Lise & Sarah

I Don’t Want A Hobby. I Want My Dressing Gown.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:30:53 GMT

Do you have a hobby? Not reading or going for coffee. We mean an actual, bona fide side quest.

After Sarah’s sister takes up tennis and discovers the intoxicating thrill of graduating from the Guppies, we start wondering whether grown women need something of their own. Preferably outside the house and with absolutely no productive outcome attached.

This …

The Ten Second Wardrobe Purge

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:30:41 GMT

One of us has reached breaking point with their wardrobe.

HINT: it’s not “self appointed stylist” Lise. No no no.

It’s “I’m-getting-rid-of-my-signature-look” Sarah.

So the algorithm has served up the ten-second wardrobe purge to our floral-midi-shunning-gal. The theory: try something on and decide in ten seconds whether to keep it.

Seriously: how do yo…

When Your Friends Forget Your Birthday

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:31:33 GMT

A dear Goldie’s birthday came and went, and many of the friends she’s loved for decades…simply forgot.

She knows people are busy. She knows a missed date doesn’t erase years of friendship. But it still left her feeling hurt and overlooked and frankly, a bit shit.

We unpack why midlife birthdays, whether being forgotten is a genuine friendship red flag, a…

Ride On, Carlaw! We're Doing The Great Ocean Road

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:31:26 GMT

Lise is about to make her husband’s dreams come true. Well…mostly. She is about to board a plane, climb onto the back of Dane’s Harley, and spend six days riding the Great Ocean Road. It’s not exactly going to be a leather-clad Pirelli Calendar Moment. It’s more thermals and helmet hair. But that’s adventure, right?

Pray to the weather Gods, Goldies!

Can You Be Best Friends With Your Teen?

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:30:14 GMT

Sarah’s daughter has declared that her mum is her bestie. And while part of her is deeply chuffed, another part is saying: I’m your mother, not your friend.

So why does the idea of being friends with your child still feel kinda…not quite right…. - even when your relationship is close and trusting? Is that discomfort actually wisdom, or something inherite…

Ask Us Anything: Copycats, Phobias And Marriage Tips

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:30:32 GMT

Ask Us Anything is back for part two and we’re going all the places we can only go with you, Goldies.

Like how we feel about Disco Club copycats, or when people say we’ve ‘sold out’.

And the little mantra that keeps us sane.

There’s also winter fashion wishlists, a lipstick reckoning, peri fatigue, vom phobia, and a few little marriage tips

Love you! T…

My mum talks down to me, and I finally snapped

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:03 GMT

What happens when your elderly mum has always talked down to you… and one day, you finally snap?

A Goldie writes in after a huge fight with her mum, asking whether she’s allowed to have honest feelings, or whether the only option is to put up and shut up. We unpack the complicated shift from daughter to carer, the guilt of speaking badly about a parent, …

Ask Us Anything: Sex, Skincare & Secret Cigarettes

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:31:10 GMT

Goldies, you asked. Which means emotionally and spiritually, we had to answer.

In part one of our Ask Us Anything, we’re opening the blinds on lots of stuff. Whether our kids think we’re famous or just embarrassing, to the winter skincare products keeping us from turning into blue tongue lizards. There is also a very useful hair-thinning tip, the life ad…

Where the quiet things are

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:30:07 GMT

Shhhh.

This week, we need some quiet time. But it’s hard, right? When there is a phone in hand, a podcast in ear, a cart full of things we don’t need, or the big lights on in the house.

From little lights and candles, this is a very Gold spiral about making life feel softer, slower and less aggressive

Big Mama wants little lights. And honestly? She’s rig…

The 'Living Room Theory' will make you want to freeze time

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:30:28 GMT

The kids are still home, your parents are still here, and everyone you love is somehow still in the room.

The Living Room theory is the idea that there is this fleeting golden middle bit of life; and we’re in it.

Naturally, this sends us into an emotional spiral about teenage drivers, ageing parents, mental snapshots, the strange grief of the present mom…

The great umbrella breakthrough

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:39:54 GMT

Lise has spent years refusing umbrellas on principle. This sends us into a full personality audit: Type A vs Type B, broken curtains we’re pretending not to see, one lonely working stove burner, renovation quotes that feel…too much…. and the nightmare of trying to get your parents to wear their hearing aids.

Also: Gracie the Great Dane visits the office …

Perth! Disco Club Is Coming For You!

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:55:21 GMT

Perth, you yelled and we heard you.

After a spectacular amount of DM chaos, Disco Club is officially coming to Perth this December!

And yes, it’s happening FAST.

🪩 Saturday 5 December
🪩 Metro City Perth
🪩 General public tickets on sale Friday 19 June at 11am Perth time.

Want early access to tickets? There are TWO WAYS. But stuff that.

Since you’ve read the show notes we’re gonna make it really easy.

The Pre-Sale link is right here.

Pre-sale is open from Thursday 18 June at 10am Perth time until Friday 19 June at 10am Perth time.

You can still sign up to Disco Mail RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW to get tips and other things.

And Goldies: the pre-sale link drops in the Lise & Sarah Gold Facebook group tomorrow morning, but you’re ahead of everyone because you read this far down. Great job. Love that for you.

Ok! Rally the troops, fire up the WhatsApp group, and we will see you on the West Side.

Head to discoclub.com.au for tickets and all the details!

Disco Club Pre-Sale and The Kylie Doco unpacked

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:22:00 GMT

Goldies, this week is a big one: Disco Club pre-sale is officially here, and the November tour has a theme: Paint The Night White.

Don your white sequins, painter’s overalls, Kylie-inspired hoods or just a Sheridan towel and heels.

Then we deep-dive into the Kylie doco on Netflix. Her reinventions, her grief, her privacy, her relationship with Dannii, N…

Sorry, but the best friend hangouts cost bugger-all

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:31:08 GMT

Somewhere along the line, catching up with friends became a high-production event involving bookings, budgeting and three weeks of admin in the group chat.

And we get it - we literally run Disco Club - often fuelled by these group chats.

But it doesn’t always have to be this way. This week, we’re talking about the return of the low-stakes hangout: tea …

How do I ask for what I want in bed?

Sun, 31 May 2026 05:07:45 GMT

Did you grow us being the good girl who never talked about sex? Psychologist and sexologist Laura Lee joins us to dismantle decades of shame and hand over the tools you actually need. She has the 3-step script for talking about sex without dying of awkwardness, the notes on why we’ve all faked it, and the truth about the thing most women need for…

Ask Us Anything: the life edition

Sun, 31 May 2026 05:05:44 GMT

What’s better than a nosy peek into someone else’s life? We’re the subjects today, and nothing is off limits. From the best days of our lives to the fights that actually matter, and the unglamorous truth about marriage in midlife, we go there.

The two-ingredient hall of fame

Sun, 31 May 2026 05:02:37 GMT

We’ve pulled together every two-ingredient recipe that saved you this year. Think of it as your recipe card to easier weeknights. And yes, we are taking submissions!

How to show up for a friend when everything is falling apart

Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:08 GMT

Your friend gets The Call. or The News. Or goes through The Thing that turns her life upside down. Now what? Disco Club tour manager and beloved Goldie Lucy Ormonde was 37 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, shes here to talk about the tiny gorgeous gestures that got her through.

Lucy’s Substack is called A Year Of Healing and you can follo…

Umm..can I gift my friend botox?

Sun, 31 May 2026 04:56:31 GMT

A Goldie dilemma has us wrinkling our foreheads in thought. Her best friend is turning 40. She’s tired, self-critical, and suddenly into skincare tips. A botox virgin, our Goldie wants to do something nice and buy her a voucher for the needle. Is it a thoughtful act of love? Or did she just insult her entire face?

Maggie Dent is the boy whisperer

Sun, 31 May 2026 04:54:14 GMT

Do you find yourself Googling, how much can a teenage boy physically eat before I need to call someone? Is your home a constant soundtrack of grunts, thuds, wrestling noises and someone yelling, “Mum, where’s my charger?”

This week, we are joined by the glorious Maggie Dent - parenting expert, boy champion and unofficial translator of baffling boy behav…