Midlife? No crisis!!

In this Crisis Talks episode of Midlife No Crisis , Katy and Katie turn the mic to the husband habits that can test anyone’s patience. They share their own gripes and listener contributions, keeping names out of it while tackling the everyday frustrations that build up in family life. Why do some drivers circle the whole car park before choosing the furthest space? Why do husbands claim they’re “j...

What’s getting under your skin lately? This week on Midlife No Crisis , Katy and Katie let off steam about the everyday things that irritate them—from conversations in noisy places and people who can’t queue, to Halloween decorations that stay up too long. They also get into the clock change and darker evenings, the chaos of selling things on Facebook Marketplace, why everything online seems to be...

Katy and Katie swap airport pet peeves in this Crisis Talks travel special . From unprepared passengers at security to people stopping dead in busy corridors, they wonder why so many of us seem to lose our common sense the moment we enter an airport. They also discuss airport workouts, overpriced duty-free treats, the disappearance of the 1990s airport knees-up, and why takeaway food should stay o...

Katy and Katie are back from Egypt, and reflecting on a trip that felt like part holiday, part adventure, and maybe the end of an era. They compare the bustle of Cairo with the slower pace of El Gouna, share stories from their travels, and talk about what holidays look like at 50: a little less partying and a lot more thinking about bedtime. There are stories about a seven-hour bus ride, a wonderf...

We’re back with a special guest: travel agent Joanna Lynch, aka Jojo, joining us from a very relaxed corner of El Gouna. We chat winter sun, Casa Cook’s lovely hospitality, the El Gouna Film Festival, and a private speedboat trip to islands and a colourful coral reef. There’s also a near-whiplash towel-sunbathing incident, some debate over camel kofta, and the looming “Bill of Doom.” Normal podcas...

In this episode, we look back on our first trip to Egypt: three days exploring Cairo, followed by a few days relaxing in El Gouna. It was a holiday of two halves, from navigating Cairo’s traffic and busy streets to getting used to life at a resort. We talk about seeing the Pyramids and the Sphinx, visiting the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and its Royal Mummies Hall, and taking a boat t...

Katy and Katie are back after being poorly, and they have plenty to get off their chests. Katy recounts a train journey featuring a man who seemed to snore while awake, a very unusual phone call and some truly enormous suitcases. Then the pair debate backpacks in crowds, unsolicited train conversation and the stress of trying to get a GP appointment. There’s also a catch-up on holiday plans for Eg...

Stop Trying to Do Everything. Just Do One Thing. We started with a September Reset. Then Katie objected. So naturally, we renamed it September Shit Together . In this week's Crisis Talks, we're talking about what we actually want to change, sort out or carry forward between now and Christmas — without giving ourselves a massive list of things that we'll inevitably abandon by October...

September has arrived, we're both 50, the kids are getting older, summer is disappearing… and apparently we're supposed to use this moment to completely reset our lives. But do we actually need a September Reset ? In this episode, we're talking about why September feels like a fresh start, whether it's genuinely different from January, and why we might just prefer the idea of a...

In this week’s Crisis Talks, we’re carrying on our conversation about confidence — but this time we’re getting into the complicated relationship between confidence, appearance, clothes and getting older. Does looking good really make you feel more confident? Why can one outfit make you feel fantastic one day and completely rubbish the next? And why, as women, are we still so obsessed with what we’...

50, Fabulous & Faking It: What Actually Makes Us Confident? Katy is five hours away from turning 50 and, naturally, the countdown involves bad sleep, Prosecco, questionable sunglasses and a serious discussion about whether she is about to become a completely different person overnight. 😂 Meanwhile, Katie has been battling London, discovering that apparently everyone under 35 actually enjoys t...

It's Wednesday. It's Crisis Talks. And we're back to normal and very much NOT taking Ivan Rose's advice about being calm, rational and living in the moment. 😂 After our conversation with Ivan about midlife, anxiety and emotional regulation, we put some of his advice to the test particularly the idea of focusing on what we can actually control. Which is easier said than done wh...

What if the problem isn't that you've lost yourself in midlife but that you've got stuck in a few unhelpful loops? This week we're joined by therapist, author and international speaker Ivan Rose, whose work focuses on helping women navigate the psychological and emotional challenges of midlife. We talk about something we've discussed a LOT on Midlife No Crisis: confidence....

After spending Monday’s episode putting pretty much everything into Room 101, this week’s Crisis Talks is our Reverse Room 101 a celebration of the things we absolutely LOVE about summer. Because despite the flies, spiders, wasps, sweating, noisy neighbours and general British inability to cope with warm weather… there are some things about summer that we're really not ready to give up. We&ap...

After three weeks away, Katy and Katie return for Season 4 and their second year -  and despite having promised themselves they’d be more professional this year, it takes approximately 30 seconds for things to descend into chaos. We’ve got new branding, new colours, a new logo… and apparently a new Northern pronunciation of AI.  The girls catch up on everything that’s happened over the summer, inc...

Katie has officially joined the 50 club... by climbing Ben Nevis in sideways rain, hailstones and cloud. In our final Summer Special before we're back in September, we catch up on birthday adventures, surprise poems, house-moving frustrations, Egypt plans, Kendal Calling, festival fashion, and our latest Summer Room 101 entries. From blisters and watering plants to suncream, estate agents and...

Welcome to our Summer Special ! We're back with a proper catch-up after a few weeks apart, and as always, we somehow manage to go from bird watching to house buying , with a detour via Mykonos, Rome, the world cup, birthday plans and a cruise full of unexpected observations. This episode is everything Midlife? No Crisis! is about – honest conversations, lots of laughs, and the reminder that m...

Whilst we are on a break, we're replaying some old episodes you may have missed.  This is where we invented our very own menopause cure - we’ve talked about lot about the menopause in our chats! In this week's Crisis Talks Katy and Katie dive deeper into the messy, maddening, and occasionally hilarious world of menopause. From being dismissed by doctors to battling sleepless nights, anxi...

Whilst we are on a break, we're replaying some old episodes you may have missed.  This is one of our most downloaded - have a listen to find out why! In this episode of Midlife, No Crisis , we dive into the pressures of image and ageing — from the diet culture of the 90s and “heroin chic” to the new focus on strength and self-acceptance. We share stories of yo-yo diets, dodgy fashion sizes, m...

This week on Crisis Talks, we’re talking about the small things that pull us back to ourselves when life feels overwhelming. From wildflower meadows and gardening to kind strangers, comforting TV shows, and quiet moments alone, this episode explores the everyday things that bring calm, joy, and perspective. This isn’t about forced positivity or pretending life is perfect. It’s about noticing the t...

This week on Midlife? No Crisis!, we’re covering everything from the emotional rollercoaster of selling a house to the mysterious world of social media shadow bans. We chat about moving stress, parenting, hormones, upcoming travel plans, and why modern life sometimes feels unnecessarily irritating. Plus, a classic Room 101 rant takes aim at airport queues, personal space invaders, and those baffli...

This week we're opening the vault and reading from our teenage diaries. What could possibly go wrong? From embarrassing crushes and dramatic friendships to getting into trouble and desperately trying to fit in, we're reliving the highs, lows and utter cringe of being a teenager in the 90s. Looking back, it's hilarious to see how much time we spent worrying about things that don&apos...

This week we're catching up on all things life, family and travel before taking a hilarious trip down memory lane with our old Australia diaries. From new nieces and solo adventures to menopause chats and the reality of getting older, we cover the stuff that happens when you're firmly in your midlife era. Then things get interesting as we dust off our diaries from our backpacking days in...

Is CrossFit a cult? We investigate… In this Crisis Talks episode, Vikki’s back and we’re chatting all things CrossFit, confidence and podcast plans . From women’s fitness and strength training in your 40s to the reality of competing as a masters athlete — plus what it’s really like trying to launch a podcast — we cover a lot. Expect: 🏋️ Midlife fitness chat 🎙️ Podcast planning 💪 Strong women and...

Can CrossFit change your life in midlife? This week on Midlife No Crisis , we’re joined by Vikki Gwilt , a dedicated CrossFit athlete and international competitor who discovered strength training later in life and never looked back. We chat about: How Vikki found CrossFit after fitness classes and BMF Why strength training matters for women over 40 Competing internationally in CrossFit masters eve...