Julie Graham on menopause, grief, rebirth & why older women are ‘catnip’ to younger men

Postcards From Midlife

Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin

Health & Fitness, Unknown, 579985, Culture, Mental Health, Perimenopause, Women, Relationships, Midlife Women, Fitness, Midlife, Lifestyle, Health, Menopause, Nutrition, Parenting, Fashion & Beauty, Arts, Kids & Family

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Please note there is some swearing in this episode

Lorraine & Trish are joined by actor Julie Graham to talk about her remarkable career and life including how she got through the worst of times - divorce, losing her home, menopause and the death of her closest friend - to the best of times, from the friendships that sustain her to falling in love with a younger man who makes her feel ‘vibrant, sexy and alive’. She also shares how parenting her daughters healed unresolved pain from her own childhood, and why no woman should ever look back and regret staying in a relationship. Plus: Trish & Lorraine announce the launch of the ‘Put it Away & Clean Your Paws’ campaign & how to respond the first time someone asks if you’re a granny (when you’re not)

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0:00.0	Tresh, a terrible thing happened to me on a coastal walk.
0:08.0	A coastal walk in Cornwall, I expect.
0:10.2	Well, you know, I don't really care how old I am, but this really, really did remind me how old I am.
0:16.2	We're walking along, lovely lady with an Airdale stops to talk about our Welsh Terrier, miniature version of Airdale.
0:22.6	And I said, oh, well, it's a bit of a show. We used to have an Airdale. Now we've got a Welsh Terrier, but they're a little bit bitey.
0:27.7	And she said, oh, are they not good with your grandchildren?
0:32.0	I'm sorry.
0:35.0	No. And she said, oh, I'm sorry, have you not got grandchildren yet?
0:40.3	We were saying different things.
0:41.7	I was saying, do I look old enough to have grandchildren?
0:45.0	That's the first time anyone's ever said that to me.
0:48.5	I could see my husband trying to sort of, he was sort of, oh, like that.
0:52.4	I know why she's upset, but the lady didn't know why I was upset.
0:55.4	She was slightly older than me.
0:57.7	And I thought, well, there it is.
0:59.3	That's it.
0:59.9	I am 57 this year.
1:02.1	But to be fair, you would love to be a grandmother.
1:05.4	Oh, I know.
1:05.7	I love babies.
1:06.4	Yes.
1:06.9	You love babies.
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