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You Keep Me Sane — 124 episodes
Rejection Sensitivity: When Rejection Feels Like Proof You’re Not Enough
Optimisation Culture : Why We Never Feel Enough
The Difference Between Who You Are and How You React Under Stress
Outgrowing Who You Were: The Midlife Identity Shift No One Talks About
Menopause, Self-Worth and the Moment You Stop Feeling Like Yourself
Joy Isn’t Gone - It’s Buried: How We Start Letting It Back In
Imposter Syndrome in Midlife: The Confidence Gap No One Talks About
Cortisol: The Hidden Driver Behind How You Feel in Midlife
The Day You Realise You Don't Need To Be Chosen Anymore
Quiet Wealth : Why Peace Is The New Status Symbol
The Negative Jar: Why One Comment Can Ruin Your Day
Losing Our Voice - When Midlife Asks Us 'Who Am I?'
Always On: The Hidden Cortisol Cost of a Busy Life
Wintering: Honouring Your Energy Through the Seasons
Heartbreak and Self-Worth: Who Are You When the Relationship Ends?
Trying To Figure It Out: Identity, Self-Worth, and the “Voice” We Lose
Boundaries Vs Belonging : When Self-Worth Shapes Our Relationships
Playing it Small: Why We Dim Ourselves (And How To Stop)
You Don't Need A New You
Connection at Christmas: It Isn't About The Table
Sitting with the Shift: We’ll Know Them Longer as Adults Than as Children
Quiet Doesn’t Mean Weak: Redefining Strength, Self-Worth & Self-Confidence
From Small To Seen : Owning Your Worth
Always On: Reclaiming Your Attention in a World That Never Sleeps
Emotional Vampires: When Caring Becomes Carrying
The Quiet Bloom: Growing in Your Own Time
Separation & Self-Worth: Redefining What It Means to Be Enough
Living A Quiet Life with Vanessa Marie Dewsbury: Learning to Rest Without Guilt and Why Stillness Matters More Than Ever
Redefining Connection: Self-Worth & Belonging When Life Looks Different
The Truth Hurts - but It’s the Key to Growth | Sanity Check No.42
The Grass Isn’t Greener: Unpacking What It Is We’re Really After
The Spirit of Adventure Isn’t Gone - She’s Still in There | Sanity Check No. 41
Politeness or Self-Worth? Rethinking Everyday Language
The Perfect Location Can’t Fill the Gap Inside | Sanity Check No.40
Money & Self-Worth: Why Your Paycheck Doesn’t Define You
The Confidence Eater: How Comparison Chips Away at Self-Worth | Sanity Check No.39
Mistakes, Shame & Self-Worth: Why Admitting “I Was Wrong” Is Powerful
Ambiverts Explained: Why a Smaller Circle Feeds Your Soul | Sanity Check No. 38
Imposter Syndrome: The Gap Between What You’ve Done and What You Believe
Relaxation Anxiety: The Momentum of Busyness | Sanity Check No 37
The Wonder Woman Cape: How Gen X Tied Self-Worth to Carrying It All (and Why It’s Breaking Us) | YKMS
Food, Fog, and Feeling Better: A Real Talk Reset | Sanity Check No. 36
Breaking Stigma: Johnny Starr on Men’s Mental Health, Resilience & Fitness | YKMS
“You’re Complicated” - Unpicking The Insult We So Often Hear | Sanity Check No.35
The Messy–Tidy Divide: It’s Not About Laziness | YKMS
A Thoughtful Gesture or Subtle Manipulation? | Sanity Check No. 34
Fabulous After 50: Jen Hardy on Power, Confidence & Reinvention | YKMS
Waiting for the Fabulous to Kick In: A Midlife Reality Check | Sanity Check No. 33
Deepfakes, Consent & Digital Safety: What Every Parent Needs to Know | YKMS
Always Us Picking Up Mess: Does No One Else Even See It? | Sanity Check 32.
Mood Swings, Eye Rolls, and Growing Pains: Parenting the Tween Transition | YKMS
Your Body Is Not a Project—It's Your Home | Sanity Check No. 31
Holding It Together in Midlife: Body, Hormones & Connection with Cara Metz | YKMS
Decision Fatigue: The Tiny Decisions Draining You | Sanity Check No. 30
Ambition & Self-Worth: How Can They Coexist? | YKMS
Frazzled to Calm: Micro Shifts That Lower Cortisol | Sanity Check No.29
Clearing Space, Clearing Stress: The Mental Load of Mess | YKMS
Why Do We Treat Single Women Like Something’s Gone Wrong? | Sanity Check No. 28
The Grey Areas We Don’t Talk About: A Conversation on Consent & Self-Worth | YKMS
Grief: The Ache That Doesn’t Expire | Sanity Check No. 27
Mars, Venus & the Midlife Shift: What’s Driving the Rise in Divorce | YKMS
Post-High Blues: Why We Crash After Good Things | Sanity Check
Real Connection – It isn’t a Luxury, it’s a Lifeline | YKMS
When Growth Creates Distance | Sanity Check
The Soft Life: Unpacking What It Really Means | YKMS
Bone-Tired: The Exhaustion We Don’t Talk About | Sanity Check
Harder to Be Happy? It Might Be Your Wiring, Not Your Fault | YKMS
Saying NO - Why Is It So Hard? | Sanity Check
The Invisibility Cloak: Midlife, Visibility, and Redefining Worth | YKMS
Cortisol vs Oxytocin: The Daily Hormone Battle | Sanity Check
Let Them: Our Honest Take on the Viral Mantra | YKMS
Introvert or Extrovert? Why It Matters More Than You Think | Sanity Check
Betrayal Isn’t Always Loud — But It Always Hurts | YKMS
Breaking Point: How Our Lowest Moments Spark the Biggest Change | SC
Pleasure vs Happiness: Why We’re Chasing the Wrong Thing | YKMS
Is This Even a Holiday? Redefining the Term to Fit This Life Stage | Sanity Check
The Silent Shift: Body, Identity, and Midlife | YKMS
No One Warned Us About This Phase: Perimenopause Meets Teenagers | Sanity Check
Self-Compassion: The Grace We Struggle to Give Ourselves | YKMS
Redefining Productivity: What Counts as 'Enough' | Sanity Check
So Much Guilt! – Even When We Haven’t Done Anything Wrong | YKMS
The Menopausal Middle: Our Bodies Changed the Rules (and We Weren’t Ready) | Sanity Check
The Weight of Expectations: Breaking Free from What No Longer Serves You | YKMS
Feeling a Lack of Joy? Let’s Talk About Anhedonia | Sanity Check
When the Past Calls, Don’t Answer: Embracing Who You Are Now | YKMS
Perimenopause: Just When We Thought We’d Heard It All! | Sanity Check
Health Anxiety & Mammograms: A Game-Changing Solution with Naomi Cosman | YKMS
From Shutdown to Calm: Pulling Yourself Back from Anxiety | Sanity Check
Rethinking Addiction: From Judgment to Understanding | YKMS
Perimenopause & Hair Loss: A Conversation We Need to Have | Sanity Check
Authenticity vs. Approval: The Tug of War We All Face | YKMS
You're Not Fun Anymore: How Motherhood, Mental Load, and Perimenopause Shift Everything | Sanity Check
The Comparison Trap: Why We Feel It & How to Break Free | YKMS
The Power Shift: How Women’s Wealth Transforms the World | Sanity Check
Money Without Guilt: Why Earning, Saving & Investing Matters | YKMS
Overdeveloped Sense of Duty: When Helping Becomes a Habit |Sanity Check
Happiness: Why Does It Feel So Elusive? | YKMS
Exhaustion Isn’t a Status Symbol: Embracing Rest and Play | Sanity Check
Body Image and Self-Worth: Rewriting the Narrative | YKMS
From Cats to Dogs: The Unexpected Benefits of Having Pets | Sanity Check
The Unlived Life: Are We Burdening Our Kids with Our Past? | YKMS
Breaking the Cycle: Why Women Should Lift Each Other Up, Not Tear Each Other Down | Sanity Check
One Set of Hands, Countless Responsibilities: The Single Parent’s Journey | YKMS
A Break from Booze: Why We’re Doing it And Why It’s Tough | Sanity Check
Boundaries: How Saying No Can Be the Ultimate Act of Self-Respect | YKMS
Demi Moore's Speech: Put Down the Measuring Stick and Be Enough | Sanity Check
Ageing is Not a Flaw: Stop Apologising and Start Celebrating the Value of Ageing | YKMS
Procrastination Unpacked: Why We Avoid and How to Start | Sanity Check
Anxiety: Our Stories, Struggles, and Ways to Cope | YKMS
Growth Through Adversity: How Challenges Shape Who We Become | Sanity Check
Purpose Reimagined: Discovering Your Spark in Everyday Moments | YKMS
A New Year’s Intention: Breaking the Addiction to Not Being Okay | Sanity Check
Holding Patterns: What's Keeping You Stuck? | YKMS
Merry Christmas! Whatever That Looks Like For You | YKMS
Pre-Christmas Chaos – Embracing "Good Enough" | YKMS
Self-Worth in Kids: Why It Matters and What the Journey Looks Like | YKMS
Always On: The Weight And Chaos of the Mental Load | YKMS
Menopause: The Elephant In The Room | YKMS
The Art of Listening - How Being Heard is Vital to Growth, Health and Connection | YKMS
Judgement - It’s Impact On Who We Are | YKMS
Self Worth: Making The Shift From External Approval To Inner Strength | YKMS
Intro - How We Met and Why We Started the Podcast! | YKMS
Fear: How it Shows Up In Our Lives and How to Break Free | YKMS
Redefining Success: Finding Your Own Path | YKMS