Untidy

In this episode of Untidy, Matty peels off her snot-encrusted bathrobe after a week of fever and slips into her hooded ‘pump cover’ instead. She and Hannah embrace the age and stage of life where conversations start with a health round-up and Hannah embarks on a body-wide WOF (if she can remember what she’s doing). The girls answer hard-hitting listener questions and expose the culprit in lasagne...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty surf a wave of chaotic energy right into a live redemption story that began with Hannah’s brutal ghosting. Matty recounts a firetrucking incident she’d still like an apology for. They discuss how to live in a state of uncertainty, and decide to collaborate with the listeners to solve kids’ fighting forever and ever. Amen. If you enjoy this episode of Unt...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty talk to Rebecca Hyde to ‘call a spade, a spade’ about the realities of stepping into the role as a step-parent and undertaking an IVF journey to conceive two children as a “geriatric” mother.  After finding a lack of genuine advice as she embarked on these two journeys towards parenthood, Rebecca wanted to lift the lid on conversations that needed to be...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty kick things off with a light rant about the overly emotionally charged occasion that is Mother's Day and share their individual "lulls" (to exercise a euphemism to the core). They wonder if we should all just focus on Easter and we discover that NZ's prime minister is finally seeking wise counsel. The update we've all been waiting for of Matty's call to...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty talk to Steph Campbell, the founder of Clover Ferments about her incredible story to heal her daughter’s extreme food allergies. Steph was forced to undertake 18 months on a total elimination diet whereby she ate only lamb, leek and green beans to keep her daughter out of hospital who reacted dangerously to any other foods Steph ingested whilst breastfee...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty report back on the investigation to track down ‘Dr Ben. Dentist. London,’ breaking out in nauseating sweats to make the call of retribution ... or will it be redemption? They talk about burning bridges, manipulative cat parasites, bad date stories, and Matty admits something that should probably have been cut out of the pod ... Luckily, she’s all in! (An...

Hamish Blake laments the loss of a floppy disk containing the erudite wisdom of his parenting manifesto written at age fifteen to guide his future self. And so do we ... If you enjoyed this snippet, check out the full episode, ' How Hamish Blake 'dads' ' on your favourite listening app.  Untidy is made for you – the people right at the heart of this steaming hot mess we call parenthood! Follow the...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty talk to Zazi Henderson, Christchurch-based Speech and Language Therapist and Instagram guru known as  @zaziplays . Passionate about supporting parents and their children’s development through play, Zazi discusses how to build healthy communication through the chaos of the early years. The conversation covers red flags to look for indicating speech and la...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty air their dirty laundry, and try to determine how grubby their houseguests are with the possible implications on bed sheet rotation. Listeners share their glorious petty revenge stories and inspire the girls with the wisdom of the ‘developing smell’ tactic. They reminisce about the prank calls from landlines and ‘Mean Matty’ confesses remorseful acts fro...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty step into ‘The Good Room’ with comedy treasure, Chris Parker, to chat about the gradual discovery of his sexuality as it revealed itself over the years. He shares how particular people, interests and environments helped or hindered him and where he found safe spaces that celebrated who he was, what he loved, and brought respite from the ruminations of ad...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty take a hot second on a loose tangent before  sharing a rich array of listeners’ changing room horror stories. They cock-a-leg and wheeze-laugh their way through the fanny-flossers, bush-bashers and shirt-cockers while they ponder the flavours and dangers of a thousand bums at the communal sauna.  We take a peek into the wonders of young Matty’s old mind...

In this episode of Untidy we talk to Dr Ellen Joan Ford, the powerhouse behind the movement, #workschoolhours. In this conversation, we talk about the ‘juggle struggle’ and what we can do as individuals, organisations, and a society to bring about a revolutionary way of working for parents that respects their family priorities, while also making strong commercial sense for employers. Dr Ellen Joan...

What do you get when you combine a dodgy meal, a new relationship, and a coffee in the park? Possibly one of the best poo stories of all time. Matty shares her most (to-date, anyway) embarrassing story, all for the pod. Enjoy! If you enjoy Untidy, the best way you can support us is by subscribing to the show in your podcast app by tapping the ‘+ follow’ button. That way, you’ll never miss an episo...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty dip a toe into the alleged conspiracies around Kate Middleton’s disappearance and are #concernedforKate. Having blown Sneeze-gate wide open, they elaborate on this topical issue with ‘in-the-field’ research and share listeners’ story submissions.  It’s high time for more poo news and toilet rumours, so, they reminisce about Matty’s heroic poo story from...

In this episode of Untidy, Hannah and Matty speak to Jo Robertson – otherwise known as @sextherapistjo on Instagram. Jo is an experienced therapist, specialising in sex and relationships, addiction, betrayal, and trauma. Jo is dedicated to helping our kids grow up with healthy messaging about sex and relationships. She is also the co-founder of 'Makes Sense', an organisation that aims to raise awa...

In this episode of Untidy, Matilda confesses more horrifying prejudices. First fruit, now dogs ... what will she confess next? A secret repulsion for long weekends?? Hannah’s thrown the kitchen sink of resilience at her stress response, and, they discover Matty’s brain is working double-time to ensure the survival of her offspring. The girls tackle the hard-hitting topic that is scream sneezing, a...

In this episode of Untidy, we talk to the fire cracker that is health and fitness coach, Han Romano. We discuss all things exercise, wellness, mindset and attitude. Han believes you should never underestimate the power of a workout.  We talk about prioritisation and her top 3 things strategy, authenticity, motivation vs. discipline, pregnancy and post-partum exercise, changing your goals and objec...

In this episode of Untidy, we go behind the scenes of love with Art and Matty as they open up about their story from beginning with The Bachelor to nine years later having three babies and Buster (licking his bum on the chair at the time of recording). We talk about how they've evolved through being in relationship, and what it's like being seen as the 'poster children' for #couplegoals, we solve...

In this episode of Untidy we talk to an incredible woman that needs one heck on an introduction, Emma Ferris. Emma is a stress and resilience coach and founder of The Breath Effect whose ‘bring me to my knees moment’ can be heard in nail-biting detail on her podcast, ‘ Conning the Con ’. She is also the host of her second podcast, ‘ The Bravery Academy ’. We kick things off talking about Emma’s se...

In the pettiest episode of Untidy to date, Hannah and Matilda air their irks, quirks, and irrational phobias. There’s airborne orange eaters, wild dogs of Warkworth, bogan bog rolls, and bodily snag hazards. Matilda reminisces on her vegetable revolution and Hannah enjoys the comedic value of the local community Facebook page. Nothing is solved in this episode and personal development loiters in a...

In this episode of Untidy we speak again to the unstoppable force for good that is Kate Twigg. In our first chat with Kate, ‘F*** off Gary’, Kate had beaten Triple Negative Breast Cancer and had then been diagnosed with Leukaemia. Now 100% in remission, Kate shares the silver linings of her cancer journey and the major life lessons she has learnt along the way. We talk about mindset, manifestation...

In this episode of Untidy Hannah and Matilda have a long-awaited catch-up revealing home truths about what’s been going on over summer. They enter the confessional about questionable nocturnal habits, tuk-tuk racing, bad fashion, pet hates, fridge content, and Matty’s beef with fruit. Hannah longs for a little more peer pressure but slightly looser knees.  If you enjoyed this episode of Untidy, su...

In this mini episode of Untidy Hannah and Matilda reveal their embarrassing first crushes, apply hindsight to their teenaged celebrity crushes, and dredge up torrid memories that still haunt them today. Two versions of Ryan Reynolds get airtime and they roast Leonardo DiCaprio’s life choices but leave the door open for his right of reply. Leo, are you listening? Thanks for joining us for this mini...

In this episode, we speak to Dr Lara Briden, author of ‘Period Repair Manual’ and ‘Hormone Repair Manual’. Dr Briden is a Naturopathic Doctor and Women’s hormone specialist.  We wanted to figure out what we can do to achieve a happy, healthy hormone cycle, what a ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’ menstrual cycle might look like, what’s the deal with PMS rage and emotions, how we can manage our supplementatio...

In this episode of Untidy, we talk to Jo Roca, a creative director and working mum of two, for a  raw and candid conversation about navigating the brutality of Hyperemesis Gravidarum during both her pregnancies. Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) affects 2% of pregnant women and is a severe type of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that can require hospitalisation and treatment with IV fluids and anti...