Talking In Common

After four wonderful, insightful, fun years full of many great converstaions between ourselves and some incredible guests we have decided the time has come to take a break!! In todays episode we catch up on where we are at, what has been happening and the reason for a much needed holiday from the pod!! Thanks for listening to us and joining us on this wild journey :) Thanks to our episode sponsor....

In today's bonus episode we chat with kid's psychologist, internet, screen & gaming disorder expert Brad all about managing healthy screen use with kids, online safety, red flags to look out for when screen use becomes an addiction and so much more!! This is a must listen for any parent to feel more informed and confident with the crazy tech world we live in!  Thanks to our episode sponsor. Ou...

In Part two of this episode we get the final birth details right up to the moment of Soph’s water birth. We talk about the early postpartum period and what it’s like having a newborn at home with other little-ies to care for. We chat about managing 3 kids and their different needs, things we do to help with the morning rush, communication in our relationships during the chaotic times and so much m...

In Part one of this episode we get the low down on Soph’s recent birth experience with her third baby. Talking everything from early labour signs, managing two other kids, getting to a hospital an hour away, some sexy details and all the lead up to her meeting the baby! What have pancakes at 2.30am a foot massage and a school tour have to do with it? You’ll have to tune in and find out! Thanks to...

We are back today with a bonus episode updating you all on what we have been up too and our plans for the coming months!! We talk all about what the jump from 2 to 3 kids has been like with Kate and all about how Soph is feeling about her upcoming birth of baby number 3. Enjoy friends and we hope to be back in your ears again very soon!! Thanks to our episode sponsor. Our lovely friends at Swisse...

In today's final episode for the season we reflect back on the wonderful conversations we have had with our guests! We are so grateful that we got to connect with so many fascinating people and delve deep into some great topics, plus Soph has some pretty special news to share :) Thanks for listening and coming along with us for the journey throughout season 4. Thanks to our episode sponsor. Our lo...

In todays episode we discuss why with modern comforts, modern technology, modern facilities does parenting these days feel so bloody HARD? There’s so many factors contributing to it that we talk through in todays episode. Isolation, the career juggle, finding a village, comparison, access to too much information, breaking down the patriarchy. Enjoy friends :)  Thanks to our episode sponsor T-form...

Ever wondered about the appropriate way to approach gender identity, use language in a way to make people feel comfortable and even more so - how to explain and guide your kids in all of this?? We certainly have! So today we have the best person to guide us through gender identity, inclusivity and ultimately how we can raise our children to be their authentic selves in a gendered world. Our guest...

Ever feel overwhelmed, underachieved and frazzled by the daily grind? We get it, we do too sometimes. In today’s episode we go over some of the challenges we’ve faced in staying on top of things with work, household chores and well...kids. But, we come with the solutions we've found that help support these challenges as well! We talk getting prepared, being a step ahead, reevaluating what works fo...

We're so happy to be sharing Kate's birth story with you guys today! We chat through all the details of her 3rd (and as she keeps trying to convince us....FINAL!!) birth. Kate talks through how it all went down, the top things that helped her get through and all the ups and downs. We answer your listener questions and also get a taste of what early postpartum is looking like for Kate and her famil...

We've got a sexy episode for you today everybody and we're here for it! We noticed that you were all rather interested last time we spoke with a sexologist so here we are again to unpack some more on the sex front. Let's be honest, once we go through pregnancies, having babies and raising children there's a lot to unpack. Today we talk to psychologist and sex therapist Emma St John. We chatted abo...

It feels like it's been forever since we had a good old chat and catch-up on life's challenges and triumphs (let's celebrate the wins, hey!) So, here we are with our current sitch on kids, family life, pregnancies, babies and everything in between. The in between being mum rage, sassy kids, pizza for dinner... You know, the important stuff. We also reflect on our recent mini-series 'Being' and wha...

Today is the 3rd and final guest of our 'being' series and it's with the wonderful Yahna Fookes! Yahna is the founder of birth education workshop Radiant Birth, she’s a trained dancer, qualified Vinyasa, Yin and Prenatal Yoga Teacher and Mother to her daughter Sunday. Yahna's vision is to demystify the journey through motherhood and create a strong community of like-minded women and she is certain...

Josh is a fascinating person with so much drive and dedication to social responsibility and helping people. We can all take out a leaf out of his book! Founder of the 'Just be nice' project Josh aims to change the way that people help people; until they are housed, employed and have positive mental health outcomes. In this episode he shares some of his personal experiences that led him to where he...

Sometimes in life you meet some truely inspiring and just simply great people. Katie Thompson is one of those people. We talk to her about her life and love for the outdoors, physical education and the joy of movement. She sheds some light on the needs of our young first nations women and the incredible 'girls on country' program that she facilitates in Mparntwe, Alice Springs. We talk about the l...

We recently chatted to Melbourne Mum & entrepreneur Adele Barbaro. Adele delivers an honest and raw insight into her beautifully busy life as a wife, mother of 2 and business owner. But let's not forget to mention her huge and highly engaged online following that she shares the ins and outs and ups and downs of life in a totally honest, authentic and effortless way. How refreshing! We chatted...

Welcome back friends, we’re so happy to be back in your ears and eyes for season 4! It’s been a minute so today we catch up on Kates pregnancy with babe number 3! Soph’s life now with 2 kids and what we’ve been up to while we’ve been gone. We’ve got a great season planned with a video series in the mix so we share all about what lead us to that as well. So happy to be back! Thanks to our episode s...

Season 4 is coming to you very soon!! In the meantime we have decided to take a trip down memory lane and share with you some of our episode highlights from Season 3. We cannot wait to be back in your ears with some great episodes very soon! :) For more information head to www.incommonprojects.com.au Follow us + join the conversation: Instagram  Facebook Thank you for listening and finding out wha...

In today's final episode of the year we take a trip down memory lane and talk through some of our favourite moments from the season, we are so grateful that we got to connect with so many wonderful guests and delve deep into some great topics, plus Kate also has some pretty special news to share :) Thanks for listening and coming along with us for the journey throughout season 3, we'll be back in...

In today's episode we are joined by the  amazing Lael Stone. We spoke to Lael all about the concept of ‘aware parenting’ and what this means. Young kids with big feelings and how we as parents navigate this, finding balance and boundaries, helping and nurturing our children to self regulate themselves and so much more. Lael shares with us some seriously great tips, we know you’re going to love thi...

Today we are bringing you a special mini episode featuring our recent Sharing Is caring guest. In these segments we like to connect with a person or brand with a great story and initiative giving you insight knowledge and often great tips into a wide range of areas. Today’s guest is Bianca Burge from plan B Sleep consultancy. Bianca's practice is all around empowering parents to achieve a better n...

You’ve heard us talk about them, they’ve heard us talk about them… it’s time to introduce them. Our other halves and Dad’s of our children, Soph’s partner Ayden and Kate's Husband Mackie join us for one big chit chat on parenting, fatherhood and everything in between.  We feel pretty lucky to have open, honest and not afraid to say what they think partners who generously shared some of their most...

Well we asked and you answered…! We clearly all have questions around sex and the impacts kids have on our sexual relationships so we spoke to an expert to get the low down on how we’re all feeling and why. Aleeya Hachem, sexologist and fertility counsellor answers all our questions around sex postpartum, re-connecting with our partners, libido, sexual desires, exploring your sexuality and so much...

Jess is the founder of new fertility and women's health brand moode. Jess is a mother of 3, social worker and advocate for all things maternal health and we loved learning all about moode, we know you will too!! Check out moode's recently launched prenatal by moode below. Instagram https://wethemoode.com/ For more information about today’s guest's, topics and any brands, business's or products dis...

We’re back baby! Today we chat through some of our experiences and thoughts on going from none to one child and one to two children and how we’re apparently more productive with more kids in tow... Are we actually being more productive though, just because we're doing way more? Or are we all just multitasking to get through the days and is multitasking even good for us? Well we unpack it. We’ve al...