What’s your intention for 2020? In our fast-paced society, many of us are struggling with over-work, overwhelm and being over-committed. How can you have a simpler life, so that you have space to breathe? Marissa Roberts, the founder of Beautifully Organised, speaker and coach, gives some great tips and advice for how you can have a simpler life coming into 2020.

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Hey Soul Sista is the podcast for women navigating midlife, spiritual growth, healing, and life's biggest transitions.

Hosted by Mel Histon, founder of Got Your Back Sista, each week you'll hear inspiring conversations with bestselling authors, health experts, psychologists, spiritual teachers, advocates, and extraordinary women who share their wisdom, life experiences, and powerful stories of transformation.

Whether you're searching for deeper meaning, healing after loss or trauma, greater wellbeing, or the courage to reinvent yourself, Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that you're not alone—and that your best chapter may still be ahead.

Together we explore topics including:

• Spirituality and spiritual awakening
• Women's wellbeing and emotional health
• Midlife reinvention and personal growth
• Healing from trauma, grief and heartbreak
• Intuition, mindfulness and resilience
• Relationships and self-discovery
• Near-death experiences and consciousness
• Life purpose, courage and soulful living

These are honest, uplifting conversations that will inspire you to think differently, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming.

If you're ready to live with more courage, joy, purpose and soul, you've found your community.

New episodes every week.

Because midlife isn't a crisis. It's an awakening.

Hey Soul Sista is the podcast for women navigating midlife, spiritual growth, healing, and life's biggest transitions.
Hosted by Mel Histon, founder of Got Your Back Sista, each week you'll hear inspiring conversations with bestselling authors, health experts, psychologists, spiritual teachers, advocates, and extraordinary women who share their wisdom, life experiences, and powerful stories of transformation.
Whether you're searching for deeper meaning, healing after loss or trauma, greater wellbeing, or the courage to reinvent yourself, Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that you're not alone&mdash;and that your best chapter may still be ahead.
Together we explore topics including:
&bull; Spirituality and spiritual awakening &bull; Women's wellbeing and emotional health &bull; Midlife reinvention and personal growth &bull; Healing from trauma, grief and heartbreak &bull; Intuition, mindfulness and resilience &bull; Relationships and self-discovery &bull; Near-death experiences and consciousness &bull; Life purpose, courage and soulful living
These are honest, uplifting conversations that will inspire you to think differently, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming.
If you're ready to live with more courage, joy, purpose and soul, you've found your community.
New episodes every week.
Because midlife isn't a crisis. It's an awakening.

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 with Mel Histon

Hey Soul Sista 

Somebody show me how to get back to the simple life!

For years, Australians welcomed Shelly Horton into their homes as a trusted TV presenter and journalist. Today, she's become one of the country's strongest advocates for women navigating midlife.

In this honest and inspiring conversation, Shelly shares how her own experience with perimenopause, confidence, and learning to advocate for herself completely changed the direction of her life and career.

Together, Mel and Shelly talk about the pressure women face to keep everything together, why so many symptoms are dismissed, how confidence changes through different seasons of life, and why speaking up—for yourself and for other women—has never been more important.

This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience and discovering that sometimes the challenges we never asked for become the purpose we were always meant to find.

In this episode:
Shelly's journey from television to advocacy
The reality of perimenopause and why so many women feel unheard
Rebuilding confidence in midlife
Why women need to stop apologising for taking up space
Self-advocacy in healthcare and everyday life
Finding purpose through life's unexpected challenges

Connect with Shelly Horton:
Follow Shelly on Instagram @shellyhorton1
Follow Shelly on Facebook @shellyhorton/journalist
Follow Shelly on TikTok @shellyhorton4
Subscribe to The Shelly Show on Substack https://substack.com/@shellyhorton
Buy Shelly’s book, I’m Your Peri Godmother Amazon
Listen to the book on Audible
Speak with Impact training with ShellShocked Media
Peri Godmother workplace training

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
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

For years, Australians welcomed Shelly Horton into their homes as a trusted TV presenter and journalist. Today, she's become one of the country's strongest advocates for women navigating midlife.
In this honest and inspiring conversation, Shelly shares how her own experience with perimenopause, confidence, and learning to advocate for herself completely changed the direction of her life and career.
Together, Mel and Shelly talk about the pressure women face to keep everything together, why so many symptoms are dismissed, how confidence changes through different seasons of life, and why speaking up&mdash;for yourself and for other women&mdash;has never been more important.
This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience and discovering that sometimes the challenges we never asked for become the purpose we were always meant to find.
In this episode:
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<li data-section-id="1l3xkh8" data-start="1342" data-end="1376">Rebuilding confidence in midlife</li>
<li data-section-id="hw023h" data-start="1377" data-end="1433">Why women need to stop apologising for taking up space</li>
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<li data-section-id="mqsklr" data-start="1482" data-end="1536">Finding purpose through life's unexpected challenges</li>
</ul>
Connect with Shelly Horton:
<ul>
<li>Follow Shelly on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shellyhorton1/">@shellyhorton1</a></li>
<li>Follow Shelly on Facebook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/shellyhortonjournalist">@shellyhorton/journalist</a></li>
<li>Follow Shelly on TikTok&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@shellyhorton4">@shellyhorton4</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to The Shelly Show on Substack&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.com/@shellyhorton">https://substack.com/@shellyhorton</a></li>
<li>Buy Shelly&rsquo;s book, I&rsquo;m Your Peri Godmother&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Your-Peri-Godmother-happily-ever-after-perimenopause/dp/176150116X/ref=asc_df_176150116X?mcid=be6bf8956e26312db8a561a870a97ecc&amp;tag=googleshopdsk-22&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=712380760472&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=7811133655669412226&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9071636&amp;hvtargid=pla-2419221876853&amp;psc=1&amp;hvocijid=7811133655669412226-176150116X-&amp;hvexpln=0&amp;gad_source=1">Amazon</a></li>
<li>Listen to the book on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Im-Your-Peri-Godmother-Audiobook/B0FJ22M2KH">Audible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://shellshockedmedia.com/speak-with-impact-workshop/">Speak with Impact</a>&nbsp;training with ShellShocked Media</li>
<li><a href="https://shellshockedmedia.com/peri-godmother-at-your-workplace/">Peri Godmother</a>&nbsp;workplace training</li>
</ul>
Connect with Mel Histon:
<ul>
<li>Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! &nbsp;</li>
<li>Follow Hey Soul Sista on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heysoulsistapodcast/">@heysoulsistapodcast&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Follow Mel on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissahiston/">@melissahiston&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista&nbsp;</li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://heysoulsista.com/">heysoulsista.com</a></li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://www.gotyourbacksista.com/">gotyourbacksista.com</a></li>
</ul>

TV presenter, journalist and women's advocate Shelly Horton shares how midlife transformed her purpose—and why every woman deserves to be heard.

Shelly Horton:  TV Presenter and One of Australia's Leading Voices for Women

Why don’t we trust politicians anymore — and can they win us back?

For the first episode of Season 21, I’m joined by two Hey Soul Sista favourites, Alex Morris and Jaimie Abbott, for a lively, honest and at times very funny conversation about politics, power and trust.

With Jaimie’s first-hand experience as a former political candidate and councillor, Alex’s perspective as a journalist and social commentator, and my own growing frustration with politics in Australia, we unpack why so many people feel disconnected from the people meant to represent them.

We talk about political spin, the media cycle, social media and outrage, why politicians can seem so out of touch, whether people are becoming more cynical or simply demanding better, and what it might actually take to rebuild trust.

Jaimie also shares what most people don’t see about the political world, including just how hard many politicians work behind the scenes, while Alex challenges us to think about the role we all play in the media and political ecosystem.

And perhaps most importantly, we ask whether there is still reason to feel hopeful.

Because maybe people haven’t stopped caring about politics.

Maybe they’ve stopped believing politics cares about them.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why trust in politicians has declined
• The difference between leadership and authority
• Why spin can be more damaging than simply admitting a mistake
• How social media and outrage shape political conversation
• What Jaimie learned from being inside politics
• Why listening may be one of the biggest things politicians are missing
• Whether ordinary people can still create meaningful change

This is not a left-versus-right conversation. It’s a conversation about trust, leadership, accountability, community and what we want from the people who represent us.

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
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6niLZqnSLAdilLmwzgWbgg?si=cfa5ec0db2154cdc
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hey-soul-sista-with-mel-histon/id1479778469
Website: heysoulsista.com 
Website: gotyourbacksista.com

Why don&rsquo;t we trust politicians anymore &mdash; and can they win us back?
For the first episode of Season 21, I&rsquo;m joined by two Hey Soul Sista favourites, Alex Morris and Jaimie Abbott, for a lively, honest and at times very funny conversation about politics, power and trust.
With Jaimie&rsquo;s first-hand experience as a former political candidate and councillor, Alex&rsquo;s perspective as a journalist and social commentator, and my own growing frustration with politics in Australia, we unpack why so many people feel disconnected from the people meant to represent them.
We talk about political spin, the media cycle, social media and outrage, why politicians can seem so out of touch, whether people are becoming more cynical or simply demanding better, and what it might actually take to rebuild trust.
Jaimie also shares what most people don&rsquo;t see about the political world, including just how hard many politicians work behind the scenes, while Alex challenges us to think about the role we all play in the media and political ecosystem.
And perhaps most importantly, we ask whether there is still reason to feel hopeful.
Because maybe people haven&rsquo;t stopped caring about politics.
Maybe they&rsquo;ve stopped believing politics cares about them.
In this episode, we explore:
&bull; Why trust in politicians has declined &bull; The difference between leadership and authority &bull; Why spin can be more damaging than simply admitting a mistake &bull; How social media and outrage shape political conversation &bull; What Jaimie learned from being inside politics &bull; Why listening may be one of the biggest things politicians are missing &bull; Whether ordinary people can still create meaningful change
This is not a left-versus-right conversation. It&rsquo;s a conversation about trust, leadership, accountability, community and what we want from the people who represent us.
Connect with MEL HISTON:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! &nbsp;</li>
<li>Instagram @melissahiston</li>
<li>Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast&nbsp;</li>
<li>Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista</li>
<li>Spotify - <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6niLZqnSLAdilLmwzgWbgg?si=cfa5ec0db2154cdc">https://open.spotify.com/show/6niLZqnSLAdilLmwzgWbgg?si=cfa5ec0db2154cdc</a></li>
<li>Apple Podcasts - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hey-soul-sista-with-mel-histon/id1479778469">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hey-soul-sista-with-mel-histon/id1479778469</a></li>
<li>Website: heysoulsista.com&nbsp;</li>
<li>Website: gotyourbacksista.com</li>
</ul>

A candid, lively conversation about why so many people have lost trust in politicians — and what it might take to win that trust back.

Why We Don’t Trust Politicians Anymore — And Can They Win Us Back?

A brand-new season of Hey Soul Sista is coming!!

Season 21 is all about what it really means to live well through midlife — body, mind and spirit.

Join me - Mel Histon - for inspiring conversations with incredible women sharing their stories, alongside experts sharing their wisdom on health, wellbeing, confidence, spirituality and living a little more soulfully.

Because sometimes, another woman’s story — or one piece of wisdom at exactly the right time — can completely change how you see yourself and what’s possible for your life.

Season 21 begins September 15. Follow Hey Soul Sista now so you don’t miss an episode!

A brand-new season of Hey Soul Sista is coming!!
Season 21 is all about what it really means to live well through midlife &mdash; body, mind and spirit.
Join me - Mel Histon - for inspiring conversations with incredible women sharing their stories, alongside experts sharing their wisdom on health, wellbeing, confidence, spirituality and living a little more soulfully.
Because sometimes, another woman&rsquo;s story &mdash; or one piece of wisdom at exactly the right time &mdash; can completely change how you see yourself and what&rsquo;s possible for your life.
Season 21 begins September 15. Follow Hey Soul Sista now so you don&rsquo;t miss an episode!

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