Working Mumma

Today's guest is Meaghan J Smith. She is a life coach for women who want to make change and the host of the Money Mindful podcast and book club, both created as a space for women to learn about money and mindset. Meaghan started out her career as a photographer, then found herself as a teacher and in the past 6 months has made the transition to life coach and podcast host. During the Meaghan share...

Today's guest is a holistic pediatric sleep coach, Hala Merola where we talk all things sleep for newborns, babies, and toddlers. Please note, at the beginning of the episode the topic of depression and anxiety is raised. If this impacts you in some way, please speak to someone such as experts from Beyond Blue, COPE or Lifeline. As you will soon discover, Hala is so passionate about helping parent...

Today's guest is Catherine Brooks, a senior employment lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Workplace Relations and Associate-Director of the innovative New Law firm, Law Squared, a published author and mother to two young boys. Understanding your legal rights as working mothers is an area many people are unsure about. Throughout this episode, Catherine gives great insights and simple techniques you c...

Today's guest is Kate Toon, speaker, author, SEO lover, copywriter and podcast host. We recorded this podcast pre-covid-19 but all the topics are discussed as just as relevant today as they were 2 months ago. Kate started her business when she was five months pregnant with her son. Over the past 11 years she has been able to craft her multiple businesses to align with her family needs. She has gre...

This week's podcast is a recording of an Instagram Live with Tiffany from Inspire. Learn. Teach at the start of April. We took questions during the chat so you will hear us making a shout out to people and answering those questions. It was a great conversation with Tiffany, that I wanted to ensure that if you missed the Instagram Live, you were still able to hear all the gems of wisdom Tiffany spo...

I hope this episode finds you safe and healthy. In this episode, I chat with business coach Emma McQueen talking about improving your confidence, knowing your strengths and managing your mindset. Emma describes herself a little bit like "Pollyanna" because she likes to see the good in every situation and this is evident during our conversation. Emma has been working from home for 3 years and durin...

Looking for ways to stay fit and healthy during COVID-19 then this episode is for you. With so many aspects of our lives feeling like they are out of our control, it is important to then focus on the items that we can. One aspect we can control is our fitness, our health, and our well-being. The good news is that we can still exercise, in our own home AND we don't need gym equipment to do this as...

We often hear what it is like for mothers on parental leave and managing career and parenthood, but rarely do we hear from the father. In this episode we do just that! I chat with Blake Woodward, a management consultant and father of two who works part time, 4 days a week. He is passionate about encouraging and enabling working parents to play an active role in their children's lives. When he beca...

With the theme of this year's International Women's Day, EachForEqual meaning that each person can make a change and create a world where genders are equal. This leads me to today's focus for the podcast and that is discovering your why to help you overcome mum guilt. A topic that we all experience. #EachforEqual, mum guilt is something that is currently not equal and we still have a long way to g...

Wanting to become financially fit to help you and your family? This podcast will help you with financial planner, Keryn Batsilas from Your Life and Money Matters. Keryn talks about her experiences in life as a working mother with two children, starting her own business as a financial planner and great tips to help you have financial freedom. We chat about how her perceptions of parenthood changed...

Today I speak with Robyn Miller, who is a medical doctor has spent the past decade helping people from diverse backgrounds in many different places: from Australian cities and country towns to refugee tent hospitals in central Africa. In 2018, Robyn returned to Brisbane to complete her paediatric specialty training. Later that year, she and her husband also welcomed their first child and puppy int...

Today I chat with Catherine Ngo. Frustrated with the lack of balanced representation at events, Cathy founded Keynoteworthy as a way to amplify the voices of the 'everyday speaker'. She believed there is no shortage of talent out there and wanted to make it easier for event professionals to find amazing people. Outside of Keynoteworthy, Cathy is a writer in the field of human resources, specialisi...

Today I chat with Tegan Rose, who is a business owner and working mother of 3 young children. She has worked in the HR space for many years and is passionate about supporting businesses to grow and thrive through good people practices, which in turn helps contribute to a productive and successful community. Tegan also serves on the Board of a local charity which provides crucial assistance to thos...

Looking to improve your mindset and approach to money at the start of the year? Then this podcast is for you and your family. Today I chat with Lily Hii, who is a bookkeeper and money strategist. She is a self-confessed numbers-nerd, focused on helping small business owners create an entrepreneurial mindset and a pathway for financial freedom. During our chat we covered a range of topics from mone...

Welcome to the first episode of the Working Mumma podcast - a show that provides real-world tips, tricks and advice to all working mothers (& fathers) on how they can have a career, family and hopefully one day break the glass ceiling. My name is Carina O'Brien, a fellow working parent trying to manage the juggle. As this is the very first episode, I wanted to first of all say WELCOME! I also shar...