The Good Girl Confessional

Today in The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres is chatting to Lee Christine. A bestselling Australian author who is proving that, at 60, it’s never too late to turn lifelong dreams into reality, Lee is the writer of six romantic suspense novels and three alpine-crime novels, including the best-selling and award-winning Charlotte Pass, and best-selling Crackenback.

In the past decade she has firmly cemented herself as one of Australia’s most compelling crime writers. Born and bred in Newcastle, Australia, Lee always hankered to write. During her high school years, she sang and played guitar in a band, playing regular gigs around town – often penning her own songs, something she says is the very essence of storytelling. In her teenage years, Lee joined a soft rock band recording one LP. So enamoured by music, she would also study a male-dominated instrument - the saxophone. Life would lead her to teach, and then into the corporate world. In mid-life Lee made the brave decision to leave her corporate life as a trainer, to start writing novels as a full-time career. Now in her 60's Lee is a successful crime and mystery writer. Her trilogy of crime novels with romantic elements is set in Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains of NSW, Australia.

Dead Horse Gap was published by Allen and Unwin in February 2022, Crackenback in February 2021, and Charlotte Pass in February 2020. Lee's writing has become known for engaging places and elements she knows as characters - mountain ranges, a ski lift, and mountain huts. Her ability to transport the reader into places she is passionate about is a gift. Charlotte Pass recently won the Australian Romance Readers Association award for Favourite Romantic Suspense in 2020. Lee loves connecting with her readers and has appeared on a panel discussions and live events. The mother of grown children, Lee lives in Newcastle with her husband and her Irish Wheaten Terrier, Honey.
She is currently writing her next book set in Newcastle.

Today we chat about music, writing, the creative soul and how you are never too old to follow your passions and dreams.

You can follow Lee Christine (and find her books)here:
https://leechristine.com.au/books/
Https://www.facebook.com/leechristine59
https://www.instagram.com/leechristine59

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Sandy Lowres, host of The Good Girl Confessional, chats with Sara Cunningham, Founder of Free Mom Hugs. Sara’s journey from midwest Christian mother to her gay son Parker, to creating an organisation that wraps its arms around the LGBTI+ community is inspiring and heart warming. Free Mom Hugs now has a chapter in every state of the USA and has inpired other groups around the world including Australia. Her book ‘How We Sleep at Night: A Mother’s Memoir’ has been optioned by Jamie Lee Curtis and will be released as a film.

Helpful Links:
How We Sleep At Night: A Mother’s Memoir by Sara Cunningham
https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Sleep-A...

Free Mom Hugs (USA)
https://www.freemomhugs.org/

PFLAG (USA)
https://pflag.org/

Free Mum Hugs (Australia)
https://www.facebook.com/FreeMumHugsAus/

PFLAG Australia
https://pflagaustralia.org.au/

Parker Cunningham – Music
https://www.facebook.com/parkercunnin...

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TW: this episode has discussions of death, loss, grief, suicide.

We will all experience loss at some point in our lives but not everyone will know how to manage their grief and move forward with meaning and purpose.  Faced with compounded heartache by the untimely death of several loved ones as well as a myriad of other losses, Lisa Gallate embarked on a journey of self-healing and renewal.

Her memoir, Just Because, acts as a measure of wisdom on the often unspoken but universal topics of depression, suicide, miscarriage, and chronic illness.   

Lisa Gallate first experienced the loss of her sister and her sister’s partner in a shocking car accident, followed by her husband’s premature death by suicide, the inspirational but short life of her brother who died of brain cancer, the death of her father to COVID-19, and the prolonged demise of her mother from Alzheimer’s Disease.

These events could happen to any of us, at any time, and how we manage them and continue to live our lives with intent is one of life’s greatest challenges.    

Within Lisa’s story she articulates the approaches she has taken throughout her own journey, providing guidance to others who are faced with emotional despair. Just Because is a self-help memoir infused with unwavering accounts of how, in times when all sense of meaning may feel lost, you can manage your emotional anguish to reshape and renew your life.    

These candid pages offer comfort, warmth, honesty, hope and humour, as well as strategies for healing in the belief that loss and grief will change your life, but they do not need to define it.  

You can follow Lisa Gallete here:

https://www.instagram.com/lisagallate

https://www.facebook.com/lisagallateauthor/

https://www.lisagallate.com/

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Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with Faye Browne and Lauren French, the mother/daughter fashionista duo behind the successful Australian clothing brand, Motto.

When Faye, a powerhouse in the fashion industry, started Motto in 1986, she couldn't have predicted that years later she would be working side by side with her daughter. While both design the collections Motto is renowned for, they each bring their own unique flair.

Motto has a chain of successful stores, and like many retail brands, they needed to rethink their way of working when the pandemic hit.

Lauren is spearheading Motto's online business which just keeps growing! Faye and Lauren share videos wearing their range, but also offer useful tips on how to style, and mix and match their amazing pieces. Their success stems from their ability to stay ahead of the curve. While they have classic signature pieces, they also inject fun and limited edition items also.

Having two generations of women leading the business, they are helping women of all ages to express themselves and build their confidence through dopamine dressing! They are passionate about helping women find their own style, regardless of their age or stage of life.

You can follow Faye and Lauren here:

Website: www.motto.com.au
All our live streams: www.facebook.com/mottofashions/live_videos/
Facebook VIP Community: www.facebook.com/groups/MottoVIPGroup/
Motto Instagram: www.instagram.com/mottofashions/
Lauren Instagram: www.instagram.com/laurenmottofashions/
Faye Instagram: www.instagram.com/fayemottofashions/
Lauren Facebook: www.facebook.com/laurenmottofashions/
Faye Facebook: www.facebook.com/fayemottofashions/


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Today on The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with Podcaster and producer, Sarah Steel. Sarah is the host of the award winning podcast Let’s Talk About Sects.
When Sarah launched her podcast in 2017, a podcast dedicated to talking about cults and sects was a hew concept. The popularity of her podcast surprised ever Sarah.
She is a filmmaker and writer with a keen interest in social sciences, culture and psychology. She has now written a book on the subject of cults and coercive control, Do As I Say and is a sought after expert on this topic. Through her podcast, and the bravery of her guests, Sarah shows how anyone could find themselves in a sect or cult.

Her podcast guests have included survivors of cults as well as experts and advocates on cults.
Her guests haves included cult survivors like Sarah Edmondson and her husband Anthony ‘Nippy’ Ames who spent 12 years in NXIVM - the subject of a Netflix docuseries, The Vow. However, Sarah also has deep conversations with survivors of lesser known Australian and international cults, including Claire Ashman who left Australian cult The Order of St. Charbel. (Claire shared her story her also in The GGC- https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-good-girl-confessional/id1475210883?i=1000465994418)

You will not want to miss this podcast.

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Episode Links:
Let’s Talk About Sects
https://www.ltaspod.com/host

Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lets-talk-about-sects/id1286328757
Instagram: www.instagram.com/letstalkaboutsects

Fair Game Podcast - Leah Rimini and Mike Rinder
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/fair-game/id1523307706-
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The Good Girl Confessional is the award-winning Podcast of WB40 - Women Beyond Forty, a platform for women 40, 50, 60 and beyond.

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A Little Bit Culty Podcast - Sarah Edmondson & Nippy Ames
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-little-bit-culty/id1553334816

Today in the Confessional, host Sandy Lowres is chatting with acclaimed television producer and author Anita Jacoby, AM.

Anita has an extraordinary career across both print and television media and has worked with industry greats and on award-winning shows, including Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, The Gruen Transfer, Good Morning Australia, Today and 60 Minutes, as well as documentaries such as Angels & Demons and Chelmsford Hospital. During her distinguished career, Anita has won many awards - AACTAs, AFIs, an Order of Australia Media Award (60 minutes) and even a Logie Award.

In 2021, Anita received the Gold Distinguished Service Medal, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.

It's no surprise then that Anita doesn't do anything by halves. When her beloved father passed away, Anita realised she might not know all she thought about him and set about on a journey to uncover facts about her dad. She could never have predicted the story that was about to unfold. Anita tells the story of her father in her book Secrets from Behind the Screen: The Award-winning TV Producer's compelling search for the truth. At the heart of this story is a daughter's love for her father, and the moment she uncovers the human she hadn't seen.

Anita shares her incredible wisdom about her career in the Australian TV Industry, as well as the captivating story that unfolds in her book.

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Today in The Good Girl Confessional, host Sandy Lowres chats with Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito - Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists. She is a Clinical Director, Specialist of Breast Imaging and Intervention and solopreneur/business owner at Women's Breast Imaging (WBI) in Cottesloe, Western Australia.

Vanessa is also a qualified and fellowship-trained subspecialist in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Interventional and Vascular Radiology and Paediatric Radiology in Perth Western Australia. Dr Vanessa is a passionate educator and is an Adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer at Curtin University, The University of Western Australia, and Edith Cowan University.

As of 2022, she is a published co-author of three book anthologies: Courage and Confidence: What It Really Takes To Succeed in Business Global Girls - Find Your Thing;

And The Power To Rise Above - a book I am so proud to have co-authored with Vanessa, and so thrilled that Vanessa reads from her chapter for us on work place bullying. We are so thrilled this book of hope is in the Hollywood Swag Bags given to 2023 Oscar Nominees including Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett and Steven Spielberg, amongst others.

Her notable awards are: Millennial Achiever Award presented by Filipino Australian Club of Perth (2019) People’s Choice Gold Award for the ‘Making A Difference (Local Community)’ category presented by AusMumpreneur (2021) Breast Radiologist of the Year presented by the Radiology Awards (2022) A highly respected Breast Imaging Specialist, Dr Vanessa is also an accomplished speaker, wife, mother and triathlete.

Like many women she faces the stressful challenges of juggling the demands of a career and family whilst taking care of her own physical and spiritual wellbeing. A bright and engaging role model, she always strives to be the best she can both professionally and personally. She is also committed to helping others do the same by sharing the experience and wisdom gained from her own amazing personal journey.

Above all, Dr Vanessa saves lives. It is her personal mission to save as many lives as possible by spreading her message of preventative medicine and detecting breast cancer early using advanced mammogram and ultrasound screening technologies such as used at her business at WBI. Along with her message of physical well-being, Dr Vanessa also enthusiastically speaks on self-care, self-compassion, resilience and overcoming difficulties, providing practical strategies that are easily applied to everyday life.

You can follow Dr Vanessa here:
Instagram: @dr.vanessa.atienza.hipolito
Facebook: Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito
Twitter: @DrVanessaAH
LinkedIn: Dr Vanessa Atienza-Hipolito
Website: www.drvanessaa.com
linktr.ee/drvanessaatienzahipolito

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Hacia Atherton is the Founder of Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT), a charity established in 2020 to increase female representation in skilled trades in Australia through work experience, educational training and ongoing support. Hacia hails from a family of skilled tradesmen and has encountered first hand the challenges women experience in this sector after discovering women only account for 3% of trades in Australia. She established EWIT to inspire women to see trades as a viable and lucrative career option and to ignite societal cultural change geared towards creating a supportive environment for these women to thrive.

Hacia is no stranger to overcoming adversity having learned to walk again after a tragic horse riding accident in 2017 left her in a wheelchair for 12 months. She overcame debilitating and chronic pain and the doctors prognosis that she will never walk unaided again to achieve her CPA from her hospital bed, riding 100km twice for charity and running multiple half-marathons.

As a result, Hacia is invited to speak regularly on mental toughness, redefining success and courage with well-known brands such as the CPA, Honda, Ladies in Finance+ Time, Girls with Hammers, League of Extraordinary Women and Deakin University. I

n 2021 Hacia was named in The NYC Journal’s Top 30 Women Disruptors To Look Out For, and the Disruptors Magazine Top 30 Inspiring Women To Look Out For In 2022. She also received the CPA President’s Award for Excellence - Emerging Leader and has been appointed the Deputy Chair of the Emerging Leaders Network.

The charity was established in 2020 after founder Hacia Atherton discovered that women account for only 3% of trades within Australia and only 1 female out of 100 hold a trade apprenticeship. In addition, Australia is approaching the lowest level of apprentice commencements since the late-1990s and the number of females commencing an apprenticeship of any type fell by 12.2% from 2016 to 2020.

You can follow Hacia and EWIT here:

https://ewitrades.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haciaatherton/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haciaatherton
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When you hit your 50's should you really give a flying fifty about the stuff that shouldn't matter?

Meet Mel Kenny and Trish Gordon, two life-long friends who say hell no, and host Don't Give A Fifty Podcast!

I had a fantastic chat with Mel and Trish about everything from Menopause to mental health, from the power of female friendships to podcasting in your 50's. Mel and Trish are girls after my own heart, with a pro-ageing mentality and a passion for changing negative narratives around midlife and beyond.

Sassy, smart and a bit cheeky, you won't want to miss their wisdom.

‘Don’t Give a Fifty,’ is a podcast for midlife women looking for a weekly hangout with two regular 5ishers who aren’t prepared to put on the handbrake just yet. The girls delve into the fun stuff, the hard stuff and everything in between.

You can follow these kick ass chicks here:
https://dontgiveafifty.com.au
https://www.instagram.com/dontgiveafifty
https://www.facebook.com/don'tgiveafifty
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If you're a wine lover, have you ever wondered how the magic happens to get it from a tiny vine to your table? Then you'll love this podcast!

Today on The Good Girl Confessional I'm chatting with Kelly Pearson, a serious wine maker in her 50's, who has created her own cheeky label - Ladygarden Wines. Ladygarden wines has a range of wines, from sparking, to crisp whites and dark reds.

Kelly has been in the Australian wine industry for decades, but she has also worked as a wine maker in California, USA, as well as China and India.

In an Industry that sees only 10% of top jobs going to women, Kelly has created a brand, based in Geelong Victoria, with a purpose to celebrate female wine makers and create opportunities for women in this field. Kelly also collaborates with other female wine makers to bring wine to the world.

Kelly is passionate about all aspects of the wine industry and likes to share her knowledge of wine in a fun and intetresting way! I know I learnt so much chatting with her on the podcast. Her passion to help other women to succeed in a competitive industry is really inspiring and very kick ass. We chat about what her journey, and the risks she took to be her own boss.

You can follow Kelly Pearson and Ladygraden wines here:

https://www.instagram.com/ladygardenwines
https://www.facebook.com/ladygardenwines
Email enquiries:[email protected]


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The Good Girl Confessional is the award-winning Podcast of WB40 - Women Beyond Forty, a platform for women 40, 50, 60 and beyond.

Join the revolution:
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Wb40 and The Good Girl Confessional Acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we record this podcast on, the Wurrundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations and pay out respect to their elders, past, present and emerging.