The Good Girl Confessional

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Rochelle Courtenay, founder of Share The Dignity - the groundbreaking Australian charity fighting period poverty and supporting women in crisis. In this powerful episode, Rochelle shares how reading about women using socks and newspapers for menstruation led her to create an organisation that's now collected over 5 million period products and successfully...

Welcome to The Good Girl Confessional Podcast! I’m your host, Sandy Lowres, and today we’re diving into the realities of hustle culture, burnout, and the search for balance with a very special guest, Danielle Colley. Danielle is a life coach, speaker, and the author of the new book The Chocolate Bar Life. After being fired from a high-profile role at The Australian Women’s Weekly, Danielle found h...

This week we are thrilled to welcome debut author Anna Johnston as our special guest. Anna’s first novel, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, is a charming and heartwarming tale inspired by her best friend and grandfather, Fred, and her time working in aged care. After Fred was diagnosed with dementia, Anna made the life-changing decision to step away from her medical degree and join the nursing...

Far too often, the stories of women have been written out of the history pages.  In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to have as our special guest, the esteemed New Zealand filmmaker and author, Barbara Sumner. Best known for her powerful memoir Tree of Strangers, Barbara is now stepping into the world of fiction with her debut novel The Gallow's Bird, set to be released this year by Pantera Press....

In this compelling episode of The Good Girl Confessional podcast, host Sandy Lowres speaks with author Michelle Scheibner about her deeply personal journey, as chronicled in her book Hush.  Michelle delves into the psychological and physical effects of inherited family trauma, uncovering how unresolved pain and secrets from past generations can shape our present lives. Michelle opens up about her...

TW:   Childhood abuse and trauma. Listeners are advised to listen with caution.  In this gripping episode of The Good Girl Confessional, we welcome author Maggie Walters, - author of the incredible memoir SPLIT! How does a child survive unimaginable abuse? For some, the mind steps in to protect them, by creating "alters" and splitting. Again, and again. In Maggie's case, many times.  Maggie's harr...

TW: This episode has conversations about apartheid, racism, trauma and generational trauma. Welcome to this episode of The Good Girl Confessional Podcast, where we delve into transformative stories of resilience and healing. Today, we explore the remarkable journey of Beryl Crosher-Segers, a woman whose life story is a testament to the power of perseverance and self-discovery. Beryl's journey begi...

Reclaiming Our Power: A Spotlight on Dr. Hilary Caldwell’s SLUTDOM Have you ever been called a slut? The word is oftn weaponsised against women. Despite decades of activism, women are still burdened with the effects of slut shaming in everyday life. Dr. Hilary Caldwell’s new book, SLUTDOM , argues convincingly and passionately for women’s enjoyment of sex as a force to advance gender equality. Joi...

TW: This episode features conversations about drug use, addiction and suicide. In an intimate and revealing conversation, Sandy Lowres sits down with Holly Deane-Johns, author of "Holly's Hell: Seven Years in a Thai Prison," to delve into Holly's harrowing journey from addiction to redemption. Holly shares her firsthand account of the challenges she faced growing up in a dysfunctional family in We...

When Kate Toon, as a single parent, wondered how she was going to juggle parenthood with work, she backed herself and started her business. Now, 15 years later, Kate has built a successful business and is on a mission to help others. Kate is an award-winning business mentor and digital marketing coach. She’s a down to earth human on a mission to demystify the realities of running a successful onli...

TW: This conversation touches on themes of abuse, proverty and violence. Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with the remarkable and down to earth Australian author, Kirsty Jagger. Kirsty is a journalist by trade. In 2019, she won the inaugural Heyman Mentorship Award, established by acclaimed Australian author Kathryn Heyman for a writer from a background of social or economic disa...

"May you all have enough." This is the catch cry of Kez Wickham St George, a #1 bestselling award winning Author who has a passion to champion people from many diverse backgrounds to reveal the best in their creative side. Now in her 70's, Kez published her first book in her fifties and now has an increible career. Kez has published 14 books including Metal Mermaid - a Number #1 best seller in 5 c...

Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chat with Megan Rogers, the Australian author of The Heart is a Star - an absorbing and gripping novel, told beautifully. This is a powerful novel that explores the messiness and complexity of midlife, about the ways in which we navigate an intricate, complicated world; and about how we can uncover our true selves when we are forced to face the myths th...

What if I told you that in 1929, a woman in NYC wrote a best seller, made a fortune during the great depression and then went on to write over 20 books, and screenplays - many of which became Hollywood films - only to tell you that no one knows her name? Today in the Confessional, I'm thrilled to chat with Marsha Gordon, a Professor in Film Studies at North Carolina State University in the USA who...

TW: This episode contains conversations about alcohol abuse, alcoholism Today in the Confessional, I am honoured to be chatting with the gorgeous writer and fellow podcaster Jo Pybus. We’ll be talking about Jo’s powerful article that was published nationally this week about her experience of being raised by an alcoholic mother. Jo’s courage to share this very personal story has resonated with so m...

Today in the Confessional, I’m so excited to be chatting to a power house entrepreneur - Chiquita Searle is a kick ass woman beyond forty who is helping other female entrepreneurs to rise through her PR & Talent management firm Chiquita & Co. A self-confessed eyewear addict, she is also the founder of statement eyewear company CHIQUITA. Chiquita also co-founded FemmeCon, a community design...

Today in The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres is chatting to a former good girl, Bron Williams. Are you uncertain about your future? Do you have unfulfilled dreams? Then meet Bron Williams! At 67, Bron has a lot of hard-won wisdom. She is a powerful woman dedicated to helping other women reconnect with their own power. Despite her achievements - including an honours degree, serving as a s...

Have you ever wished you had more downtime or time just to think and reflect? Or does the thought of spending time alone feel indulgent or implausible? Maybe the thought of spending time alone seems like a scary concept. Today in The Good Girl Confessional we welcome back Sydney-based Author and Columnist Kerri Sackville who has explored the concept of spending time alone and the huge benefits it...

This week host Sandy Lowres is chatting with an incredible and resilient Menopause advocate - Sonya Lovell. Sonya is a Speaker, Podcaster and Personal Trainer. She's also a Breast Cancer survivor who experienced the chaos of an induced menopause, when she was 47. Sonya leans heavily into her lived experience of being unsupported, unprepared and seriously under educated through her own menopause to...

Today in The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres is chatting with Ali Brahe-Daddo who exploded onto the Australian modelling scene at the age of 16 and became the cover girl of Dolly Magazine. Over the years Ali's life would take her in many different directions including moving to Hollywood with her husband of 30 years, motherhood, (she has 3 children), fitness and teaching. Her first book,...

Today in The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres is chatting to Lee Christine. A bestselling Australian author who is proving that, at 60, it’s never too late to turn lifelong dreams into reality, Lee is the writer of six romantic suspense novels and three alpine-crime novels, including the best-selling and award-winning Charlotte Pass, and best-selling Crackenback. In the past decade she ha...

Sandy Lowres, host of The Good Girl Confessional, chats with Sara Cunningham, Founder of Free Mom Hugs. Sara’s journey from midwest Christian mother to her gay son Parker, to creating an organisation that wraps its arms around the LGBTI+ community is inspiring and heart warming. Free Mom Hugs now has a chapter in every state of the USA and has inpired other groups around the world including Austra...

New Episode Out Now! TW: this episode has discussions of death, loss, grief, suicide. We will all experience loss at some point in our lives but not everyone will know how to manage their grief and move forward with meaning and purpose.  Faced with compounded heartache by the untimely death of several loved ones as well as a myriad of other losses, Lisa Gallate embarked on a journey of self-healin...

Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with Faye Browne and Lauren French, the mother/daughter fashionista duo behind the successful Australian clothing brand, Motto. When Faye, a powerhouse in the fashion industry, started Motto in 1986, she couldn't have predicted that years later she would be working side by side with her daughter. While both design the collections Motto is renowned...

Today on The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with Podcaster and producer, Sarah Steel. Sarah is the host of the award winning podcast Let’s Talk About Sects. When Sarah launched her podcast in 2017, a podcast dedicated to talking about cults and sects was a hew concept. The popularity of her podcast surprised ever Sarah. She is a filmmaker and writer with a keen interest in social...