Messie Minds

It would not be a Messie Minds episode, if the first episode of the New Year did not start with new year resolutions and goals! Welcome back and happy New Year guys and girls! On this episode, Mary and Jessie catch up on their holiday break from recording and what they've been up to this Summer in Australia. The girls also chat about why resolutions don't hold up for a lot of people and how to cou...

Can you believe we're nearing the end of 2022? There's exactly 9 weeks left and honestly when you're working full-time and trying to schedule in a social life and many side hobbies, that's really just 10 business days on the Messie Minds calendar.  This year felt like it was equally as long as it was fast and yet so many things have happened that seemed like a lifetime ago. This week on the v...

A passing figure at the corner of your eye, an eerie feeling you can’t seem to shake off or perhaps a scary encounter you convince yourself is a coincidence. We’ve all been there before, trying to reason ourselves away.   In light of spooky season, the girls unpack all their scary recommendations, thoughts on whether Australia should embrace the Halloween holiday and their experiences with pa...

Over the last couple of  years, there’s been a lot of change that has happened on a global scale which was stressful and/or scary to deal with it. It’s that feeling of finally getting used to something and then all of a sudden, things or situations can change again. This week, Jessie and Mary invite their very experienced and nomadic friend Chau onto the podcast to chat about how she has buil...

Around here, we mainly catch flights not feels.  With all the restrictions being lifted across the globe, catching flights is starting to revert to normalcy and for some of us, travelling on a plane and overseas has been a foreign experience for the last couple of years. It's almost like we've forgotten how to pack a bag, but fear not! This week, the Messie Minds girls get on the mics and sha...

They say only time can tell, and time has been a factor for many changes in social values and behaviours. Gen Y aka “Millennials” can also be known as “Generation Experience”, are members of a cohort between the years of 1980 and 1995.  So what “experiences” have millenials collected that are distinct from the generation that succeed them? This week on the podcast, Jessie’s younger sister Ste...

A skeptic and a perfectionist walk into a bar...the perfectionist said "it's set too low" and the skeptic replies with "there's no way of knowing for sure because your standards could either be lower or higher for someone else" and they both sit there confused and anxious.   Welcome back to another week with Messie Minds! This week we put to the test another type of personality test to s...

This week, Mary's main character moment not only scarred her for life but inspired us to take on one of the biggest issues with young adults navigating the world. Why is it so hard to make new friends as adults?  The girls talk about their worries when it comes to initiating and maintaining friendships that are new and why they don't particularly last like the ones you form when you're a chil...

Have you ever wanted a pet dog but your parents have said no? Perhaps you wanted to know what things you should know before you adopted a fur child.  Well, this week Jessie and Mary share their experiences on what it has been like to be fur children parents. Whether you're in a relationship or if you're single, getting a pet is a big responsibility that will require many years of your life.&n...

Have you ever sat there and listened to the two voices in your head having a conversation with one another? One side of you is saying "Let's go and try something new, maybe you'll find something enjoyable and fun to do" whilst the other is saying "you're not going to be good at it anyway, people are going to judge you for it"? Cos, same.    This week, Mary and Jessie unpack the week that...

Once in a while, we all tell ourselves little white lies to gas it up a bit but there's some of us who take it a notch too far and create a warped reality. This week, a hot new bombshell enters the villa, meet "Blowfish", the sea loving cousin of the classic "Catfish". We discuss the new term "Blowfishing" and where we have encountered them before. Mary gets riled up about the negative connotation...

We always say that we never regret the things that happened in our past lives but what if you could go back and change it all? What advice would you give your teenage self in the face of adversity? This week, we reflect on their experiences post "Laurinda" and how the themes in the storyline mirror those in our own lives. Join us as we travel down the rabbit hole of our own experiences with racism...

Hello friends 👋, long time no see! We're back after a long break from recording and routines, a couple of weeks of surviving the icy Melbourne winters and the waves (& continuing) of colds, flus and covid! There was just too much going on in the last couple of weeks, so Mary and Jessie sit down this week to seriously unpack the mess. Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson's breakup is totally a K...

We are back from our seasons break with a special surprise episode discussing the pop culture sensation that people wont shut up about, STRANGER THINGS. We are people.  Diverging from our usual topic, we are dedicating the episode to our current favourite show; talking about our favourite moments, which parts made us cry, who we are shipping and discussing the conspiracy theories floating aro...

Just when you think you're in the clear and it's safe to come out into public, you're suddenly betrayed by your own mind and consciousness. That's it, everyone knows you did it. You dirrrrrty, diiiirty gal. 👀 On this week's episode, Mary shares her main character humiliation about getting caught in public with *beep*. Jessie's anxiety soars through the roof and the girls can't go anywhere without...

When all things are said and done, you begin to realise that a lot of people in your life will slowly start to branch out onto numerous different pathways in their lives. A global disaster such as the pandemic didn't stop our sweet and beautiful friend Michelle from stepping outside of the bubble and start her adventure 700km away from Melbourne (yes, we know.. it doesn't sound that far).  In...

In your twenties, you may encounter difficulties looking for a job post graduation or even just a casual job to get you through uni or college. There's a range of factors that can amount to the reason why you haven't been able to land that role yet.  This week on the podcast, the girls chat about ways they go about managing their expectations and anxieties leading up to the job interview and...

Sometimes there's toxic behaviours that shouldn't be tolerated and other times there's speed bumps in the road that you're still trying to slowly get over.  Well, whatever it is that you're in for your girls are back this week to discuss with their friend Kelly about red, yellow and green signs or flags that could arise in relationships.  Buckle your seat belts, because we're in for a bu...

"Mirror Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?" It’s me girl. It’s me. Thank Yew ✨ After years of spending our time in the "boss girl" or "that girl" era, tirelessly trying to wake up at 5am to make a green juice and go jogging with Lucy from Yoga class and logging on at 8:45AM to answer all your work emails before 12:00PM... My friends, we have finally entered the villain era and it...

Hello fellow friends! On this week's episode, our favourite person Kevin returns but this time, he brought along his beautiful girlfriend Emily. As per the last episode we had with him, Jessie and Mary both learnt (to their shock) that Kev had only recently discovered what love languages was and it was only fitting to have this discussion with Emily in the room. Join the girls this week to hear Em...

Let's rewind, *insert tape rewind sound effect here* back to 2005 when being on the internet meant that your home landline wouldn't ring and every time your mum picked up the phone and dialled someone, you'd be kicked off.  Imagine this, it's 3:30pm and you couldn't wait to get home, to log onto MSN to chat with your friends and send them emojis and customise your name with different colours...

Sharing your deepest, darkest secrets is one thing, but sharing the feelings in your darkest hour is a whole other thing. Especially if you're expected to just pull it together because "MANS DON'T CRY".  Sometimes it's easier to just keep the walls up because you don't want to be vulnerable incase of judgement. This week we catch up with Duy Nguyen from Sunset Confessions Podcast and discuss...

WE LOVE LOVE but just FYI there’s going to be an entrance fee of $150 to my wedding if you wanna come….    This week we discuss all things weddings and all the politics that are involved especially in relation to our Asian wedding customs and traditions. Despite being actual twinsies as proven in our previous episodes, we both have a very different take on what we want for our big days.....

Hello friends! "I don't think this is working out..." is something we've heard before, or not... maybe some people prefer to not have the difficult conversations and ghost you instead. However, on Messie Minds we are all about recognising and having these conversations. On this week's podcast, we navigate through all the relationships in our twenties. Between your love life, your friendships, fami...

Hello beautiful people! This week, we're joined with one of our good friends for the very first time on this show Mr Kevin Truong. Kevin has been a long time friend for both Jessie and Mary and this week, we've invited him on to give us some male perspective on things that we find sexy.  We go into depth with why certain aspects will be sexy according to different people and discover that peo...