Up Past Bedtime

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe YOU have been keeping some DIABOLICAL opinions to yourselves… and I think it's time we talked about them 👀 In this week's After Dark episode, I'm diving headfirst into YOUR most controversial hot takes... From whether bridesmaids should be expected to fork out hundreds for someone else's wed...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe Mum duty calls for the next two weeks! Keep an eye out for an After Dark + a Bonus Bedtime (Subscribers Only) episode in the meantime & I'll chat to you in two weeks! Up Past Bedtime with Bella Messina is your go-to for late-night, unfiltered chats... the kind of conversations you’d have with your cl...

I love being a mum. I love my girls more than anything in the world. But do you know what I don't particularly love? Mum culture. And I think it's time we talked about the difference. This week on Up Past Bedtime, I'm unpacking all the things about modern motherhood that have absolutely nothing to do with raising children, but somehow make being a mum feel ten times harder. From the un...

I used to know exactly what my life was going to look like. Marriage. A big family. At least four kids. A home. A career. I had a very clear picture of where I was going and what I was working towards. Now? I have absolutely no fucking idea. In this episode, I’m talking about the death of my five-year plan and the uncomfortable reality of finding myself at 30 with more freedom to decide what comes...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe Life has been doing what life does best lately… changing 🥹 In this month’s Life Update, we’re having a proper bestie catch-up about everything that’s been happening behind the scenes, including one pretty big decision I’ve finally made about my future: I don’t think I want to have any more children. I’m tal...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe For the last six months, I feel like I’ve been operating on a financial model of: money comes in… and money goes straight back out. And honestly? I’m fucking sick of it. I’m constantly telling myself that life is SO expensive, but recently I’ve had a bit of a realisation: maybe it’s not just life that’s expe...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe Dating after divorce hasn’t been the hard part for me. Falling in love again wasn’t even the hard part. Turns out, it’s what happens when that relationship starts getting serious that has brought ALL my shit to the surface. Recently, relationships have become a really stressful part of my life, and honestly,...

What happens when you stop making romantic love the centre of your entire world… and start expecting the men in your life to actually meet your standards? 👀 This week I’m joined by Dee Salmin, host of The Hook Up and author of It’s Not Love Actually , for a VERY overdue conversation about men, love, relationships and all the things we simply refuse to settle for anymore. After reading Dee’s book,...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe September feels a little different… because for the first time in what feels like FOREVER, life is actually starting to slow down. This week I’m giving you a big life update ♥️ We’re talking about finally reaching the end of the major Barbie Dream Home renovations, my attempt to stop filling every spare seco...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe I’ve gotten pretty good at doing what I want… but apparently, I still need everyone to understand WHY I’m doing it 💀 As a reformed people pleaser, I thought learning to say no, set boundaries and make decisions for myself was the hard part. Turns out, there’s another layer: learning to do those things witho...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe It might be time to audit your friendships 👀♥️ We spend so much time evaluating our romantic relationships, careers, finances and habits… but when was the last time you really stopped and thought about the people you choose to surround yourself with? This week, we’re talking friendship. The ones that fill y...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe From trad wife culture to the Lindsay Clancy trial, this week’s episode is a much bigger conversation about motherhood, unpaid labour, postpartum mental health and what it really means to be the default parent. As someone who spent more than three years as a stay-at-home mum, once promoted a very traditional...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe Welcome to the Petty Olympics... where maturity takes a back seat and absolutely no one is leaving with a gold medal for emotional growth. 😂 In this week's After Dark episode, I'm reading out the pettiest, most unhinged (and honestly, hilarious) anonymous stories you sent in. From savage acts of rev...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe July felt like the closing chapter of a lot of really big seasons in my life. In this month's life update, I'm chatting honestly about where I'm at mentally now that the dust has started to settle, what's been feeling surprisingly hard, what's been getting easier, and how I'm navigati...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe The Barbie Dream Home has become a bit of a character on my social media... but today, I wanted to take you behind the scenes of what buying and renovating my first home on my own has actually been like. In this episode, I'm chatting about taking on my first mortgage as a single Mum, why DIY has become u...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe This week, we're talking about the cost of divorce... and I'm not talking about the dollar figure. Now that my divorce is officially finalised, I've been reflecting on what it actually cost me over the last two years. The grief, the identity crisis, the anxiety, the shared custody, the friendship...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe If someone had asked me at 20 what my life would look like at 30... this definitely wouldn't have been my answer. A few weeks into my thirties, I've realised something... Turning 30 didn't feel like the end of anything. If anything, it felt like the beginning. So before I get too comfortable in t...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe After a little time away... I'm finally back ♥️ And wow, there is A LOT to catch you up on. In this life update episode, I'm sharing everything that's happened behind the scenes over the past few months. From buying my dream home and creating my very own podcast studio, to officially finalising m...

UPB is getting a glow up... but that takes time. Thank you for being so patient with me. Love you forever and always xx

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe In this episode of Up Past Bedtime , I’m sharing the things I never thought I’d say out loud… but here we are. From motherhood truths, relationship realisations, money mindset shifts, co-parenting moments, dating after divorce, and the messy in-between stages of rebuilding your life, nothing is off limits in...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe While we haven't had any time apart, for me... it's been awhile! I wanted to touch base because I have a few exciting things to announce 👀 Up Past Bedtime with Bella Messina is your go-to for late-night, unfiltered chats... the kind of conversations you’d have with your closest girlfriends. From rel...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe In this episode of Up Past Bedtime, I’m doing something a little different and letting you rummage through my screenshots folder with me. From random notes I clearly thought were life changing at the time, to things I’ve saved for no real reason other than emotional support, this episode is chaotic, nostalgi...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe In this episode of Up Past Bedtime, I’m sitting down for a little life catch-up as we head into a brand new year of the podcast. I share how excited I am for what’s coming next, including an upcoming overseas trip to Canada for skiing and a season that feels full of fresh energy and intention. I also reflect...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe I have a great feeling about 2026 🤭🤞🏻 Up Past Bedtime with Bella Messina is your go-to for late-night, unfiltered chats... the kind of conversations you’d have with your closest girlfriends. From relationships to motherhood, no topic is off-limits as Bella, a 20-something mum of two, invites you into cand...

SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/up-past-bedtime-messina/subscribe I would miss you too much if I was gone for too long... so, over the next 3 weeks, expect to find a few bonus episodes to get you through this holiday break! Merry Christmas ♥️ Up Past Bedtime with Bella Messina is your go-to for late-night, unfiltered chats... the kind of conversations you’d have with your...