When Your Children Aren't Children

It goes so fast. Did you want to pinch the people who said that to you when your babies were small? And now you know it's true. Welcome to the season of parenting when they're taller than you, they're eating the fridge and apparently, you've done your job right if they need you less and less every…

Grief Has No Time For Your Bullshit

By MID, you've likely lived through some loss. You know grief has no time for fancy words and clever jokes. In fact, it hasn't a lot of time for words, full-stop. It's a full-body experience that can change you on every level.  No-one wants to talk about death, except for our guest: interfaith mi…

Don't Tilt Your Head At My Midlife Body

Your relationship with your body might be the most complicated one you'll ever have. So says comedian and podcaster Helen Thorn. And she'd know. Helen has been performing onstage in a skin-tight gold spandex catsuit for years, at all sizes and shapes, as one half of the Scummy Mummies comedy duo. …

The Cure For Burn-Out Is Cooked

Burn-Out, says author Katherine May, is what happens when you repeatedly ignore your own needs. Sound familiar? The first signs are often that you can't focus. Can't read, maybe. Can't sleep, or sleep too much? Can't eat, or can't stop eating? You're Tired All The Time. You have that cold that jus…

How Do I Know If I'm Drinking Too Much?

Most Gen X-ers did not grow up idolising 5am-rising yoga girlies. For many of us, drinking "like the boys" was almost an act of feminist pride, and certainly the way we knew we were having a "good time". Holidays, celebrations, milestones. Wine o’clock, and the witching hour and the glass (or two)…

The Mid Life Dating Pool Has Wee In It

Grown-up dating is a bit like the middle aisle at Aldi - full of surprises, a few hidden gems and a whole lot of sh*t you don't need. Generation X are getting around the apps and although they didn't exist when we were young, we're fast learners, resilient as hell and our bullshit detectors are un…

Don't Call It A Breakdown

Julie Goodwin has had an extraordinary ordinary life. And in the last few years, she has had an extraordinary ordinary wrestle with her mental health. While you were buying Julie's cookbooks, watching her two stints on Masterchef and listening to her on the radio, she was taking care of everyone b…

MID... We're Anything But

Welcome to MID the grown-up conversations women deserve. Ever wondered what to do when your ducks don't all fit neatly into the row they're supposed to? Over eight episodes we bring you handpicked compelling stories discussing relationships and wellness. Fun, frank wisdom from an impressive line…