No Small Talk

TRIGGER WARNING: Host Chris Melville welcomes nutritionist Sandrine Olmi of Savoir Faire Nutrition, who works with families of neurodivergent children experiencing big emotions and sensory food issues. Sandrine shares her personal journey after adopting her daughter at four months old; intense meltdowns, sleep disruption, and food refusal emerged around age three, leading to parental burnout and l...

TRIGGER WARNING: ⚠️ Please note: Because of the nature of this podcast, episodes can contain difficult and sometimes heavy subjects. If you're hearing this message, then this is one of those episodes. Please keep that in mind when choosing when, where, and maybe even if to listen. Host Chris Melville offers a content warning and explains that the show isn’t a substitute for professional support be...

TRIGGER WARNING: Mental health, being labeled weird, self doubt, confidence, teen wounds Host Chris Melville talks with personal stylist and style coach Abbey Booth , who works mainly with midlife professional women. She has just published her book, Don’t Save It For Best. Abbey shares how she moved from a long-held dream into running a women’s boutique, starting with pop-ups and a Facebook page d...

TRIGGER WARNING: ⚠️ Please note: This episode may include sensitive or triggering content. Honor your inner knowing, and remember, our show is never a substitute for professional, legal, medical, or psychosocial guidance. Always seek support from a certified professional when needed. Host Chris Melville opens with a content warning and introduces No Small Talk guest Tana Mcpherson-Smith, a child a...

On the first episode of No Small Talk, released on Chris’s 60th birthday, host Chris Melville and guest Richard Harrison (founder of Caldera Capital , connecting property investors with development opportunities) discuss learning to trust yourself. Richard shares how a failed events partnership and disillusionment with corporate loyalty led him to doubt his judgment, seek support from mentors and...

Chris Melville, a business mentor and mindset coach for solopreneurs, introduces No Small Talk, a podcast inspired by her fascination with how the brain drives behaviour and self-perception. She speaks to the doubts, insecurities, and lack of self-belief people often hide, especially in late-night moments when mental “noise” feels unavoidable. Drawing from her daily work and her own healing journe...