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Nicole Haddow Started From Scratch At 30 Sep 22, 2019

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Nicole Haddow didn’t expect to be living at home with her parents with an unstable income, a bunch of maxed-out credit cards and $11k's worth of debt when she turned 30. But that's where she found herself.

Nicole’s story will be familiar to a lot of millennials. In a world that demands we show off our best clothes, holidays and experiences on Instagram, it can be easy to find yourself in debt as you try to keep up. And that’s what happened to Nicole.

She applied for her first credit card when she was 22 and next thing she knew she had more debt than she could handle and no idea how to get out of it.

Nicole has written a book called Smashed Avocado that explains how she went from that moment to owning her own home two years later. Something she never ever thought she’d be able to do...

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Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Nicole Haddow: https://www.instagram.com/nicolehaddow/

Find her book Smashed Avocado here: https://bit.ly/2lJPW2Q

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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When Briony Benjamin Got Sick No One Listened Sep 15, 2019

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What do you do when you get the worst news of your life?

Hide? Cry? Surround yourself with your nearest and dearest? Make a video about what may be the scariest journey you’ve ever been on?

Briony Benjamin did all those things and more when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 31.

Briony was our Head Of Video here at Mamamia for 2 years and produced some of the most viral videos our company has ever had. And watching her go through this dreadful disease was heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. Which is why today, we wanted to share Briony’s story with you, because it's so important that you listen to your body and don't take no for an answer.

September is Lymphoma Awareness month. To donate head to https://www.lymphoma.org.au/

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Briony Benjamin https://www.facebook.com/BrionyBvideos/

Follow her new business here: https://www.instagram.com/social_parade/

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Melissa Hopkins Was Tired Of Hiding Sep 11, 2019

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It was 2018. Late at night. Melissa Hopkins was sitting in her bed. She was about to reveal something deeply personal about herself to the world, something that she had been suffering with for over 20 years but had never spoken about publicly, but on the eve of R U OK day in 2018, a suicide prevention day in Australia that aims to start conversations about mental health, Melissa decided to speak out.

You see Melissa is the Head of Consumer Marketing at Optus which essentially means she is a very important person in a very big company but unbeknownst to her colleagues, both past and present, Melissa had been suffering from severe depression since she was a teenager.

It was something she didn’t talk about publicly in case people’s perception of her changed as a person and as a boss.

But since that moment, her world has gotten so much better. She joins Mia to talk about it...

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Visit R U OK day's website here: https://bit.ly/2maid2B

If you need help, call Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636

CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Melissa Hopkins https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissafhopkins/?originalSubdomain=au

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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The Magazine Queen Who Lost Her Job Sep 08, 2019

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For 17 years, Jo Elvin was the Editor In Chief of the UK's biggest magazines, Glamour. But in 2017, Jo lost her job. And her world as she knew it shifted.

Jo, who was born and raised in Sydney and started her career at Dolly Magazine had moved to the UK to further her career. Glamour was her dream gig. And she was bloody good at what she did, but one morning after a meeting with her boss, she found herself jobless.

So how do you handle a set back like that in your 40s, a time in your career when you are really good at what you do and have a hell of a lot to offer?

How do you get back out there? And how do you start again?

On this episode of No Filter Jo and Mia discuss everything from magazines to motherhood and what actually happens when your life gets turned upside down.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Jo Elvin

Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jo_elvin/?hl=ur

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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The Surprising Reasons Teens Send Nude Selfies Sep 01, 2019

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Right now, across the country two out of three young women between the ages of 12 and 18 have been asked to send a nude photo of themselves to someone.

But what happens after they send it?

Sophie Hyde is an Australian film director, mother and the creator of the hit SBS show The Hunting that is a four part series about teen sexting and scandal.

She spent months researching why teens send nude selfies, and what she found was incredibly surprising. She joins Mia now to talk about it...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Sophie Hyde.

You can watch The Hunting on SBS On Demand here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-hunting.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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The Second Half Of Tully Smyth's Story Aug 28, 2019

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Tully Smyth rose to fame after appearing on Big Brother in 2013. She also unintentionally became the show's villain when she cheated on her longtime girlfriend with a guy she met in the house.

Since then, Tully has lived a lot of her life in the public eye and has carved out a living as an influencer. A term she really struggles with.

Tully is the host of our brand new podcast, Social Squad, which goes behind-the-scenes of the perfectly curated lives of some of Australia's most successful influencers.

But before we handed her the microphone and got her to ask the questions, Mia had some questions of her own. And when you hear about what Tully has been through, especially in the four weeks leading up to this interview, you’ll understand why.

Here’s part two of Mia’s conversation with Tully...

SUBSCRIBE TO TULLY'S NEW PODCAST SOCIAL SQUAD HERE: https://omny.fm/shows/social-squad/playlists/social-squad

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Tully Smyth: https://www.instagram.com/tee_smyth/

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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There's A Lot More To Tully Smyth Than Instagram Aug 25, 2019

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Tully Smyth rose to fame after appearing on Big Brother in 2013. She also unintentionally became the show's villain when she cheated on her longtime girlfriend with a guy she met in the house.

Since then, Tully has lived a lot of her life in the public eye and has carved out a living as an influencer. A term she really struggles with.

Tully is the host of our brand new podcast, Social Squad, which goes behind-the-scenes of the perfectly curated lives of some of Australia's most successful influencers.

Here’s part one of Mia’s conversation with Tully...

SUBSCRIBE TO TULLY'S NEW PODCAST SOCIAL SQUAD HERE: https://omny.fm/shows/social-squad/playlists/social-squad

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Tully Smyth: https://www.instagram.com/tee_smyth/

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Vanessa Turnbull Roberts Is Part Of The Ongoing Stolen Generation Aug 24, 2019

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Tiddas 4 Tiddas is a podcast series where Kamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva sits down with some incredible Indigenous women for some candid conversations, and today on No Filter, we wanted to share one of those stories with you.

On this episode, Marlee’s guest is 22-year-old activist and writer, Vanessa Turnbull Roberts.
Growing up, Vanessa had a very different childhood to other kids. On the day Kevin Rudd apologised for the Stolen Generation she was being taken from her family and pushed into the foster care system. She was 11-years old.

As an activist, law student and writer, Vanessa channels her frustration about being removed from her family into a passion to drive change for her people.

This discussion includes talk of suicide and depression. If you find any of the content unsettling, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

If you liked this episode please follow this link to subscribe to Tiddas 4 Tiddas: https://omny.fm/shows/tiddas-4-tiddas/naidoc-week-vanessa-turnbull-roberts

CREDITS:

Host: Marlee Silva

Producers: Elissa Ratliff and Amelia Navascues

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The Tiddas 4 Tiddas artwork is made possible by Call Time on Melanoma and artist Keeley Silva.

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Amy Sheppard’s #KissMyFatAss Movement Aug 18, 2019

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Brisbane based singer/songwriter Amy Sheppard spent years altering the way she looked in her Instagram photos. Like most women who upload images to their feeds, she wanted to look polished, smooth, perfect.

And then she realised that she was making the women, both young and old who follow her, feel bad about their bodies.

So she decided to stop. She stopped editing out her cellulite. Stopped smoothing her legs. She stopped making herself look airbrushed.

And instead, she started a movement called Kiss My Fat Ass - that promotes normal features such as cellulite, rolls, and scars.

You see Amy is a member of Aria award-winning Aussie band Sheppard - alongside two of her siblings. And aside from making hit songs like Geronimo and now Kiss My Fat Ass, she has decided to make Instagram and the world a better place.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Amy Sheppard https://www.instagram.com/amysheppardpie/?hl=en

Watch her #KissMyFatAss video clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjqjvD8He70&t=78s

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Rachael Casella's Life Of Love Aug 16, 2019

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Rachael Casella met her husband Jonny when she was training to be a police officer and he was one of her instructors. Nothing happened until the training was finished, but then, the pair fell in love.

They got married. And as they went on their honeymoon, they started trying for a baby. But, like so many things in life, nothing followed a simple plan.

Rachael did eventually fall pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Mackenzie. But Mackenzie had Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Rachael and Johnny only got to hold her for seven months.

Rachael’s story is difficult but incredibly important to hear.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Rachael Casella. Read more of her story here: https://www.mylifeoflove.com/blogme

Follow her on Instagram here: @mylifeof_love

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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