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You Keep Me Sane — 119 episodes

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Joy Isn’t Gone - It’s Buried: How We Start Letting It Back In

2

Imposter Syndrome in Midlife: The Confidence Gap No One Talks About

3

Cortisol: The Hidden Driver Behind How You Feel in Midlife

4

The Day You Realise You Don't Need To Be Chosen Anymore

5

Quiet Wealth : Why Peace Is The New Status Symbol

6

The Negative Jar: Why One Comment Can Ruin Your Day

7

Losing Our Voice - When Midlife Asks Us 'Who Am I?'

8

Always On: The Hidden Cortisol Cost of a Busy Life

9

Wintering: Honouring Your Energy Through the Seasons

10

Heartbreak and Self-Worth: Who Are You When the Relationship Ends?

11

Trying To Figure It Out: Identity, Self-Worth, and the “Voice” We Lose

12

Boundaries Vs Belonging : When Self-Worth Shapes Our Relationships

13

Playing it Small: Why We Dim Ourselves (And How To Stop)

14

You Don't Need A New You

15

Connection at Christmas: It Isn't About The Table

16

Sitting with the Shift: We’ll Know Them Longer as Adults Than as Children

17

Quiet Doesn’t Mean Weak: Redefining Strength, Self-Worth & Self-Confidence

18

From Small To Seen : Owning Your Worth

19

Always On: Reclaiming Your Attention in a World That Never Sleeps

20

Emotional Vampires: When Caring Becomes Carrying

21

The Quiet Bloom: Growing in Your Own Time

22

Separation & Self-Worth: Redefining What It Means to Be Enough

23

Living A Quiet Life with Vanessa Marie Dewsbury: Learning to Rest Without Guilt and Why Stillness Matters More Than Ever

24

Redefining Connection: Self-Worth & Belonging When Life Looks Different

25

The Truth Hurts - but It’s the Key to Growth | Sanity Check No.42

26

The Grass Isn’t Greener: Unpacking What It Is We’re Really After

27

The Spirit of Adventure Isn’t Gone - She’s Still in There | Sanity Check No. 41

28

Politeness or Self-Worth? Rethinking Everyday Language

29

The Perfect Location Can’t Fill the Gap Inside | Sanity Check No.40

30

Money & Self-Worth: Why Your Paycheck Doesn’t Define You

31

The Confidence Eater: How Comparison Chips Away at Self-Worth | Sanity Check No.39

32

Mistakes, Shame & Self-Worth: Why Admitting “I Was Wrong” Is Powerful

33

Ambiverts Explained: Why a Smaller Circle Feeds Your Soul | Sanity Check No. 38

34

Imposter Syndrome: The Gap Between What You’ve Done and What You Believe

35

Relaxation Anxiety: The Momentum of Busyness | Sanity Check No 37

36

The Wonder Woman Cape: How Gen X Tied Self-Worth to Carrying It All (and Why It’s Breaking Us) | YKMS

37

Food, Fog, and Feeling Better: A Real Talk Reset | Sanity Check No. 36

38

Breaking Stigma: Johnny Starr on Men’s Mental Health, Resilience & Fitness | YKMS

39

“You’re Complicated” - Unpicking The Insult We So Often Hear | Sanity Check No.35

40

The Messy–Tidy Divide: It’s Not About Laziness | YKMS

41

A Thoughtful Gesture or Subtle Manipulation? | Sanity Check No. 34

42

Fabulous After 50: Jen Hardy on Power, Confidence & Reinvention | YKMS

43

Waiting for the Fabulous to Kick In: A Midlife Reality Check | Sanity Check No. 33

44

Deepfakes, Consent & Digital Safety: What Every Parent Needs to Know | YKMS

45

Always Us Picking Up Mess: Does No One Else Even See It? | Sanity Check 32.

46

Mood Swings, Eye Rolls, and Growing Pains: Parenting the Tween Transition | YKMS

47

Your Body Is Not a Project—It's Your Home | Sanity Check No. 31

48

Holding It Together in Midlife: Body, Hormones & Connection with Cara Metz | YKMS

49

Decision Fatigue: The Tiny Decisions Draining You | Sanity Check No. 30

50

Ambition & Self-Worth: How Can They Coexist? | YKMS

51

Frazzled to Calm: Micro Shifts That Lower Cortisol | Sanity Check No.29

52

Clearing Space, Clearing Stress: The Mental Load of Mess | YKMS

53

Why Do We Treat Single Women Like Something’s Gone Wrong? | Sanity Check No. 28

54

The Grey Areas We Don’t Talk About: A Conversation on Consent & Self-Worth | YKMS

55

Grief: The Ache That Doesn’t Expire | Sanity Check No. 27

56

Mars, Venus & the Midlife Shift: What’s Driving the Rise in Divorce | YKMS

57

Post-High Blues: Why We Crash After Good Things | Sanity Check

58

Real Connection – It isn’t a Luxury, it’s a Lifeline | YKMS

59

When Growth Creates Distance | Sanity Check

60

The Soft Life: Unpacking What It Really Means | YKMS

61

Bone-Tired: The Exhaustion We Don’t Talk About | Sanity Check

62

Harder to Be Happy? It Might Be Your Wiring, Not Your Fault | YKMS

63

Saying NO - Why Is It So Hard? | Sanity Check

64

The Invisibility Cloak: Midlife, Visibility, and Redefining Worth | YKMS

65

Cortisol vs Oxytocin: The Daily Hormone Battle | Sanity Check

66

Let Them: Our Honest Take on the Viral Mantra | YKMS

67

Introvert or Extrovert? Why It Matters More Than You Think | Sanity Check

68

Betrayal Isn’t Always Loud — But It Always Hurts | YKMS

69

Breaking Point: How Our Lowest Moments Spark the Biggest Change | SC

70

Pleasure vs Happiness: Why We’re Chasing the Wrong Thing | YKMS

71

Is This Even a Holiday? Redefining the Term to Fit This Life Stage | Sanity Check

72

The Silent Shift: Body, Identity, and Midlife | YKMS

73

No One Warned Us About This Phase: Perimenopause Meets Teenagers | Sanity Check

74

Self-Compassion: The Grace We Struggle to Give Ourselves | YKMS

75

Redefining Productivity: What Counts as 'Enough' | Sanity Check

76

So Much Guilt! – Even When We Haven’t Done Anything Wrong | YKMS

77

The Menopausal Middle: Our Bodies Changed the Rules (and We Weren’t Ready) | Sanity Check

78

The Weight of Expectations: Breaking Free from What No Longer Serves You | YKMS

79

Feeling a Lack of Joy? Let’s Talk About Anhedonia | Sanity Check

80

When the Past Calls, Don’t Answer: Embracing Who You Are Now | YKMS

81

Perimenopause: Just When We Thought We’d Heard It All! | Sanity Check

82

Health Anxiety & Mammograms: A Game-Changing Solution with Naomi Cosman | YKMS

83

From Shutdown to Calm: Pulling Yourself Back from Anxiety | Sanity Check

84

Rethinking Addiction: From Judgment to Understanding | YKMS

85

Perimenopause & Hair Loss: A Conversation We Need to Have | Sanity Check

86

Authenticity vs. Approval: The Tug of War We All Face | YKMS

87

You're Not Fun Anymore: How Motherhood, Mental Load, and Perimenopause Shift Everything | Sanity Check

88

The Comparison Trap: Why We Feel It & How to Break Free | YKMS

89

The Power Shift: How Women’s Wealth Transforms the World | Sanity Check

90

Money Without Guilt: Why Earning, Saving & Investing Matters | YKMS

91

Overdeveloped Sense of Duty: When Helping Becomes a Habit |Sanity Check

92

Happiness: Why Does It Feel So Elusive? | YKMS

93

Exhaustion Isn’t a Status Symbol: Embracing Rest and Play | Sanity Check

94

Body Image and Self-Worth: Rewriting the Narrative | YKMS

95

From Cats to Dogs: The Unexpected Benefits of Having Pets | Sanity Check

96

The Unlived Life: Are We Burdening Our Kids with Our Past? | YKMS

97

Breaking the Cycle: Why Women Should Lift Each Other Up, Not Tear Each Other Down | Sanity Check

98

One Set of Hands, Countless Responsibilities: The Single Parent’s Journey | YKMS

99

A Break from Booze: Why We’re Doing it And Why It’s Tough | Sanity Check

100

Boundaries: How Saying No Can Be the Ultimate Act of Self-Respect | YKMS

101

Demi Moore's Speech: Put Down the Measuring Stick and Be Enough | Sanity Check

102

Ageing is Not a Flaw: Stop Apologising and Start Celebrating the Value of Ageing | YKMS

103

Procrastination Unpacked: Why We Avoid and How to Start | Sanity Check

104

Anxiety: Our Stories, Struggles, and Ways to Cope | YKMS

105

Growth Through Adversity: How Challenges Shape Who We Become | Sanity Check

106

Purpose Reimagined: Discovering Your Spark in Everyday Moments | YKMS

107

A New Year’s Intention: Breaking the Addiction to Not Being Okay | Sanity Check

108

Holding Patterns: What's Keeping You Stuck? | YKMS

109

Merry Christmas! Whatever That Looks Like For You | YKMS

110

Pre-Christmas Chaos – Embracing "Good Enough" | YKMS

111

Self-Worth in Kids: Why It Matters and What the Journey Looks Like | YKMS

112

Always On: The Weight And Chaos of the Mental Load | YKMS

113

Menopause: The Elephant In The Room | YKMS

114

The Art of Listening - How Being Heard is Vital to Growth, Health and Connection | YKMS

115

Judgement - It’s Impact On Who We Are | YKMS

116

Self Worth: Making The Shift From External Approval To Inner Strength | YKMS

117

Intro - How We Met and Why We Started the Podcast! | YKMS

118

Fear: How it Shows Up In Our Lives and How to Break Free | YKMS

119

Redefining Success: Finding Your Own Path | YKMS