HRT Hack, Midlife Confidence and Padel is for Losers

HRT Hack, Midlife Confidence and Padel is for Losers

From 40ish - Navigating midlife and perimenopause by 40 ish: Navigating midlife and perimenopause

June 9, 2026 · 36 min · Season 5 · Episode 42

About this episode

The episode discusses vaginal wellness, HRT hacks, and the challenges of self-identity in midlife.

This week on 40ish, the ladies embrace their latest career pivot as unofficial vaginal wellness influencers. If anyone had “vaginal hydration gel ambassador” on their bingo card, congratulations. Lauren shares an HRT patch hack - if your arse looks like a patchwork quilt you will want to know! In Midlife News, there’s a breakthrough from Harvard researchers whose award-winning “vagina-on-a-chip” tech is helping transform women’s health research. The dilemma comes from a listener who feels she has spent so many years putting everyone else first that she’s slowly disappeared from her own life. The ladies discuss money, identity, self-care and why shrinking yourself to make room for others rarely ends well. There’s a Jeff update and Nicole is miffed after being told Padel is for losers.We are doing a live show! July 5th 4pm London. Book your tickets here: https://podlifeevents.com/event-details/40ish-live-show-5-jul-2026-tickets Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/40ish-laughing-our-way-through-midlife-perimenopause-menopause--6942825/support . We love to hear from you! Get in touch with your dilemmas and rants. DM & follow us on Instagram TikTok…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lauren, Nicole

Topics covered

  • vaginal wellness
  • HRT
  • midlife confidence
  • self-care
  • identity
  • listener dilemma

Keywords

  • HRT patch hack
  • vaginal hydration
  • midlife news
  • self-care
  • listener dilemma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Products: vaginal hydration gel

Places: London

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