The Femme Music Podcast by Mel Lathouras

You know that fear of making mistakes? And making them publicly… It's what holding us back from the stage or showing up in life as our full creative expression. In this episode, I encourage you to do the thing you're scared of (singing, telling your story, presenting, speaking up) and aim to make mistakes. Go on… Deliberately and purposefully make mistakes. Mistakes are fun. They're an opportunity...

🎙️ Get ready for an INSPIRING episode of the Fearless Singer Podcast featuring the incredible Jaimie Abbott! SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW this Episode!   Jaimie is an award-winning keynote speaker, coach, and creator of the sought-after Paid to Speak Online Course.   She joins us to share her insights on the world of paid speaking work and how Singers can tap into this lucrative avenue of creativity and i...

In this Fearless Singer episode, Alpha Schulte from Money Made Simple shares her expertise on how singers and creatives can navigate the current financial crisis and take control of their wealth. We explore mindset shifts, practical money management tools, and the intersection of finance, mindset, and personal growth. Brace yourself for inspiration and empowerment like never before!   Like content...

Fearless Singer's latest podcast episode, "You Were Born to Create," is a must-listen for anyone interested in creativity and performance. Host Mel shares all the exciting updates from Fearless Singer, including a massive website upgrade that brings together all aspects of her creativity in one place. Mel discusses how society undervalues the arts, but standing on stage and delivering a performanc...

In this Fearless Singer podcast - we're talking about one of the biggest challenges many of us singers face - performance anxiety. And we have a special guest, Singer, Actor & Entrepreneur Kylie Stephenson, who shares her journey of overcoming it. Kylie is a natural performer but struggled with anxiety and fear blocks, making it difficult to pursue her passion for singing and performing. This led...

Get ready to be inspired by Emma Sparks' remarkable journey from crippling anxiety to confidently slaying iconic Julie London songs. In the latest episode of the Fearless Singer podcast, Emma shares her transformational experience with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Quantum Energetics, which helped her reprogram old beliefs that no longer served her and adopt the persona of a confident and...

In this episode of Fearless Singer, you'll discover how to use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to take your singing to the next level and build a career around your passions. Fearless Singer Mel Lathouras shares her personal experiences with EFT and how it helped her become a full-time singer and coach. You'll learn how EFT can help you become a detective to old narratives embedded in your psych...

Looking for some inspiration to follow your passions and carve your own path? Look no further than this week's episode of our podcast! Our special guest, Kerri Layton, is a UK-based jazz singer and business coach who has followed her passion for music, jazz, and education to create a thriving business helping female musicians achieve balance, joy, abundance, and creative impact. Kerri's unconventi...

In this episode of the Fearless Singer Podcast, Mel Lathouras talks about the power of stories and how they can help us reconnect with our childlike sense of wonder and magic. Mel shares how her family's gifted storytellers influenced her, and how storytelling can transport us to new worlds, inspire us to imagine new possibilities, and deep dive into magical thinking. She discusses the importance...

I'm back with another Fearless Singer episode about recognising our shadow artist traits and embracing our inner child to create, sing and show up more freely! Before we dive into this episode, I want to give you the heads-up that I'll be discussing anthropophobia, relating to my mental health struggles as a young one. I understand this can be a sensitive topic for some, but please be assured that...

I know I'm not alone in feeling that life can be a rollercoaster, and the journey of a creative is no exception. From tech troubles to feeling drained, I had a doozy of a week leading up to this podcast episode. I did my head in with troubleshooting a lot of sticky tech stuff, which you will hear about. And I did a number on my life force – I felt pretty defeated and detached.  But luckily, the Un...

In this latest episode of the Fearless Singer Podcast, I dive into overcoming the illusion of lack. I share my personal story of how a simple sign on an electricity box changed my perspective and opened space for opportunities!  As creatives, it's easy to fall into the trap of believing that external things we don't have are stopping us from bringing our dreams to life. But what if I told you, you...

I have to say - I love giving 'Learn From my Mistakes' advice. I have been a reactive creator for mmmm 😆 all of my life. And until now, I've got a way with it. However - it's time to go to a new level of functioning and thriving as a singer/entrepreneur/creator - if I want to fit all of my juicy projects into my life. The reality is that our jobs as creatives aren't straightforward. We manage mul...

I give you my last podcast episode for the year!  One of my 2022 goals this year was to start a podcast, and now I have 14 episodes, which you can stream from Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or on Instagram.  I'm telling you this podcast would never have happened if I had carried on with my previous conditioning and wiring that convinced me that everything I created had to be perfect before putti...

One of the most potent mindsets shifts I made to get to where I am today - a gigging singer, show producer and creator of Fearless Singer – is playing with I am statements.     Even while working in completely unrelated fields, I would tell myself and others that I am a successful singer and creative entrepreneur.   Even when I was not actually "successful". 😆 In fact, I wasn't even gigging. Also...

Award-winning Jazz Singer, Songwriter, Educator and Entrepreneur Sharny Russell is lovingly regarded as our Jazz Mumma here in Brisbane and on the entire East Coast of Australia. She is the epitome of a Fearless Singer in every sense of the term. Despite being told that she would never sing again after a horrific car accident, Sharny has gone on to have a celebrated career as a singer, an ABC reco...

In this episode, Bernie speaks candidly about turning 60 and realising that her dreams of performing and living a full-time creative life would not happen without her taking some kind of plunge. Living in New York for several years, Bernie and her partner returned to Brisbane in the wake of Covid. It was then that Bernie realised she was at crossroads. She could continue along the path she was goi...

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In this episode, I share with you how my fear of dancing and being a part of the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse show Women In Voice gave me a good old dose of it. It felt real and downright disempowering however, I got through it with some metacognitive questioning and the powerful self-healing modality Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping).   If this resonates with you, please let me know! I love...

In this episode, Fearless Singer Mel Lathouras talks about how the emotion of shame can manifest in so many ways in relation to our singing and performing and often stops us from doing so. She gives examples from her own singing and performing practice as well as what she encounters from students. This episode gives strategies on how to clear this from our psyche so we can get on with doing what w...

A journey from London Boy Singers to Soul Jazz - guitarist Harvey Blues has followed the call to make music his life's work. A punk at heart, Harvey taught himself the Blues as a 14-year-old, was a full-time gigging musician in London in his early 20s to starting over again in Australia in his 30s. After sustaining an injury from factory work in Australia, Harvey made the life-changing decision to...

In this Fearless Singer episode, we hear from Greek Singer, Ellinikes Fones Co-Founder and Music Therapist Katerini Manolatos. We discover where her love for music and singing came from as well as her journey from singing classical repertoire to singing and performing Greek music. She shares about her experience as a music therapist and how singing can enhance our lives and how it can connect us w...

In this episode, Fearless Singer Mel Lathouras talks about how when we align with service as singers, no matter what our ability level is, it switches off our critical mind. It doesn't matter if you are a shower singer or perform to the public, we are putting good energy out to the world and changing lives in the process.

In this episode, I talk about how our greatest singing teachers are often our favourite singers! The best part is that we can dive into the treasure trove of their teaching by listening to their recordings. If you want to learn to sing jazz, start by listening to Ella Fitzgerald. This idea was inspired by Cardi B who said if we want to be successful we need to "watch the recipe" of successful peop...