Marverine Cole launches 'Midlife, Messy and Marvellous' - a star-studded podcast empowering women through the midlife and menopause

Award-winning journalist, TV presenter and clarity coach Marverine Cole, proudly unveils Midlife, Messy and Marvellous, an empowering podcast crafted to inspire women navigating the vibrant chaos of midlife and menopause. 

The six-part season invites listeners to step boldly into their “Queen Era,” celebrating the glorious messiness of this transformative phase of life.

“Midlife, Messy and Marvellous” is the home of motivational and relatable conversations with some of Marverine’s friends from diverse backgrounds, who are trying to stop midlife & menopause derail them. Their voices are very rarely heard in the midlife and menopause discussions. To say these remarkable women are thriving as they age - is an understatement. They’re all showing us that life for women over 40 is about honouring the struggle, but never losing sight of our inner marvellous.

Marverine is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and TV presenter with more than 23 years of national and international TV news experience. The very definition of a woman in her 50s who juggles everything, Marverine is a breakfast TV newsreader, a beer sommelier (aka real ale expert), a senior lecturer in journalism, a certified life coach and Pet Shop Boys superfan!

Marverine said "Hitting perimenopause a few years ago blindsided me. It came on top of coming terms with hurtling towards 50, and reconciling the dreams and ambitions I hadn’t yet achieved with making new ones. And chatting to my Gen X girlfriends, I realised I wasn’t alone. Many of us are facing the same struggles. I hope this podcast helps us all realise that even the most fabulous & fiercest women across a range of professions are not immune those feelings. And I hope that we can all draw inspiration from the practical and personal advice shared by my guests about how they navigate midlife and menopause with confidence and resilience.”

ITV Loose Women panellist and West End star of Paddington, Brenda Edwards opens the podcast season. She candidly shares her journey through early menopause after a stage three breast cancer diagnosis, and how she stays on an even keel through the grief of losing her son, Jamal Edwards MBE. 

Further episodes feature veteran broadcaster and journalist at Sky News, Gillian Joseph, Dr Ellie Cannon (NHS GP and author of ‘A Little Book of HRT’), former Apprentice star and organic skincare brand CEO, Saira Khan, actress and presenter of ITV’s Black History game show Sorry I Didn’t Know, Chizzy Akudolu and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and West End stage actress, Beverley Knight.

“Midlife, Messy and Marvellous” is the only podcast that prioritises inclusivity and authentically reflects the multifaceted lives of women over 40 in Britain today.

The series is available on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.