Wellness tested against real midlife.
Self Care Club treats self-care as something to try, question, and report back on, not simply believe. Its episodes move from hearing loss and bowel health to wellness trends, midlife mess, chocolate cravings, and everyday attempts to feel a little better.
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Self Care Club is a wellness show with a built-in resistance to wellness theatre. Its central habit is simple: try the practice, live with it, then come back with a verdict. That gives the show a useful spine. It is not just swapping tips or repeating advice; it keeps asking whether a practice improves wellbeing or simply adds another obligation to an already crowded life. The register is warm and quick. Serious subjects sit beside throwaway jokes, listener feedback, midlife complaints, and the sort of ordinary detail that makes health talk feel less remote. Recent episodes show that range clearly. Bowel cancer and colonoscopies are treated as important, but also as topics people avoid because they feel embarrassed. Hearing loss becomes a conversation about dementia fears, cognitive load, relationships, and why unmanaged listening effort can make daily life harder. Menopause awareness, fibre, friendship fallouts, and post-operative middle-aged self-recognition all sit in the same world. So do chocolate, TV recommendations, Wuthering Heights, Facebook fatigue, and the dark little comedy of comparing cereal boxes for fibre content. The show’s companion 40ish episodes lean further into the chaos and absurdity of 40-something life, but the emotional centre is similar: practical honesty, fast back-and-forth, and permission to admit that ordinary life has become strangely complicated. Its best moments happen when a clinical or wellness idea is turned into something a person can recognize immediately. A hearing aid is compared to glasses. Listening effort is explained as the brain working harder to fill gaps. Self-care is not treated as a halo. It can be chocolate, rest, a hard conversation, a medical appointment, or a decision to stop chasing power and notice contentment. The show is especially strong on the tension between knowing what would help and not quite doing it. That makes it useful for listeners who want health information, but also want someone to acknowledge resistance, embarrassment, fatigue, and humour. It is chatty, but not empty. It is reassuring, but not bland. Self Care Club’s real appeal is that it makes wellbeing feel testable, human, and allowed to be imperfect.
Made for: For listeners in and around midlife who want health, wellbeing, and self-care discussed plainly, with humour and without glossy perfection. It especially suits people who like practical takeaways but distrust over-polished wellness advice.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its trial-and-report format, paired with candid midlife conversation and plain-English health translation. It can handle bowel cancer, hearing loss, and menopause without losing the everyday banter that makes awkward subjects easier to face.
Lauren Mishcon and Nicole Goodman are the hosts of the award winning podcast Self Care Club and 40ish. This award winning podcast tests out a different form of self- care every week in an effort to debunk the wellness world and bring true wellbeing and self- care back to people who need it. For the last six years in over 700 shows they have trialled every form of self care imaginable. They release a show every Monday and are proud to have been nominated and having won awards at the British Podcast Awards, Women's Podcast Awards and Independent Podcast Awards. Lauren and Nicole have amassed over 5 million downloads and are the best friends you never knew you needed. Their book ’Have You Tri…
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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Between the Malteser bunny and the FIT test, there's room for your whole self-care brain.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded hearing-loss discussion that cuts through dementia fear without pretending the evidence is finished.
The piece does a solid job of slowing down a topic that can easily turn into dread. It pushes back on the idea that hearing loss automatically leads to dementia, and it keeps the line clear between correlation and causation.
A conversational wellness roundup that ranges from Easter chocolate to surgery and Wuthering Heights.
The episode moves at an easy clip, shifting from wellness news and TikTok chatter into the hosts' more playful rituals, with Malteser bunnies, Cadbury's mini eggs, and the faint feeling that spring is finally edging closer.
A candid episode about family ambition, influence, and the relief of acting on what you already know.
The episode turns following your heart into a quieter question about the gap between knowing what is true and actually moving on it. A family thread gives the conversation its shape: the speaker sees a resemblance to a father nearing 80 who is still starting projects, then…
A practical look at noticing men's health concerns earlier and making prevention easier to talk about.
Men's health is framed here as a matter of paying attention sooner: to vague symptoms, postponed appointments, and the habits that can make prevention feel less remote.
A clear, plain-English discussion of bowel screening, home tests, and why uptake still varies.
Bowel cancer screening is handled in a practical, unfussy way, moving from colonoscopy to the FIT home test and the reasons some people still do not take it up.
Masha Gessen narrates her own cousin's murder-for-hire arrest and custody battle.
Rich Roll interviews recovery and endurance guests, plus 'Roll On' segments with Adam Skolnick.
Peter Attia evaluates longevity science, from CETP inhibitors to protein debates, through evidence.
Rhonda Patrick translates NAD, vitamin D, and coffee research into daily health protocols.
Self Care Club hosts Nicole Goodman and Lauren Mishcon discuss men's health with consultant urologist Gidon Ellis, focusing on Movember's mission.
Hosts Nicole Goodman and Laura Mishkon welcome Dr.
Jo Hutton tells Nicole Goodman and Lauren Mishkon how running a Newcastle yoga studio through lockdown left her teaching online and in person for twice the previous workload.
Self Care Club hosts Nicole Goodman and Lauren Mishkon interview Dr.
Self Care Club host Lauren Mishkon interviews sisters Nadia Narain and Katia Narain-Phillips about their book 'Glimmers: Tiny Moments to Transform Your Life', built on Deb Dana's term for 'a moment of okayness'.
Self Care Club examines skin-cancer prevention with dermatologist Ellie Rashid, citing over 18,000 new UK melanoma cases annually and nine-in-10 preventable cases.
This episode of 40ish humorously explores navigating midlife chaos, from dealing with depressing online searches to embracing self-care and community support.
This episode of Self Care Club explores bowel cancer, colonoscopies, and societal discomfort around discussing poo as part of a self-care practice trial.
Two hosts in their 40s humorously discuss the mundane aspects of middle-aged life, including obsessing over fibre content and dealing with friendship issues, while reflecting on their changing identities.
This episode is a wellness roundup featuring travel promotions to Northern Michigan, financial tips from Direct Federal Credit Union, and educational opportunities through Springboard Plus.
This is a promotional taster episode for the podcast 40ish, which discusses the challenges and absurdities of 40-something life through listener dilemmas and personal stories.
A practical conversation about hearing loss, the headlines around dementia, and the everyday cost of listening effort.
Nicole Goodman and Laura Mishkin open with their usual catch-up energy.
Self Care Club with Nicole Goodman and Lauren Mishkon revisits what happens after you "follow your heart" and asks how to turn clarity into action.
This episode features transformation expert Nicky Hambleton-Jones discussing style, ageing, and confidence for midlife women.
This episode discusses Movember and men's health awareness, focusing on mental health and cancer prevention campaigns.
This episode discusses how to advocate for yourself during menopause, featuring insights from Professor Dame Lesley Regan.
This episode discusses Breast Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting key statistics about breast cancer incidence in women and men, and emphasizing the importance of awareness and early detection.
This episode of Self Care Club features an interview with Lucinda Light from Married at First Sight Australia, discussing self-care and personal topics.