Deborah Frances-White is the woman behind The Guilty Feminist, the podcast that’s sparked global conversations about modern feminism, contradiction, and calling ourselves in.

She’s a comedian, an author, a screenwriter, and a performer. But underneath all of that is someone who knows what it means to live in silence.

Adopted at birth and raised in a strict religious community, Deborah grew up in a world shaped by rules, obedience, and fear. She was taught to conform. To behave. To stay quiet. And she did, for a while.

In this episode of No Filter, Deborah shares the story of walking away from everything she was raised to believe, and how she found her voice in the aftermath. We talk about her new book, Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have, and why she's choosing to say the things most of us are too afraid to.

She speaks about gender non-conformity, shame, free speech, cancel culture, and the emotional impact of being publicly shunned. We also talk about comedy, and how it became the way she processes pain, connection and truth.

This is a conversation about identity, courage, and what happens when you stop being the person everyone expected you to be.

You can follow Deborah and find her book, Six Conversations We're Scared to Have, here:

https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz/?hl=en

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Guest: Deborah Frances-White

Host: Kate Langbroek

Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Senior Producer: Bree Player

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

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Before Australian actor, Tim Pocock, was cast as young Cyclops in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he was a teenager growing up in a strict Catholic home - navigating a world where being gay wasn’t just discouraged, it was treated as something to be fixed.

In this raw and powerful conversation, Tim opens up about his time at Redfield College in Sydney - a school linked to Opus Dei. He speaks candidly about surviving conversion therapy, and the years he spent battling internalised homophobia.

Tim also shares what it was like to grow up silenced, how that trauma shaped his relationship with his body, his family and his faith, and what it took to finally unlearn it all - and live as himself.

This is a story of survival, truth, and reclaiming identity.

You can follow Tim and find his book, The Truth Will Set You Free, here:

https://www.instagram.com/timjpocock/?hl=en

If this conversation brought up any hard feelings for you - please seek help. You can reach Lifeline on 13 11 14

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Guest: Tim Pocock

Host: Kate Langbroek

Executive Producer: Naima Brown

Senior Producer: Bree Player

Audio Producer: Jacob Round

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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What do Zumba and Greek dancing have to do with bone density? Why should you shave first and soak later? And who gets to decide whether you can have a hysterectomy for health reasons if you haven’t had kids yet?

In this episode, Endocrinologist Dr Sonia Davison from Jean Hailes for Women’s Health talks about whether diet and exercise can prevent dementia and what waist circumference has to do with healthy ageing. She also discusses how stomping, sleeping and strength training should all be part of the puzzle as you get older.

We also talk about intermittent fasting and how cups of tea with your girlfriends could be just what the doctor ordered.

And, is it possible to delay your ‘hormone window of chaos’?

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For more information on bone density Dr Sonia Davison recommends: Healthy Bones Australia

For more information on fibroids Dr Mariam recommends: ask4ufe

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CREDITS

Hosts: Claire Murphy and Dr Mariam
Guest: Dr Sonia Davison
Senior Producers: Claire Murphy and Sasha Tannock
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach

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