technicolour spectrum of walks we are taking and roll around in the ways we’ve aged since March 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-01-2127 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 69: Mandy SaligariThis time last year, we recorded a podcast with phenomenal therapist Mandy Saligari about self-esteem and how we can meet the demands that life throws at us without constantly running on empty. Little did we bloody know! Anyway now that we have nothing left to give - and yet more and more is asked of us - we thought we’d bring Mandy back. Because she’s a badass who helps people untangle their demons. We talk about how to feel your feelings, conquer that insidious personal isolation and why this is yet another f***ing growth opportunity... Le...
2021-01-1438 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 68: Post-Christmess Special with A&EAs we enter the perineum of the year, we talk about all the things we’ve learned in 2020, ineffective stress busters and why we are all still rockstars on the inside - despite the 9pm bedtimes….
Thank you for all your wonderfulness this year… see you on the other side.
P.S. This episode is bravely sponsored by Skin + Me - personalised skincare, prescribed just for you, delivered to your door. Skin + Me are offering listeners their first month for free using the code MIDULT1220 (minus a £3.50 prescription charge). Check it out... Learn more about your ad choices...
2020-12-2627 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 67: Happy Stressmas beauty specialIt’s beginning to look a lot like… Stressmas and we are acting out in all sorts of strange and uninteresting ways. So Annabel has rifled through her drawers (oh yes she has) to unearth some bath, skin and make-up discoveries to brighten up the most ruthless time of year.
Finds include…
Chanel No.5 Le Deodorant
Soaper Duper Nourishing Coconut Body Wash
Aroma Active Laboratories Muscle Recovery Soak
Neighbourhood Botanicals Face Off Cleanser Facial Oil
Dr Dennis Gross All-in-One Cleanser with Toner
Beauty Pie Dr Glycolic Pore Purifying Glow Toner (we have a Beauty Pie
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Laura Mercier Blurring Pure C...
2020-12-1029 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 66: Daisy BuchananThis week we have the glorious Daisy Buchanan with us - a woman we trust with everything but most particularly books. Daisy is a wonderful author and host of the hugely popular literary podcast You're Booked and is a bit of an expert of the high brow and the low brow and the everything in between brow. And, right now, what do we need more than little, affordable portals of escape? A book - the most joyful way to think outside of yourself. Even when you’re stuck inside contemplating the end of the world as we know it.
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2020-12-0343 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 65: Claudia WinklemanIn this week’s episode of I’m Absolutely Fine!, we talk guilt, girlfriends and gravy with the incomparable Claudia Winkleman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-2636 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 64: Andrea McLeanThis week we get personal about the panic. Our guest is the magnificent Andrea McLean, Loose Woman, award-winning broadcaster and writer of bestsellers. She talks to us with shattering honesty about the very dark place she went to last year and why it led her to write her book, This Girl Is On Fire. If anyone listening to this episode is experiencing any of the feelings discussed please reach out and get help. You are not alone and you are worth it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-1950 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 63: Marcia KilgoreThis week our guest is the extraordinary entrepreneur Marcia Kilgore, founder of beauty brand after beauty brand. Her most recent incarnation is Beauty Pie, the disruptive buyer’s club that changed the way we think about beauty shopping. We talk self-doubt, skin and why this might actually be the best time to unleash your creativity…
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2020-11-1236 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 62: Anna MathurThis week we are going to have a little light lockdown therapy: our guest Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist, bestselling author and podcaster. We talk about all the fucking feelings, micro needs, big anxiety and small panics and why it is so hard to wade through it all at the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-0532 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 61: Scummy MummiesThis week it’s the superb Scummy Mummies - and it's chaos! We had them round Annabel’s kitchen table one evening - back when such things were allowed - to talk terrible sex injuries and why we’re all feeling so insane. They are properly funny stand-ups, properly famous podcasters and properly brilliant human beings: we love Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson so excuse the swearing, the snorting and the general mayhem of this recording. It was just bliss to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-2940 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 60: Samantha CameronOn the podcast this week we have a guest with a unique perspective on the horrors of getting dressed in the morning. It’s hard enough when you only have yourself to answer to. Imagine, if you can bear it, knowing that the eyes of the world will be on you, poised to criticise your figure and your fashion choices. Well, Samantha Cameron had years of those terrifying camera flashes and, since then, she has amalgamated her experience and channelled it into her own label, Cefinn, renowned for its solution-oriented elegance. So if anyone can give us some tricks to ge...
2020-10-2228 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 59: Anna MurphyToday we are delighted to have a real fashion authority with us. Anna Murphy is Fashion Director of The Times and renowned for her stylish, real life approach to getting dressed; drawing our attention to wearable, relevant clothes as well as new and interesting brands with all sorts of creative, sustainable, ethical and fantastical stories to tell. Thanks to her we might all find it a little less traumatic to get dressed this winter…
P.S. We’re very happy that this podcast is brought to you by Label/Mix. They’ve collaborated with new, exciting brands and designers to bring...
2020-10-1540 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 58: Caroline IssaIn these strange times, when we are so unsure, it’s reassuring to talk to experts. So, taking a break from weeping into our wardrobes, we talked to the peerless Caroline Issa: fashion super force, publisher of Tank magazine, consultant for beautiful brand after beautiful brand, street-style queen, on every best dressed list for ever. Because if anyone can navigate us through these choppy wardrobe waters it is this lady.
P.S. We’re very happy that this podcast is brought to you by Label/Mix. They’ve collaborated with new, exciting brands and designers to bring you hot fashion at sli...
2020-10-0838 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 57: Loud Black Girls with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth UviebineneWay back in the mists of time - 2018 - the authors of the bestselling Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl’s Bible, came on our podcast. It opened our eyes. So, as soon as there was a whisper of a new book, we booked them in. So yes, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene are back with Loud Black Girls, an anthology of 20 black British women writers asking what’s next… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-10-0131 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 56: Dr Suha KershDo you suspect that you may have aged 1000 years in the last six months? Well you probably have…. stress + environment + everything = skinpocalypse. So we talked to one of London’s leading cosmetic doctors Dr Suha Kersh about life, lines and how to get your face back on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-09-2427 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 55: Sophia Money-CouttsToday's guest is the sensational Sophia Money-Coutts who is an actual person and a writer, not a made-up character. She is the author of best-selling, sexy novels; a journalist and now the host of a new podcast about freezing her eggs called Freezing Time. We probed her on every single detail - legs in stirrups please. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-09-1739 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 54: September beauty specialWe’re back! Are we though? Oh God. Everything is so crazy. So... to counter the moaning, the madness, the uncertainty, the sheer precariousness of everything, Annabel takes us for a romp around her bathroom cupboard. This week we are all about September Beauty Heroes from a soothing cleanser to a sensational new mascara via the best bath oil and glowy skin stuff...
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2020-09-1029 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 53: Ada CalhounAre you a bit miserable? Do you feel as though you’re failing? As though you’ve missed the life you could have had. Because most grown-up women are finding themselves living in a total shit show. But – as we always say – if we’re not in it together, we’re not in it at all. So, it’s very exciting that just before we fully surrender to our nervous breakdowns, we have a real authority on the line. Ada Calhoun has written the definitive analysis about why Generation X women feel so close to the abyss: In Why We Can’t Sleep –...
2020-07-3032 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 52: Jules von HepThis week our guest is sunshine in man form. Jules Von Hep has worked in the tanning industry for over 10 years, bronzing up Hollywood’s finest, getting models golden backstage at fashion week, always on and off TV sets, including Strictly and The X Factor – you name it, he’s seen them naked and at their most vulnerable. So it’s no surprise that he is also obsessed with body positivity, inclusivity and making people feel really good about themselves… ENJOY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-2338 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 51: Eve KalinikWe all have a super weird relationship with food, don’t we? Well, this week we’ve got a rosé-drinking, no-nonsense nutritional therapist, the wonderful Eve Kalinik on the line. With her realistic approach to gut health and food fads, she talks sugar, gluten, caffeine - all the big guns - and what the perfect poo should look like. It’s a gut ‘un… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-07-1639 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 50: The rubbish new normal with Hugo RifkindThis week we talk to the brilliant columnist, satirist and broadcaster Hugo Rifkind about the rubbish new normal - from the threat of 'space weather' to Donald Trump sex dreams, via our old friend Brexit (remember him?) and our even older friend impostor syndrome.
P.S. This week’s episode is sponsored by the fun-fact-filled magazine, The Week Junior. You know how when you are a kid you think, 'I can’t wait to be an adult and then I will know everything'? Obviously, that didn’t pan out, but The Week Junior can help the young people in your life m...
2020-07-0937 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 49: Coky GiedroycThis week we have a real, live female film director here. The magnificent Coky Giedroyc is known as the queen of costume drama: she’s made Wuthering Heights, Oliver Twist, The Virgin Queen, all with Tom Hardy coughs. Also Harlots and The Hour to name but a few… Her latest film is How to Build A Girl, an adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s book, which lands on Amazon Prime on the 24th July. In lockdown she’s also been Zooming with Take That because she’s making Greatest Days, a film about their fans. We talk corsets, heartthrobs and dealing with so ma...
2020-07-0240 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 48: Beauty Special with Emma GunsThis week we talk to a proper beauty expert, the delightful Emma Guns, about everything from our terrible toes to our terrible hair, via stretch marks and beards.
P.S. This was recorded remotely so please forgive us if it’s a bit rough and mad. Here are all her top tip products...
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2020-06-2550 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 47: The new abnormalThis week we talk about quicksand, office a***holes and daily malpractices - from Manifestering to adopting a Positively Mental Attitude... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-1825 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 46: Are you wearing your Big Girl Pants?From suspender belts to knee supports, this week’s episode of I’m Absolutely Fine! is all about the multiple personalities of our knicker drawers. Bravely sponsored by Stripe & Stare - who are offering all of you 20% off with the code FINE10 (until 31st July) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-06-1135 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 45: Lockdown special 9This week we discuss living in The Overwhelm, on The Brink, in Denial, deckchair panic and how we've forgotten how to be civilised members of society.
P.S. All these episodes are recorded remotely so please forgive us if they are a bit rough and mad. Love A&E x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-2828 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 44: Lockdown special 8This week we talk about what would happen if Midults did Love Island, Locktail hour, and all the therapy we are going to need when this madness is over.
P.S. All these episodes are recorded remotely so please forgive us if they are a bit rough and mad. Love, A&E x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-2130 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 43: Lockdown special 7 with Gavanndra HodgeThis week we are deranged with joy to welcome our very dear friend Gavanndra Hodge to the podcast. Her new book, The Consequences of Love, is about love, addiction, trauma, parties, grief and the eventual understanding that, if we are brave enough to look at long ago loss, we can change our lives. Listen to her. Then read the book. Trust us x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-1442 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 42: Lockdown special 6This week we’re back on the Corona-coaster talking about all the different flavours of panic, insomnia and some of the times we disgraced ourselves…
P.S. All these episodes are recorded remotely so please forgive us if they are a bit rough and mad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-05-0731 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 41: Lockdown special 5This week Annabel and Emilie talk about The Tiredness, micro horror stories and games you can play to keep the madness at bay. Sort of… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-3025 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 40: Lockdown special 4This week Annabel and Emilie comb through the remnants of their former lives, from past-their-sell-by-date condoms to hair balls to secret copies of The Rules... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-2330 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 39: Lockdown special 3It’s Episode 3 from reality 2020. This week we discuss the erosion of our sense of self and how our fantasy life is getting out of control - in all directions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-1635 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 38: Lockdown special 2We’re absolutely fine but… we’ve gone lockdown loco. It’s our second dispatch from the new normal. We talk about the magimix of feelings, the terrible sex dreams and how it’s possible to feel lonely and claustrophobic AT THE SAME TIME. Love A&E x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-0929 min
Harriet Minter Presents: Badass Women’s HourEp 335: Badass Best Bits with Bloody Good Period and The MidultBrining a bit of light and laughter into your podcast feed as Harriet look's back over some of the best badass women of 2019.This week Harriet is providing some light and of course badass relief in amongst all of the current Covid-19 content, by delving back into the badass woman’s hour back catalogue to share some highlights from the past four years and to showcase amazing conversations and guests who can offer some insight and inspiration in our current climateGabby Edlin from Bloody Good Period explains how she went from asking fo...
2020-04-0644 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 37: Lockdown specialWe’re absolutely fine but…. we’re in lockdown. This is our first episode from Reality 2.0. Join us as we share some of our wildest thoughts in these strange times…
P.S. This was recorded remotely, on our phones - which are now actually fused to our hands - so forgive the glitches… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-04-0225 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 36: Mandy SaligariMandy Saligari is complete badass: an addictions therapist whose TedTalk is titled 'Handle feelings before they handle you'. She is a multi-hyphenate who has helped thousands untangle their demons in order to learn to live a fuller life. She looks at self-esteem, the frightening areas of vulnerability, fear and how we can meet the demands that life throws at us without constantly running on empty. Sound familiar? She is wisdom in motion… this is an important 40 minutes. P.S. This podcast was recorded before life turned upside down. Love A&E x Learn more about your ad ch...
2020-03-2640 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 35: Kat FarmerIf you haven’t heard of @DoesMyBumLook40 then you’re about to. For years she’s been a badly-kept fashion secret: doling out tips and tricks on Instagram. She combs through the tat and shares the treasures. Now she is leaping from your iPhone screen to your TV screen in BBC1’s Prime Time show You Are What You Wear next Thursday. We are so grateful to you Kat Farmer, for helping us get dressed in the most human way. P.S. This episode was recorded two weeks ago when the world was a little different. Stay safe everyone ❤ Learn...
2020-03-1933 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 34: Kate SilvertonThis week Annabel and Emilie are dazzled by Kate Silverton. One of our most popular and versatile journalists, this woman is BRAVE. So versatile that she has been a war reporter, competed in 2018’s Strictly Come Dancing and tackled some of the UK’s most perilous rivers by kayak. She’s clearly a maniac. But she also looks inwards and her Panorama about childhood trauma and toxic stress is out later this month. Warning: this podcast made us cry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-03-1244 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 33: Julia SamuelThis week’s guest is Julia Samuel, one of Britain’s leading psychotherapists - she is also one those people who changes the temperature of the room, who makes it a kinder, safer space. Her speciality is grief - can you imagine the things she has seen and heard? The feelings she has witnessed? The pain that she has had to process? Known for her whole-heartedness, she helped to launch the remarkable charity, Child Bereavement UK and has worked both with the NHS and in private practice for over thirty years. Her first book, Grief Works, came out in 2017 and her...
2020-03-0544 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 32: Dr Martin GalyHormones. Hormones. Hormones. The horror. The magic. The conspiracy of silence. The almost institutionalised ignorance. Lady chemicals. It’s time to take back some hormonal power. This week on I’m Absolutely Fine!, Annabel and Emilie chat to Doctor Martin Galy - the renowned hormones specialist. Women who have been treated by him call him The Magician. He has helped thousands of women to take back control of their bodies And if anyone can blow away some of the myth and mystery - and downright terror - that often infuses our thinking around hormones, it’s Martin. So listen on and li...
2020-02-2739 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 31: Grace WoodwardThis week Annabel and Emilie get naked with Grace Woodward. The former Britain’s Next Top Model judge and X-Factor stylist talks about the toxic fashion world and how it nearly broke her. But she staged a comeback to ask the question: why as women do we feel so terrible about ourselves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-2035 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 30: Galentine's Day with A&EAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. Happy Galentine’s Day - this week Annabel and Emilie get romantic about friendship, tears, identity and all the different kinds of Midult porn. From property porn to cancel porn: cancel me, cancel me, cancel me harder! Oh God, that’s good…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-1334 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 29: Josh WoodAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we hop into Josh Wood’s chair. We talk to the world’s most famous hair colourist about how women feel when they look in the mirror and cope with the ever-evolving creature that looks back at them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-02-0637 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 28: Deborah JamesAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we meet a bit of a super hero… Because not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear very short skirts. They get cancer and instead of hiding away they film and photograph themselves at all their lowest, most brutally intimate moments. They show the world how you can live, love, dance, cry, suffer and survive. Thank goodness for Deborah James… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-3040 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 27: Sophie HeawoodAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we are on the frontline of solo parenting with writer Sophie Heawood. talking about what it feels like to exist outside the nuclear narrative… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-2338 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 26: Daisy BuchananAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we’ve made an appointment with the book doctor. We talk to writer, podcaster and professional bookworm Daisy Buchanan about her literary prescriptions for heartbreak, trauma, envy, loneliness and money panic.
P.S. Here are all the books we talked about…
ENVY
Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
Crazy Salad & Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
GRUMPINESS
The whole of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
Diary Of A Nobody by George Grossmith
HEARTBREAK
Imogen by Jilly Cooper...
2020-01-1644 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 25: Steph DouglasAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we are rifling through the emotional knicker drawer and talking house moves, growing businesses and seizing every napportunity with Steph Douglas, founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-0938 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 24: Anna Whitehouse a.k.a Mother PukkaAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we are rifling through the emotional knicker drawer and getting lubed up with the brilliant Anna Whitehouse a.k.a Mother Pukka. This podcast is bravely sponsored by Habito, on a mission to make mortgages easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-01-0245 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 23: In bed with A&EWelcome to the perineum of the year. Join Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, in bed. This podcast is bravely sponsored by Habito, on a mission to make mortgages easier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-2640 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 22: Hugo RifkindAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This episode they are joined by the sensational satirist Hugo Rifkind, talking about the personal and political chaos of the last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-1937 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultEpisode 21: A&E are not talking about the electionAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly! This week they are not talking about the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-1237 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 3 Episode 3: Clemmie TelfordAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are back with a mini series about marriage, divorce and all the mess in between! Join them for the final episode where they talk to Clemmie Telford about how she brought her marriage back from the brink... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-12-0545 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 3 Episode 2: Sandra DavisAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are back with a mini series about marriage, divorce and all the mess in between! Join them for the second episode where they do a deep, dirty dive into divorce with the legendary lawyer, Mishcon de Reya’s Sandra Davis. Notebooks at the ready! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-11-2837 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 3 Episode 1: Giles & Esther CorenAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are back with a mini series about marriage, divorce and all the mess in between! Join them for the first episode where they rifle through the lively marriage of Giles and Esther Coren… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-11-2147 min
Fat Lot of Good16. Friendship, Middle-Age, and Giving No F***s with The Midult.This week we chat (and giggle) with the fabulous "Midult" duo - Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan. During a battle to cope with the aircon being off, we talk about their ongoing challenge with the world accepting middle-aged women, putting their past mistakes behind them, and feeling positive about the changes in perceptions of the ideal bodyThe Midult women can be found on themidult.com and on twitter as @themidultFat Lot of Good is presented by Helen Thorn and produced by Emma Corsham. The...
2019-07-1200 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 8: The Guilty FeministAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for the final episode of Season 2 where they rifle through the brain and handbag of the heroic Deborah Frances-White, the woman behind the game-changing Guilty Feminist podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-04-1849 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 7: Mother of DaughtersAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode seven where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbag of midwife, author and mother of all influencers, Clemmie Hooper, a.k.a Mother of Daughters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-04-1144 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 6: Emma GannonAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode six where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbag of the ultimate multi-hyphenate Emma Gannon. Plus how we get dressed, with the Creative Director of Hush. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-04-0445 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 5: Rita KonigAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode five where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbag of interiors sorceress Rita Konig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-2840 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 4: Slay In Your LaneAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode four where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbags of Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, the game-changing authors of Slay In Your Line: The Black Girl Bible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-2137 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 3: Thomasina MiersAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode three where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbag of Masterchef winner, restaurateur and all-round sensation Thomasina Miers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-1438 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 2: Cherry HealeyAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode two where they rifle through the emotional knicker drawer and handbag of television presenter and wonderwoman Cherry Healey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-03-0739 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 2 Episode 1: Welcome to MidulthoodAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, are back with a second series. Join them for episode one where they rifle through their emotional knicker drawers, their handbags and their murky pasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2019-02-2837 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Boxing Day Special - Bryony GordonIn this Boxing Day Special we talk to Bryony Gordon about addiction, the trouble with huge boobs and the never-ending chaos in our heads. Plus all the things we didn't get for Christmas... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-12-2637 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 8 - Girl Stole LondonFor the last episode of this series, we talk to the amazing badass Lauren Mahon a.k.a influencer Girl Stole London. On her podcast, You, Me & The Big C, Lauren and her co-hosts turned a cancer diagnosis into a game-changing conversation. We also talk about sex, mothers and make-up. So there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-2244 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 7 - Martha Lane FoxNot all heroes wear capes. Some are never without false eyelashes. In episode 7 of our podcast we meet the utterly inspirational Martha Lane Fox to talk CONFIDENCE. Because we could all learn a thing or two from her... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-1533 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 6 - Katherine OrmerodI'm Absolutely Fine but is social media ruining my life? Hmmmm. On this week's podcast we talk to the whipsmart Katherine Ormerod about this thorny issue - because she wrote the actual book. Plus some useful beauty tips - because who DOESN'T need those? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-0837 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 5 - Style Me SundayDo you ever feel perfection is being pedalled at you from every platform? This week, Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan of The Midult sit down with diversity and body confidence champion Natalie Lee, a.k.a the influencer Style Me Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-11-0139 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 4 - Bella FreudEver feel as though dry shampoo and concealer are the only things making you feel like a fully-functioning human woman? Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan look at all the glamour and indignity of being a grown-up. In this episode, they talk to the designer Bella Freud about mood, identity and gratitude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-10-2539 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 3 - Scummy MummiesThings get real when Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan of The Midult get down and dirty with comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn (a.k.a. the Scummy Mummies). You don't have to be crazy to listen, but it helps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-10-1742 min
The Scummy Mummies PodcastEpisode 136: Midult Special - books, beauty, solo parenting and shardigansHow many times a day do you find yourself saying "I'm absolutely fine," when the truth is you're absolutely f***ed? What's wrong with the term "middle-aged"? Are we really all winging it? Or just whinging it? Answering all these questions are the fabulous Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, otherwise known as The Midult! They tell us all about their brilliant new book and multimedia empire. Annabel tells us about her experience of being a solo parent. As the beauty correspondent for the Evening Standard, she also reveals what she puts on he...
2018-10-1641 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 2 - Anya HindmarchAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan of The Midult talk to designer Anya Hindmarch about how she grew into her face and body: the triumphs, the disasters and how she got organised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-10-1135 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to MidulthoodAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I'm Absolutely Fine!, rifle through their emotional knicker drawers, their make-up bags and their murky pasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-10-0335 minI'm Absolutely Fine! by The MidultSeries 1 TrailerDo you feel like a fully-functional human woman? Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan of The Midult look at all the glamour and indignity of being a grown-up. With glorious guests talking about how they grew into their faces, their bodies and their lives. Plus some properly useful beauty tips. Because who doesn’t need those? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-09-2401 min
SheerLuxe PodcastPeriods, Remembering Rachel Brand, Hapiness & Anxiety Ft The Midult Creators Annabel Rivkin & Emilie McMeekanFirst up, entertainment is on the agenda as the team reveal recommend the books, TV shows and podcasts they’ve enjoyed over the past week.The foursome also debates whether period trackers are worth the hype, the complex issue of happiness and anxiety in your 40s, and the Midult ladies attempt to inspire Georgie with the contents of their fridge. Plus, whether you’re sense of fashion gets better as you get older…Articles Discussed:What’s In My Fridge: Jasmine HemsleyPink Corduroy Pieces To Buy NowDo You...
2018-09-2054 min
The Emma Guns ShowThe Midult | Annabel Rivkin & Emilie McMeekanAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan from The Midult (@themidult) join me for an episode that starts with 'feeling a bit mad today' and ends with putting the world to rights, with everything you could possibly imagine in-between. It's perfect timing as their first book I'm Absolutely Fine! A Manual for Imperfect Women has just hit bookshelves everywhere and it's a brilliant dip-in/dip-out guide to navigating your way through everything from anxiety, constantly comparing yourself to others, social media, health and more.To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show...
2018-09-161h 13Harriet Minter Presents: Badass Women’s HourEp 195: Do you have a Penis Pal? BAWH meets The Midult"I'm sorry my shrink told me not to" says Emilie McMeekan when someone asks her to do something she doesn't really have time for but can't say no... #nailedit.Emilie and her partner in rebellion Annabel Rivkin form The Midult. They join Badass Womens' Hour this week to talk about all things true and imperfect about middle aged womanhood. Like Penis Pals, how to actually say "no" and how we love ironed linen but we do not actually have ironed linen (and that's OK!).Plus your hosts Harriet, Natalie and Emma get into...
2018-09-1053 min