On EP 50: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia catch up with another inspiring woman journalist / speaker / media trainer Talitha Cummins. 

5:50 - Where Talitha started her journalism career 

8:11 - Talitha recalls her first job as a total introvert and how that felt to realise she was anxious 

9:30 - The surreal anxious feeling where you go our of body in anxiety 

12:12 - Is there a point where the anxiety made Talitha reconsider her career of choice? 

13:30 - Talitha gets real about coming to rely on alcohol and where it all began 

21:00 - Why is there such a big issue with chicks and binge drinking? 

26:16 - Taltha’s Channel 7 exit 

28:46 - How becoming a Mum changed her for the better 

Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway - BOOK 

Hello Sunday Morning 

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On EP 49: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly catch up and ask - getting shyer as you get older & whether there’s any point dating if you know you don’t want a BF?

5:04 - The girls noticed the very moment where Stace seemed ‘shyer’ than ever! 

6:44 - Stace shares why she thinks she’s become more shy over the last 6 months 

9:49 - The role Ben played in Stace realising who she really, truly was 

12:32 - Being able to embody both an introvert and an extrovert all at once 

16:10 - Is Kristie getting louder now she’s single? LOL. Seriously though 

18:38 - Kristie realises she’s actually getting more okay with being on her own 

21:42 - When you realise you don’t want a boyfriend. Should you still be dating? 

23:47 - Is it ‘false advertising?’ when you know deep down that you’re not ready 

24:08 - Everybody dates for different reasons 

26:09 - Write a list of 10 x things you want in a partner. DO IT 

27:54 - Can you still meet someone when you’re not looking? 

31:32 - When you put out energy that you don’t ‘need’ someone how guys/girls start flocking 

EP 19: Boyfriend Step Down Program. Listen HERE

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On EP 48: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia 

3:59 - Why cheating can be an action to signify a toxic relationship, but is always so quickly despised 

5:59 - Kendra Wilkinson’s relationship breakdown and online post about it 

8:39 - When Kendra went live on Instagram in the middle of a breakdown and how uncomfortable it was to watch 

12:02 - Bethany Frankel doing a similar thing streaming live when she was distraught at finding her dog had died 

16:27 - Sam Frost sharing her struggles with trolls / mental health and how it felt like she was sharing IN the moment instead of in hindsight 

19:30 - Do Stace and Kristie regret sharing anything / too much on air? 

24:16 - Megan Markle’s Dad not going to the Royal Wedding this weekend - play by play of what’s gone down 

27:12 - The staged photos of Thomas Markle and why they’re so so bad 

29:26 - Why we feel sorry for Megan with her rando family members cashing in on your fame 

32:01 - So who will walk Megan down the isle then? 

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On EP 47: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly catch up and chat about ex f*ck bodies liking pics on Insta of your current BF and passionate people being happier people. 

Janet Rice tell us…why should we give a shit about the budget? (5:22) 

How long have people been taxed for tampons? (6:50) 

But why do tampons fall under that ‘luxury tax?’ (7:50) 

Labour is saying they’ll support the tax being abolished, but why haven’t they done it in the past when they could have (9:06) 

What’s the deeper message that the tampon tax is sending to our society? (10:07) 

Practically, is it about events like the budget where the money made from the tampon tax can be made up elsewhere? (12:15) 

If you’re hearing this an you’re outraged, what can you actually DO to make a difference and have your voice heard? (15:40) 

Why is there a disconnect with young people being outraged, yet not actually DOING something to make a difference? (17:50) 

Why aren’t there more women in Parliament? And how do we change that? (22:01) 

OK. Like we said, here are the places to hit up if you're feeling inspired and ready to fist pump after this chat...

The Green’s Petition - sign your name

Share The Dignity Axe The Tax Petition

Electoral Commission to find out who your local MP is & email them with your thoughts on the tax (and anything else you feel passionate about)

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On EP 46: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have their weekly catch up and chat about ex f*ck bodies liking pics on Insta of your current BF and passionate people being happier people. 

Stace shares that she feels a warmth 'spread through her body' when guy's she's slept with like pics of her fiancé. LOL (3:41) 

Stace being newly single sleeping with a dude that she knew would never be her BF, but still played a big part in her story (3:57) 

It's not just the one guy though, there's MULTIPLE past f*ck buddies of Stace's that like her posts of her and Ben (7:50) 

Still expecting to be treated with respect when it's clearly casual / just sex (9:20) 

Being honest even in casual relationships (14:41) 

Kristie shares how this year has forced her to ask herself what she's passionate about (16:44) 

Kristie has been inspired by her new must friends and how passionate they are about what they do (19:14) 

Kristie shares how stressed she's been about money lately & how much she's had to swallow her ego (20:49) 

Losing your passion even though from the outside it looks like you’ve got it sorted (25:59) 

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On EP 45: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia open up the lines and get Councillor Christine Forster’s advice for Jason 

TG Posse member Jason asks The Thinkergirls & Christine - “how do I come out to new work colleagues?” when he’s been out and proud already for 15 years (2:24) Christine shares whether she can relate or not and her own coming out story with to her kids (4:39) Once you’re out to one or two of his colleague’s a weight will lift off his shoulders instead of having to speak to every single one of them (5:36) wolf whistling - do you like it or loathe it? (6:04) does Christine ever feel like she has to tell people she’s gay when she meets them? (8:53) do gay and lesbian people feel more comfy with PDA’s now we have marriage equality?(11:41) 

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On EP 44: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a weekly chinwag about the pop culture world that interests them & this week it's a V special edition - a run down of this year's Met Gala looks. 

This year's Met Gala theme (1:58) Amal Clooney's pants / dress look (3:09) Anna Wintour's look (4:49) Kate Bosworth's virgin bride outfit that Stace was all over (5:14) Kim Kardashian's gold dress - boring AF? (6:12) Frances McDormand being a boss bitch (7:56) when SJP is life (9:44) Blake Lively is Kristie's pick (12:09) Kendal Jenner needs to pull it together (15:01) Are Jarred Leto + Lana Del Ray actually dating now? (16:11) hands down to Rhi Rhi (18:50) Kate Moss lost her relevance? (20:05) when the entire event is just getting your photo taken (23:46) 

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On EP 43: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a chat with another inspiring woman City of Sydney Councillor Christine Forster. 

Where The Thinkergirls first met Christine...and why they were wearing sequins (4:11) the thing you don't expect from Mardi Gras (6:35) The first time Christine realised she may be gay (9:02) Christine on religion and her upbringing in a Catholic family (12:28) Christine at the Mardi Gars after party yaaaas queen (20:18) will Australia ever vote against the republic?(21:45) how Christine felt ahead of the marriage equality vote (26:36) how does Christine feel representing the Liberal party when their core values for years didn't support marriage equality (28:39) Christine answers - how can you not be angry at your brother? (29:26) Christine's recent wedding to her long term partner and what Tony had to say about it (33:00)

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On EP 42: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a weekly chinwag about the evolving relationship with religion and the 5 stages of a relationship. 

Kristie's relationship with her Grandma and going to Church with her (4:17) and why she decided to go when a few years ago she wouldn't have (6:07) being brought up Catholic and rebelling against that in your 20's (7:21) what is it that people get from religion? (9:36) picking and choosing the good parts of religion and leaving the rest behind (13:43) There are 5 stages of relationships, which one are you in?(17:38) Stage 1 - courtship (19:34) Stage 2 - Differentiation (23:46) Stace and Ben going through tough stuff early on in their relationship (27:21) and how that can build an incredibly solid foundation for your relationship (29:09) why Stace struggles with accepting and receiving support (30:35)

Georgia Love Ep. Listen HERE 

Relationships Australia Article '5 Stages Of Relationships' Read HERE

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On EP 41: of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia chat pop culture and news, Thinkergirl style. Stace wants to talk about whether Megan Markle has put Prince Harry on a wed-shred and Kristie wants to discuss the Bachelor in Paradise Finale + why relationships that don't end in a proposal are seen as a failure. 

Um wtf is up with BBQ sauce? (4:10) are men there more groomzilla's these days? (5:40) what is a 'wed shred?' (6:10) Is Stace doing anything to prepare for her wedding day? (8:50) why do you think men are more open to being involved in weddings / their appearance (10:22 ) How differently society views breakups versus divorces (15:12) Because Grant didn't propose to Ally on Bach in Paradise - the relationship was less (19:16) thoughts on the new Bachelorette Ally (21:15) Kristie for the next Bachelorette? LOL. For realz though (22:18) The way Ally was announced as the new Bachelorette was fucking random (24:42) 

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