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The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelReturn Of The DaveGabs 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-07-211h 15The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGirls FestThis 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'. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-07-1447 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelKing & Queen of GlastoSummer 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-07-0743 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelSummer CampAhh 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-06-3053 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe Brown ValveWe 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-06-2359 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelExplosive BeefDiscussing 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). 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-05-2645 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMom So HardJust stories from the trenches this week. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-05-1947 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTops Off, Shaved LegsListeners 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-05-121h 01The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTo Paywall or Not To Paywall?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 u...2025-05-0543 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelDo You Remember Psalty?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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-04-2850 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMartin Freeman is EverywhereWe'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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-04-2159 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMAE Staff MeetingWe 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...2025-04-0756 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGabby Hates StandupThis 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. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-03-3151 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelDeath And All Her FriendsA 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-03-2440 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGood NeighboursHow 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. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-03-1747 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelAmerica Is CheeksThis 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... 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-03-1052 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe FIBI Of It AllWe'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. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-03-0347 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMel Is A Good GirlOur 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'. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-02-2452 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelDon't Judge A Spice By It's CoverWe 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 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...2025-02-1753 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelRotisserie PizzaWe'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. 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-02-101h 01The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelIt's Called The Health Suite w/ Guest Host - Dave WigginsPoor 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! 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/makinganeffortpodcast2025-02-0351 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelA Dramatic WeekendThis 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. The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, please consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast2025-01-271h 04
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThis Is Not A Tampon Ad, Said the MoleIn today's episode we discuss how far, is too far when it comes to going commando? The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, please consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast2025-01-2058 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelUpping Our Tea Game Key words for this latest epsiode: mugs, notion, crying, listeners, drinking, news, presidents, snow, jess, nick, martinis, tea ENJOY! 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 Also, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will of...2025-01-1349 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel11am Wake Up CallWe'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? 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 Also, please feel free to...2025-01-0655 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelNo SpoilersIt'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 al...2024-12-2332 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe Art of ConversationAnother 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 whe...2024-12-1655 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelHallmark, Hazards & HeatWe 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...2024-12-0950 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTailored SweatpantsThis 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 wat...2024-12-0252 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFree RefillsJoin 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 Also, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or fo...2024-11-2547 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFrom The TrenchesThis 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. To get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon you can do that 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...2024-11-1849 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelPhone Book SleuthStep 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. ALSO - we want to invite you to come get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon! You can do that just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our 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 Als...2024-11-1137 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe Martha Of It AllThis 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! You can do that just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our 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 wit...2024-11-0440 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelShe / Her / Volume EaterWhat could be more in theme for spooky season than an episode where we talk about adult skin breakouts, true crime podcasts and periods!? 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 bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we...2024-10-2855 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe HorrorsWelcome 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! 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...2024-10-2151 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelSliding DoorsThis 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! And you'd be so welcome to s...2024-10-1450 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWho Would Dress You?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! 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 bonus podcast episodes whe...2024-10-0747 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelI'm Shifting Into Soup ModeIt'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 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! A...2024-09-3052 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGarden Centres, Recessions & Female BodiesWelcome 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. 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 acce...2024-09-2347 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMormon Wives & Where Are The Men?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...2024-09-1654 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFood & DeathWe'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! 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! A...2024-09-0951 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelHillbilly SummerGabs 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! 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 wi...2024-07-1554 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelComing Out in Midlife w/ Tim ReynoldsToday 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...2024-07-081h 29The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEpisode 177: Unintentionally Poo HeavySorry 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...2024-07-0151 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelQ & A Time!In this weeks episodes we put each other in the hot seat and answer your burning questions! 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...2024-06-241h 17
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEpisode 135: Lady, Hand My Wee Bag BackA 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! 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...2024-06-1758 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelPig Face AnnoyingEnjoy 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 m...2024-06-1130 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelCouples TherapyToday 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! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining o...2024-06-0352 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelJudge Ya LaterWhat 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! 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 Mag...2024-05-2759 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWe Didn't Need The StructureGabby 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...2024-05-2048 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelBran RodsThis 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! 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 Maga...2024-05-1353 min
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMel Brings ThingsThis 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! 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 fa...2024-05-0655 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelPretend Music CriticsWelcome 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! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon...2024-04-291h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGood Job, MamaComin' 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! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! Fo...2024-04-2256 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelDopamine DeficitGabby 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! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by...2024-04-1545 min
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe Mortification of MelMel 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!2024-04-0150 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWho Is High?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...2024-03-251h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFriendship Breakups Part 2Grab 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...2024-03-181h 17The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFriendship Breakups Part 1We'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...2024-03-111h 02The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelThe Book of LoveIn 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 j...2024-02-271h 04The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTry Praying, You Idiot!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 p...2024-02-191h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWitchy Spicy MescalitasThis 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...2024-02-1253 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelA Nut-Heavy EpisodeHonest 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@m...2024-02-0551 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMidlife Markers (& a special guest cameo!)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...2024-01-291h 01The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelNew Year Same PodcastBack 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...2024-01-2254 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTHE MAE LIVE EPISODE!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...2024-01-151h 03The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWe Have Strong FeelingsThis 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 Mag...2023-12-0457 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelAm I Socially Awkward?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...2023-11-2759 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelLive Show Loners & Millennial StyleYou 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...2023-11-2054 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel110: Longest Days Ever & Hotel ThanksgivingHello 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 o...2023-11-1349 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelNeeds More DollyWelcome! 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 yo...2023-10-3043 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelHorny for AnthonyThe 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 P...2023-10-231h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelBirthdays & MispronunciationsIt'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...2023-10-161h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelAccidentally Food HeavySo 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 j...2023-10-0953 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelAreas of NeglectaBack 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@maki...2023-10-0255 min
The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEpisode 104: The Return of Meg RyanThe 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! 2023-09-251h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelAppreciate ThatThis 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...2023-09-1853 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFalling HardIt'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...2023-09-1152 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGirl MathWelcome 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...2023-09-041h 02The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelInfertility, Friendship & Finding Joy with Ruth CordenFor 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...2023-08-281h 33The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelUnproblematic CelebsWelcome 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...2023-08-2248 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWe're Back!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 al...2023-08-1454 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelYour Boring Co-Worker At LunchToday 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 b...2023-06-2647 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelPacking LightHello 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 q...2023-06-1951 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGabby Loves A ProductIt'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 e...2023-06-131h 04The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelDomestic BlissWelcome 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...2023-06-0558 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelIf We Had More TimeToday 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!2023-05-3050 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFlight Anxiety, Break Ups & AIWelcome 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...2023-05-2255 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelMel & Gabby Get MarriedOk 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. 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 A...2023-05-1544 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFour QuestionsIn 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. If you'd like to support this podcast and get access to some BTS shenanigans, we'd love to welcome you to join our Patreon for just $5 (£4) a month. You can check it out here. 2023-05-021h 09The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelLove Is Blind Hot TakesA 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. You know we love our patrons and it means so much to us to have your support, so if you fancy joining our Patreon community to receive more BTS stuff from the podcast and help us cover the costs of production, you can do that here. 2023-04-241h 00The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEpisode 88: Recovering from Spiritual & Religious Trauma with Dr. Laura Anderson**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...2023-04-171h 25The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEpisode 87: Hair Removal, Home Alone & Getting CancelledBack 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. As always, if you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here. It's just $5 a month to access our BTS, get the monthly Making An Effort Magazine and come along to our patron only events! https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast 2023-04-1056 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelOnly Fans for Scabby Feet*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! As always, if you want to...2023-04-031h 04The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelHealing Comes In Waves with Sarah NorquoyWe 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...2023-03-271h 06The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelGo ahead, ask us anything!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! As always, if you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here. It's just $5 a month to access our BTS, get the monthly Making An Effort Magazine and come along to our patron only events! https://www.patreon.c...2023-03-201h 21The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelFashion Evolution & Girl CrushingJoin 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! As always, if you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here. It's just $5 a month to access our BTS, get...2023-03-1358 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelEverything Is ToxicJoin 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 😱) As always, if you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here. It's just $5 a month to access our BTS and come along to our patron only events! https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast 2023-03-0657 minThe Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelTurn Down Service & Snail SerumWe'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. As always, if you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here. It's just $5 a month to access our BTS and come along to our patron only events! https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast2023-02-271h 05The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and MelWhen You Need HelpToday 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. If you want to hang out with us some more and support the running of the podcast, feel free to check out our Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast2023-02-201h 10