No Filter

What's the difference between a party girl and an alcoholic? For today's guest, it was about 20 years, a series of traumas, and a large dose of denial.

Shanna Whan finally realised she was in serious trouble when she 'came to' in the Emergency Department after being found crumpled and bleeding at the bottom of a flight of stairs. 

You see for a long time, like many ''high-functioning'' alcoholics, Shan convinced herself it wasn't a serious problem because she was a successful business woman by day, and didn't drink until ''after five'' .... 

Growing up in rural Australia, heavy drinking was a culturally ingrained and glorified rite of passage she embraced wholeheartedly .. to try and fit in.

But it wasn’t until her rock bottom in early 2015 that she knew she had to reach out and ask for help and take action, or die young.

Fast forward six years, 15,000 volunteer hours, starting over from scratch, endless failures, knockbacks, and opposition - and now Shanna is the founder and CEO of a national charity called Sober In The Country. 

This is her story...

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Check out Sober In The Country here - https://www.soberinthecountry.org/.

You can watch Shanna's episode of Australian Story here - https://www.abc.net.au/austory/last-drinks/11705194. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Shanna Whan

Producer: Leah Porges

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Candice Warner is an ironwoman. She’s also the wife of Australian cricketer David Warner, and the mother of three girls. Most recently you would have seen her on Channel Seven’s SAS Australia.

Candice knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. The first time she was there was because of a short-lived relationship she had when she was 22, and the second time was Cricket Australia's Ball Tampering incident of 2018. 

So how did she get through those tough times? And what she has learnt about herself because of it?

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Candice Warner

Producer: Leah Porges & Zoe Ferguson

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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2020 has been a terrible year for so many people, but Constance Hall? It’s been tougher than most. The business owner, mum of seven, and social media star has spent the better half of this year in a hospital caring for her husband Denim Cooke. 

Denim was involved in a very bad motorcycle accident in August. And for a while there, it looked like Constance had lost her soulmate...

Con has a lot on her plate at the moment, so we were very grateful she took the time to share her story.  

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Follow Constance on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mrsconstancehall/?hl=en 

And subscribe to Lady Startup Stories to hear the second part of her interview: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/lady-startup/ 

Listen to Mia's first interview with Constance here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/constance-hall-really-is-a-queen/ 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Constance Hall

Producer: Leah Porges

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Listen to part one of Mia's interview with Zoe here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/zoe-foster-blake-interview 

How do you become an accidental entrepreneur? Why is friendship so important in a marriage? Why is infidelity not a deal-breaker in relationships? And how do you juggle all the balls when your husband also makes a lot of things? 

These were just some of the questions that Mia had during part two of her interview with Zoe Foster Blake.

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You can find Zoe's new Audible original Clean Slate here: https://adbl.co/3e7CfSp 

And you can get all of her books here: https://bit.ly/3e8KCNu 

Follow Zoe Foster Blake on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zotheysay/ 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Zoe Foster Blake

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Production: Leah Porges 

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Zoe Foster Blake is an entrepreneur, author of 10 books, mum of two, writer, producer and columnist. She’s the brains behind cult beauty brand Go-To and has over 700,000 people following her on Instagram, watching her every move. 

So how did Zoe from Bundanoon in New South Wales’ Southern Highlands become a global sensation? A best selling author? And earn a cult following? 

Over this two part episode of No Filter, Mia will be speaking to Zoe about all of it. Starting with how the heck she ended up where she is today - from a cigarette promo girl to an accidental entrepreneur.

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You can find Zoe's new Audible original Clean Slate here: https://adbl.co/3e7CfSp

And you can get all of her books here: https://bit.ly/3e8KCNu 

Follow Zoe Foster Blake on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/zotheysay/ 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Zoe Foster Blake

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

Assistant Production: Leah Porges 

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Pauline Nguyen has lived a very big life. 

When she was 3 years old her family left Vietnam by boat. They spent six days on the South China Sea and arrived at a Thai Refugee camp where they lived for a year, before settling in Australia. 

Once in Australia, however, things weren’t easy for the Nguyen kids, and Pauline fled home when she was a teenager. 

These days, Pauline is an award winning author, spiritual entrepreneur and co-founder of Sydney's Red Lantern restaurant.

And in this episode of No Filter, she talks to Mia Freedman about everything from being in a polyamorous relationship to running away from home at 17 to breaking the cycle of abuse with her own children...

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You can visit Pauline's website here - https://www.paulinenguyen.com.au/.

Check out Pauline's book here - booktopia.kh4ffx.net/xBZaO. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Pauline Nguyen

Producer: Melanie Tait & Leah Porges 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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From the 1980s to the 2000s, before the Internet arrived, magazines were tops. 

Cosmopolitan, Cleo, Dolly, Harper's Bazaar... there were so many. 

They were filled with information on how to be a girl, or a woman, alongside glossy shots of models like Elle Macpherson, Sonia Klein and Claudia Schiffer.

But sadly, all these magazines and the brands behind them are now gone.

Deborah Thomas and Paula Joye have, between them, worked at, launched or edited pretty much every major magazine in Australia. Deborah was Mia's first boss when she started at Cleo and Paula and Mia shared an office there for years. 

In this episode of No Filter, Mia, Deborah and Paula take a trip down memory lane and talk about everything from photoshoots with famous 90's models to working for the infamous Packer family to life after magazines.

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Listen to Mia's chat with InStyle America's editor Laura Brown here - https://www.mamamia.com.au/laura-brown-no-filter/.

You can check out Paula's Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/paulajoye/?hl=en and her website here - https://thejoye.com/. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guests: Deborah Thomas & Paula Joye

Producer: Leah Porges 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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We're dropping into your feed today on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day to share an episode of Get Me Pregnant that may resonate with you.

This episode covers the difficult and emotional topic of miscarriage. 

Dr. Manuela Toledo is here to talk us through the facts including why miscarriage occurs and whether it affects your chances of future pregnancy.

And Dr. Anne Coffey shares her personal experience with miscarriage and her advice on how to get the support you need during this difficult time

Get Me Pregnant is your no-BS guide to assisted fertility.

Get Me Pregnant is a podcast by Mamamia made in partnership with IVFAustralia, Melbourne IVF, Queensland Fertility Group and TasIVF.

CREDITS: 

Hosts: Leigh Campbell and Rachel Corbett 

Producers: Bridget Northeast and Cecelia Ramsdale

With special thanks to Dr. Anne Coffey, Fertility Specialist, Queensland Fertility Group & Dr. Manuela Toledo, Fertility Specialist at Melbourne IVF.

SUPPORT

Pink Elephants Support Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/pinkelephantssupport/

Sands https://www.sands.org.au/

Bears of Hope https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/

Most fertility clinics provide counselling services as part of your treatment, so don't be afraid to enquire after those services. Otherwise your local GP can also refer you to a counsellor with grief and loss experience. 

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Loneliness.

In Australia, it impacts one in four people. But since COVID, there’s been a lot more people across the country and the world feeling alone. 

Even though they might be connected to friends on group chat or living with their partners or families… that feeling? It’s still there. And it’s not often talked about. 

But that’s something that today’s guest is trying to change. 

Dr. Vivek Murthy served as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States from 2014-2017. Essentially, he was America’s doctor. He dealt with the country’s most urgent public health issues. 

In 2017, he turned his attention to chronic stress and isolation, and earlier this year, he released a book called Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, which is all about the silent epidemic of loneliness.

On this episode of No Filter, Dr. Murthy and Mia discuss the three types of loneliness and the actions we can take to make sure we’re living a connected life. 

If you or someone you know needs support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. 

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You can buy Vivek's book here - https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/PLD1R.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here.

With thanks to our guest: Vivek Murthy

Producer: Leah Porges 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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In 2003, a two-year-old girl captured the hearts of Australians when she was involved in an accident at her NSW childcare centre. Her name was Sophie Delezio. A vehicle crashed into the centre and caught alight, trapping Sophie and burning 85% of her body. After that accident, she lost both her legs below the knee, her right hand and ear.

Three years later, in May 2006, Sophie was hit by a car as her nanny pushed her wheelchair across the road. The car threw her 18 metres from her wheelchair and resulted in a broken jaw, broken ribs, fractured collarbone and a punctured lung as well as bleeding on her brain and a heart attack. 

But after all of that, she lived. Oh boy did she live.

And this is her story. 

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To find out more about Sophie's charity, Day of Difference, head to https://dayofdifference.org.au/. 

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman . You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. 

With thanks to our guests: Sophie and Carolyn Delezio

Producer: Leah Porges 

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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