Speaking up might earn you a name like “mouthy” or “bitch,” but is it really better to stay silent? Lisa and Trudy discuss the difference between a Karen and a crone, when to speak up and the wisdom one gains with age.

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• (01:01) - Coming in hot
• (04:29) - Mouthy but not entitled
• (09:03) - Speaking up
• (12:53) - Fear of the Karen
• (18:38) - Don’t make a scene
• (25:46) - Aging out of people-pleasing

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

There’s a difference between being lonely and being alone. Trudy and Lisa explore the rich possibilities of living alone, approaching life with intention and finding unexpected joys in solo life.

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• (01:17) - Flying solo
• (07:06) - The fog
• (11:23) - Practice being alone
• (15:15) - Aloneness as opening
• (19:40) - Choosing a path
• (23:57) - Loving life as it is
• (28:14) - Be intentional

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Lisa and Trudy reflect on the women who have shaped them and influenced their lives — and how they’re passing that legacy on.

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• (03:37) - The women who’ve mattered to us
• (07:31) - Who has shaped your life?
• (10:32) - Surrogate daughters
• (14:32) - We have more impact than we know
• (18:50) - Cronedom

--Credits--

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

In the second of this two part episode, Lisa continues sharing her journey with her mental illness — and how she found her way back to her brighter, healthier self.

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• (01:52) - Picking up where we left off
• (04:50) - Life is a series of trade offs
• (10:30) - Nightmares
• (16:33) - What has happened to my beautiful brain?
• (18:16) - Telling the story
• (22:37) - Doing the work hurts
• (25:35) - Catharsis through creativity

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

In this episode, the first of two parts, Lisa speaks with candor and humour about her struggles with mental health and her journey to mental wellness. For those who have struggled with depression and anxiety, or those who just wish to understand mental illness more deeply, Lisa offers insight and inspiration.

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• (04:20) - Women’s Heavy Emotional Load
• (08:57) - Starting at the Beginning
• (12:58) - Dissolving
• (16:49) - Our Weaknesses Can Be Strengths
• (23:10) - How Are You Really?
• (30:43) - You are a Presence

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Language is many things: fluid, living, open to interpretation. Trudy and Lisa explore new coinages, the importance of challenging patronizing language, and disagree about mansplaining. Our hosts attempt to untangle language’s contradictions and histories, and debate the value of gendered language.

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• (05:07) - Ladies and Gentlemen
• (09:08) - Explaining Mansplaining
• (11:27) - The Fallacy
• (19:55) - “Are you mansplaining to me right now?”
• (24:50) - Language Matters
• (28:31) - Language is Alive
• (32:17) - Calling Things What They Are

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

It can feel uncomfortable to talk about, but maybe that’s why it’s so fun. Lisa and Trudy get down and dirty about the realities of sex, bodies and aging. Together, our hosts explore how desire shifts over our lifetimes, confronting ageism and sexism, and women’s agency.

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--From This Episode--

Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women by Victoria Smith

• (01:47) - Can We Talk About This?
• (06:21) - Sexual Beings to the End
• (12:40) - Evolving Beauty Over Our Lifetimes
• (18:25) - Sexuality is a Mind Game
• (20:11) - Humour From a Place of Love
• (25:21) - Size and Invisibility
• (27:51) - We’re Told to Feel Bad About Our Bodies

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Registered psychologist, longtime activist and Edmonton icon Liz Massiah chats with Trudy and Lisa about helping friends & community members talk about trauma, the gay and lesbian community in Edmonton in the 80s, where 2SLGBTQ+ rights are today — and what allies can do to defend the community.

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--From This Episode--

1. Rule, Jane. (1985) A Hot-Eyed Moderate. Naiad Pr. Tallahassee, USA.

• (00:32) - Highlighting New Voices
• (07:52) - Introducing Liz Massaiah
• (11:51) - Invisibility and Women Over 50
• (16:48) - Aging in the Lesbian Community
• (21:17) - Politics is Like Housework
• (24:08) - Allies All Around Us
• (28:45) - Through Uncertainty to New Possibilities
• (30:18) - Supporting Traumatized People
• (33:52) - Coming Out and the Trauma of the Closet
• (40:01) - Be Curious, Not Judgemental

--Credits--

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen