Midlife? No crisis!!

In this episode, we’re talking honestly about relationships, long marriages and how life changes as the years go by. After more than two decades of marriage, raising children, navigating careers and facing the ups and downs that life throws at you, what actually keeps a relationship going? Is there really a secret to a long and happy marriage — or is it simply about weathering life’s storms togeth...

This week on Crisis Talks , we’re talking about careers, ambition and how life rarely goes to plan. From Saturday jobs and university regrets to travelling the world and finding purpose in work, we reflect on the strange paths that shape our careers. And the big question: Are teenagers expected to make life decisions far too early? Get a message straight to the show! Keep in touch, follow our soci...

This week on Midlife: No Crisis , the conversation starts with travel chaos, viral TikToks and an unexpected troll… before diving into a much bigger topic: how much influence parents should have over their children’s futures . With GCSE choices, university decisions and career paths looming, we ask the question many midlife parents quietly worry about: Are we helping our kids… or projecting our ow...

In this week’s Crisis Talks , we explore how holidays have changed - from simple family trips to curated, Instagram-worthy experiences. Are we travelling to rest, escape, or perform? We chat about: 📸 Social media pressure and “making memories” culture 📱 Phones, work emails, and switching off abroad ☀️ What real rest actually looks like 👙 Midlife body confidence on holiday 🎒 Packing styles, tra...

In this episode of Midlife No Crisis , we’re talking about how holidays have changed through the decades — from childhood trips and teenage party breaks to travelling the world and navigating holidays with kids. We share nostalgic memories of self-catering family holidays, the reality of boozy girls’ trips, and the moment travel became about adventure instead of just sunshine. We also unpack why h...

Is there a dress code for midlife? In this week’s episode of Midlife No Crisis , we’re asking the big question: what should women wear in their 40s and beyond - and who actually makes the rules? From short skirts and skinny jeans to wide-leg trousers and jumpsuits, we’re diving into the unspoken fashion “rules” about ageing, style, and whether we’re allowed to show our legs without being accused o...

Can two self-confessed midlife moaners record an episode without complaining? This week on Crisis Talks , we attempt exactly that. Welcome to our unofficial challenge: Positivity Tennis - a back-and-forth of small wins, everyday gratitude and those tiny moments that genuinely lift your mood. From walking to work in actual daylight (game changer), to empty washing baskets, teenage Valentine’s joy,...

In this episode of Midlife No Crisis , we’re throwing EVERYTHING that irritates us straight into Room 101 - never to be seen again (hopefully). From “day in the life” influencers and fake tan disasters, to corporate jargon, reply-all email offenders, vaping in doorways and people who say “holibobs”… nothing is safe. We also get an update on Katy's smartwatch obsession and ditching the data ov...

In this episode of Crisis Talks , we dive head-first into ageing, beauty standards, cosmetic surgery, Botox, hair transplants and the unspoken rules society places on women’s faces and bodies. Following on from our main episode on plastic and cosmetic surgery, we ask the uncomfortable questions: Why are men praised for ageing naturally while women are judged for every wrinkle? Who actually benefit...

In this episode, we explore the uncomfortable but increasingly relevant conversation around cosmetic surgery, Botox, fillers, beauty standards and social media filters — and how they affect women in midlife. We begin with our usual catch up covering exhaustion, corporate jargon, bad weather and feeling generally discombobulated, which turns into a deeper discussion sparked by a listener question:...

In this Crisis Talks episode of Midlife, No Crisis , we’re joined again by solution-focused hypnotherapist Pat Wilson to dig deeper into goal-setting, anxiety, sleep problems, and the harsh way so many women talk to themselves. As January comes to an end and New Year’s resolutions start to wobble (or collapse entirely), we explore why big, all-or-nothing goals don’t work - and how small, realistic...

In this episode of Midlife, No Crisis , we celebrate 1,000 downloads 🎉 and welcome (back) a very special guest: Pat Wilson , solution-focused hypnotherapist and former secondary school teacher. We talk honestly about midlife career change , burnout, anxiety, sleep problems, and why so many women hit a wall in their 40s and 50s feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck. Pat shares her powerful sto...

Following Monday’s chat about hobbies, this episode dives into how to stay motivated to actually do them — especially when life is busy, tiring, cold or just a bit… January. Katie and Katy explore: Gardening and allotments — the joy of planting bulbs, watching things grow and losing yourself for half an hour Creative urges — floristry, drawing and the pleasure of doing things simply for enjoyment...

This week the conversation begins with January blues, endless colds, annoying neighbours and parental house moves — classic midlife chaos — before landing on the real topic: hobbies . Katy and Katie chat honestly about how easy it is to lose hobbies in your 40s and 50s when work, family, health, hormones and life admin creep into every spare minute. They admit hobbies often feel like “one more thi...

This week’s Crisis Talks goes FULL Room 101 — social media edition. We rant (lovingly) about phones glued to faces, airplane etiquette that should be illegal, and why scrolling comment sections may actually shorten your life. Expect: 📱 kids walking into walls because iPads are life ✈️ strangers playing games with NO HEADPHONES 🚂 people watching movies on trains like they own the carriage 🧠 doom...

We had a brilliant two-hour guest interview lined up for you this week. It was funny, emotional, insightful… …and we forgot to press record. So instead, you get a wild catch-up episode featuring: 💥 Lost AirPods on a train mission 🐈 Surprise three-legged cat reunion 🏫 First-week-back blues 🎓 GCSE mocks + teen revision chaos 📆 Negotiating a nine-day fortnight 📲 What do we really think about so...

In the first Crisis Talks episode of 2026, we talk alcohol - lightly, honestly, and without preaching. From carrot cake instead of cocktails to why Dry January works for some people (and really doesn’t for others), we explore how drinking changes in midlife, the social pressure to drink, and what happens when you simply… stop wanting it. We talk sleep, shame hangovers, drinking “because you should...

It'a a New Year and a new season on Midlife? No Crisis!   In our first episode, we ease gently into January with a very real, very midlife ramble about slowing down, stress, alcohol and the pressure to “reset” after Christmas. We talk about why New Year’s resolutions rarely stick, why Dry January divides opinion, and how alcohol quietly affects sleep, cortisol and anxiety - especially in midl...

In this festive episode of Crisis Talks , Katy and Katie sit down for an honest, funny, and sometimes emotional Christmas catch-up. What begins as lighthearted chat about festive hats and decorations quickly turns into a deeper conversation about why Christmas doesn’t feel quite the same as it once did. They explore the growing pressure around Christmas – from social media-fuelled expectations and...

In this festive, free-flowing Christmas episode of Midlife, No Crisis , the hosts chat their way through December life with hats on, elves in tow, and only minor attempts to avoid moaning. You might want to keep small kids away from this - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! They cover everything from Christmas walks, gigs, Pilates gossip and work frustrations, to being unexpectedly thrown up on by a schoolchil...

In this episode of Crisis Talks , the duo wrap up their “moaning” series and dive head-first into Parenting Room 101 — from helicopter parents and loud narrators to humble-brag mums. They unpack the madness of social-media parenting, the horror of present-haul posts at Christmas, and the universal pain of raising teenagers (aka: empathy-free young people). The conversation spirals — naturally — in...

It’s been a tough, cough-ridden week for the Midlife No Crisis duo. After being struck down by the worst illnesses they’ve had in years, the girls reunite - armed with hats and orange Vimto - to catch up on everything from flu-induced meltdowns to 20-year-olds losing their keys, menopausal vitamin conspiracies, and why December is just one long crawl to the finish line. There’s teenage drama (Swee...

In this episode we relive the most chaotic girls’ weekend of our twenties—what started as a simple trip to Abersoch turned into bunk-beds, angry mobs, Welsh shopkeepers refusing to look at us, a car crash (mid-vom!), a five-hour detour through 1850s Wales, an accidental night in a pretend rave, collapsing all over Katie’s flat, and finishing with a  day out in Weston-Super-Nightmare. It’s the stor...

This week’s episode is pure girls-weekend chaos—Katie arrives freshly blow-dried with the wrong-initial mug, there’s ring-piece chat within seconds, and we spiral through driving hell, McDonald’s missions, kids’ hobbies, and the emotional rollercoaster of booking Australia flights. We cover the genuinely terrifying moment Katie injected the wrong insulin and had to chug Lucozade, piano-showcase ca...

This week, we dive into the highs, lows, and hilarious realities of midlife challenges. From extreme sports, triathlons, and marathons, to trying team sports for the first time, we explore what it really means to stay active — physically and mentally — as we get older. Along the way, we reflect on societal expectations for women “of a certain age,” share laughs about fun ways to keep moving.  Expe...