Don‘t Give A Fifty

In RERUN episode #103, Mel and Trish were excited to sit down with life coach Susie Pettit to discuss people pleasing and co-dependency - what it is, how it shows up in midlife and how to deal with it. The more the girls chatted with Susie, the more ah-ha moments there were as they identified what was happening in their own lives. But the good stuff doesn’t end there. The chat then moved onto boun...

In DGAF RERUN episode #102 Mel and Trish jumped online with Tina Nettlefold, founder and creator of T.House, an online platform that sells a philanthropic range of unique, limited-edition homewares. Tina lives by the mantra ‘live big, love big,’ which for her means to do as much as you can and give as much as you can.  At the age of 60, and with a successful corporate career behind her, Tina...

In DGAF RERUN episode #101, Mel and Trish were thrilled to chat with Melbourne’s most experienced personal stylist and wardrobe consultant, Sally Mackinnon. Sally’s very personable nature and undeniable knowledge were clearly evident in this super charged chat about the many facets of personal style & how it impacts us as 50ishers. The girls tackle the hot topic of body shapes, address budgets...

This RERUN was from episode #77 and in this episode Mel and Trish sit down with their long-term friend Lisa Curry to chat about, among other things, life, business, and hormones. Although Lisa is well known for her sporting achievements, television appearances and involvement on the speaking circuit, many don’t realise she is also a successful businesswoman. In 2015, Lisa established Happy Healthy...

Following on from an early episode in the ‘Don’t Give a Fifty’ back catalogue, episode #98 saw Mel & Trish in the studio with Trish’s nieces Matilda, Baillie and Mollie and her children, Lily and Wiley for a fun, educational chat about talking to our younger generations. From the outset, this is an ultra-dynamic episode with the gang from Gen Y & Z putting Mel and Trish through their gener...

In episode #98, Mel & Trish invited their 50isher friends Linda Dow and Kirsty Holmes into the studio to chat about the significant role they play in saving lives as a critical care paramedic and senior fire fighter. The magic lies in the fact these two ultra-humble women, don’t see anything remarkable about what they do for a living. For Kirsty and Linda, it’s all in a day’s work. Mel & T...

Hold onto your hats because for their #97th episode, Mel and Trish lean right into the woo woo, when they hook up online to County Laois, in Ireland to chat to the truly incredible Elizabeth Grant about soul enlightenment. From a young age, Elizabeth felt different and connected in some way to a higher source. Fast forward to adulthood and having fallen very ill following the birth of her second c...

In episode #96, Mel & Trish catch up on what’s been going on in their lives over the past few weeks. For Trish and her husband Gordo, this included an amazing trip to the islands of Greece and Istanbul and for Mel this involved not much, apart from a 20km twilight beach walk to raise money for the Heart Foundation, Australia.  There’s a couple of ‘F’ bombs, an obscure reference to somethi...

In episode #95 Mel and Trish were back on the Gold Coast to chat to multi-award-winning makeup artist Amanda Ramsay about how a simple, yet effective makeup routine can help turn the light back on in our lives at a time when we can feel most invisible. Having worked as a professional makeup artist for many years, 40-year-old Amanda found herself with a newborn baby and feeling invisible and overlo...

In episode #94 Mel and Trish jumped online with Tina Nettlefold, founder and creator of T.House, an online platform that sells a philanthropic range of unique, limited-edition homewares. Tina lives by the mantra ‘live big, love big,’ which for her means to do as much as you can and give as much as you can.  At the age of 60, and with a successful corporate career behind her, Tina decided to f...

In episode #93, Mel and Trish were excited to jump online to the Melbourne-based mother/daughter team behind Motto Fashions, Faye Browne and Lauren French.  This dynamic pair live and breathe both their business and fashion. Never ones to shy away from hard work, they oversee every aspect of their business from design to e-commerce and marketing. They also believe, unequivocally, in the power...

In episode #92, Mel and Trish headed to the Gold Coast to chat with ultra-dynamic, Kitty Bloomfield - kick ass health coach, businesswoman, podcaster and entrepreneur. Kitty is the co-founder of Nustrength, an online nutrition and training platform that helps women transform their bodies through improved metabolic functioning and strength training.  Until 2015, Kitty spent most of her adult l...

In episode #91, Mel and Trish chat to anxiety coach Kim Adams about high functioning anxiety, extroverts, and introverts and why she believes finding your passion and purpose is over-rated. Kim spent 20 years working in law enforcement organisations and absolutely loved her job managing research and evaluation programs. She felt valued and a sense of belonging. When her job disappeared due to an o...

Episode #90 sees the second instalment of the ‘Extraordinary in the Ordinary’ series and features the ultra-dynamic 50isher Annabelle Tully. How does a born and bred Brisbane girl find herself living and loving life on a property 1000km west of Brisbane? It’s not for the faint hearted but as Mel and Trish learn, Annabelle is anything but. Excited by change and the type of woman who just gets thing...

In episode #89, Mel and Trish were excited to chat to the very awesome Louise Pfeiffer, a smart-smart girl with a lifelong calling to do good in the world. After completing two university degrees and spending years working in the highly competitive financial services sector, Louise found herself at a career crossroads and decided to follow her calling. Louise is now director of philanthropy at ‘Th...

It’s been a few months, so Mel and Trish decided it was time for another episode of their ‘Just the Two of Us’ series. The girls sat down for a catch-up chat which included, but was not limited to:  Mel’s daughter’s 21st and her husband’s antics on the Espresso Martinis, busy times on the farm for Trish, family functions and an update on her mum. Then of course, there were the usual recommend...

In episode #87, Mel and Trish were excited to sit down with life coach Susie Pettit to discuss people pleasing and co-dependency - what it is, how it shows up in midlife and how to deal with it. The more the girls chatted with Susie, the more ah-ha moments there were as they identified what was happening in their own lives. But the good stuff doesn’t end there. The chat then moved onto boundaries...

In episode #86, Mel and Trish sit down with writer, speaker, and ABC broadcaster Sheridan Stewart to chat about the recent release of her book  I Am Enough  and the impetus behind its conception.  Sheridan Stewart had been struggling with burnout for years but couldn’t find a way to break the cycle of rushing about feeling guilty for spending and eating too much as well as not being...

Episode #85 sees Mel and Trish chatting across time zones to gratitude and meditation expert Lori Saitz from the United States. Lori is the founder and CEO of Zenrabbit, an award-winning writer, speaker, broadcaster, and a woman on a mission to teach the world to be calm and grounded no matter what’s going on in their lives. Lori believes cruising along just being ‘fine’ is ok but it’s also the eq...

Episode #84 introduces a new segment to be featured on the podcast ‘the extraordinary in the ordinary: getting to know our tribe.’ The girls have long held the belief that there are countless women achieving remarkable things, living amazing lives with inspiring stories. These women fly under the radar and are, by their own admissions, just ‘ordinary’ women. But every woman has a story to tell and...

Mel and Trish continue their fascinating chat with psychic Julia George but this time questions are directed by Julia’s social media community. Just days before recording, Julia invited her followers to send in any questions they wanted to ask, and this provided the substance for Part 2. Enjoy! Important Links: Julia's Website Julia's Instagram Julia's Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Mel and Trish were super excited to have psychic Julia George join them in the studio to chat about her life and her work.  Julia is an Australian-based psychic medium, psychotherapist, modern witch, and healer who works with people from around the world to help with a range of issues which include relationship advice, finding purpose, psychological blocks, legal or business issues and past t...

Mel and Trish were thrilled to have Melbourne-based psychologist Peter Quarry back as a guest to talk about some key factors relating to ageing particularly curiosity and remaining positive and excited about life which involves finding purpose, goal setting and dealing with associated anxiety. Peter is a multi award-winning psychologist whose videos and training programs are used by Fortune 500 co...

 In episode #80, Mel and Trish chat online to journalist, newsreader, and author Nicole Webb about the fascinating story behind the writing and publication of her book,  China Blonde.  As a journalist, Nicole spent 20 years in Australian television working as a reporter, producer and presenter which included a decade as a key player at 24-hour news channel Sky News. When opportunity...

In episode #79, Mel and Trish chat to romance novelist Sandy Barker about the notoriously challenging road that has led her to becoming a published author. Sandy is one of those incredible women, who with tenacity and determination is now seeing her ‘big hairy audacious dream’ of becoming a full-time author turning into a reality.  In 2018, Sandy and her partner took a midlife sabbatical to l...