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Hey Soul Sista with Mel Histon

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

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56:01

Raising a Blind Child: What I Have Learned About the...

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2026/10/05

What happens when motherhood looks nothing like the life you imagined? When Holly Green’s son Joey was just three months old, doctors discovered a rare brain tumour growing around his optic nerves. After life-saving surgery, Holly and her husband Blake learned that Joey was completely and permanently blind. Now almost two, Joey is learning to navigate a world he has never seen—and Holly and Blake are learning how to teach him. In this deeply moving conversation, Holly shares the reality

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Behind the Doors of a Funeral Home: The...

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2026/09/28

Ever wondered what actually happens immediately after someone passes away? We often talk about death from a soulful, spiritual perspective, but what about the raw, practical logistics?In this episode, I sit down with Amy-Lea Pettigrew, third-generation director of Pettigrew Family Funerals. Amy-Lea pulls back the curtain on an industry shrouded in mystery to answer the exact questions everyone wants to know but is too afraid to ask. In this episode, we dive into: The Immediate Logistics: Exactly

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Shelly Horton: TV Presenter and One of Australia's...

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2026/09/21

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

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56:33

Why We Don’t Trust Politicians Anymore — And Can They...

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2026/09/14

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

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TRAILER: A Brand-New Season of Hey Soul Sista —...

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2026/09/07

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

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39:17

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

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2026/08/31

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

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59:01

The Biggest Lie We Tell Ourselves: “I’ll Do It...

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2026/08/24

What if the biggest lie we tell ourselves is: “I’ll do it tomorrow”? In this episode of Hey Soul Sista, Geoff Rupp returns for a powerful conversation about why so many of us keep putting off the life we really want to live — and why the time to begin is now. Fresh from two months in India, where he led a spiritual retreat through sacred planetary temples, Geoff shares what those experiences taught him about purpose, presence, self-love and the way we move through life. We

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42:05

Dementia Took My Mum's Words, But I Found Another...

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2026/08/17

What if the people we love are never truly beyond our reach? When speech pathologist Stephanie Banks watched her mother disappear into dementia, she believed her professional training would help them stay connected. But as their relationship unravelled, she found herself searching for answers in the most unexpected place. One extraordinary experience changed everything. In this deeply thought-provoking conversation, Stephanie shares how that moment led her to become an intuitive channel, helping

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42:53

How to Access and Trust the Wisdom Within Us with...

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2026/08/10

At some point, many women wake up and wonder... How did I end up living a life that no longer feels like mine? After years of putting everyone else first, chasing success, meeting expectations and trying to be "good enough", it's easy to lose touch with the one voice that matters most – your own. In this deeply thought-provoking conversation, bestselling author, women's leadership expert and PhD researcher Megan Dalla-Camina shares why so many women stop trusting themselves, how we're

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59:30

Belinda MacDougall: She Built One of Australia's...

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2026/08/03

Belinda MacDougall has built one of Australia's most successful wellness businesses, helping millions of people transform their health through The Lady Shake and The Man Shake. But as you'll hear in this conversation, success wasn't the destination—it was just the beginning. In this inspiring episode, Belinda shares the mindset that helped her build an extraordinary life, why she's never been afraid to ask "Why not?", and what she's learned about purpose, generosity and staying grounded along

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43:58

Signs From Loved Ones: How They Communicate After...

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2026/07/27

Have you ever wondered if the people we love ever really leave us? Maybe you've had a dream that felt incredibly real. A favourite song played at exactly the right moment. You caught the unmistakable scent of someone's perfume, or a bird appeared when you needed comfort most. Are these simply coincidences... or could they be signs? In this deeply moving conversation, psychic medium and psychiatric nurse Rebecca Gibson returns to Hey Soul Sista to explore one of life's greatest mysteries: whether our

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52:23

Alison Brahe-Daddo: From Dolly Cover Girl to Midlife...

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2026/07/20

What happens when the woman everyone remembers as a beauty icon discovers that the greatest transformation isn’t how she looks — but who she becomes? In this very special episode of Hey Soul Sista, I sit down with Alison Brahe-Daddo — one of Australia’s most recognisable models and, for many women of my generation, a true teenage icon. But this conversation isn’t just about the magazine covers or the modelling years. It’s about the woman behind the image and the

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43:56

Why You Keep Going Back to Old Habits (It's Not About...

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2026/07/13

Have you ever promised yourself, "This time will be different"… only to find yourself slipping back into the same habits, behaviours or patterns? Whether it's emotional eating, people-pleasing, unhealthy relationships, procrastination or simply struggling to stick with the changes you want to make, so many of us end up asking the same question: Why do I keep doing this? In this episode of Hey Soul Sista, psychologist Kaz Amos explains why lasting change is about so much more than willpower

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45:25

Em Rusciano on AuDHD, "Addicted to Love" & Learning...

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2026/07/06

Australian entertainer, comedian, author and broadcasterEm Rusciano joins Mel Histon to talk about her new live show,"Addicted to Love." But what unfolds is a deeply personal conversation about identity, AuDHD, self-worth, relationships, midlife, and why so many women spend their lives seeking validation before learning to choose themselves. In this honest and thought-provoking episode, Mel and Emexplore the patterns that keep so many women seeking validation, approval and the feeling of being

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From Brain Fog to Chin Hairs: Navigating...

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2026/06/29

Brain fog, sudden chin hairs, mood swings, and feeling like you are losing your mind—if you are a woman over 40, it’s not just stress. It’s perimenopause. In this episode, women’s health specialist Dr Shauna Watts breaks down the wildly fluctuating hormones that cause these unexpected changes. Host, Mel Histon, and Dr Shauna dive deep into the signs doctors frequently miss, how dropping estrogen impacts your brain, and the honest, evidence-based truth about Hormone

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61:21

The Weird Little Girl Who Talked To Ghosts with...

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2026/06/22

What if the parts of yourself you've spent your whole life hiding are actually your greatest gifts? In this powerful episode of Hey Soul Sista, Mel Histon sits down with author, speaker and psychic medium Chezzi Denyer to explore the extraordinary story behind her new book, 'The Weird Little Girl Who Talked To Ghosts'. As a child, Chezzi experienced what she describes as communication with spirits and a deep connection to the unseen world. But after years of feeling different, being labelled "weird"

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Proof of Heaven: What Really Happens When We Die?...

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2026/06/15

After spending seven days in a coma with a rare and life-threatening form of bacterial meningitis, renowned neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander says he experienced a reality beyond this world—one that challenged everything he thought he knew about life, death and consciousness. Before his near-death experience, Dr Eben was a respected brain surgeon who believed consciousness was created entirely by the brain. But what happened during those seven days would completely transform his understanding of

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48:28

Signs From Spirit, Soul Healing & Finding Your Way...

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2026/06/08

What if healing isn't about becoming someone new, but remembering who you've always been? In this deeply soulful and thought-provoking conversation, Melissa sits down with psychotherapist, trauma therapist and author Naomi Sirio to explore the connection between healing, spirituality and the journey back to self. Drawing on more than two decades of therapeutic practice and the insights from her new book Souljourn, Naomi shares why so many of us feel disconnected, how childhood experiences continue

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44:25

Simplify Your Life and Nurture Yourself

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2026/06/01

Do you ever feel like life has become one long to-do list? In this episode of Hey Soul Sista, host, Mel Histon, sits down with organisation expert, podcast host and founder of Beautifully Organised, Marissa Roberts, for a heartfelt conversation about simplifying life, creating space for yourself and learning to nurture your own wellbeing. Together they explore why so many women struggle to switch off, the pressure of trying to do it all, and how small changes can create more calm, ease and joy in

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61:03

She Survived Foster Care & Homelessness — Now She’s...

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2026/05/25

From foster care and homelessness to becoming a powerful advocate for vulnerable young people — this is an unforgettable conversation about resilience, healing, and turning pain into purpose. In this deeply moving episode of Hey Soul Sista, host Mel Histon, sits down with physiotherapist, youth advocate, and ultramarathon runner Natalia Hogan to talk about the childhood trauma that shaped her life — including experiences of foster care, homelessness, domestic violence, instability, and

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