The SHE Word

The SHE Word brings this exclusive edition on the eve of the last game of the season - the crucial Home Game between Malta and Latvia. Malta Women's National Football Team are set to make history by leading their group in the internationals, a victory away from entering League B in the UEFA Women's Nations League. Sasha hosts a very special episode of the Young Women's Edition with guests Emma Xue...

As we approach the Holiday Season and most are gearing up for the Christmas season with every gift imaginable, carols are playing on repeat, Christmas trees are being dusted off and children are thinking about what they want to ask for from Father Christmas, for some, the approaching holiday season is not a time of joy - it is a time of dread, or sadness and loneliness, and for some it is a season...

The statistics are staggering. Whilst over the past decade 234 children have been adopted by families in Malta, the majority of adoptions are from foreign countries with only 27 Maltese children having been adopted. This moving and tear jerking show shares the journeys of three women who have adopted under very different circumstances, but with one common passion - to share their love and the love...

Health is a frequently requested topic on The SHE Word, but one aspect of our health that is rarely discussed is our Sexual Health. Whether due to embarrassment or lack of knowledge - we rarely give due importance to our emotional, medical and physical sexual health. However, the results of not giving our sexual health the relevance it deserves can have long term, and sometimes devastating implica...

Can Women and Men really ever just be good friends? What qualities do Women look for and admire in Men? Why do Women and Men so often misunderstand each other? In this episode, four women look into the relationship between women and men, from dads, best friends, partners, dating, sex, roles in the home and so much more. Joining Host Trudy Kerr is British-born, Malta-based Chelsea Bagnal - winner o...

In 2022 the European cosmetics industry hit €88 billion in sales. whilst globally the Botox market has grown to be worth about $4.4 billion, on total, the beauty industry's net worth is estimated at $528.6 billion worldwide as of 2022. Researchers foresee an 8% increase in 2023, the fastest annual growth rate in the last 13 years. Beauty is big business. Whilst we all strive to look our best, the...

Some conversations are rarely had because they are controversial. It would be easy to avoid discussing topics that may be emotive, but that's not what we do on The SHE Word, we believe it is important to talk about even the most challenging topics, even if we don't agree. Defining the identity of a woman is not a topic that we would have considered perhaps even 5 years ago, but in an age where def...

There are few certainties in life, but for women who reach their mid to late forties*, menopause is GUARANTEED to affect us in one way or another, and yet a large proportion of women don't know about it, don't talk about it and have very little idea of how it is going to affect their life. Recent statistics reveal (29%) of women never sought information about menopause before they experienced it....

Periods will affect almost every single woman one way or another and will stay with us for approximately 37.5 years of a woman's life. A woman will menstruate for an equivalent duration of 6.5 years of her life. On average, women will have 500 periods over their lifetime , which equals 3,500 days spent menstruating, this amounts to over 10,000 period products in one lifetime. Women in Europe spend...

Conversations that women rarely have but really should. The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime, and whilst we can choose our friends and life partners and we can make decisions regarding family and our down time, the workplace is often an aspect of our life that often is beyond our direct control. A comprehensive 2022 Workplace Survey found 92% of employees experience m...

Conversations Women Rarely Have, But Really Should. While deciding against having children is nothing new, a trend for owning the ‘child-free’ label and discussing that choice more openly is picking up pace. A 2021 study shows 44% of non-parents aged 18 to 49 don’t think they will have children, either because they don’t want them, because the opportunity hasn’t arisen, or because they can't. Hele...

Conversations that women rarely have but really should. If you look up the dictionary definition of Diversity it will tell you that ‘Diversity is the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations’.French black model Marie-Aimée Kinkonda, Makenda, lesbian community voice Amy Micallef Decesar...

Kicking off Season Three is an all star line up with Danita Camilleri, Denise Kim Gafa and Tina Zee joining host Trudy Kerr to discuss all that there is to being a woman. In this lively, honest, no-holes-barred and amusing conversation, the guests discuss cheating boyfriends, lazy men, bitchy women, gender roles, inspiring role models, social media, PMS and so much more... Being a woman means so m...

TSW Hosts Trudy Kerr and Sasha Vella sit down to discuss The Young Women's Edition. The SHE Word Young Women's Edition tackled Dating and Sex, Motherhood, Body Image, Mental Health, Influencers, Social Media and Young Women with a Voice. The series featured well known personalities, influencers and newbies to the podcast platform. Trudy ans Sasha discuss the hard hitting, gloves off discussions th...

Conversations young women rarely have, but really should. In this episode of The SHE Word - Young Women's Edition, three young Mums Denise Mercieca, Leanne Grech and Nicola Vella sit down with Host Sasha Vella to discuss the impact and affects of unplanned motherhood at a young age🎙In this very open and honest podcast, Sasha's guests share their journeys which lead them to early motherhood. They s...

Conversations young women rarely have, but really should. Love Island Malta Winner Chelsea Bagnall, Mariah Cutajar and Maia Fraser sit down with host Sasha Vella in the most honest and open conversation between four young women about Dating and S€x you are likely to hear on a podcast 🎙 Meeting your match and hooking up has changed dramatically in just a few decades, with the advent of Tinder and o...

Conversations young women rarely have, but really should. Episode 4 of Young Women's Edition of The SHE Word addresses a topic that affects that applies to almost everyone - Social Media and Influence. An average user spends 2 hours and 31 minutes daily on social media and 26% of social media platform users are aged 18-29 years. So Sasha Vell a talks to three young women who know more about social...

Conversations young women rarely have, but really should. This third episode of Young Women's Edition of The SHE Word tackles Body Image - an issue that affects so many women, and ever increasingly with the ongoing pressures of social media and body dysmorphic disorder. Host Sasha Vella talks to three women, Sarah Buttigieg (Sassa Gal) , Kelly Vella and Alexia Micallef , who each have their own in...

Conversations Young Women Rarely Have, But Really Should. This second episode of Young Women's Edition of The SHE Word tackles a topic impacting so many women today - Mental Health. Host Sasha Vella sits down with three women, Leah Vella, Emma Agius and Tiffany Camilleri, who courageously share their journeys and stories of their challenges, and explains why they have made it their mission to rais...

The conversations young women rarely have, but really should. In this first episode of the Young Women's Edition of The SHE Word , host Sasha Vella sits down with three amazing and outspoken young women. Animal rights campaigner Fran Falzon , Malta's youngest MP Eve Borg Bonello and self proclaimed outspoken and opinionated influencer Sarah Grech share their inspiring and openly honest personal st...

Conversations Women Rarely Have, But Really Should. This SHE Word Special episode we are tackling a topic that affects too many women. Statistic differ on this topic, depending on country, but also depending on definition, but up to 36% of women experience emotional, physical, mental and/or sexual abuse. Trudy Kerr is joined by Clinical Psychologists Dr Rose Galea and Dr Roberta Farrugia, and surv...

In this long-awaited interview, The Interviewer Trudy Kerr sits down with Household Name Jon Mallia. Jon shares his colourful journey with story after story, often funny, always honest and inspiring. Jon talks about his upbringing, his career, his passion to help people and the route that brought him to being Malta's most well known podcaster - often referred to as The Joe Rogan of Malta. Trudy as...

Conversations Women Rarely Have, But Really Should. In the final show of Season Two, The SHE Word revisits the topic that launched the Season and looks into intimacy in relationships in more depth. Recent statistics in Malta show that we are having sex on average 6 times a month and for only 27 minutes. In this honest, open and enlightening show, we discuss the BIG questions 'Why do we find it so...

Conversations women rarely have, but really should. This is the PERFECT show for Mother's Day Week; new Mums Maxine Attard and Emily Micallef share not only their extraordinary journeys and their thoughts on parenthood as they approach their first Mother's Day as long awaited Mums, but also share their very open and honest thoughts on Pregnancy and Postpartum, with the empowering and insightful gu...

Conversations women rarely have, but really should. This episode of The SHE Word is possibly one of the most empowering podcasts you will hear. Sasha Vella (Lovin Malta), Moira Delia (Animal Diaries) and Martina Zammit (VibeFM) are three women who have stood up for and spoken out about what they believe - no matter the cost. Listen to this episode and find out how these women stepped up when it wa...