Cure burnout, prevent a breakdown & manage depression; the good mental health guide
Postcards From Midlife
Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Her recovery from two catastrophic breakdowns led mum-of-five Rachel Kelly into a career researching scientifically backed ways to boost mental health every day, and the campaigner shares her advice alongside her personal experience. Hosts Lorraine & Trish get tips on beating overwhelm and treating depression and anxiety. They discuss everything from medication, HRT to the best ways to support friends and family including your teens when they face mental challenges. Parenting author Rachel also shares the phrases to use in moments of burnout and how she overcame suicidal ideation.Plus: Are you brave enough to call out litterbugs in public and would you wear a see-through leotard on a hen night?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Sam and Pete here from the Staying Relevant podcast and this week our podcast is brought to you by Avios. |
| 0:05.9 | Listeners, if you didn't know already, we've been challenged by Avios to collect enough Avios throughout the year so that we can go to... |
| 0:11.9 | Vegas, baby! |
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| 0:30.0 | so I can actually collect nectar points, which, by the way, I can convert into Avios. |
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| 1:05.9 | Now, young Trish, tell me how would you or your alter ego handle this? |
| 1:10.2 | We had an incident in our street in North London the other day. Me and my husband getting out the car, |
| 1:11.7 | walking to the house. And in front of us, quite a well-to-do lady, you know, a little bit before |
| 1:17.3 | midlife, maybe early 40s, eating a punnet of strawberries. Tesco finest, I noticed. So, you know, |
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