The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel: Recent Episodes
Gabby Llewellyn and Mel Wiggins
In this weeks episode, Gabby has no choice but to overhear obnoxious Nashvillians. We discuss how you can therapize yourself out of the ebb and flow of human relationships, Mel's copyrighted idea of a potato van (any van, really) and the ideal way to eat a chocolate bar.
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Goodness we've miss you all! We're back after our Summer hiatus (hernia) with lots of tales from the last couple of months - the reality of living with teens, family camp, our annual hang out and so much crying and laughing. Buckle up gang!
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It's our last episode before we take a Summer recess so that can only mean that our conversation is all over the place. We're talking the unending benefits of having friends with a pool, bandwagons and being scammed.
If you don't want to miss out on any fun, we'll be over on our Patreon during our recess with extra eps, pop ins, videos and more! Join us over there for the summer at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast - if not, we'll see you back here in August!
Ok, just a heads up, maybe don't listen to this one out in the open air or at work or with little ears around! Gabs has a blinder of a story, and we have a listener story as well. All in all it's a revealing episode!
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Back again in your ears with house updates, spending money on your home, TV shows that make us yearn like 20 year olds again and more!
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Landing in this week with better sound, some listener stories, paint job updates, megachurch boomer blunders and why they need to go back to poorly using canva.
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We're back with a fun episode (with less fun sound quality) where we get into awkward social moments, pondering if we are good judges of character and a little chat about period blood. That comes with a trigger warning, just a heads up!
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It's a hard hitting episode this week, covering hair bobble deficits, laundry and ironing etiquette and a nostalgic trip down memory lane to the mall. Enjoy!
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Some fun listener interactions, Gabby in her cabbage era, people flushing tampons down the toilet and home decorations are all on deck today! Enjoy!
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Back once again to talk rubbish about redoing our wedding food, the USA's disposable plate epidemic, a big (and small) shout out to a listener and a convo about letting kids swear.
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Allowing Gabs a moan, Easter Sunday church reflections (believe women), a listener update, VIP experiences and Easter is the new Christmas.
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Hello MAE Gang! Back this week talking about sick kids, some confusion about Round Top Texas, Mel's new nails/identity, an encouraging listener email, a bit more chat about the manosphere and Gabby's protein maxxing fails. Enjoy!
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Order, order, Gabby wants order! After a brief flit about from thing to thing (too excited this episode), we settle into a conversation about gardening podcast ASMR, the absolute poo heap that is Taylor Frankie Paul and the SLOMW franchise. Mel gives a heartwarming update from a listener and we talk through how annoying it is to be marketed having GLASS everything currently.
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This weeks episode heralds the predictable joy of a cheeky Nando's, the lunacy of the UK having limited free refill joints, the audacity of the price of eating out, Gabby's historical spell of being paleo and the delights of a Japanese sweet potato!
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Happy EFFING Woman's Day, we suppose? In this weeks episode, we share some rage about the patriarchy, Gabby shares about a recent read, we get into it about parenting and adultism and if the rise of ai is going to lead us back to each other in person. Here's hoping. Enjoy!
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From Sunday resets to parasite algorithims (and a Dave cameo) to Mel's work frustrations and adolescent brain development - we've got it all in this weeks ep. Stacked, as the kids would say - would they?
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Hey Gang! Today's episode is a full swing from kindle flies to baby's first stage performance to love and sex therapy with Esther Perel and a deep dive into indigenous theory around feminism (from Lynn Smart's 'The Soul of Money') and the bird of humanity to what it means to be the adult in the room and be somewhat trauma-informed in a world that often feels...traumatised? Love you all. Thanks as ever for listening!
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The pressure to from schools to get involved in arbitrary nonsense, discussing which celebrity friend group we'd like to slot into - all is up for chat in this weeks MAE!
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This week we discuss the demands of a home chef with a family that doesn't appreciate them (Gabby's close to striking). We get into a food moral dilemma and conclude with a discussion on feminism and the next generation of boys.
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We're having a grand old catch up this week. Ice storms in Nashville, the humdrum of January, incredible food we had on our mini getaways and some TV tales!
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A pop-culture heavy episode for the moment that is Brooklyn Beckham and the future of the dynasty. Taylor and Blake and needy friendships. Celebs are so embarrassing! We unpack it all. Plus, couples getaway plans!
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We do a full circle on the beauty industry this week. It starts off with indignation and rage and finishes with recommendations. We're only human. We love a product.
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We are SO BACK! We're catching up on the holiday break and we're bringing a new flavour to the New Years conversations with a selection of regrets from 2025!
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It's the last MAE episode of the year! Today we're giving a masterclass on how to do small talk for Americans. We're discussing the level of involvement is appropriate for our husbands in home decor, and Mel has a shocking revelation to share about her seasonal colour palate! Merry Christmas MAE Gang! We love you!
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Well well well! If that wasn't such an emotional rollercoaster! Thank you to everyone who submitted their favourite holiday food and let us into your family traditions. Food is the language of love and we felt ALL the feels recording this episode - a firm favourite of ours this year!
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Turns out we are grown ups and we buy and do grown up things. Like bulk ordering toilet roll! Look at us go! We catch up on Thanksgiving in the USA and Mel tells us about her hangover and a really unfortunately bagel situation.
Listeners - don't forget to send us your favourite holiday family food tradition stories and recipes! We want a quick voicenote to explain the background and the recipe attached in an email to us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Hello it's MAEDAY! This week we ponder our sleep patterns, Gabby shares the labour of a Christmas Craft and Mel shares a bit about the fun weekend she had with Hillary McBride!
Listeners - don't forget to send us your favourite holiday family food tradition stories and recipes! We want a quick voicenote to explain the background and the recipe attached in an email to us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Today we get straight into Christmas party chat, Mel gripes about a gym injury and a blunt physiotherapist. Gabby weighs in on premade cocktail recipes, the glory of a bowl of popcorn, and Mel reacts to the HORROR that Gabby has not yet watched a very special holiday classic movie! Listeners - don't forget to send us your favourite holiday family food tradition stories and recipes! We want a quick voicenote to explain the background and the recipe attached in an email to us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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We waste no time getting into important stuff this episode - underwear and jammies. Mel has bathroom renovation woes and beef with her MIL. I give my best pitch for watching 'All's Fair' and we have a CALL OUT FOR YOU! Send us a (short) voice-note telling us about your favourite holiday tradition around food. Attach it, and the recipe send it to hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com and we'll feature it in an episode and compile the recipes! The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome back! This week you're getting some spooky chat, some really uneducated thoughts around modern dating and if we missed out on being on apps etc. Mel's mum's dating advice and Gabby gets an unexpected text 😬. Also, what if we made our demands into a musical act - would that get our kids to listen to us? The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
This week we talk about our respective Supper Clubs and a tale about Dave being clumsy with a precious plate. We discuss Mel's son's entrepreneurial skills, Gabby's short lived soccer career and all the extra curriculars we did as kids. The Making An Effort Podcast is a proud listener supported podcast! If you want access to bonus episodes (one coming this week!), weekly episode commentary, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
We are pre-menstrual - come close at your own risk. We have a whinge, Mel details a netball injury, we discuss Jen Hatmaker's new book 'Awake' Gabs ponders the role of the influencer and the disparity between men and women in that role. We're such a party!
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MAE friends! This week we pay tribute to an icon gone too soon - the formidable, inimitable Diane Keaton. We reminisce on her impact as a staple of our 80's/90's comfort movies, her mystery and fashion superiority. What a loss! We also get into a deeper chat about The Life of A Showgirl, the critique around TS herself and some of the lore of the tracks.
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Hello! We're back this week with EXCELLENT audio, birthday tales, food chat, a huge TV update/discussion, merch chat and a brief first impression of the new TS album. Enjoy!
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We are so back! Thanks for your patience over the last two weeks while we took a hiatus! This week we get stuck back into the big hitting issues: Gabby's HUGE UK celeb sighting, Mel ponders the concept of sleep and shares some fun scottish slang.
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This week we start off with a memory lane chat about teenage skincase and then take an unexpected turn into story time about house alarms and break ins. Mel's got a corker of a story to share that will never have you looking at her dad the same way again. Enjoy!
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A fun little insight into some special memories for us today. We're talking about songs that aren't religious but feel deeply spiritual for us. Would love to hear what songs hit that spot for you too! Leave us a comment here!
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Bank holiday weekend! This week we're reflecting on a bunch of stuff, including some fun food questions that Gabby brings to the table and a recap of Mel's exciting Oasis story that was manifested RIGHT HERE on this podcast. So thanks for that everyone!
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Today we have a sleepy Gabby, and a sleepy Mel too - because she stayed up too late watching Taylor and Travis be cute. We discuss this, we talk about America v UK school systems, read out a listener email and talk about the end of AJLT and the SATC franchise.
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Gabby is back with another tale to tell about trash. I beg you to consider if you are ready for this. We also talk about how it's never too late to switch it up, start something new, do the thing.
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This week we debrief Gabby's visit to scummy, stinky NYC. We join in our collective annoyance in being asked for money for charity (at the checkout), Mel has a breakdown about her ability to accessorize and Gabby comes to term with being a country girl after all.
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Gabby's back! So we are hearing all about her trip, including insight into a Heurta family obsession. We're also talking about chatty pilots, city fashion and the new season of Shiny Happy People and the late 90's, early 00's fundamentalist Christian movement. Whew! It's a beefy one! Enjoy!
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Gabs in on her family vacation so this week Mel is joined by Dave again (sorry/not sorry?) We have the usual marriage banter/bickering and answer lots of listener questions about pet peeves, how to survive parenting, favourite holidays and thoughts on Couples Therapy. Buckle up!
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This week we take a decade overdue dive into the TV show Girls and the nostalgia of the era. We talk Lena Dunham, the contrast with SATC and Lena's new show ' Too Much'.
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Summer is in full swing so we're talking about all things music festivals, reading - with a brief segue about the 7/7 bombings in London. Light and shade, here for it all!
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Ahh this is a nostalgic episode for us. We get into a bit of a chat about our experiences of working at Summer Camp and the ridiculousness of teenagers being in charge of kids for a whole summer!
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We are BACK! Thanks for letting us take a hiatus at the start of the summer but we're back for a mammoth catch up including all the holiday chat, stories, tales from our travels and all the best bits in between! It's SO good to be with you again!
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Discussing the enormous effort of family holidays, a listener who has BEEF with Gabby and a little discussion of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Season 2 - no spoilers though).
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Just stories from the trenches this week.
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Listeners dreams, Motherland, Embarrassing stories on Tik Tok (with a lot of gasping laughing), kitchen utensils, Chat GPT interiors. That's all on the docket for this weeks ep. Enjoy!
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This week Gabs brings Mel up to speed on a current substack scandal where a high profile celeb got low-key bullied off the platform. We discuss the ethics around celebrities monetising their audience, policing peoples presence. It's niche. It's a little granular and we have unformed opinions. When do we paywall? Why do women get scrutinised for this stuff so much more? Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast - BEHIND A PAYWALL! Imagine! If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Back at it with an episode for you that features our impersonation of the Australian twins, the cold hard facts about clothing consumption, a health and fitness update from us both and a little trip down memory lane about our favourite nostalgic, probably problematic childhood evangelical music. Enjoy!
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We're back! After gloating about how we haven't missed a week - we missed a week. Life happens. We catch up on Mel's trip to London, a celeb encounter, our high school style and we set a MAE listener challenge to give more compliments to strangers. Let us know if you do it! Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
We have an impromptu staff meeting, discussing our effort with this podcast. Gabby has 14 less hours in her week and Mel rolled her ankle. We discuss the etiquette and THRILL of second hand shopping. We chat about a listener email asking about the vulnerability of putting your work out there to the world, but especially letting your loved ones see/read/listen. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
This week we cover plenty of ground. A new TV watch that has had Mel in stitches, Gabby's neighbourly updates, tupperware thieves., a story about a tampon that really is NSFW and should come with a trigger warning. Yeesh. Kind of regretting that one.
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A little death chat is on the table today. In the most lovely and comforting way - if that's possible? We also give a moment to recognise the husband efforts of Dave while Mel has been sick and celebrate Gabby getting her garden sorted for Spring!
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How do you make friends with your neighbours? Would you be honest about the level of admin it takes to be hot on a red carpet if you got famous? What happens if you love a book and then find out everyone is slating it? All on the table in this weeks ep.
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This week we are discussing the new Netflix spesh that Megan Markle Sussex has put out. There are things to say. We also talk about anger, sadness and the best outlets for that and I offer up a new word that the teenagers are saying that maybe we can try to roll into conversation for cool points...
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We've got garage sale and parenting woes, new shows we're watching, holiday plans and a praise report from Gabby about her new trad wife skills.
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Our weekly catch up this week includes a good old whinge about our bodies not playing ball, Gabby's time away, the rising prices of food (and the husbands that are loud about it) and a new entrepreneurial opportunity for the Wiggins'.
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We are running the gamut this week while we catch up. We've got new Iris stories, sassy tweens, shin splints, heartburn and a longer chat about the resurgence of romance novels, spicy book covers and how do we know what is age-appropriate? Good chat all around.
LINKS MENTIONED:
https://entirelybonkerz.substack.com/p/if-booktok-was-a-community-of-men?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://culturestudypod.substack.com/p/what-its-really-like-to-run-a-romance
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We've got an on-the-mend Gabs back today and we're discussing low effort recovery from flu, bad sleep, tv shows, school lunches and excruciating evangelising stories from days gone by. Phew. That one took it out of us.
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Poor Gabs is sick this week so instead of leaving you hanging, we called on Mel's husband Dave to stand in as co-host. Mostly it's an episode where a married couple bicker in real time with a few Iris stories and some book recommendations thrown in for good measure. Big thanks to Dave for filling the void (that's what she said) Enjoy!
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This week Gabs has reentered that tourbus life (and knows a surprising amount about tour buses), Mel hunkered down in the storm and we get to gently make fun of Gabby's emotional patreon video where she unnecessarily scared our patreons.
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In today's episode we discuss how far, is too far when it comes to going commando?
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Key words for this latest epsiode: mugs, notion, crying, listeners, drinking, news, presidents, snow, jess, nick, martinis, tea ENJOY!
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We're back and have returned with so many bad habits - which we will share about in this ep. We're discussing holiday routines, Richard Curtis movies, Tiktok shop purchases and if we're the only ones not lotioning. Are we?
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It's our last episode of the year! There's a lot of Mel trying to make Gabby stop telling her about the plotline of 'That Christmas', a love-fest about Richard Curtis movies, the translation of Irish/Northern Irish cult movies and TV shows and how we can't stop eating Christmas Crack.
Merry Christmas to you, dear listeners! Feliz Navidad to you and yours!
Don't forget, you can get all our gift guides, videos etc on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
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Another NSFW epsiode thanks to a story Gabby tells that involves pee in the mouth. Ew. We're here talking about parties, gel nails and drugs this week. Don't forget, we listen and we don't judge.
We're also fizzing about plans for our MAE Girls Trip - to say in the loop and get early bird discounts, sign up here https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/gabriella-5qgr5
Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Also, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
We have stepped into Christmas and we are revelling. This week we talk about festive outings, movies, USA/UK period survival tactics, Gabby living on the edge of a house fire and there's even a wee story of our Iris in there for good measure.
We also want to invite you to take this survey if you fancy getting away for a girls trip with us next year! Can you imagine?! https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/gabriella-5qgr5
Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
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This week we talk aura rings, the ultimate trouser - a tailored sweatpant, substack favourites and how we would be each others safety net for making sure no one reads our journals after we die. Niche friendship requirement, but a must.
Substack we mentioned below:
Trash Panic
A new way to journal Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
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Join us this week as we discuss the rise of Gracie Abrams, how the USA does beverages right, how we are sprinkling Christmas in and some lovely emails from listeners.
Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
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This week we are coming in tired and a lil sick. There's chat about FRIENDS quizzes, finishing or not finishing books, what's coming up on our fyp/discover pages (Paul Mescal, duh) and again, the delight about our patreon-only Gift Guide! There's also a late episode Iris story in there for good measure.
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Step back in time with us this week as we discuss the nostalgia of the humble home phone, cleaning your room as a weekend activity and Mel's first foray into being a sleuth - the phone book.
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This week we discuss hosting, making bed and Martha Stewarts new Netflix doc! We also want to encourage you to get involved in our Patreon, even just for the next couple of months as we put together an EPIC gift guide for all your hard to buy for people!
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What could be more in theme for spooky season than an episode where we talk about adult skin breakouts, true crime podcasts and periods!?
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Welcome back! We have some technical difficulties, storms are brewing, we talk winter style tips, there is boob talk, Gabby asks Mel hard questions, kids are pooping and Mel almost wipes with an insect. It's kinda NSFW. Enjoy!
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This week we discuss our own sliding doors moments. The pivotal moments that changed the course of our lives. No biggie. There's some other nonsense in there as well about New Girl and we churn over if we should do video for the podcast or not. Weigh in, good listener!
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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We've got routines, red carpets and fall fashion on the talk points this week! If you're a Patreon supporter - look out for a bonus episode on Patreon this week too!
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It's soup season, bitches! *We didn't know if we could fill a whole episode just vibing on soup chat, but here we are. And we could have gone longer.
Links to amazing soups mentioned:
Rioja Stoup
Spicy Lasagna Soup
Pho Style Soup
Traditional Irish Veg Broth
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Welcome back! This week we talk about the novel idea of Garden Centres in the UK, the cost of living - especially in big cities and the absolutely mind-blowing life cycle of seeds and growing and birth.
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Today we're discussing The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. We're talking villains, back story, favourite characters, theories and how it is reality TV perfection. No huge spoilers if you haven't watched, don't worry!
We then pivot into a heavier conversation about violence against women and girls and the role of men in addressing this as an epidemic. TW: if this kind of thing is hard for you to listen to, please take care of yourself listening to this, or feel free to skip to the last 10 mins.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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We're BACK! Thanks so much for giving us a Summer hiatus. But we are so happy to be back to chatting with you on the weekly.
This week we cover a lot of ground. From the sublime to the ridiculous and a heap of nonsense in between. Food and death chat feature heavily. Enjoy!
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Gabs and Mel are back this week with deep questions, an Iris stolen wee red purse update, a grocery blunder, gym photo embarassment and the audacity of tagged pictures.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Today we are joined by a super special guest - Mel's big brother, Tim! Tim is a teacher, performer and choir conductor and along with his love of the Bravo franchises, has so generously shared his story of coming out as gay in his thirties with us. Tim reflects on his journey to owning his sexuality and the impact that has had on his relationships, his sense of self, and his faith.
Tim's story is his own experience but we're sure you'll agree, it's an honest and vulnerable share, full of wisdom, bravery and love that so many will be inspired and encouraged by.
You can find Tim's singing page here: https://www.facebook.com/timreynoldssings/
Tim mentions Inclusive Faith - a website supporting those that identify as christian and LGBTQ+ as well as their allies. https://inclusivefaith.lgbt/
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Sorry guys, we need to offer a trigger warning here for a couple of poo related stories, right out of the gate on this episode.
We're telling quite a few tales today including a poo intruder, the shocking price of fast food, our feelings about replacing underwear and some readers shooting their shot and asking a very deep question.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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In this weeks episodes we put each other in the hot seat and answer your burning questions!
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A catch up, a Bridgerton review, and most importantly a Iris storytime.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Enjoy this delirious conversation (which was our second take of the day after some technical difficulties). We discuss Taylor Swifts re-records, Gabby needing to watch Girls, and how everyone is a rat or a pig. It's ridiculous. But it also works.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Today we talk about couples therapy in real life and on TV and Mel bangs on about the embodied leadership work she is doing with Michelle. You can find out more about their work and the workshops coming up here: https://www.embodiedleadership.org.uk/
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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What will our kids say about us in therapy? Mel is taking exams by proxy and not loving it. Gabs shares real mindset shift around fitness and we talk about narcissists.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Gabby is worried that we don't have enough of a bedrock for our episodes but Mel is embracing of the whimsy. Very mixed messages/role reversal for us. This episode brings a middle of the night house emergency, why we love listening to regular people podcasts, our fav true crime shows or docs and Mel's deep connection to Paul Mescal via working at the Maxol filling station.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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This week we are comparing and contrasting bread quality and cereal brands between the UK and the US, unused baby names, our favourite old school bloggers, and The Idea of You.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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This week Mel brings a small host of things to discuss on the podcast: toxic traits, the female gaze, grocery store ettiquette, and Andrew Garfield. Enjoy!
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Welcome to the MAE pretend music critic episode. There's loads of great female artists with new music out so we're doing a little overview of our favourites and least favourites. Yes, we cover TTPD and Mel shares a funny story of body shaming.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Comin' in hot with some solid recommendations from Gabs that are countered by some conversation about the ways that motherhood is depicted. We also share some of the things that you told us make you feel like a grown ass adult. Hard relating.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Gabby is in a self-enforced shopping and sugar embargo so today she tortures herself by talking about things we would like to spend our money on! We also discuss body dysmorphia during your cycle, the Quiet on Set Documentary and the personality of Dakota Johnson. Enjoy!
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
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Mel shares another embarrassing work-related story. We talk about if making Easter baskets for your kids is mostly an American phenomena. A listener let us in on planning their very low key wedding. Thanks for tuning in for another episode of cozy listening!
Today's episode is a catch up. We're talking Mel's visit to London, the John Mayer experience, Gabby's annoyances over the random crap that accumulates around her house, Spring intentions and some new ideas for our Patreon crew!
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Grab your tissues, the second part of our friendship breakup stories had us tearing up big time! In this episode we hear more from you guys about the messy, complex world of friendship. Huge love to all who sent us their stories - we are so grateful for you.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
We're back with an episode where we get to hear from you - our favourite! We asked you to tell us your stories of friendships lost or broken - something that we have all experienced the pain of but don't really talk about as much. Thank you to everyone who shared with us, it means a lot that you'd trust us with your stories. We had so many responses so we're making this a two parter.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
In this episode, we're helping a listener make a dreamy wedding soundtrack, talking about highs and lows from the week (Gabby is now a non-consenting gym model) and Mel still has a freaking cough. Boooo.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have INCLUDING our latest call in episode about friendship breakups and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Catch up with us this week as we talk about the full gamut of life lately; from needing the approval of women to annoying nail techs to patronising church signs, we are sounding off a bit! Enjoy!
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have INCLUDING our latest call in episode about friendship breakups and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
This week we are discussing our former cringe #girlboss ambitions, why we cannot recommend spicy books, Gabby's witchy tincture era and the resurgence of Mel's Paul Mescal crush.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have INCLUDING our latest call in episode about friendship breakups and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Honest to God, this episode is delirium. Neither of us were in good states of minds to have any business recording a podcast, but nevertheless, we ended up talking about noisy cars, listeners having questions about getting over exes and we had a ridiculous discussion about nuts. I'm sorry or you're welcome. I'm not sure how this will go for you.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And as always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
You are in for a TREAT this week. Not only are we discussing the true markers of mid-life, we're also discussing couples who share a social media profile, clickbait titles of our fav movies and we have a guest cameo from none other than Mel's mother in law, Iris - who took her opportunity to give a bible lesson and share her elder wisdom.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Back behind the mic this week discussing what we got up to during the break, the beauty of the Dan Levy movie 'Good Grief' (Mel sings the wrong song in a reference to the movie which she is agonising about now), things we want to do more of in 2024 and some winter skincare product reccos.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
It's the MAE Live Episode! Just in time for everyone to be out of holiday/festive mode - we have our live Christmas Special! This was SUCH a fun night - I hope you can sense the energy that was fizzing through the room in this recording. We loved getting to sit down and chat with so many of you. Expect fun stories, unpopular opinions, and a little Gabby and Mel Q&A.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
And finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
This week Gabby brings some of her unfounded, unexplainable gripes and Mel tries to counter them with some unexplainable lovely things. We read a listener letter and get hyped about our live event coming up!
Please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Ok, this episode is pure chaos. Gabby is stalking her neighbours. Mel tells a mortifying NSFW story. There's aging dilemmas, bitching about period drama's and a little gossip at the end. We packed in a lot.
Anyway, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
You guys, we are having our first ever LIVE RECORDING! It's our Christmas special, if you will, and you are invited! This episode we worry if anyone will actually come and it turns out between recording and releasing this episode - many of you are - YAY! There are a teeny handful of tickets left if you haven't got yours already! Here's the link: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/store/p/christmas-special
Also, please do keep writing to us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and will offer our best advice & thoughts. Get in touch on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As finally, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our monthly Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Hello and welcome back for more nonsense chatter with Gabby and Mel! This week we are lamenting how dark it is so early and coming up with foolproof ways for Gabs to keep her three little ones entertained in NI over the longest darkest days in December. We're also getting stuck into a listener food dilemma that is super niche but super fun to troubleshoot!
YOU are invited to write to us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have about how to use ingredients or about life issues in general and will offer our best advice & thoughts. So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome! In this weeks episode we're recapping Gabby's trip to Dollywood, got into it about a cooking dilemma involving mushrooms. There was a lot of other nonsense thrown in there too.
YOU are invited to write to us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have about how to use ingredients or about life issues in general and will offer our best advice & thoughts. So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
The episode name sounds worse than it is, but this week we're off on one about which TV shows were sexy sexy in their day. We also dive into your foodie dilemmas so keep em coming!
YOU are invited to write to us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have about how to use ingredients or about life issues in general and will offer our best advice & thoughts. So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
It's a 40th Birthday recap extravaganza with a side of your mispronounced words kinda episode! So many fun stories - we love hearing from you! So...
We wanna hear more about your food dilemmas and your real life dilemmas! YOU are invited to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have about how to use ingredients or about life issues in general and will offer our best advice & thoughts. So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
So much food chat in this episode, and not really on purpose. Restaurant vibes, food glow ups and what we're cookin up lately.
We wanna hear from you about your food dilemmas and your real life dilemmas! YOU are invited to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have about how to use ingredients or about life issues in general and will offer our best advice & thoughts. So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Back this week sharing a bunch of ways that we are adulting less than well. Please send us your life-hacks, your organisation tips, your routines and rhythms that make sense because we NEED THEM. Get in touch immediately 😂
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
The episode in which we discuss at LENGTH the trailer for the new Meg Ryan rom com, called What Happens Later.
Additionally, Gabby shares a bit about her post-partum mental health journey and what's been helping lately.
Want to submit your thoughts about this episode or share your questions, queries or dilemmas? Always feel free to email us hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com
Enjoy!
This week Gabby brings a mystery to the hive mind...why is everyone obsessed with Lana Del Ray? Have we missed something? Mel cannot help because she confuses Lana Del Ray with Florence and The Machine. Mel has a rant about the incessant admin of having to charge devices and discovers a new niche business idea involving apple sauce. Enjoy!
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
It's Autumn, it's Fall and we are swinging into the season with an episode all about that cozy autumn feeling. We're talking about new routines, an idea we've got for hanging out with you all IRL at Christmas (let us know what you think!) and we respond to a listeners quest to find non-consumery things to do to celebrate the Autumn season. Enjoy!
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome back to MAE! This week Mel shares about her new Mormon girlfriends, Gabby enlightens us on the whole alien situation, the girl math that happens when we need to justify a purchase and Mel shares a little about a new exciting thing she's working on with our mutual fav person Michelle Leeder. We're round the houses on this one, folks! Thanks as always for listening!
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
For our 100th episode we are joined by the brilliant, eloquent, brave and funny Ruth Corden! Ruth courageously shares with us her journey with infertility and how it has impacted so many aspects of her life and relationships. This is such an important conversation and is packed with vulnerability and epic humour. Ruth also has an amazing podcast (a firm fav of ours!) with her sister Ruth called "Finding The Funny" - we strongly urge you to get listening if you aren't already! You can find Ruth on IG @ruth_corden!
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome back! Annoyingly the first 6 mins of our recording didn't record - wah! So we jump in a little ways into our convo this episode. You missed a lengthy chat about if it's patronising to say "love that for you!" - jury's still out, but I think it depends on your accent...
Also in this episode we're discussing unproblematic celebrities. Is it possible? Are they out there? Is a fall from grace inevitable for everyone when they are put on a pedestal? (we get into the recent Lizzo stuff here too).
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
We're back on the airwaves with a Summer update from Gabby & Mel! Holidays, girls trips, yummy food, juggling all the things - we're catching up and it's so good to be recording again!
Don't forget, we want to hear from you! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Today we're talking nostalgia of summer jobs, the fact that Mel will never pass an opportunity to compliment a bride and we get stuck into another of your Auntie Mae dilemmas around friendship and loneliness and being an introvert.
Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Hello again! The time for Summer travel is upon us so today we're chatting about the best things that we do or bring on any trips, with a few side tracks down the road of the right kind of bras and the allure of a boob reduction as well as getting stuck into an Auntie MAE question from one of our listeners about how to know when you're ready to get married.
Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
It's as simple as the episode name. This week we're talking through all the things we are enjoying right now; TV, food, products etc. and it's safe to say, our Gabby is a sucker for a product. We also get into our latest Auntie MAE reader dilemma, featuring a bit of workplace drama and awkward co-workers.
Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome back to MAE! Today we chat about the agony of swimsuit shopping, the type of domesticity we can get on board with and feeling triggered by certain homesteading models. We also have our first edition of Auntie MAE featuring a dilemma about extended family dynamics and being the default organiser. Super juicy.
Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite YOU to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Today we get into the realms of considering what we'd do if we had more time; hobbies we'd try, courses we'd be interested in, new paths we are curious to forge, gear switches and the like.
Don't forget out new segment: Agony Auntie MAE! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite you to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Welcome back! Gabby joins us today from So-Cal and we catch up about handling flight anxiety, having non-disparaging break ups and the inevitability of AI taking over the world, including Tik Tok conspiracies about Britney Spears. Wahhh! It's a good one.
AND we are launching a brand new segment for you: Agony Auntie MAE! Just like the old school advice columns of magazines gone by, we want to invite you to write to us about any dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we'll offer our best advice or thoughts on some of those submissions every week! So get in touch with us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com!
As always, you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching each month and get invited to join us for our MAE Patreon only live recordings and cocktail hours. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Ok not really, but we spend a bit of time considering what kind of wedding we'd have if we did and it would be AMAZING.
We've got a fun little episode for you today - plenty of tangents and a few moments setting the stage for this summer and all the things we'd love to do; trips we're taking, memories we want to set unrealistic expectations for. You know the drill.
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In today's episode, Gabby and Mel catch up and find out some brand new information about each other (a rare thing this many years into a friendship)!
From morning routines to new work opportunities, we dive into four big questions for each other to get to the heart of what is happening in each of us in our lives in this season.
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A bit niche, but we have things to say about Love Is Blind Season Four and we know lots of you do too. So this episode is our full review, hot takes and gripes about all the drama of this time around.
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At the top of this episode we want to let you know that we’re going to be talking about subjects relating to spiritual and religious abuse, including trauma and the adjacent issues that might present within that context of experience. If these feel like tender topics for you, we want you to give you a heads up to take your time with this episode and even though we hope that our conversation will be an empowering one with plenty to learn from our guest and a hopefully a feeling of hope for anyone experiencing this in the past or present as we converse - please feel free to skip it if now isn’t the right time.
With that being said - we want to introduce you to our special guest for today’s episode:
Dr. Laura Anderson is a therapist, trauma resolution and recovery coach, writer, educator, and creator who specializes in complex trauma with a focus on domestic violence, sexualized violence and religious trauma and is the founder and director of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery, working with clients who have experienced high demand/high control religions, adverse religious experiences, cults, and religious trauma.
In this episode Laura shares from her own story of spiritual abuse and we talk about what religious and spiritual trauma and abuse can look like; how to identify red flags within religion and spiritual spaces and what the process of healing requires. We talk through the common after-effects of how high control environments impacts us in mind and body. This is a fascinating conversation, and we really hope you find it hopeful and supportive.
You can find Dr. Laura's work here.
And her new book, 'When Religion Hurts' is available for pre-order now here.
Back with another round the world episode discussing Mel's new beauty products, Gabby's best advice for not getting burgled and a brief discussion on how far is too far in the age of cancel culture and accountability.
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Content Warning - we're talking about a few adulty things in this episode, so if you usually blast this around your kids, you might want to pop some headphones in this time
Honestly, with some heaviness of the world the last week, this conversation was a ridiculous escape. We talk about how much we'd have to make on Only Fans to admit we're doing it, Gabby's flat feet, Mel's netball fundraiser (which you can donate to here if you fancy being charitable) dog poo and Gwyenth's ski trial. Enjoy!
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We are truly delighted to share our conversation with author and all around beautiful human, Sarah Norquoy! You're going to love her as much as we do!
Sarah lives in the Orkney Islands, way up off the top of Scotland and we talk with her about island living and how sea swimming changed her life when she hit 50.
Sarah shares with us beautifully about the honour and pain of caring for her parents who both have dementia and how social media has been a supportive place for her as she navigates that.
Sarah's memoir 'Salt On My Skin', all about her foray into sea swimming while her mother's memory began to decline was released in 2020 and you can buy it here and find Sarah's honest, fun and inspiring IG here.
Back in the hot seat this week, answering some of your burning questions from the existential to the mundane and practical. We're very much non-experts but really enjoy thinking out loud about some of the great questions you have - hope you enjoy!
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Join us today for a stroll down memory lane to our favourite fashion moments from our teenage selves including the double tank top, ironic t shirts and cutting our own hair. We're also covering how good it would be to be arrested for driving while sleep deprived and the awkwardness of declaring the arrival of your period to your cleaner!
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Join us this week for a round the world tour of the contents of our heads. We've got celebrity couples chat, some ranting about sponsored ads and a little jaunt into imagining life in 15 years (Mel could be a Grandma 😱)
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We're all over the show today! From discovering who in our family gets a turn down service every damn day, to miracle snail serum on amazon and a gory story to finish - we're catching up and sharing our latest favourite things.
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Today we discuss taking things personally in our work, the shame of a family dentist appointment, weird celebrity advice we remember and all the nuance and feelings that come up when you have to enlist help in your life.
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Hey lovers. It's another call in episode from you today! We asked you to tell us about your best WORST dates and breakup stories and you delivered! Thank you so much for trusting us with your tales and we hope that some of these moments shared will give you a laugh, maybe spark your memory of romances long gone or at least offer you some solidarity in the meantime.
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If you've ever watched a movie or TV show and wished you could reach through the screen and eat the food -- this episode is for you! This week Gabby and Mel chat about their favourite on-screen food appearances. Maybe grab a snack before you listen to this one, we're about to get hungry.
We're back this week to discuss some of your recent unpopular opinion submissions. We run the whole gamut in this one: from Taylor to slow cookers, The Office to nail art, beige clothes to ASMR - we were really entertained by all the things you cannot abide and hope you find it fun too.
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HNY friends! We're back with a little catch up episode for you - sharing about our respective Christmases; talking about how tiring the season can be when you realise YOU ARE THE GROWN UP, and also giving you our favourite TV watches of 2022! There is also a significant amount of food chat in this, because of course there is.
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Welcome to our final episode of MAE for 2022! We have a doozy for you! Today we are sharing lots of your holiday stories, traditions and a few funny mishaps along the way. We have fires, broken bones, a box of grandma's hair and dogs with big private parts. You need to listen to get the full picture... A huge thank you to everyone who wrote in or sent us a voicenote - we had so much fun listening to your submissions and it always makes us feel closer to you guys who listen when we get to hear from you. Thanks for supporting our wee podcast this year and we'll be back in 2023 for lots more fun. Love, Gabs & Mel x
In our penultimate episode of 2022 we thought we'd share a bit about boundaries. This is something we often get asked to talk about and so we're opening up about what we find difficult around setting parameters with others and ways that we have been able to update our boundaries as we've grown to help protect our energy, peace and mental health.
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This is your last chance to send us your favourite Christmas/holiday stories for our last episode of the year! Any funny mishaps, wild stories, cozy traditions or sweet memories - we wanna hear them. You can submit an email or send a voicenote to hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com
We have a cozy episode for you today; full of food we are dying to make and plans we're making for the rest of the holiday season. Gabby also makes up a new word that really tickles Mel. Enjoy!
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We're having an online cocktail party for our patreon listeners on the 8th of December and we have our friend Audrey Assad bringing us some Christmas music. You can join our patreon for just $5 and come along and hang! https://patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
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We want to hear from you! Send us your favourite Christmas/holiday stories for our last episode of the year! Any funny mishaps, wild stories, cozy traditions or sweet memories - we wanna hear them. You can submit an email or send a voicenote to hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com
This time of year can hold some pretty hefty expectations of what it means to be a family. In this episode we are talking about what happens when the reality isn't all that you hoped for and how to manage expectations of ourselves and others around the holidays. Families look different for us all and they are ever-changing, so if you find this a tough season for any of those reasons or you are feeling bound up by the nostalgia trap of wanting everything to be perfect and magical, this episode is for you. SEND US YOUR STORIES!
As always we love hearing from you and we are putting together a new call-in episode specifically around the best traditions, rituals or practices you have (or maybe had growing up) for Christmas or the holiday season. Send us your emails or voicenotes with your stories or experiences to hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com.
Voice Note Submissions: Here’s what you gotta do:
- Set your phone to airplane mode (helps field off interruptions) and get the voice note/memo app up. (for iphones search your apps for "Voice Memos")
- Record your message by hitting the red record button, checking the time is ticking and holding your phone like you would in a phone call. (Ah, the good old days when people used to use their phone as a phone…)
- Keep it snappy! We will likely only use submissions that are around a minute long!
- Share the recorded memo to an email and send it off to us at hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com
- Pat yourself on the back for your bravery and technological prowess!
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Welcome to our first festive episode of 2022! This is gift-giving for the lazy gals out there who just need some reassurance around this season of high expectations. We thought we'd get a head start on talking all things gift-giving, including a good old-fashion whine about how hard it is to buy for our husbands. We're sharing our best present ideas, and basically teeing things up nicely for our loved ones to buy us all the nice things we mention in this episode for Christmas.
As always, we want to invite you to join our patreon community - especially on our brand new Sharecase tier! We have opened up a Marco Polo channel for anyone on our $10 a month tier just so we can share BTS of life where we are, all the things we're working on for the podcast and continue conversations with you after each episode! We would love to see you there - AND - becoming a patreon really supports us to keep our podcast running! Here's the link so you can check it out: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
With Gabby having moved house recently and both Mel & Gabs having both done considerable renovations to their homes, this episode is dedicated to all things house stuff. We are sharing our regrets, our best decisions and our paint colour choice woes and of the ups and downs of making a house a home!
We also have some BIG things coming up for our Patreon Community including a new partnership that's going to take our connection to you all to the next level! We are pumped. You can join our Patreon and get access to all the BTS for just $5 a month! Click here for all the info: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
As always you can reach out to us with any of your own thoughts or feedback on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com
Trigger Warning We want to give you a heads up that in this episode we talk about some pretty sensitive topics around sex, sexuality, religion and shame. Whilst we believe what we talk through is super important and ultimately hopeful, if this brings up difficult issues for you, look after yourself as you listen.
We are DELIGHTED to be joined once again by songwriter, musician and our all around legend friend, Audrey Assad! Together we decided to dedicate today's episode to returning to the topic of purity culture. Between the three of us, we are sharing how purity culture has shaped us, and the ways we are healing from it piece by piece.
We really hope you find something healing in us sharing our experiences. Feel free, as always, to reach out to us via email hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com with any of your thoughts.
We also have some BIG things coming up for our Patreon Community including a new partnership that's going to take our connection to you all to the next level! We are pumped. You can join our Patreon and get access to all the BTS for just $5 a month! Click here for all the info: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Do you have a bestie? Are we too old to have actual best friends anymore? Are best friends a thing reserved for carefree days when you could spend all of your time with your one person? What happens when you see your friends hanging out without you?
How do guys do friendship? It's a mystery. We truly don't know.
These are all the topics we're exploring today. It's a friendship-extravaganza. Welcome.
We have some BIG things coming up for our Patreon Community including a new partnership that's going to take our connection to you all to the next level! We are pumped. You can join our Patreon and get access to all the BTS for just $5 a month! Click here for all the info: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
We thought it was about time we revisited a conversation about our bodies and body image. In this episode we share a little about the evolution of our mindset around body image; how tricky it can be to stay connected to the goodness of our bodies, how anxiety shows up, the nonsense of 'bouncing back' after having babies and all the ways we are trying to be compassionate towards ourselves and feel at home in the skin we're in.
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Welcome back! This week we are divulging all the latest pop culture events du jour that are piquing our interest. Gabs has a short rant about the caliber of modern rom-coms and Mel gets into the current food trends she's not sure about... it's a juicy episode.
To keep up with us behind the scenes and hear our newest community news, consider joining our Patreon for just $5 a month! https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast We'll be hosting our virtual cocktail party reunion really soon for Patrons only, you should come!
After three months and two babies and one glorious Summer, we are BACK! It has felt so good to sit behind the mic again and catch you guys up on the shenanigans of the last little while.
This episode is a roundup of all things Summer, having twins, what we've been up to with the usual dose of off-topic discussions and musings. We are so happy to be back!
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You guys, this is our last episode of Season 3! We're signing out this season of the podcast with some hilarious, rotten and downright terrible summer job stories for you, our listeners (as well as our own). Thanks to everyone who submitted their stories via voicenote and email/text/DM. We love hearing from you!
Thanks, as always, for being such amazing supporters - we can't wait to come back soon with Season 4.
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This week we're sharing our summer plans. One of us is having two babies extracted from our bodies and one of us hopes to learn to surf 😂 We'll let you guess who is who.
We also get into the spiralling world of Mormon Momtok and the latest "soft swinging" scandal you absolutely don't need to know about but is totally worth a deep dive. Enjoy!
We would love for you to welcome to MAE the fellas that we've spent lots of time talking about on the pod over the last 60+ episodes - our lovely husbands!
It felt like a bit of a double date, but without the pints and snacks and we had a lot of fun bringing Chris and Dave in for a good old chat and a little spousal quiz...
The video for this episode (plus bonus nonsense) will be available for our patrons! You can sign up to be a part of our patreon community for just £4/$5 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast
Shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/
Today we get to talking about the lesser known women that we have found inspiring. You might be surprised by Mel's niche historical choice and Gabby's 90's throwback icon. This epsiode also heavily features the escapades of another one of our sheroes; Mel's mother in law, Iris. Enjoy!
Tune in this week to hear about all the small things that are making us ridiculously happy.
From This Is Us to cowboy boots to good old fashioned boiled sweets like your granny always had in her pocket, Mel and Gabs are dishing out some of the things giving them a spring in their step right now.
Shownotes can be found here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week Mel has some beef to get off her chest about the way Americans say things and then hot on the heels of some big political moments in both our countries, this week we are talking about what it looks like to engage with politics, contentious issues and be an ally in private and public.
Shownotes for this episode are over here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week Gabby shares about her very real, very relatable rogue facial hair. We confirm the randomness of how the child naming process goes and deep dive into the emotional rollercoaster that is a long distance romance. And friendships! What about long distance friendships - how do we make sure all of the above stand the test of time and kilometres.
This weeks episode features a lengthy chat on why people aren't called by their ACTUAL names and some of the ways we sometimes think we're letting the side down as feminists.
Anything worth noting will be in the shownotes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This is a call-in episode featuring all of you and your celebrity encounters! You all spill the tea on your run-ins with the rich and famous. Hope you all enjoy!
This weeks episode is a bit of a catch up, catch-all conversation, including us discussing what kind of help or luxury services we'd hire if we were rolling in cash. Listen in, feel free to message us and catch up with any shownotes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
You guys gave us some EXCELLENT fodder for this epsiode when you sent us through all the things that give you culty vibes.
From peloton to Hillsong, essential oils to coffee - we're discussing all the elements of cult followings with humour and full disclosure that we subscribe to these cults too 😂
Any shownotes worth mentioning will be found here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
Ok, we're for sure going to get things wrong in this conversation because it's a delicate one, but we thought it was worth chatting a little bit about what it means to be a critical thinker these days. Can you call people to accountability without shame? Is cancel culture ruining our ability to handle difference maturely? Lots to think about here so come join us for a conversation!
Anything worth mentioning will be linked in the shownotes here:https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We know so many of you out there are foodies like us so we wanted to dedicate a whole episode to all things currently in our heads about food. Recipes we love, kitchen gear we are into and pet peeves about cooking etc. We weren't sure we had much to say, but it turns out once we get going, we have a lot of food stuff to talk about! Shownotes and links to all the good things will be here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
A cozy episode for you! This week we're rewinding back to our childhood and the books and stories that were so memorable to us. We're also giving a great list of books that our kids are reading now so tune in for that and find more info in the shownotes! https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We are so thrilled to be able to sit down and have a conversation with one of our personal role-models, Tara Mohr.
Tara is a coach, speaker and author of the best-selling book 'Playing Big'. Tara shares generously about embracing different seasons of life, ambition vs capacity, and turning towards love of self and others as the healing posture the world needs right now. This epsiode has stayed with us and we hope you love it too.
Shownotes here:https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We recently realised that even though we've been friends for ages, we hadn't ever really talked about our weddings with each other! It's hard to imagine we didn't know each other when we got married, so we thought we'd tell each other all about them on the podcast. We're sharing all the details of our weddings in this episode; the regrets, the drama and the joy!
Grab any shownotes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
Today's epsiode is all kinds of wonderful. We are joined with award winning musician Audrey Assad, who so graciously and with such candour, shares with us her tender evolution from Christian worship music darling, to losing her religion and expanding her views on life and self and everything in between. This is a GORGEOUS episode, full of depth and fun and tears and we are so excited to share it with you all! Audrey is creating new music, which is being funded through Kickstarter and she is SO CLOSE to reaching her goal. We'd love you to support her here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/audreyassad/new-music-from-audrey-assad
We've had loads of requests to talk about our experience of moving to a new city and navigating all the loneliness and out-of-place feelings. We're sharing about what helped us feel at home in new places and all the ups and downs of being somewhere new.
We asked, and you delivered! Today's episode is full of your emails and voicenotes fessing up to your most embarassing moments (we're sharing ours too in solidarity). Enjoy a laugh at the expense of others, friends! This epsiode is kindly sponsored by our friends at Ana Luisa Jewellery and you can get 10% off any purchase with Ana Luisa by clicking here or going to analuisa.com/makinganeffort
You've heard us reference the enneagram before, so this week we thought we'd share a bit more about how this tool has been useful for us; both personally and professionally. We're no experts, but this is our take.
This episode of MAE is brought in partnership with Organic Basics! We love their products & ethos. Use our code MAKINGOB10 for 10% off! No minimum purchase necessary.
New Year, same basic us! In this episode, we are sharing a few of the things that we want to focus on for 2022. Ways we want to show up, what we want to give our attention to. Less of a resolution and more of a refresh on some key life things.
Shownotes can be found here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We're back! It feels so good to get behind the mic again and catch up on our break. This week we're talking about all the best bits of the last few weeks; moments, food, presents and all the rest.
We can't wait to dive into new topics and bring some new voices on the podcast this year and as always, we're so grateful to you, our listeners, for being here with us.
In our final episode of the year, we are throwing ourselves into ALL the festive chat; traditions, memories, movies and songs!
We also just want to say a huge thank you to you all for listening to our wee corner of the podcast world, it means such a lot to us! We can't wait to get back to your ears in 2022.
It's getting closer to that time! Gift giving is likely taking up some significant mental space right now so this week we're bringing some of our favourite gift-giving ideas and sharing some of our best and worst gift giving moments.
Anything worth noting will be shared in the show notes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
Continuing on in our series of 'tricky things we don't talk about in friendship' we thought we'd have an honest chat about money; our family history with it, how we manage it now, why it's important to acknowledge privilege and security and how it comes up in friendships. It's a juicy one!
Shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/
Damn! You guys are in for a treat with this episode! This week we welcome our FIRST EVER guest to the podcast: our dear friend and psychotherapist Michelle Leeder! Michelle sits down with us to chat about how we can hold space well for each other as friends when times are tough and how to navigate setting boundaries in friendships.
You can find out more about Michelle here: https://michelle-leeder.com/
Shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week we spent some time discussing some of the friendship dilemmas that you sent through to us. It's clear that so many of the challenges we face in our friend relationships are so universal and common, so we hope by hearing the things others are navigating that you feel seen and know that we're all out here trying to this friendship thing as best we can!
Shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This weeks episode is a tender one. Since we started Making An Effort, we knew that the biggest component that we wanted to explore on the podcast was friendship in all its complexity. So this week we are talking about when friendship is hard; a reality we know everyone experiences but isn't always talked about.
For shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
Oooooh cue spooky music this week we are back to share YOUR stories! You sent us in some super fascinating tales of weird happenings and unexplained thing and we are sharing them all today on the podcast! Anything we've mentioned or referenced can be found in the shownotes here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week Gabby and Mel share a little bit about their self-employed working journey - the best bits, the tough spots and how they got there. If you are in the world of working for yourself, we hope you find something in here that you can relate to! Shownotes for this episode are here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We talk about our love for hosting dinner parties and casual hangs in our home. You find all the show notes for today's episode on our website! https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week we're reminiscing on how our style has (ahem) evolved over the years, and how we feel about fashion, trends and sustainability now. We're also talking through our favourite basics for moving into the cooler weather with a few recommendations. Shownotes and links can be found, as always, at https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
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
This week on the podcast we try chatting about our pet peeves without sounding TOO curmudgeonly... it's a challenge but also just a bit of fun.
You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We're back! And we're so excited to kick off Season 2 of the podcast with a breezy chat about what we've been up to during our break! Then we take a deep dive into celebrity culture; how we feel about it, celebrities we've met and the natural curiosity about people in the spotlight.
You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We're also so excited to let you know that this episode is sponsored by ethical jewellery company Ana Luisa! http://www.analuisa.com/makinganeffort
This week on the podcast we spend some time answering all of YOUR questions for us! We didn't get to answer all of the questions submitted but we still cover quite a few! This is our last podcast episode before our wee break. We'll be back in July with more though so never fear!
You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We're also so excited to let you know that this episode is sponsored by ethical jewellery company Ana Luisa! http://www.analuisa.com/makinganeffort
This week we thought we'd talk about rest; what it looks like for us, how we know when we're heading to burnout and ways that we've been able to integrate it into our lives. It's been such a learning curve for us both to understand and respond to our body's cues when we need time out - we hope it helps you as well!
You can find shownotes on this episode here: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
We're also so excited to let you know that this episode is sponsored by ethical jewellery company Ana Luisa! http://www.analuisa.com/makinganeffort
Would you go on vacation with friends? Not just any friends, though, right? You need the right fit.
In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of going on trips with friends and what kind of person we are when it comes to planning trips and having a relaxing time away.
For show notes, don't forget to check out https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes
This week we are so delighted to share your voices. So many of you wrote in and sent us your voice notes to tell us about how your ideas of faith and spirituality have shifted over the years. THANK YOU!
We come to this episode not as experts of any kind, but to listen to you and share our own evolving experiences of faith, God, church and all that comes with it.
For shownotes and references: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes.
What does it mean to be a good leader? Are we all leading someone in some way? This is what we're diving into this week. We talk about trust, expecting people to fail and accountability. There's a lot to unpack here about being a leader and a follower.
As always you can find any relevant links in our shownotes on https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes.
We had some people write in and ask us to talk about social media boundaries. The truth is, we don't have loads of them - so we spent this episode unpacking that. We talk about screen time, personal limits on sharing, oversharing for validation and general feelings around how to navigate social media these days.
Shownotes and transcripts are always available on https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes so feel free to check those out!
Now that we are well into our thirties, we thought we would reminisce about the things we really miss about our twenties. Mostly it comes down to wanting to have less responsibility and be able to drink caffeine past 2pm.
This is a fun episode for any of you that need a little escape in your mind about a more carefree time when you didn't feel guilty for not taking your makeup off at night.
As always, shownotes can be found on our website https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes and please feel free to get in touch with us about your own moments of wanting to turn back time!
(T.W. Discussions about death and grief in detail)
In this weeks episode we are taking an intimate look at death and grief. Mel is sharing from her experience of losing her mum, we talk about how to be a good friend to someone who is grieving and we explore the importance of normalising this aspect of the human experience. Super fun huh?! We know it's intense, but it's also one of the rawest and most loving conversations we've had.
As always you can check out the shownotes on https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes and we welcome all of your own musings on this so feel free to write in at makinganeffortpodcast@gmail.com
This week we are pulling the curtains back on what marriage has been like for both of us during lockdown. We're being pretty honest about what's been tough, including our own dramatic tendencies. As always, you can find the shownotes over on: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/
This week on the podcast we’re talking all about FOOD.
As Mel says, we were BORN to talk about food!
This is subject we’ve bonded over the most so thanks for being here for the ride. Get ready for some recipes and general salivating - find out about everything we share over in the shownotes: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-11-lets-talk-about-food
This week we’re talking about jealousy and comparison— specifically how it pertains to women because it’s what we have the most experience with. We talk about how we feel like it seems to immobilise or HYPER-mobilise us when we’re faced with feelings of jealousy and comparison.
And ultimately we just think that it’s super common.
There’s empathy for it all! Check out the rest of the shownotes with other links over on: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-10-jealousy-and-comparison
This week we are talking about our bodies. How we really feel about them, our mental chatter about our appearance, if it's even possible to be body-neutral and the impact of cultural messaging about the 'thin ideal'. It truly is quite the juicy topic...
This week on the podcast we talk about our unpopular opinions and also read out some of the unpopular opinions you all submitted. It's all in good fun so please don't hate us too much!
This week on the Making An Effort Podcast we talk about the highs and lows of making friends as an adult and why it can feel so hard at times.
You can read the full show notes & list of links on our website at www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-07-making-friends-as-an-adult
This week on the Making An Effort Podcast we talk about all the things we've changed our minds about in the last few years.
You can read the full show notes & list of links on our website at www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-06-what-weve-changed-our-minds-about
This week on the Making An Effort Podcast we talk about all the weird and wonderful ways we whittle away our time when we’re bored.
You can read the full show notes & list of links on our website at www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-05-what-we-do-when-were-bored
This week we talk about the good, the bad and the emotionally confusing ways promoted posts and product placements sometimes make us feel on our own feeds and the social media feeds of others.
For all the links & full show notes visit our website at www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-04-all-about-influencers
This week on the podcast the girls talk about making an effort in minimalism and maximalism.
Gabby confides that she’s always has been and always will be a maximalist & Mel talks about being shamed for being a neat freak and having a tidy house. If you come after her for her minimalist, clean home— watch out!
For full show notes & links head to https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episodes/episode-03-minimalism-vs-maximalism
This week, on our very first episode of the Making An Effort Podcast, we talk about the inception of the show and take a minute to introduce each other.
We share about how we basically have the video messaging app Marco Polo to thank for the idea of this podcast and how it got started.
For the full-length show notes for this episode, visit: https://www.makinganeffortpodcast.com/episode-01-meet-gabby-and-mel
This is the podcast where we talk about everything and anything. From the trivial and mundane: like what we're making for dinner or what our favourite books are. To the more searching questions in life like: how do you make friends as an adult? Or how do you find a job that's fulfilling AND pays the bills? Listen in for all this and more as we basically make an effort.
This week on the MAE Pod we are talking about what we’re leaving behind in 2020 (that infamous year!) and what we’re taking with us into the new year.
One of us is quitting TV, one of us is quitting drinking every day and one of us gushes over Brene Brown. Obviously.
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