EXTRA: Grace Lam Has An Idiot Allergy
6/25/202649 min
For over 25 years Grace Lam lived inside the glossy world of fashion, including as a Vogue editor. Then hormones kicked down the door and blew up her life.
In this MID conversation with Holly Wainwright, Grace gets incredibly real about what that identity crisis actually felt like, and how she went from the fashion front row to the Western Australian Senate, fighting for institutions to finally catch up to women's health needs. Grace is sharp, funny, no-BS, and gloriously sweary. It’s honest, a little bit raw, and a masterclass in turning perimenopause misery into a loud, important movement.
This episode originally aired on MID.
MID CREDITS:
Host: Holly Wainwright
Executive Producer: Naima Brown
Producer: Tahli Blackman
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First 90 secondsCeleste Barber· Soundbite0:01
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Holly Wainwright· Host0:03
Hello, it's Holly Wainwright here. Now, if you love Grace Lamb, and look, you do because who doesn't? She is completely chaotic and unhinged in the best way. I want to bring you something I think you'll like. Grace Lamb burst into our lives in the interview that I did with her for a show called Mid. Yes, I'm taking credit for introducing you all to Grace Lamb. I got her to come and talk to me about menopause, and she was sharp and sweary and rogue and completely no bullshit. Just very Grace Lamb. You might know her as a former Vogue editor who lived in the world of high fashion, but what you might not know is that Grace's hormones completely upended her world, and she became a loud and vital voice for women being messed around with in perimenopause, calling for the changes women need from our doctors, workplaces, and government institutions. She is funny, furious, honest, and very sweary in this conversation, so obviously she's exactly where she needs to be. Here is my conversation with Grace Lamb. [gentle music] For me, sobbing in a tent was the first sign. Not unreasonable, of course. Camping is bullshit. But the day I found myself crying, flinging things around a polyester palace, so sleep-deprived I could barely stand, I began to wonder if maybe this wasn't me me, it was