So many of us struggle with intimacy and sexual satisfaction — often because we don’t fully understand our bodies or how pleasure really works.

In this eye-opening and deeply empowering conversation, host Mel Histon, sits down with leading sex therapist, Gabrielle Lawrie, to dive into the most common misconceptions about sex, intimacy, and connection — and why so many people struggle without ever seeking support.

Gabrielle breaks down the science of arousal, and why so many people struggle with sexual satisfaction—not because anything is “wrong” with them, but because they were never given proper sexual education in the first place.

We explore the physical and psychological aspects of sexual health, unpack the myths that cause frustration in the bedroom, and share practical insights couples can use to deepen intimacy, improve communication, and truly understand each other’s needs.

Whether you’re in a relationship, single, curious, or on your own journey of self-discovery, this episode will help you reconnect to your body, your pleasure, and your power.

Connect with GABRIELLE LAWRIE: 
Instagram @thrivewellnesshub 
Substack: thrivewellnesshub.com 
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista

Connect with MEL HISTON:
Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!
Instagram @melissahiston
Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista
Website: heysoulsista.com
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

So many of us struggle with intimacy and sexual satisfaction &mdash; often because we don&rsquo;t fully understand our bodies or how pleasure really works.
In this eye-opening and deeply empowering conversation, host Mel Histon, sits down with leading sex therapist, Gabrielle Lawrie, to dive into the most common misconceptions about sex, intimacy, and connection &mdash; and why so many people struggle without ever seeking support.
Gabrielle breaks down&nbsp;the science of arousal, and why so many people struggle with sexual satisfaction&mdash;not because anything is &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; with them, but because they were never given proper sexual education in the first place.
We explore the physical and psychological aspects of sexual health, unpack the myths that cause frustration in the bedroom, and share practical insights couples can use to deepen intimacy, improve communication, and truly understand each other&rsquo;s needs.
Whether you&rsquo;re in a relationship, single, curious, or on your own journey of self-discovery, this episode will help you reconnect to your body, your pleasure, and your power.
Connect with GABRIELLE LAWRIE:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Instagram @thrivewellnesshub&nbsp;</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Substack: thrivewellnesshub.com&nbsp;</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
</ul>
Connect with MEL HISTON:
<ul>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Instagram @melissahiston</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Website: heysoulsista.com</li>
<li data-start="1080" data-end="1254">Website: gotyourbacksista.com</li>
</ul>

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista—the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.

I’ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul—because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out. Because midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s an awakening. 

And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come. So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine—no judgment here), and let’s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.

This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.

With love and soul, Mel Histon - your host xx

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista&mdash;the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL!&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you&rsquo;re in the right place.
Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.
I&rsquo;ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul&mdash;because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out. Because midlife isn&rsquo;t a crisis&mdash;it&rsquo;s an awakening.&nbsp;
And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come. So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine&mdash;no judgment here), and let&rsquo;s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.
This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.
With love and soul, Mel Histon - your host xx

Hey Soul Sista is the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Hey Soul Sista by Melissa Histon

 

Welcome to Hey Soul Sista—the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL! If you’re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you’re in the right place.

Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.

I’ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul—because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out.

Because midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s an awakening. And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come.

So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine—no judgment here), and let’s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.

This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.

With love and soul,

Mel Histon - your host xx

&nbsp;
Welcome to Hey Soul Sista&mdash;the podcast for women who are ready to live with more joy, purpose, and SOUL!&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re feeling the pull to re-discover yourself, embrace new possibilities, and create a life that truly lights you up, you&rsquo;re in the right place.
Each episode, I sit down with incredible women who are sharing their soulful wisdoms and finding deeper meaning in this life. We dive into real stories, honest conversations, and practical wisdom to help you feel inspired, seen, and ready to say YES to yourself.
I&rsquo;ll also bring on experts in health, wellness, mindset, and spirituality to share their best tips on how to nurture your body, mind, and soul&mdash;because thriving in midlife is about feeling good inside and out.
Because midlife isn&rsquo;t a crisis&mdash;it&rsquo;s an awakening. And Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that the best is yet to come.
So hit that follow button, pour yourself a coffee (or a wine&mdash;no judgment here), and let&rsquo;s navigate this journey together with laughter, courage, and a whole lot of soul.
This is Hey Soul Sista, and you are exactly where you need to be.
With love and soul,
Mel Histon - your host xx

Hey Soul Sista 

In this episode, we explore the myths, misunderstandings, and truths about sex and intimacy, and how understanding your body can transform your pleasure and connection.

Revive your sex life! What people get wrong about sex and connection.

What happens when the world you love becomes the place that breaks you?

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, host, Mel Histon, sits down with her sister, Kate Histon, to uncover a truth that has stayed hidden in the shadows of the dance world for far too long.

From the outside, ballet looks beautiful—poised, elegant, disciplined.
But behind the curtain?
For so many dancers, the reality is far darker.

Kate bravely shares:


The silent culture of abuse, control and perfectionism inside the ballet world


How young girls are conditioned to ignore pain, override their bodies and please authority


The lasting emotional and physical trauma that shaped her adult life


What finally forced her to confront the truth she had been carrying for decades


And the powerful healing journey she has been on ever since

This is more than a story about ballet—it’s a story about reclaiming your voice, unlearning the harm you normalised as a girl, and finding your way back to your true self.

Whether you’ve danced, parent a dancer, or have ever abandoned your own needs to fit in or be “good,” this episode will crack something open in you.

It’s raw.
It’s honest.
And it’s one of the most important conversations we’ve ever had.

Listen now to hear how Kate broke free from the system that shaped her—and how she finally started to heal.

Connect with KATE HISTON: 
Instagram @kate_histon
Instagram: @dance_real_podcast
Instagram: @master_dancer_mindset 
Website: www.katehiston.com
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista

Connect with MEL HISTON:
Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!
Instagram @melissahiston
Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista
Website: heysoulsista.com
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

What happens when the world you love becomes the place that breaks you?
In this deeply personal and powerful episode, host, Mel Histon, sits down with her sister, Kate Histon, to uncover a truth that has stayed hidden in the shadows of the dance world for far too long.
From the outside, ballet looks beautiful&mdash;poised, elegant, disciplined. But behind the curtain? For so many dancers, the reality is far darker.
Kate bravely shares:
<ul data-start="697" data-end="1097">
<li data-start="697" data-end="781">
The silent culture of abuse, control and perfectionism inside the ballet world
</li>
<li data-start="782" data-end="876">
How young girls are conditioned to ignore pain, override their bodies and please authority
</li>
<li data-start="877" data-end="949">
The lasting emotional and physical trauma that shaped her adult life
</li>
<li data-start="950" data-end="1033">
What finally forced her to confront the truth she had been carrying for decades
</li>
<li data-start="1034" data-end="1097">
And the powerful healing journey she has been on ever since
</li>
</ul>
This is more than a story about ballet&mdash;it&rsquo;s a story about reclaiming your voice, unlearning the harm you normalised as a girl, and finding your way back to your true self.
Whether you&rsquo;ve danced, parent a dancer, or have ever abandoned your own needs to fit in or be &ldquo;good,&rdquo; this episode will crack something open in you.
It&rsquo;s raw. It&rsquo;s honest. And it&rsquo;s one of the most important conversations we&rsquo;ve ever had.
Listen now to hear how Kate broke free from the system that shaped her&mdash;and how she finally started to heal.
Connect with KATE HISTON:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Instagram @kate_histon</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Instagram: @dance_real_podcast</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Instagram: @master_dancer_mindset&nbsp;</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Website: www.katehiston.com</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
</ul>
Connect with MEL HISTON:
<ul>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Instagram @melissahiston</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Website: heysoulsista.com</li>
<li data-start="1515" data-end="1626">Website: gotyourbacksista.com</li>
</ul>

Mel Histon sits down with her sister Kate Histon to expose the dark side of ballet, share Kate’s journey through abuse and trauma, and explore the powerful path of healing, courage, and reclaiming your voice.

The Dark Side of Ballet: My sister, Kate’s, story of abuse, control & breaking free

A deep political and emotional divide is shaping the way women in America see their country, their safety, and their future — with left-leaning and right-leaning women often living in what feel like completely different realities.

In this timely and eye-opening episode, host Mel Histon, sits down with journalist and cultural commentator Alex Morris, who has just returned from the United States — and what she witnessed there speaks volumes about the state of women, politics, and public sentiment in America today.

From small Kentucky towns to national conversations, Alex shares the starkly different worlds that left-leaning and right-leaning Americans are living in — and why the divide feels deeper than ever.

Mel and Alex explore why Trump’s messaging on crime and safety lands so powerfully with certain women, the cultural narratives that shape how women on both sides see the world, and the emotional toll political polarization is taking on female identity, community, and confidence.

Connect with Alex Morris: 
Instagram @alexmorriswrite
Substack: alexmorriswrite.substack.com
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista

Connect with Mel Histon:
Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!
Instagram @melissahiston
Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista
Website: heysoulsista.com
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

 

A deep political and emotional divide is shaping the way women in America see their country, their safety, and their future &mdash; with left-leaning and right-leaning women often living in what feel like completely different realities.
In this timely and eye-opening episode, host Mel Histon, sits down with journalist and cultural commentator Alex Morris, who has just returned from the United States &mdash; and what she witnessed there speaks volumes about the state of women, politics, and public sentiment in America today.
From small Kentucky towns to national conversations, Alex shares the starkly different worlds that left-leaning and right-leaning Americans are living in &mdash; and why the divide feels deeper than ever.
Mel and Alex explore why Trump&rsquo;s messaging on crime and safety lands so powerfully with certain women, the cultural narratives that shape how women on both sides see the world, and the emotional toll political polarization is taking on female identity, community, and confidence.
Connect with Alex Morris:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexmorriswrite/">alexmorriswrite</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Substack: <a href="https://alexmorriswrite.substack.com/">alexmorriswrite.substack.com</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heysoulsista">@heysoulsista</a></li>
</ul>
Connect with Mel Histon:
<ul>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!</li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissahiston/">melissahiston</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heysoulsistapodcast/">heysoulsistapodcast</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@heysoulsista">@heysoulsista</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Website: <a href="https://heysoulsista.com/">heysoulsista.com</a></li>
<li data-start="663" data-end="1002">Website: gotyourbacksista.com</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

In this powerful episode, we explore the deep political and emotional divide shaping women’s lives in America today — and what journalist Alex Morris witnessed firsthand on her recent trip home.

Is America facing its Handmaid’s Tale? - with Alex Morris

Domestic violence doesn’t always look like what we imagine — and for many women, the danger begins long before the first moment of fear.

In this powerful episode, host - Mel Histon -  sits down with TikTok superstar and domestic violence advocate Paige Bush, who courageously shares her journey from escaping and surviving abuse to using her voice to support thousands of others.

Paige opens up about the complexities of abusive relationships, the subtle red flags that often go unnoticed, and how tactics like love bombing, isolation, and control slowly eroded her sense of self. She speaks candidly about the moment everything changed, the terrifying reality of leaving, and how the support of one safe friend became a lifeline.

Today, Paige uses her platform to educate, empower, and remind survivors that they’re not alone. Her honesty sheds light on the mental health impact of domestic violence, the importance of understanding healthy relationship dynamics, and the ongoing process of healing after trauma.

If you or someone you know has been affected by domestic or family violence, this conversation is a reminder that support exists — and that reclaiming your life is possible.

Connect with Paige Bush: 

Instagram @paigy.91

Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista

TikTok: paigebush91

 

Connect with Mel Histon: 

Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!

Instagram @melissahiston

Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast

Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista

Website: heysoulsista.com

Website: gotyourbacksista.com

Domestic violence doesn&rsquo;t always look like what we imagine &mdash; and for many women, the danger begins long before the first moment of fear.
In this powerful episode, host - Mel Histon -&nbsp; sits down with TikTok superstar and domestic violence advocate Paige Bush, who courageously shares her journey from escaping and surviving abuse to using her voice to support thousands of others.
Paige opens up about the complexities of abusive relationships, the subtle red flags that often go unnoticed, and how tactics like love bombing, isolation, and control slowly eroded her sense of self. She speaks candidly about the moment everything changed, the terrifying reality of leaving, and how the support of one safe friend became a lifeline.
Today, Paige uses her platform to educate, empower, and remind survivors that they&rsquo;re not alone. Her honesty sheds light on the mental health impact of domestic violence, the importance of understanding healthy relationship dynamics, and the ongoing process of healing after trauma.
If you or someone you know has been affected by domestic or family violence, this conversation is a reminder that support exists &mdash; and that reclaiming your life is possible.
Connect with Paige Bush:&nbsp;
Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/paigy.91/?hl=en#">paigy.91</a>
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista
TikTok: paigebush91
&nbsp;
Connect with Mel Histon: 
Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!
Instagram @melissahiston
Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast
Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista
Website: heysoulsista.com
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

TikTok advocate Paige Bush shares her journey as a domestic violence survivor, exposing red flags, manipulation, and the path to healing and empowerment.”

Revive your sex life! What people get wrong about sex and connection.

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