Fernwood Unfiltered

Knowing you should be better with money and actually doing something about it are two very different things. The gap between them? Usually a mix of old habits, emotional blocks, and conversations we’ve never been taught to have.
In part two of our conversation on Fernwood Unfiltered, host Georgie Tunny goes deeper into the practical side of financial wellbeing with Marion Mays, from breaking the patterns that keep women stuck, to talking about money in relationships without the stress, to knowing exactly where to go for the right support.
Whether you’re navigating shared finances with a partner, trying to take back control of your financial position, or just ready to stop avoiding the conversation altogether, Marion offers grounded, practical guidance to help you move forward with confidence.
What You’ll Learn:
How to break old money habits and patterns that keep you stuck
How to talk about money with a partner without it becoming a source of stress
What every woman should be asking and clarifying in a financial relationship
Why protecting your own financial position matters even in a healthy partnership
How to step back into financial control if you’ve taken a back seat
Where to find the right financial professionals and support for your situation

About Marion Mays:
Marion Mays is an award-winning financial services innovator, certified money coach, and founder of Money Strong Australia, a professional education platform dedicated to helping women build financial confidence, capability, and security.
A regular media contributor, Marion has been featured in the AFR, The Age, Herald Sun, Money Magazine, and CEO Magazine. Her approach goes beyond spreadsheets, using behavioural science to shift the beliefs, habits, and money patterns that shape women’s financial outcomes.
Through her work, Marion empowers women to increase their earning potential, manage money with confidence, and build long-term wealth. She is on a mission to help women achieve financial independence, security, and the freedom to live life on their terms.

So many women describe themselves as "not good with money" but that story isn't a fact. It's a pattern. And patterns can be changed.
In this episode of Fernwood Unfiltered, host Georgie Tunny sits down with award-winning financial services innovator, certified money coach, and founder of Money Strong Australia, Marion Mays, to talk about what it really means to be financially strong as a woman — and how to get there, no matter where you're starting from.
Marion brings a refreshingly human approach to money, one rooted in behavioural science rather than spreadsheets. She unpacks why so many women feel behind, what's really holding them back, and the mindset shifts that change everything. From understanding your financial identity to navigating money in relationships, this conversation is for every woman who's ever felt like money is someone else's domain.
What You'll Learn:
What it really means to be "financially strong" and why it's within reach
Why so many women lack money confidence and how to start shifting that belief
How to start if you feel behind, without feeling overwhelmed
Marion's three-part framework: making, managing, and multiplying money
The behaviours and patterns that keep women stuck financially and how to break them
How money confidence supports freedom in careers, relationships, and life decisions

About Marion Mays:
Marion Mays is an award-winning financial services innovator, certified money coach, and founder of Money Strong Australia, a professional education platform dedicated to helping women build financial confidence, capability, and security.
A regular media contributor, Marion has been featured in the AFR, The Age, Herald Sun, Money Magazine, and CEO Magazine. Her approach goes beyond spreadsheets, using behavioural science to shift the beliefs, habits, and money patterns that shape women’s financial outcomes.
Through her work, Marion empowers women to increase their earning potential, manage money with confidence, and build long-term wealth. She is on a mission to help women achieve financial independence, security, and the freedom to live life on their terms.

Fatigue. Bloating. Brain fog. Hormones that feel completely out of whack. For so many women, these symptoms become background noise, something to push through rather than pay attention to. But what if your body is actually trying to tell you something?
In this episode of Fernwood Unfiltered, host Georgie Tunny sits down with women’s health expert, speaker, and author Nat Kringoudis to unpack one of the most talked-about and most misunderstood topics in women’s health: inflammation. Nat breaks down what inflammation actually is, why it matters so much for women specifically, and the everyday habits that could be quietly driving it.
Drawing on her background in Chinese medicine and integrative health, Nat offers a grounded, practical approach to understanding what your body is communicating and how to start working with it, not against it. Whether you’re dealing with hormonal symptoms, persistent fatigue, or just a general sense that something’s off, this episode will help you connect the dots.
What You’ll Learn:
What inflammation actually is, and the everyday signs women often overlook - Why inflammation is such a key issue in women’s health specifically
How inflammation shows up in conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, PMS, and perimenopause - The link between gut health, stress, cortisol, and chronic inflammation
Practical daily habits to reduce inflammation naturally, including food, sleep, and movement
Whether anti-inflammatory supplements are worth it, and where to start this week

About Nat Kringoudis:
Nat Kringoudis is a women’s health expert, speaker, and author specialising in hormones, fertility, and overall wellbeing. With a background in Chinese medicine and integrative health, Nat is passionate about helping women better understand their bodies — particularly the connection between hormones, inflammation, and long-term health.
Through her work, Nat empowers women with practical, evidence-informed strategies to support their health from the inside out, challenging the idea of quick fixes and encouraging a more holistic, sustainable approach to wellbeing.

Pleasure isn't something you've missed the boat on, or a part of yourself you're too late to reconnect with. So many women were simply never taught how their own desire and arousal actually work, and then quietly wonder why they feel disconnected from it. For many, the preconceived ideas we absorbed about what sex "should" look like are the very thing standing between us and intimacy that actually feels good.
In this episode of Fernwood Unfiltered, host Georgie Tunny sits down with qualified sexologist Laura Miano for an honest, expert conversation about sex, desire and how to reconnect with your body on your own terms. Laura breaks down the myths so many of us grew up with to share practical, judgement-free insight you can actually use. Whether you've felt disconnected from your body, you're unsure of what you really want, or you've struggled to put it into words with your partner, this episode will change the way you think about pleasure and intimacy.
What You'll Learn:
Why so many women were never taught how their own pleasure works, and why that's a starting point, not a personal failing
How emotional safety and connection shape desire, and why your needs shift day to day and stage to stage
The truth behind common libido myths, and the idea that sex has to follow a "sequence"
Simple, empowering ways to get curious about what you want, and to actually talk to your partner about it

About Laura Miano:
Laura Miano is a qualified sexologist and the founder of MC Sexology, specialising in helping women better understand their bodies, desire and relationships. Her work focuses on breaking down stigma and creating safe, empowering conversations around intimacy, pleasure and sexual wellbeing.
Laura is passionate about supporting women to reconnect with themselves, build confidence, and develop a deeper understanding of what feels good for them, both physically and emotionally. She believes that when women break away from preconceived ideas about sex and get curious about their own desires, they can approach intimacy in the way that uniquely appeals to them, on their own terms.

Anxiety isn't a flaw to fix or a feeling you have to wait out before you're allowed to live. It's a normal, protective emotion, and for many women, the pressure to feel "ready," to be confident, or to be happy all the time is quietly holding them back from the things that matter most.
In this episode of Fernwood Unfiltered, host Georgie Tunny sits down with speaker, author and anxiety expert Dr Jodi Richardson for an honest, expert conversation about why so many women feel constantly overwhelmed and what to actually do about it.
Jodi cuts through the myth that we should feel happy all the time to share practical, evidence-based tools you can start using now. Whether you're stuck in your head, caught in the "just push through" cycle, or waiting to feel ready before you take the leap, this episode will change the way you think about anxiety.
What You'll Learn:
Why anxiety is a normal, protective emotion and why fighting it can make things worse
How avoidance quietly heightens anxiety over time, and how to recognise it in yourself
The real link between anxiety, hormones, and the different stages of a woman's life
Simple, practical tools to move forward with anxiety, even when you don't feel ready

About Dr Jodi Richardson:
Dr Jodi Richardson is a speaker, educator, author and host of the award-winning Well, Hello Anxiety podcast. With a PhD in Medicine and a background in exercise physiology, she is passionate about making the science of anxiety and wellbeing accessible, translating research into practical strategies that help women understand themselves, navigate life's challenges with greater confidence, and thrive.
She is the author of Anxious Kids and Anxious Mums and presents to schools, workplaces and communities across Australia. Jodi believes anxiety doesn't have to stand in the way of an incredible life; when we learn to understand it rather than fight it, we can move forward with it and open up far more opportunity, growth and confidence than we ever expected.