Hello Wall Podcast
Gen X women weren’t raised, we were forged. No phones, little parenting, total freedom. We might’ve hit our 40s and 50s, but we still feel 23 with a few battle scars. Join Gen Xer Maria as she explores her own unique perspective on life as an apparent ‘grown up’ and get talking as she asks you to start sharing the stories that make our generation legendary. Take your place as part of the community that grew up with very little photographic evidence of it. (Thankfully).
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2 days ago
2 days ago
27 years after graduating it’s finally time to attend a reunion of sorts. But after almost 3 decades, Maria can finally admit that university didn’t turn out the way she’d hoped at 18 and that she probably shouldn’t have gone in the first place…
And also, what does she wear?
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Everyone’s got one.
Some folks are so desperate to share their opinion (not their, well, you know what) that they won’t wait to be asked.
But not all opinions are created equal and the trick to getting value from someone else’s thoughts is to work out what you need and who you need it from…
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/10/the-best-advice-ive-ever-been-given-celebrities-share-their-wisdom
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Aah the 90s. Who doesn’t look back on that decade with fond memories? Memories is all we really have as there’s very little photographic evidence of what we got up to.
We still have the music though! Maria’s obsession with Absolute Radio 90s inspires this very short episode but don’t be fooled, you’ve got a job to do…
Can you find the 60+ band names hidden in this episode?
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Thought teenage friendships were difficult to navigate? Well not much has changed. Except maybe the new ways we can kill our friendships these days.
Maria didn’t expect to use social media to assassinate a friendship in her 40s, but that didn’t stop it happening. And just when she thought it was resurrected, well what goes around comes around doesn’t it?
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
What makes a 48 year old woman with a crippling fear of failure suddenly decide to launch a podcast?
Maria explains why now is the time for Gen X women to ditch any obsession with perfection, forget shame or embarrassment and look beyond the constraints of being the sandwich generation.
There are stories to be shared, lessons to be learned and even more ridiculous adventures to be had. And this is Maria’s first…