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Sunday Times best seller, @postcardsfrommidlife pod. parenting teens author. Ex EIC ELLE, Style, Cosmo. @intouniversity volunteer Mum of 4, swimmer
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MY 2 BOOKS & PARENTING NEWSLETTER “Mum What’s Wrong With You: 101 Things Only Mothers Of Teenage Girls Know.” Sunday Times Top 10 best Seller. “The mothering manual we all need” @claudiawinkle Description: Calling all Mums: Are you feeling lonely and confused? Are you panicking that you’re getting everything wrong? Do you feel as if your relationship with your teenage daughter has worsened overnight? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Enter parenting columnist Lorraine Candy, a mum of four. Her warm, witty, and wise memoir will gently lead you to a harmonious place. This book is a reassuring survivor’s guide to the highs and lows of parenting adolescents and it helps you feel good about your mothering. The Candy Club: panic free parenting teens & adult children: a weekly newsletter on Substack packed with advice and expert interviews. Google my name and substack to sign up. Book No 2 - ‘What’s Wrong With Me: 101 Things Midlife Women Need To Know”; Preorder now. What the reviews say: “This comforting memoir will help us all feel less alone as we navigate the emotional turmoil of midlife. It’s full of advice and stories to support everyone who needs a bit of reassurance that it really is all going to be ok and the best is yet to come… coz it really is “ @davinamccall “Read Lorraine’s words, take comfort in them and then equip yourself with the advice she has gathered. Use it to navigate your way through your midlife years. There’s magic within these pages.” @jowhiley “Few books tackle both the physical and emotional elements of women’s midlife experience but this one does with warmth, wit and seriously helpful advice. It’s a practical and gentle nudge for women towards a happier, healthier and more uplifting midlife experience.” @juliasamuelmbe “This book is hilarious, honest and brilliantly relatable, it reads like warm hug from a best friend who will hold your hand and support you despite all your foibles. Thank you for making me feel I am not alone in the confusing muddle and malaise of mid-life.” @louiseminchin “Lorraine uses her vast experience, both personally and professionally, to educate, reassure and guide us to have the most positive and healthy. by @lorrainecandy
New here? I’m the journalist, bestselling author and mum of four (aged 15-24) you’ve just followed. Here’s everything you need to know 👇 I’m Lorraine Candy — journalist, author, podcast host, academic support tutor, swimmer and mum of four (three girls and a boy). I grew up in Cornwall, left school at 16 to work on The Cornish Times and made my way to London to The Times. I was editor-in-chief of some of the UK’s biggest glossy magazines. 📚 Author — my book “Mum, What’s Wrong With You?” was a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller, and remains a go-to for anyone parenting teenage girls. 🎙️ Podcast — I co-host @postcardsfrommidlife - a chart-topping podcast for midlife women featuring A-list guests and experts ✍️ Journalism — former Editor-in-Chief of Sunday Times Style, ELLE and Cosmopolitan. Three decades writing about women’s lives; now I write about parenting adolescents for national papers and appear regularly on TV and radio talking teens, emerging adults and education, as well as lifestyle. 💌 The Candy Club — my weekly Substack newsletter — is practical content on parenting teens and emerging adults with expert interviews. Readers’ favourites include ‘the quiet loneliness of parenting teenagers’ , and the simple tip that changed our family dynamic. Panic-free parenting advice, straight to your inbox. Link in bio to join. 🌊 Outside work — cold water swimming (I write about this for @outdoorswimmer), running when my knees allow, general fitness, and a lifelong love of fashion and books — former judge of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, host of panels at @cheltfestivals, advisory board member at @tate and @theirworldorg . 🤝 Work with me — I am available for speaking, writing, brand partnerships, consultancy and press on parenting, midlife and women’s lifestyle media. Contact my agent Sophie Chamieh at @itg_ltd (email above). Books via @robertcaskie. Or email via my business email above. Volunteer academic mentor with @intouniversity, ambassador @the_bhf and media advisor @theirworldorg … and huge Wham! Fan ! Thank you for supporting me here by @lorrainecandy
Things I wish I had known before my children became teenagers: 👇 Nobody really prepares you for the shift. One day you’re managing toddler tantrums, and the next, you’re navigating a completely new emotional landscape. If you want to be prepared or parent your teens and young people in a panic-free way, then join my newsletter community ⬆️⬆️ to get all your questions answered and feel less alone. As a best-selling parenting author, journalist, podcaster and mum of four, I’ve spent three decades interviewing experts and researching what works—and what doesn’t—when it comes to parenting teenagers and emerging adults. I cut through the noise to offer clear, easy-to-follow guidance that helps parents: • Stay connected and calm • Set realistic boundaries • Bounce back from disagreements • Avoid shame or guilt • Support kids to become confident, independent adults It is advice you can use every day: small steps that build strong bonds. Less panic, more parenting. 🔗 Click the link in my bio to subscribe and join our community today. See my stories for the link or tap the round highlight button above for the link to sign up today #parentingteens by @lorrainecandy
Menopause is a time to take your heart health seriously. ❤️ Dr Rouchelle Sriranjan-Rothwell explains why this could be a crucial window for protecting women’s cardiovascular health. Watch the full conversation with Lorraine Candy, Dr Rouchelle and BHF Senior Nurse Barbara Kobson on our YouTube channel. See link in bio. by @lorrainecandy
Tired, foggy, bloated or struggling with your sleep & wondering why your body feels different in midlife? Then this one is for you. Nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner Rose Ferguson, 51, joins Trish & Lorraine to talk about gut health, perimenopause, energy, mood and her four-week reset designed to help you feel better. From identifying foods that may not agree with you to small daily habits that can make a difference, mum-of-three Rose shares practical ways to start putting your health first✨ Plus, the Agony Aunts are back to tackle your parenting & people-pleasing dilemmas, and would you go to a wedding where guests are told what to wear? 💌 Listen to our brand new episode of Postcards from Midlife tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 by @lorrainecandy
Parenting from 13 to 25 is hard. These are the high-stakes years, I’ve been through it four times now and I’m here to help guide you to the respected experts who know how to reduce stress and calm parenting panic. I’m an award-winning journalist and the bestselling author of Mum, What’s Wrong With You?, and I’m raising four kids aged 15 to 24, so I’m in this with you. I’ve spent more than 2 decades interviewing adolescent mental health experts to find out how we keep the connection with our teens & twenty somethings and thrive as families. Also how we navigate emergency situations and protect our own mental health as mums, dads, caregivers too. These 16 slides above 👆 are a taste of my most-read parenting newsletter posts. Google my name & Substack to join: Every week in The Candy Club: Panic Free Parenting newsletter, you get: ✔️ Expert video interviews with up-to-date advice & resources ✔️ Practical guidance for the challenging moments ✔️ My own experience as a parent of 3 girls and a boy ✔️ Full access to the evergreen archive of posts and video/podcast interviews. 👉 Tap the link in my bio to join and access all this content today Save this for the next time you’re stuck, and send it to a parent who needs it. 💛 #parentingteens #parentingyoungadults #emergingadults by @lorrainecandy
Silent teen? Slammed doors? Mock exam panic? Anxious 20 somethings back home? Don’t Panic - I have guidance for you. I’m a mum of four (15, 19, 22 and 24), and I’ve written down everything I’ve learned, plus all my interviews with adolescent mental health experts. It’s all in my weekly parenting newsletter, which you read by email. (It runs on the Substack website, but you only need to drop in your email address.) Good enough parenting is the goal. Perfect doesn’t exist. And you do not need to panic! Sometimes it is much easier than you worry it will be and you are NOT doing it all wrong. Start free, upgrade anytime to my full archive and video chats with brilliant experts 👉 Tap the link in my bio to subscribe. Or google my name and Substack. #parentingteens #mumsofteens #parentingtips by @lorrainecandy
This is what you say to help your anxious teens & 20 somethings. What an honour to have Prof Tanya Byron on our podcast @postcardsfrommidlife - she talked us through how to best cope with difficult emotions from grief & depression to anxiety and overwhelm. And she explained how to decode the tsunami of therapy speak we may face as parents. Such useful advice 🎙️ on all podcast providers now - link in stories above by @lorrainecandy
When you really want to get away from everyone … @plasweunydd in Snowdonia. ❤️ by @lorrainecandy
“You would imagine that by the time the youngest of my three daughters hit year nine, I would have been able to save her from the pernicious friendship shenanigans that seem to affect every schoolgirl as soon as they hit 13,” writes @lorrainecandy. “Sadly, I could not. “My teen endured the same upsetting girlhood dramas I’d witnessed with her older sisters, and I found it just as heartbreaking third time round as I did a decade ago. “However, this time I did at least understand the reasons behind these so-called ‘mean girl’ tactics, and I also knew one crucial fact that helped my daughter through it: knowing the difference between being popular and being liked – an important distinction in the senior school years.” Tap the link in @theipaper to read the full article, or comment “read more” to have it sent to your DMs. by @lorrainecandy
New episode out now! When does a diagnosis help and when doesn’t it? Professor Tanya Byron explains why it’s important to understand what we mean when we talk about mental health conditions such as depression and OCD as well as neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, including the symptoms and the impact it can have on someone’s everyday functioning. It’s not about dismissing how anyone feels. It’s about understanding the difference between difficult emotions and a clinical condition, so we can talk about mental health more thoughtfully and know when and how to get the right help for ourselves or a loved one. Full episode with Tanya out now on Postcards from Midlife. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎙️ by @lorrainecandy
Is your body changing as you age? How do you feel about it? Come and find out how to reframe your midlife body challenges as a positive potential. It took me a while to come to terms with all the changes & challenges of mine as I aged and I looked to the stories of women who embraced the joy of midlife body transitions & found themselves on a new journey. Join me & @allbright in celebrating our second spring strength with @poornabell @theandioshow @limitless_em - wise women, with wise advice and great ideas for those of entering or in our power years. @postcardsfrommidlife November 6th | Arding & Hobbs, London Go to @allbright for ticket link by @lorrainecandy

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