Gather round... this week Gabby and Mel are divulging how terrible they are at adulting. From filthy cars to email avoidance, the tea is well and truly being spilt about all the ways we certainly do not make an effort as grown ups.

Anything worth checking out will be mentioned in our shownotes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

Welcome back to Making An Effort! This week Gabby and Mel share the music, artists and songs that have punctuated their journey. From the first album they bought to what's on repeat right now (and a little John Mayer deep dive in between).

Look out for the Making An Effort playlist coming soon on Spotify! Shownotes available here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

This week Gabby and Mel share their experiences of going to therapy. From how they knew they were ready, to the impact it has had on their mental health and all the brilliant benefits of having someone totally impartial in their corner. 

Welcome back! This week, Mel and Gabby reflect on that September feeling of starting fresh; including some nostalgic back to school anecdotes and sharing some of their goals for the final quarter of 2021. 

Trigger/Content Warning: sexual abuse, abuse of power, death, sexual shame.

It is our honour this week to host your stories and voices in a conversation about purity culture and the impact it has had and is having in the lives of those that grew up in it. We're exploring the toxic messages this culture handed out around sex, relationships and our bodies.

We hope that it is healing to hear these stories and know that you are not alone.  

This week Gabby and Mel chat about how becoming mums has impacted their friendships-- particularly their friends who do not have children. 

This week on the Making An Effort Podcast Gabby and Mel chat through their reactions to the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast and wrap up the episode with a quick chat about who'd they would want to swap lives with for a day. 

You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

This week on the podcast Gabby and Mel chat about what it was like to grow up cross-culturally and what it means to "find a home" as an adult. 

You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

We've got a summer update for you! Listen in for a tour of what the last month has been like for us both including books we've been loving and how we feel about our bodies during the summer months. Tricky!

You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes

This is a big episode this week. We're going to be chatting through what it looks like to champion neurodiversity in our relationships with our friends and family-- and really in the WORLD. We hope this episode is a good resource for navigating how to be a good friend to your community and be an advocate. 

You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes