EXTRA: How Sally Hepworth Survived Her Divorce
6/18/20261 hr 6 min
We love Sally Hepworth on the Unleashed couch for her razor-sharp wit and her hilarious, no-BS take on modern motherhood. Sally is one of Australia’s most successful, best-loved authors and her novels are regularly on top bestseller lists around the world.
But in this No Filter conversation with Kate Langbroek, she strips back the bestseller glamour to share her most personal story yet - and it’s as layered and compelling as one of her books. Sally gets incredibly real about ending her 20-year marriage, why she no longer believes marriage is a good deal for women and her new golden rule: never living with a man again.
And why, despite the heartbreak, this next chapter might just be her happiest yet.
It’s honest, a little bit raw, and a chance to get to know this powerhouse author a whole lot better.
This episode originally aired on No Filter.
NO FILTER CREDITS:
Host: Kate Langbroek
Guest: Sally Hepworth
Executive Producer: Naima Brown
Senior Producer: Bree Player
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First 90 secondsSally Hepworth· Guest0:00
There's just so much- You're listening to a Mamamia podcast.
Kate Langbroek· Host0:03
Hello, it's Kate Langbroek here. You already know Sally Hepworth. You know her, and you love her as the best-selling author on the Unleashed couch. She has that Louis Theroux-type curiosity, very funny and sharp observations, and brutally honest advice to the others. But what else do you know about her? Well, I was lucky enough to sit down with Sally Hepworth recently on my show, No Filter, and it was just amazing. A conversation that was so layered, and compelling, and honest, and peppered with humor. Anyway, it was so good, we had quite a response. She's funny, and sharp, and so completely Sally, and I think you're going to love it. So here's Sally Hepworth as you know her, but much deeper, and maybe even more herself.
Sally Hepworth· Guest1:02
I have the scars, and I, I do feel like I lost a layer of skin. You know?
Kate Langbroek· Host1:07
Mm-hmm.
Sally Hepworth· Guest1:07
Everything was raw. Everything, I felt things as more beautiful and sadder. You know, is marriage good for women? I've thought about that a lot.
Kate Langbroek· Host1:19
You know when someone seems like they've got it