
You Keep Me Sane
For 8 years, Aileen and Julie have been each other's sounding board from opposite sides of the globe – Aileen in London and Julie in Melbourne.
They have navigated everything – motherhood, relationships, menopause, health, grief, and everything in between – through daily voice messages. These exchanges often became lifelines, and now they share that space with their listeners.
In You Keep Me Sane, Aileen and Julie hold honest conversations on life's challenges, growth, and connection. They lend an ear and share heartfelt insights, creating a space that allows both them, and you, to be human.
Listeners are encouraged to write in with their own experiences and topics, becoming part of the conversation that feels like a chat with close friends.
Episodes
87 episodes
Ambiverts Explained: Why a Smaller Circle Feeds Your Soul | Sanity Check No. 38
Episode OverviewIn this week’s Sanity Check, we’re diving into a word that was a complete revelation to us - ambivert. For years we’ve thought in terms of introverts and extroverts, but what if you’re a mix of both? We t...
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Episode 87
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10:00

Imposter Syndrome: The Gap Between What You’ve Done and What You Believe
Episode OverviewIn this episode, we dive into imposter syndrome — that all-too-familiar sense of doubting yourself despite clear evidence you’ve earned your place. We talk about how it has shown up in our own lives, why it’s especial...
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Episode 86
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25:25

Relaxation Anxiety: The Momentum of Busyness | Sanity Check No 37
Episode OverviewHave you ever finally sat down to rest, only to find yourself fidgeting, scrolling, or looking for something to tidy? You’re not alone. There’s a name for this: relaxation anxiety.In this week’s Sanity Chec...
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Episode 85
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8:15

The Wonder Woman Cape: How Gen X Tied Self-Worth to Carrying It All (and Why It’s Breaking Us) | YKMS
Episode Overview:In this week’s episode of You Keep Me Sane, we dive into what it really means to be Gen X - caught between silence and strength, invisibility and overachievement. We explore how growing up in a culture th...
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Episode 84
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27:03

Food, Fog, and Feeling Better: A Real Talk Reset | Sanity Check No. 36
Episode Overview:We’re not here to talk about dieting, detoxes, or food fads. This week’s Sanity Check is about the small, doable changes we’ve each made to what we eat - and the unexpected shifts we’ve noticed in mood, ener...
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Episode 83
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10:21

Breaking Stigma: Johnny Starr on Men’s Mental Health, Resilience & Fitness | YKMS
Episode SummaryThis week we sit down with Johnny Starr – entrepreneur, fitness coach, and founder of Never Home. Johnny’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and radical honesty about men’s mental health. From hittin...
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Episode 82
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35:43

“You’re Complicated” - Unpicking The Insult We So Often Hear | Sanity Check No.35
Episode OverviewWhy is it that when a woman shows depth, honesty, and emotional range, she’s so often called “complicated”? And why does it rarely sound like a compliment?In this Sanity Check, we unpack the difference betwe...
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Episode 81
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9:59

The Messy–Tidy Divide: It’s Not About Laziness | YKMS
Episode OverviewThis week, we’re lifting the lid on one of life’s everyday divides: the messy vs tidy debate. But we’re not here to hand out gold stars for perfect homes or shame anyone for clutter. Instead, we’re exploring what l...
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Episode 80
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24:25

A Thoughtful Gesture or Subtle Manipulation? | Sanity Check No. 34
Episode OverviewEver had someone offer you a “favour” that felt more like a clever way to get what they wanted? In this week’s Sanity Check, we unpack those interactions that seem generous on the surface but leave you fee...
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Episode 79
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Fabulous After 50: Jen Hardy on Power, Confidence & Reinvention | YKMS
Episode Overview:In this episode, we sit down with the unstoppable Jen Hardy - host of The Fabulous Over 50 Podcast, The Jen Hardy Show on YouTube, and creator of the 50 Over 50 Podcaster Awards. We firs...
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Episode 78
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Waiting for the Fabulous to Kick In: A Midlife Reality Check | Sanity Check No. 33
Fabulous Over 50? What If You’re Not Feeling It Yet?In this week’s Sanity Check, we’re talking about something that doesn’t get said enough: what if midlife isn’t fabulous just yet?We dive into the glossy headlines about wo...
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Episode 77
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10:03

Deepfakes, Consent & Digital Safety: What Every Parent Needs to Know | YKMS
Episode Overview:In this episode, we speak with broadcast journalist Ania Lichtarowicz - Managing Director of Somewhere on Earth Productions and former producer of BBC’s Digital Planet. Ania breaks do...
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Episode 76
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33:03

Always Us Picking Up Mess: Does No One Else Even See It? | Sanity Check 32.
Episode Overview:In this week’s Sanity Check, Julie shares a hilarious (and maddeningly relatable) story about a coat hanger left in the hallway - for four days. No one else in the house noticed it. Or did they?Fro...
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Episode 75
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Mood Swings, Eye Rolls, and Growing Pains: Parenting the Tween Transition | YKMS
Episode Overview:If you're parenting a 12-year-old (or about to), this one’s for you.We talk about the moment your sweet kid suddenly starts rolling their eyes, refusing hugs, demanding independence - and testing every nerv...
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Episode 74
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Your Body Is Not a Project—It's Your Home | Sanity Check No. 31
Episode Overview:In this Sanity Check, we get real about our lifelong struggles with body image - and how they’ve evolved (or stayed stuck) as we've entered midlife. From tying jumpers around our waists in our 20s to feeling unrec...
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Episode 73
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12:06

Holding It Together in Midlife: Body, Hormones & Connection with Cara Metz | YKMS
Episode OverviewWhat begins as a chat about fitness quickly turns into something deeper. In this episode, we sit down with Cara Metz, founder of Cara Fitness, to explore not just the shifting demands of midlife bodies, bu...
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Episode 72
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38:17

Decision Fatigue: The Tiny Decisions Draining You | Sanity Check No. 30
Episode Overview:This week, we hit that point where the mental tabs were maxed out - and it wasn’t about the big stuff. It was the what’s for dinner, the laundry, what vitamins to give the kids, the endless little choices...
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Episode 71
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Ambition & Self-Worth: How Can They Coexist? | YKMS
Episode OverviewThis week’s episode was sparked by a thoughtful voice note from a listener who asked a powerful question: Where does ambition fit into self-worth?In a culture that often ties success to external ach...
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Episode 70
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18:43

Frazzled to Calm: Micro Shifts That Lower Cortisol | Sanity Check No.29
Episode Overview:Ever feel like you're living in survival mode - snappy, tired, and overwhelmed for no clear reason? You're not imagining it. That constant buzzing in your body might be cortisol, your stress hormone, running the s...
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Episode 69
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8:17

Clearing Space, Clearing Stress: The Mental Load of Mess | YKMS
Episode Overview:Ever looked around your home and felt your shoulders tense? You're not alone. In this episode, we sit down with Lauren from Perfect Space Home Organisation - a professional organiser who brings more...
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Episode 68
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48:42

Why Do We Treat Single Women Like Something’s Gone Wrong? | Sanity Check No. 28
Episode OverviewWhy do we still treat single women like they’re unfinished stories? In this week’s Sanity Check, we’re getting honest about the outdated assumptions around being single in midlife - and why choosing to stay true to...
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Episode 67
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The Grey Areas We Don’t Talk About: A Conversation on Consent & Self-Worth | YKMS
Episode OverviewAs mothers of teenagers, we’ve been thinking deeply about how consent, self-worth, and emotional literacy shape the choices our kids make. We remember our own adolescence - when being desirable felt like currency a...
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Episode 66
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48:58

Grief: The Ache That Doesn’t Expire | Sanity Check No. 27
Episode OverviewIn this deeply personal Sanity Check, Aileen opens up about the long, layered experience of grief - particularly after losing both her parents. Together, we reflect on why grief makes people uncomfortable, how loss re...
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Episode 65
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11:41

Mars, Venus & the Midlife Shift: What’s Driving the Rise in Divorce | YKMS
Episode OverviewIn this raw and deeply reflective episode, Aileen and Julie explore a rising trend: why so many women in their 40s and 50s are re-evaluating long-term relationships. This isn’t about drama or scandal, it’s about id...
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Episode 64
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22:23

Post-High Blues: Why We Crash After Good Things | Sanity Check
Episode Overview:You know that weird flat feeling after something great? A big event, a reunion, a dream trip… and then suddenly you’re back to real life, feeling unexpectedly low? This week’s Sanity Check dives int...
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Episode 63
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