We’re back IRL (in real life!) for a chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly emotional catch-up. From a secret surprise visitto post-travel comedowns, we unpack what it really feels like to return home after a life-changing trip—and how to navigate the next chapter when your kids start flying the nest.

Expect travel disasters, jet lag confessions, Southeast Asia culture shocks, and some honest chat about parenting adult children, identity shifts, and what comes next.

It’s messy, real, and very on-brand.

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One for the die hards! A quick catch up with Katie in Australia on everything she's been up to since we last heard from her.

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In this episode of Midlife? No Crisis!, Katy is joined by guest co-host Pat for a relaxed but honest conversation about life, career choices, and midlife reflections.

With Katie away in Australia, they dive into the big question: if we could start again, what would we do differently?

From career paths and fitness journeys to IVF, family life, and the pressure of comparison, this episode is full of relatable moments, humour, and perspective — plus a side chat on Louis Theroux's The Manosphere.

💡 Key themes:

• Career & life choices
• Health & fitness in midlife
• Family, IVF & the empty nest
• Mindset, comparison & perspective

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In this episode of Crisis Talks, we’re taking a nostalgic trip back to our first crushes, first kisses and teenage relationships.

From awkward primary school Valentine’s cards to disastrous first kisses and dramatic teenage breakups, we look back at the early relationships that shaped how we understand love.

We talk about:

• The embarrassment of childhood crushes
• First kisses (and why they’re rarely romantic)
• Teenage heartbreak and dramatic breakups
• Celebrity crushes from the 80s and 90s
• Why early relationships teach you important life lessons

Looking back now, those early relationships might seem dramatic, funny or even a little ridiculous — but they’re often the experiences that help us understand love, rejection and resilience later in life.

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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 together?

We also talk about a huge life transition many couples eventually face: the empty nest. After years of being a busy family of four, what happens when the kids grow up and suddenly it’s just the two of you again?

Along the way we reflect on everything from university life and early adulthood to the strange modern obsession with protein powders and fitness trends.

It’s a funny, honest and sometimes brutally real conversation about relationships, growing older, and figuring out what really matters.

If you’ve ever wondered what long-term relationships actually look like behind the scenes — this one’s for you.

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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?

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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 own fears and ambitions onto them?

From student debt to gap years, from chefs to mixologists, we explore the reality of modern career choices - and whether the traditional “A-levels, university, career ladder” route still makes sense.

Along the way we also discuss:

• the mental load of family life
• who really organises holidays
• what success actually looks like in midlife

And we ask listeners around the world to weigh in: who plans the holidays in your house?

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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, travel habits, and letting go of perfection

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Keywords: midlife travel podcast, holidays and social media, switching off on holiday, body confidence over 40, travel in midlife.

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