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 social media?

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Listen if you want a laugh and a comforting reminder that friendships don’t have to be perfect — they just have to be real.

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”, why January is the easiest month to quit, and whether giving up alcohol is about health - or just social expectations. Plus why at 50 the juice might not be worth the squeeze anymore.......

No judgement. No rules. Just awareness, stories, and a few uncomfortable truths.

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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 midlife. Along the way, we touch on menopause, work stress, saying no (or not), four-day weeks, parenting teenagers, letting go of Christmas excess, and the strange mix of gratitude and vulnerability that comes with approaching 50.

This isn’t about giving everything up or reinventing yourself overnight. It’s about noticing what no longer works, getting curious about what does, and choosing a slower, more intentional way forward — without the guilt.

Expect warmth, humour, a few tangents, and plenty of “is it just me?” moments.

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