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IT’S A GROWN UP LIFE! Journalists and life-long friends Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert come together in this topical podcast to discuss the issues facing midlife women today – the highs, the lows, the challenges and the rewards. . .

Samantha Simmonds Lauren Libbert

  • Apr 5, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 47m AVG DURATION
  • 18 EPISODES


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1: Series 2 Ep1: Women in Lockdown - Lauren and Samantha talk about what life is really like indoors

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 28:37


The new covid spin-off from It's a Grown Up Life, featuring best friends and journalists Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert. This episode we talk about ditching the bra, going feral and how 'committed acceptance' is the only way through this.

19: Ep 17: TV presenter Andrea Mclean on never feeling like a grown up, Mary Portas on harnessing female energy at work, and is drop-in therapy a good idea?

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 47:40


This episode Andrea Mclean talks to us about the menopause and Mary Portas, author of Work Like A Woman, reveals why we need to ditch alpha male culture and create new ways of working. Our book choices are Enduring Love by Ian McEwan and Circe by Madeline Miller. Our TV picks are Game of Thrones and Chernobyl - both on Sky Atlantic.

18: Ep 16: TV presenter Melanie Sykes on co-parenting and raising teen boys and how to talk to your kids about sex and porn with great advice from Cindy Gallop, Ted Talker and founder of world’s first social sex sharing website makelovenotporn.com

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 56:01


TV presenter Melanie Sykes reveals what it’s like to raise teen boys as a single parent, while Cindy Gallop, founder of the world’s first social sex sharing video website makelovenotporn.com, explains why we have to talk to our kids about sex and porn and how to go about it without raising too many blushes. Our book picks this episode are Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed and The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan. Our TV picks are The Education on Amazon Prime Video and the second series of Fleabag on BBC iPlayer.

17: Ep 15: Comedienne Lucy Porter on battling sexism on stage, what we can learn from the Sally Challen case and is tutoring really necessary?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 55:53


This episode we talk to comedienne Lucy Porter about her grown up life and Katie Taylor, founder of The Latte Lounge, an online platform for women over 40, about the importance of support from other women when dealing with some of life’s toughest issues.  Our book picks are Normal People by Sally Rooney and A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Our TV picks are Afterlife  and Dirty John on Netflix.

15: Ep 14: TV sports presenter Clare Balding on trolls, her sexuality and not wanting kids and are boomerang children actually damaging families?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 55:56


This episode we chat to TV sports presenter and author Clare Balding about her grown up life and also ask Mandy Saligari, therapist, addiction expert and author of Proactive Parenting how to keep the lines of communication open with your child as they get older. Our TV picks are Sex Education and Schindler's List on Netflix and Better Things on BBC iPlayer. Our book picks are The Binding by Bridget Collins and It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario.

13: Ep 13: EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite on being her happiest at 48, why we're all obsessed with declutter guru Marie Kondo and how to take control of draining life admin

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 53:01


This episode we talk to EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite about grief, solo parenting and being a working actress for almost 30 years. We also chat to Elizabeth Emens, author of The Art of Life Admin: How to Do it Less, Do It Better and Live More - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Life-Admin-Less-Better/dp/0241972493- about how to take control of the excessive paperwork in our lives. Our TV picks for this episode are You on Netflix and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel on Amazon Prime. Our book picks are Education by Tara Westover and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.

12: Ep 12: Sky news presenter Kay Burley on midlife dating and being a single working parent and how to survive - and thrive - this festive period

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 52:44


This episode has a lovely, shimmery festive feel with advice on how to have argument-free time with your family and what to watch and read over the holidays. We also chat to Sky news presenter Kay Burley about life as a single working mum and Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room, on confidence in speaking your mind, whether you're about to give a Ted Talk or simply complaining in a restaurant. Our book picks this episode are Becoming by Michelle Obama and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Our TV picks are the second series of Making a Murderer on Netflix and Mrs Wilson on BBC iPlayer.

11: Ep 11: Former S Club 7 star Rachel Stevens on turning 40 and trying to be less of a perfectionist, the power of couples therapy and author Marianne Power on what she learnt by following 12 self-help books in a year

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 53:07


Rachel Stevens tells us about her grown up life now she's no longer a singer in S Club 7 but a mum and Instagram star and author Marianne Power reveals why she wrote Help Me! and what she learnt by following 12 self-help books in a year, and which one she'd recommend for women in midlife. Our TV picks are Homecoming on Amazon Prime and Great News on Netflix and our book picks are A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Alys, Always by Harriet Lane and The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

10: Ep 10: TV presenter Anthea Turner on being excluded from the mums' club, the problem with midlife sleep and small changes to our wellbeing that can make a big difference

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 48:16


This episode we talk to TV presenter Anthea Turner about divorce, living on her own and why it's so hard to be excluded from the mums' club. Suzy Glaskie, founder of Peppermint Wellness and a functional medicine health coach, also gives some advice on how we can look after ourselves in midlife (tip: pop turmeric into your shopping basket). Our book picks are The Wild Other by Clover Stroud and All The Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood. Our TV picks are Informer on BBC iPlayer and The Big Sick on Amazon Prime. Don't forget to enter our competition on our Facebook page It's a Grown Up Life -https://www.facebook.com/Itsagrownuplife/. You could win a fab camo jacket worth £500 from Bespoke Your World - closing date Monday 12th November.

9: Ep 9: BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain on thriving at work, why women can't be angry and ex-Vogue beauty editor on the weirdness of fillers and going make-up free post-40

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 58:00


Mishal Husain talks about her grown up life and her new book, The Skills, on career success. Susannah Taylor, former beauty and health editor of Vogue and Glamour reveals her top post-40 beauty must-haves and why fillers are 'weird'. Our book picks are Night by Elie Wiesel and The Wives by Lauren Weisburger. Our TV picks are Trust and The Cry on the BBC.

8: Ep 8: Why divorce shouldn't lead to a pity party, life lessons from comedienne Helen Lederer and Strictly's Susannah Constantine on feeling invisible after she turned 50

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 38:47


We talk about the latest survey on divorce in the @TheSTStyle, why Strictly's Susannah Constantine felt invisible after turning 50 and chat to comedienne Helen Lederer about her grown up life. Our TV picks are BBC's Killing Eve and ITV's Vanity Fair and our book picks are The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan and Year of Yes: How to Dance it Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes

7: Ep 7: The rise of perfectionism amongst teens, why we're drinking so much in midlife and June Sarpong on racism, Boris Johnson and not wanting to be a single mother

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 45:45


This episode we talk to June Sarpong about racism and diversity and positive psychologist Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, author of Happy Together, a book about how to have long-lasting relationships which she wrote with her husband James. Our book picks are Take Me In by Sabine Durrant and The Bootle Boy: An Untidy Life in News by Les Hinton. Our TV picks are Get Shorty on Sky Atlantic and Wanderlust on the BBC. To get in touch tweet us @itsagrownuplife or email us at itsagrownuplife08@gmail.com.

6: Ep 6: Samantha Cameron on how she makes her marriage work, should you compliment your children and author Christine Armstrong on the myth that working women can do it all

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 43:19


Samantha Cameron talks about how she makes her marriage work and life at Number 10 and Christine Armstrong, author of Mother's Work - How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish) -https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-mother-of-all-jobs-9781472956231/ - reveals the lies working women tell to keep up appearances. Our book picks are How Hard Can it be by Allison Pearson and Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall. Our TV picks are Succession on Sky Atlantic and Good Girls on Netflix.

5: Ep 5: What to watch and read this summer, weather presenter Sian Lloyd on the power of female friendship and how to get your kids off devices over the holidays

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 49:30


All your holiday reading and TV viewing sorted, star of ITV's Our Shirley Valentine Summer and UK's longest serving weather presenter Sian Lloyd on the importance of friendship and Ghislaine Bombusa, Head of Digital at https://www.internetmatters.org on how to keep your kids off devices this summer. Our summer book picks are: Sunburn by Laura Lippman, Can you hear me? by Elena Varvello, How to be Famous by Caitlin Moran, We Need New Names by Nonviolet Bulawayo Our viewing picks are The Staircase on Netflix, Series 4 of The Affair on Sky Atlantic, Sharp Objects on Sky Atlantic and Ocean's 8

4: Ep 4: The emergence of the power couple, how to go about a midlife career change, and BGT finalist Francine Lewis wows with her impressions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 43:59


Journalists Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert come together in this topical podcast to discuss issues facing midlife women today: the highs, the lows, the challenges and the rewards. . . In this episode Britain’s Got Talent finalist Francine Lewis talks to us about her grown up life and gives us some of her genius celebrity impressions. We’re also asking author, coaching psychologist and CEO of The Talent Keepers Specialists Jessica Chivers [http://talentkeepers.co.uk](http://talentkeepers.co.uk) for advice on how to change or kickstart your career midlife. Our book picks are This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay and He Said She Said by Erin Kelly. Our TV picks are Glow on Netflix and This is Us on Channel 4. Our podcast pick is How I Built This by Guy Raz - [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2)

3: Ep 3: Dangers of distracted parenting, Erin Kelly's work/life balance and Dr Ellie Cannon on midlife health checks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 39:38


Journalists Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert come together in this topical podcast to discuss issues facing midlife women today: the highs, the lows, the challenges and the rewards. . . This episode we discuss how not to be a people pleaser, the problems of distracted parenting and the dangers of Fortnite, the highly addictive Playstation game. We interview Erin Kelly, the author of six psychological thrillers - including the Sunday Times bestseller He Said She Said - on her grown-up life and GP Dr Ellie Cannon tells us the health checks we should be thinking about in midlife. Our book picks this week are The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd and With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Dr Kathryn Mannix. Our TV picks are The Letdown on Netflix and Grace & Frankie, also on Netflix.

2: Ep 2: Age-gap friendships, Louise Minchin on becoming a triathlete midlife and Noel Janis-Norton tackles conflicting parenting styles

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 43:27


Journalists Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert come together in this topical podcast to discuss issues facing mid-life women today: the highs, the lows, the challenges and the rewards. . . This episode we're talking to BBC Breakfast presenter and author of Dare To Tri @LouiseMinchin about Her Grown Up Life and we're also discussing how to deal with conflicting parenting styles with parenting expert Noel Janis-Norton, author of the Amazon UK bestselling Calmer, Happier, Easier Parenting books. In our Grown Up News Review we're discussing midlife sex, Kylie turning 50 and the wonders of age-gap friendships. Our book picks this episode are: The Immortals by C.S. Lister and The Dying Animal by Phillip Roth. Our TV picks are Fauda on Netflix and Patrick Melrose on Sky Atlantic. To get in touch tweet us @itsagrownuplife or email us at itsagrownuplife08@gmail.com.

1: Ep 1: Is there such a thing as a midlife crisis with psychotherapist Caron Barruw

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 33:10


Journalists Samantha Simmonds and Lauren Libbert come together in this topical podcast to discuss issues facing mid-life women today: the highs, the lows, the challenges and the rewards. . .  To get in touch tweet us @itsagrownuplife or email us at itsagrownuplife08@gmail.com

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