This is one of the most tender and powerful conversations I've ever shared on Hey Soul Sista.

My childhood friend, Melissa Demery, is a mother, dietician, and the heart behind the charity Charlie’s Run for Kids — but before anything else, she is Charlie Carr’s mum.

Charlie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just eight months old and spent her entire life courageously battling cancer. She passed away at eight years old.

In this episode, Mel shares:
The moment she was told her baby had stage 4 cancer
What it’s like to live through multiple relapses
The reality of palliative care as a mother
The impact of grief on relationships and identity
The heartbreaking conversation telling her son his sister would die
The moment Charlie took her final breath in her arms
All she has learned about love, acceptance and living your best life with joy!

She also shares a profound experience after Charlie’s passing that completely changed her understanding of life, death, and the soul.

This is a conversation about grief…
But also about courage, motherhood, legacy, and choosing to live fully — even after unimaginable loss.

Connect with Charlie's Run for Kids:
Instagram: charliesrun4kids
Website: https://www.charliesr4k.com/

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

This is one of the most tender and powerful conversations I've ever shared on Hey Soul Sista.
My childhood friend, Melissa Demery, is a mother, dietician, and the heart behind the charity Charlie&rsquo;s Run for Kids &mdash; but before anything else, she is Charlie Carr&rsquo;s mum.
Charlie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just eight months old and spent her entire life courageously battling cancer. She passed away at eight years old.
In this episode, Mel shares:
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<li data-section-id="nueynf" data-start="2627" data-end="2682">The moment she was told her baby had stage 4 cancer</li>
<li data-section-id="7lfq0n" data-start="2683" data-end="2735">What it&rsquo;s like to live through multiple relapses</li>
<li data-section-id="1e5ybdq" data-start="2736" data-end="2782">The reality of palliative care as a mother</li>
<li data-section-id="1w0sgzy" data-start="2783" data-end="2836">The impact of grief on relationships and identity</li>
<li data-section-id="11gvxj4" data-start="2837" data-end="2908">The heartbreaking conversation telling her son his sister would die</li>
<li data-section-id="591nj7" data-start="2909" data-end="2969">The moment Charlie took her final breath in her arms</li>
<li data-section-id="591nj7" data-start="2909" data-end="2969">All she has learned about love, acceptance and living your best life with joy!</li>
</ul>
She also shares a profound experience after Charlie&rsquo;s passing that completely changed her understanding of life, death, and the soul.
This is a conversation about grief&hellip; But also about courage, motherhood, legacy, and choosing to live fully &mdash; even after unimaginable loss.
Connect with Charlie's Run for Kids:
<ul>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Instagram: charliesrun4kids</li>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Website: <a href="https://www.charliesr4k.com/">https://www.charliesr4k.com/</a></li>
</ul>
Connect with Mel Histon:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista!</li>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Follow Hey Soul Sista on Instagram: @heysoulsistapodcast</li>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Follow Mel on Instagram: @melissahiston</li>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
<li data-start="2971" data-end="3104">Website: heysoulsista.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 

Mother, Melissa Demery, shares the unimaginable journey of losing her daughter — and the love, strength, and meaning she found in the aftermath.