This week on Two Women Chatting, Michelle welcomes pop icon and powerhouse woman Sinitta for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation. Sinitta opens up about her early career, her longtime friendship with Simon Cowell, the highs and lows of fame, and how she’s now using her platform to empower other women.

From her early years shaped by a showbiz childhood to founding Sin's Angels, a collective for women rediscovering their strength, Sinitta shares what it means to find your voice, create space for others, and thrive on your own terms. Whether you're a fan of 80s pop or passionate about women supporting women, this is an episode that celebrates strength, reinvention and sisterhood.

Key Insights:

🎙️ Finding Her Voice in the Music Industry: Sinitta talks about the shift from early record deals to finding creative freedom through her collaboration with Simon Cowell - finally being able to express her own musical identity.

🎙️ The Truth Behind the Spotlight: Fame, she says, is a double-edged sword. Sinitta reflects on the challenges of living in the public eye, learning to deal with press scrutiny, and maintaining her resilience.

🎙️ Women Empowering Women: Through Sin's Angels, Sinitta is on a mission to support and uplift midlife women - creating a space for growth, confidence and second acts.

🎙️ Motherhood & Reinvention: As her children prepare to leave home, Sinitta speaks openly about the emotional challenges of motherhood and embracing the next chapter with purpose.

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This week on Two Women Chatting, Michelle is recording on location from the Pinecraft Inn in Sarasota, Florida with special guest Kendra Cross, who offers a heartfelt window into the Amish and Mennonite way of life. Raised in these communities, Kendra shares her personal story of multigenerational wisdom, strong women, and cultural connection.

Kendra speaks candidly about growing up in a male-dominated culture, the misconceptions outsiders often have, and the ways in which community, storytelling, and tradition shape Amish life. With honesty and clarity, she explores what it means to honour your roots while helping others understand a world that often feels hidden.

Key Insights:

🎙️ Stories Over Screens: In a culture without modern distractions, storytelling is at the heart of family and connection. Kendra reflects on how these traditions preserved community and passed down strength through generations.

🎙️ Community & Culture: Amish and Mennonite life is deeply rooted in togetherness. Whether it’s shared work, meals, or worship, the focus is on mutual support and belonging.

🎙️ Understanding a Male-Dominated Culture: Kendra explains the unspoken rules women navigate in traditional communities. “You don’t have to agree with the system,” she says, “but once you understand the rules, you can learn how to play the game.”

🎙️ Dispelling Myths: From dress codes to education, Kendra clears up common misconceptions about the Amish and Mennonite way of life - offering thoughtful insights that go beyond what most people assume.

🎙️ Wisdom Passed Down: Inspired by her grandmother, Kendra celebrates the quiet strength of women who’ve shaped communities through faith, love, and lived experience - often shared in the simplest of settings, like generations of women gathered around a quilt, telling stories and singing together.

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🧵 Take a tour with Kendra Cross: Discover Sarasota Tours – Amish Experience

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Join us for this warm, insightful episode exploring culture, connection, and the powerful stories women carry across generations.

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This week on Two Women Chatting, Michelle welcomes actress and advocate Tamzin Outhwaite for a heartfelt and empowering conversation about navigating midlife, finding strength in sisterhood, and building community through shared experience. From the highs of her acting career to the deeply personal challenges of grief, menopause, and hormonal shifts, Tamzin opens up with warmth, honesty, and humour.

Have you ever felt like you’re juggling too much, or that your female friendships offer more fulfilment than romance? Tamzin shares how her platonic bonds have become her emotional foundation and how her initiative We Free Women is helping others find that same strength and connection. Whether you’re approaching midlife or deep in the thick of it, this episode is a reminder that you’re not alone—and that community can be the most powerful medicine of all.

🎙️ Acting as Connection: For Tamzin, acting has always been about creating human connection. It’s a way of telling stories that resonate - and it’s what keeps her passionate about her craft.

🎙️ Midlife, Menopause & Hormones: Tamzin speaks candidly about managing hormonal changes and embracing the shifts that come with midlife. Understanding your body is essential to feeling empowered.

🎙️ The Power of Platonic Love: Tamzin shares how her deep, loyal female friendships fill her emotional cup - so much so that there’s no space for romance right now!

🎙️ Regaining Power in Midlife: From saying no more often to finding comfort in spiritual techniques, Tamzin talks about the quiet revolution of reclaiming personal power as a woman in midlife.

🎙️ We Free Women & Helping Others Heal: Born from her own journey through grief, We Free Women is a collective supporting women through retreats, connection, and sisterhood - especially for those who might not otherwise be able to afford it.

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Join us for this uplifting conversation on grief, growth, and the fierce beauty of female connection.

Tamzin Outhwaite, menopause, midlife women, sisterhood, platonic love, female friendship, grief, retreats, We Free Women, acting, empowerment, personal growth, women supporting women, hormones, HRT, mental health, women in midlife, strength in community, self-care, women’s health

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