Dr Nighat Arif

UTIs, periods, HRT: what Dr Nighat Arif wants every woman to know

February 18, 2024

An important health update from ground-breaking TV doctor Nighat Arif, who reveals the link between oestrogen and UTIs, what to do if periods are messing up your life, when you might need anti-depressants and why women are still experiencing medical gaslighting (and what to do about it). Plus: the joys and disasters of playing freezer roulette

Latest Episodes

Joely Richardson: how I found a sense of freedom in my fifties

April 7, 2024

Trish & Lorraine meet the fabulous Joely Richardson to go behind the scenes on her latest role in Renegade Nell and why she’s having the time of her life playing maverick midlife women. She also reveals how friendships carry her through and why she documents life with her mum Vanessa.

The RSC’s Tamara Harvey on her work/family blend

March 31, 2024

Lorraine and Trish meet the first female co-artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company to find out how she is putting her stamp on the national institution and what she’s learned about following a creative passion while raising a young family. Also this week, somatic movement educator and breathwork coach Nahid de Belgeonne: learn how your nervous system works and techniques to give your mind and body peace.

Lessons in love, loss & good journaling with Cathy Rentzenbrink

March 24, 2024

Live from the Postcards from Midlife retreat in Cornwall, Trish and Lorraine talk to the best-selling memoirist, writing tutor and literary festival president Cathy Rentzenbrink who shares what she’s learned about healing after personal tragedy and how to get started with writing - journaling, short stories, family memoirs or novels - and the process that will make you stick at it.