Hey Soul Sista is the podcast for women navigating midlife, spiritual growth, healing, and life's biggest transitions.Hosted by Mel Histon, founder of Got Your Back Sista, each week you'll hear inspiring conversations with bestselling authors, health experts, psychologists, spiritual teachers, advocates, and extraordinary women who share their wisdom, life experiences, and powerful stories of transformation.Whether you're searching for deeper meaning, healing after loss or trauma, greater wellbeing, or the courage to reinvent yourself, Hey Soul Sista is here to remind you that you're not alone—and that your best chapter may still be ahead.Together we explore topics including:• Spirituality and spiritual awakening• Women's wellbeing and emotional health• Midlife reinvention and personal growth• Healing from trauma, grief and heartbreak• Intuition, mindfulness and resilience• Relationships and self-discovery• Near-death experiences and consciousness• Life purpose, courage and
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Episode #3
Behind the Doors of a Funeral Home: The Practicalities of Death
Sep 28, 202648 minS21
Ever wondered what actually happens immediately after someone passes away? We often talk about death from a soulful, spiritual perspective, but what about the raw, practical logistics?In this episode, I sit down with Amy-Lea Pettigrew, third-generation director of Pettigrew Family Funerals. Amy-Lea pulls back the curtain on an industry shrouded in mystery to answer the exact questions everyone wants to know but is too afraid to ask. In this episode, we dive into: The Immediate Logistics: Exactly what happens from a practical standpoint the moment someone dies. Behind the Scenes: The realities of running a massive, multi-generational family funeral legacy. The Unspoken Questions: How the industry has evolved since 1969 and what it’s really like dealing with death every single day. Whether you’re deeply curious about the business of passing or just want to demystify the taboo, this episode offers a fascinating, grounding look into a world we will all encounter. Enjoyed this episode? Please leave a 5-star review and share it with a friend! Connect with MEL HISTON: Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! Instagram @melissahiston Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6niLZqnSLAdilLmwzgWbgg?si=cfa5ec0db2154cdc Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hey-soul-sista-with-mel-histon/id1479778469 Website: heysoulsista.com Website: gotyourbacksista.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Shelly Horton: TV Presenter and One of Australia's Leading Voices for Women
Sep 21, 202650 minS21
For years, Australians welcomed Shelly Horton into their homes as a trusted TV presenter and journalist. Today, she's become one of the country's strongest advocates for women navigating midlife. In this honest and inspiring conversation, Shelly shares how her own experience with perimenopause, confidence, and learning to advocate for herself completely changed the direction of her life and career. Together, Mel and Shelly talk about the pressure women face to keep everything together, why so many symptoms are dismissed, how confidence changes through different seasons of life, and why speaking up—for yourself and for other women—has never been more important. This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience and discovering that sometimes the challenges we never asked for become the purpose we were always meant to find. In this episode: Shelly's journey from television to advocacy The reality of perimenopause and why so many women feel unheard Rebuilding confidence in midlife Why women need to stop apologising for taking up space Self-advocacy in healthcare and everyday life Finding purpose through life's unexpected challenges Connect with Shelly Horton: Follow Shelly on Instagram @shellyhorton1 Follow Shelly on Facebook @shellyhorton/journalist Follow Shelly on TikTok @shellyhorton4 Subscribe to The Shelly Show on Substack https://substack.com/@shellyhorton Buy Shelly’s book, I’m Your Peri Godmother Amazon Listen to the book on Audible Speak with Impact training with ShellShocked Media Peri Godmother workplace training Connect with Mel Histon: Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! Follow Hey Soul Sista on Instagram: @heysoulsistapodcast Follow Mel on Instagram: @melissahiston Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista Website: heysoulsista.com Website: gotyourbacksista.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why We Don’t Trust Politicians Anymore — And Can They Win Us Back?
Sep 14, 202657 minS21
Why don’t we trust politicians anymore — and can they win us back? For the first episode of Season 21, I’m joined by two Hey Soul Sista favourites, Alex Morris and Jaimie Abbott, for a lively, honest and at times very funny conversation about politics, power and trust. With Jaimie’s first-hand experience as a former political candidate and councillor, Alex’s perspective as a journalist and social commentator, and my own growing frustration with politics in Australia, we unpack why so many people feel disconnected from the people meant to represent them. We talk about political spin, the media cycle, social media and outrage, why politicians can seem so out of touch, whether people are becoming more cynical or simply demanding better, and what it might actually take to rebuild trust. Jaimie also shares what most people don’t see about the political world, including just how hard many politicians work behind the scenes, while Alex challenges us to think about the role we all play in the media and political ecosystem. And perhaps most importantly, we ask whether there is still reason to feel hopeful. Because maybe people haven’t stopped caring about politics. Maybe they’ve stopped believing politics cares about them. In this episode, we explore: • Why trust in politicians has declined • The difference between leadership and authority • Why spin can be more damaging than simply admitting a mistake • How social media and outrage shape political conversation • What Jaimie learned from being inside politics • Why listening may be one of the biggest things politicians are missing • Whether ordinary people can still create meaningful change This is not a left-versus-right conversation. It’s a conversation about trust, leadership, accountability, community and what we want from the people who represent us. Connect with MEL HISTON: Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! Instagram @melissahiston Instagram @heysoulsistapodcast Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6niLZqnSLAdilLmwzgWbgg?si=cfa5ec0db2154cdc Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hey-soul-sista-with-mel-histon/id1479778469 Website: heysoulsista.com Website: gotyourbacksista.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TRAILER: A Brand-New Season of Hey Soul Sista — Coming Next Tuesday
Sep 7, 20262 min
A brand-new season of Hey Soul Sista is coming!! Season 21 is all about what it really means to live well through midlife — body, mind and spirit. Join me - Mel Histon - for inspiring conversations with incredible women sharing their stories, alongside experts sharing their wisdom on health, wellbeing, confidence, spirituality and living a little more soulfully. Because sometimes, another woman’s story — or one piece of wisdom at exactly the right time — can completely change how you see yourself and what’s possible for your life. Season 21 begins September 15. Follow Hey Soul Sista now so you don’t miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is America facing its Handmaid’s Tale? - with Alex Morris
Aug 31, 202639 minS20
A deep political and emotional divide is shaping the way women in America see their country, their safety, and their future — with left-leaning and right-leaning women often living in what feel like completely different realities. In this timely and eye-opening episode, host Mel Histon, sits down with journalist and cultural commentator Alex Morris , who has just returned from the United States — and what she witnessed there speaks volumes about the state of women, politics, and public sentiment in America today. From small Kentucky towns to national conversations, Alex shares the starkly different worlds that left-leaning and right-leaning Americans are living in — and why the divide feels deeper than ever. Mel and Alex explore why Trump’s messaging on crime and safety lands so powerfully with certain women, the cultural narratives that shape how women on both sides see the world, and the emotional toll political polarization is taking on female identity, community, and confidence. Connect with Alex Morris: Instagram @ alexmorriswrite Substack: alexmorriswrite.substack.com Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista Connect with Mel Histon: Subscribe to make sure you hear the next instalment of Hey Soul Sista! Instagram @ melissahiston Instagram @ heysoulsistapodcast Watch the podcast video on YouTube: @heysoulsista Website: heysoulsista.com Website: gotyourbacksista.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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