Drunk in Barcelona, Movicol and Menopause Awareness

About this episode

Nicole shares her drunken escapades in Barcelona while discussing menopause awareness and modern healthy recipes.

In today’s show: Nicole goes to Barcelona. Nicole gets very drunk. Nicole takes electrolytes and Movicol before bed and decides that it would be socially acceptable to kiss Jon Hamm if he just happened to turn up. Lauren decides to share her drunk texts with the nation. We also discuss the absolute state of modern “healthy” recipes including cauliflower fudge (why), cauliflower pizza (still why), turkey mince pizza (call the police) There’s also a dilemma from someone who is completely fed up with hearing about menopause everywhere she turns and wonders if awareness has gone too far. (Short answer: No!) Plus petty midlife annoyances, full bins, clicky phone keyboards, Kirsty Alley, Family Ties (remember that?) all the usual chaos. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend who needs a laugh (or an electrolyte). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-navigating-midlife-and-menopause--6942825/support . We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants. DM & follow us on Instagram TikTok Order Our Book here

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicole, Lauren

Topics covered

• midlife
• menopause
• humor
• healthy recipes
• personal anecdotes
• dilemmas

Keywords

• menopause
• Barcelona
• Movicol
• healthy recipes
• humor
• midlife

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Movicol

Books & works: Family Ties

Places: Barcelona

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