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Episode 19
The Comeback is Happening
What started as a conversation over coffee turned into something neither of us could have imagined.
In the Season One finale of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg look back on the journey that brought them here, from meeting for the first time and building a friendship on the microphone, to creating a community that now reaches listeners in more than 20 countries.
Together, they reflect on the moments that mattered most, the guests who challenged and inspired them, and the surprising lesson that vulnerability wasn't a weakness, it was the thing that connected people most.
They talk about divorce, healing, parenting, friendship, heartbreak, resilience, and what they would tell their 20-year-old selves if they had the chance.
Most importantly, they discuss what happens when women stop trying to be perfect and start telling the truth.
This episode is a thank you to every listener who joined us for Season One, every guest who shared their story, and every person who reached out to tell us that our conversations helped them feel a little less alone.
Season One may be ending, but this is only the beginning.
Episode 18
Building A Life I Love
What if happiness isn’t something you find after you hit all the milestones, marriage, kids, career, house, but something you slowly build when you finally start listening to yourself?
In this episode, Donna and Meg talk about what it means to create a life that feels peaceful, joyful, and fully your own after divorce, heartbreak, motherhood, people-pleasing, and starting over.
From guilt-free freedom and protecting your peace to rediscovering hobbies, friendships, independence, dating, parenting, and the small everyday things that make life feel good again, this conversation is about choosing what stays, what goes, and what gets to grow.
This is a conversation about joy after change, peace after chaos, and the beautiful, uncomfortable work of coming home to yourself.
What happens when you stop waiting for life to go back to the way it was… and start building something new instead?
Episode 17
The Year I Lost So Much — And Found Myself Again
Over the last year, Donna lost more than she ever imagined — a relationship, her sister, her cat, her sweet dog Nelly, and parts of herself along the way.
But somewhere inside the grief, heartbreak, and rebuilding, something unexpected happened.
She started finding herself again.
In this deeply personal episode, Donna and Meg talk about what women gain after loss: clarity, boundaries, independence, peace, community, and a stronger relationship with themselves.
This isn’t about silver linings or toxic positivity. It’s about surviving hard seasons, rebuilding honestly, and learning to love the person you’re becoming.
Because sometimes the year you lose so much becomes the year you find parts of yourself you never want to lose again.
Episode 16
I Took My Space Back
After heartbreak, loss, and major life shifts, Donna and Meg talk about the surprising power of reclaiming your space, physically, emotionally, and mentally.
From packing away old memories to repainting walls, changing routines, reclaiming your side of the bed, and creating peace inside your home, this episode explores how healing often begins with the smallest changes.
But this conversation goes deeper than furniture and décor.
It’s about nervous systems, grief, boundaries, betrayal, loneliness, friendship, emotional survival, and the quiet realization that home should feel safe — especially to you.
Because sometimes reclaiming your space is really about reclaiming yourself.
Sometimes healing doesn’t begin with a breakthrough.
Sometimes it begins with moving the furniture.
Episode 15
If You Keep Telling The Story, You Won’t Heal
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg are joined by longtime friend Nicole for a conversation that will challenge the way you think about healing.
Years ago, Nicole said something to Donna that never left her:
“If you keep telling your story, you’ll never heal.”
At the time, it didn’t make sense. Now, it’s become a guiding truth.
Together, they unpack what it really means to let go — not as a quick fix, but as a practice. From heartbreak and divorce to parenting, identity, and midlife transitions, this conversation dives into the stories we cling to… and how they can quietly keep us stuck.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in the past, searching for answers, or replaying something that still hurts… this episode will hit home. Because healing isn’t about forgetting. It’s about releasing what no longer belongs to you.
Episode 14
Perimenopause. No One Prepared Us For It — And Yet Here We Are
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg skip the experts and get real about what it actually feels like when your body, brain, and hormones decide to do their own thing. From hot flashes and brain fog to weight gain, mood shifts, and sleep struggles, nothing is off limits.
But this conversation doesn’t stop there.
Because somehow… at the exact same time their hormones are going haywire, both Donna and Meg find themselves back in the dating world, navigating new relationships, vulnerability, and yes even a unicorn.
This episode is equal parts laughter, honesty, and “did that really just happen?” moments.
If you’ve ever thought “what is happening to me?” , this conversation will make you feel seen.
Episode 13
I Thought I Was Losing My Job — I Was Losing Myself
You don’t just lose a job. You lose the version of yourself you built around it.
For so many of us, our work becomes more than a paycheck. It becomes identity. Structure. Validation. Purpose.
It’s how we introduce ourselves. How we measure success. How we understand our place in the world.
So when it’s suddenly gone… the question isn’t just “what’s next?” It’s: Who am I without it?
This week in the Shed, Donna and Meg are joined by two of our own, Tracey Barlow, our go-to for capturing the moments that define the She Shed, and Nicole Weisner, who supports our production behind the scenes, for a candid conversation about what really happens when your career no longer defines you.
The uncertainty. The loss of confidence. The quiet identity crisis no one prepares you for.
Because starting over isn’t just about finding a new job. It’s about rebuilding yourself.
The Afternoon Pint podcast
The Truth About Homeownership (And The Stories That Shape Us)
This week in the Shed, we’re doing something a little different.
In a She Shed Unfiltered first, we are sharing an episode of a different local podcast. Donna steps out of the Shed and into the studio with the guys from The Afternoon Pint, and the conversation goes deeper than expected.
What starts as a discussion about housing quickly shifts into something bigger. We unpack one of the most common misconceptions about Habitat for Humanity: Homes aren’t given away, families buy them. But the model removes the very barriers that keep so many people stuck.
Donna shares the moments that led to the creation of She Shed Unfiltered—the heartbreak, the loss, and the friendships that carried her through it. We talk about therapy, trust, rebuilding, and what it actually takes to start again.
Because at the end of the day, this isn’t just about housing. It’s about stability. Identity. Community. And finding your way back to yourself.
If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to build something, whether it’s a home or a life, this conversation will stay with you.
Episode 12
Love, Money & Reality: What Women Don’t See Coming
Donna is in the middle of a fight for her home—a home she built, paid for, and created for her kids long before her relationship began. And what she’s learning? It’s not as simple as it should be.
In this episode, Donna and Meg sit down with financial planners and divorce specialists Cindy Viner and Shauna Seelig to talk about what really happens when relationships end—and the financial realities many women never see coming.
This isn’t just about money.
It’s about security, independence, and protecting what you’ve worked your entire life to build.
This conversation is honest, eye-opening, and at times, a little uncomfortable—but it’s one every woman needs to hear. Because love doesn’t protect your assets.
And not knowing can cost you everything.
Episode 11
Red Flag or Green Flag?
We’ve all said it: “I saw the red flags…”
So why did we stay?
In this episode, Donna and Meg sit down with women across different age groups for a rapid-fire, no-filter game of Red Flag or Green Flag.
Some answers are instant. Some get debated.
And some… hit a little too close to home.
Because what we once called “chemistry”…
might have actually been chaos.
And what felt “boring”? Might have been peace.
This isn’t about judging the past — it’s about seeing it clearly.
choosing the green ones is something else entirely.
Episode 10
What Men Admit — When the Marriage Is Over with Stephen & Henrick
Men don’t talk about this enough, so we asked. In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg invite two men into the Shed for an honest conversation about what actually changes after a long-term relationship or marriage ends. Stephen and Henrick reflect on what they see differently now, what they’ve learned through experience, and what matters most at this stage of life.
Together they talk about accountability, emotional growth, and the ways perspective can shift once the dust settles.
This conversation isn’t about blame or defending anyone’s side. It’s about insight, maturity, and hearing a perspective we don’t always get to hear out loud. Because sometimes understanding comes not from analyzing the past, but from listening to how people make sense of it after it’s over.
Episode 9
Avoidant, Narcissistic — or Just Not Choosing You? Dr. Jim Gouthro
Why do some relationships feel intense, confusing, and emotionally exhausting, even when nothing is technically “wrong”?
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg are joined by their friend Dr. Jim Gouthro, who holds a doctorate in Social Work, for a thoughtful conversation about the relationship patterns many people struggle to make sense of. Together they explore avoidant behaviours, narcissistic tendencies, and emotional unavailability, not as diagnoses, but as dynamics that can quietly shape relationships. They talk about why these patterns can be so difficult to recognize in the moment, why strong and self-aware women still find themselves pulled into them, and what clarity looks like once you begin to see the pattern.
This conversation isn’t about labeling people. It’s about awareness, and learning to trust what you feel when something in a relationship doesn’t sit right.
A She Shed Reflection
She Stayed
I didn’t plan to record this. But the house felt a little quieter… and I didn’t want to sit in that alone.This week, Donna shares a She Shed Reflection after saying goodbye to her dog, Nelly — her constant through some of the biggest changes in her life.
This isn’t a conversation about loss in the way we usually talk about it. It’s about the quiet kind of grief. The kind that shows up in the small moments… in routines, in spaces, in the things we’re not quite ready to put away. It’s about unconditional love, presence, and the ones who stay beside us — even when everything else changes.
If you’ve ever lost a pet, or anything that quietly held you together for a while… this one will resonate.
Episode 8
She’s The Boss - Reflections On Female Leadership
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg shift the conversation from relationships to leadership — and what it really means to be “the boss.”
Donna shares her perspective as a CEO and longtime nonprofit leader, while Meg reflects on leadership in the worlds of communications and creative industries. It’s an honest conversation about confidence, growth, and the reality of stepping into authority — even when you’re still figuring it out as you go. Because sometimes becoming “the boss” is less about having all the answers… and more about having the courage to lead anyway.
Episode 7
Leading Through The Hardest Year
What happens when you have to lead an organization during the hardest year of your life?
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna sits down with two members of her Senior Leadership Team, Michelle and Vanessa, to reflect on what it looked like to lead through personal trauma while still showing up every day as a CEO.
Recorded on the one-year anniversary of a life-changing moment, this conversation explores the reality behind the scenes of leadership during a personal crisis.
Episode 6
Why Women Stop Wanting Sex
Why do women stop wanting sex — even when they still love their partner? And why does desire disappear long before the relationship actually ends?
In this episode of She Shed Unfiltered, Donna and Meg sit down with Serena Haines, Certified Sex Coach (SXI) and Intimacy & Relationship Coach, for one of their most honest conversations yet.
This one goes deeper than libido. It’s about emotional safety. Connection. Resentment. The mental load. And the difference between spontaneous desire and responsive desire.
A She Shed Reflection
Sitting Alone
We were going to release Episode 6 this week. Instead, this felt more honest. In this special She Shed Reflection, Donna sits alone in the Shed and talks about something many women experience but rarely name out loud, what it feels like to come home to a quiet house.
The silence. The space. The relief. The grief. The strength. The clarity.
Sometimes sitting alone isn’t loneliness.
Sometimes it’s the beginning of coming home to yourself.
Episode 5
Dating Through Younger Eyes
Dating didn’t just change — it was rebuilt. Three university-aged women pull back the curtain on what dating actually looks like in their 20s: apps, expectations, pressure, and emotional reality. This isn’t about judging the younger generation — it’s about understanding the world our kids, nieces, nephews, and future selves are navigating.
Episode 4
What Are We Really Looking For Now?
What we want changes — usually because we do. This episode explores how values, boundaries, and expectations evolve with experience, and why choosing differently now isn’t settling — it’s growth. Even if you’re happily partnered, this conversation quietly asks: What matters most to me now — and why?
Episode 3
Silence Is An Answer
In this deeply honest episode Donna and Meg unpack the quiet devastation that follows emotional abandonment, separation, and the end of long-term relationships. They talk about grief that doesn’t follow neat stages, the pain of unanswered questions, and the moment you realize you were the only one still holding on.
Episode 2
When Intimacy Becomes Transactional
Donna and Meg talk candidly about intimacy, emotional disconnection, and what happens when relationships quietly turn transactional. From avoidance and unmet needs to the invisible labor women carry and the red flags we only recognize in hindsight, this conversation is raw, honest, and deeply relatable.
Episode 1
This Didn’t Start As A Podcast
Before there was a podcast, there was a shed. In this first episode Donna and Meg share the real story behind She Shed Unfiltered — divorce, identity shifts, and choosing honesty over pretending everything’s fine. Welcome to the Shed.