It's A Lot with Abbie Chatfield

It's two of Abbie's favourite topics for a Nightmare Fuel all in one: horrible share-houses AND insecure manosphere freaks!!! Thoughts and prayers to this chook for surviving six months in that hellscape because WOW. There's sharps at the kitchen bench, no bathroom hygiene practices in sight, and some shocking extra details that leave Abbie speechless. LINKS: Send us your thoughts, top...

MAJOR POSSIBLE LOVE ISLAND SPOILER WARNING!! It's broken over the last few days that a certain cast member may have posted a hard launch with another Love Islander to a finsta account... Is this legit?? LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Follow It's A Lot on socials https://linktr.ee/itsalotpod Subscribe to It's A Lot on...

We've got a new bombshell this week on Love Island Australia, with Miss New Zealand AKA Sammi! She seems lovely but a bunch of the girls are immediately rude to her for no reason :( Finishing off week 2 strong with more insecurities, a questionable hook-up, a little bit of gaslighting, but also some fabulous conflict resolution so that's something! LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic sugge...

Abbie got up at 6am to catch up on Love Island and although we're not at Real Housewives or MAFS levels of drama, things are starting to heat up!! We've got LYING WEIRD MEN, women tearing each other down and insulting each other's appearance, plus jealousy and emotional suppression! WOOHOO! Also, enjoy some deep epiphanies from Amy and Abbie about how the microcosms of reality TV refle...

ABBIE GOT HYPNOTISED!! She gives Amy a play-by-play of what happened, including some very strange side-effects on the woman hypnotising her (that were actually really helpful for unmasking??). Abbie also reflects on why conventional talk therapy has not always worked for her, how the session helped her approach catastrophizing, hypervigilance, and feeling unsafe in a different way. LINKS: Send us...

Abbie is joined by friend of the show Harri James discuss the use of Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse in a political ad during Ohio’s governor’s race. Drawing on Harry’s own experience as a survivor, they examine the harm caused when trauma is turned into campaign ammunition, the hypocrisy in the reaction from Republicans to the backlash, and the barriers misogynistic abuse creates for women in...

New bombshells, an elimination, and a few almost-correct idioms to round out week 1 of season 8 of Love Island Australia! LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Follow It's A Lot on socials (video eps coming soon on YouTube!) https://linktr.ee/itsalotpod Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review CREDITS Host : Ab...

There's weaponised incompetence, and then there's this guy... LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Follow It's A Lot on socials (video eps now on YouTube!) https://linktr.ee/itsalotpod Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review CREDITS Host : Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor:...

A hot new recaps series just entered the villa... Abbie is here to tell you all you need to know about Season 8 of Love Island Australia! Episodes 1 & 2 we get to know all our islanders and sow the seeds of some drama to come... LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Follow It's A Lot on socials (video eps coming soon on YouTube!...

CW: This episode contains discussions of cancer, bowel movements, fear of food, and suicide. In 2024, appearance activist Carly Findlay thought she just had a gastro bug, or maybe IBS. One person told her she might even have caught dysentery on holiday. Five months later she was in hospital being told she had ovarian and endometrial cancer. Carly tells Abbie about her journey from mystery symptoms...

Gretta Ray's new album Heartsong is born from grief - but not just the grief of a relationship ending, and the loss of loved one. For the first time, Gretta shares the full story of her hospitalisation in 2024. She takes Abbie through the almost 6 weeks she spent in hospital, when she was forced to reckon not only her career changing, but her entire life. After multiple complications, personal...

Have you ever been down so bad you made verbatim theatre? Well... Writer, producer, actor, and comedian Bridie Connell has seen it happen first hand... She shares a high school inspiration behind her sensational show Fuccbois: Live In Concert, and makes Abbie's dreams come true with a very special re-enactment. LINKS Buy tickets to see Fuccbois: Live In Concert in Sydney Oct 27-Nov 13 - https:...

It's a big one today!! Abbie unpacks the Kikiva TikTok live drama, and why a lot of the response online is not only disappointing, but problematic. Plus, Filip from MAFS has been posting some interesting videos, and Abbie brings in a special guest to talk about it. LINKS: Check out Mondrof on IG @mondrof_ Check out Sam's pod Occasionally Funny Follow Sam on IG @sammyystants Send us your th...

This all-time Euro summer (mis)adventure story proves not only the figurative, but literal, power of female friendship ✊⚢ #ytg LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review CREDITS Host : Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfi...

Before sculling a litre of milk on stage with him at Yours & Owls, Abbie brought her friend - Canadian rap icon / internet boyfriend - bbno$ into the studio for a lovely lil chat! They talk about his insane work ethic, dealing with hate online, and why he doesn't really think about masculinity. LINKS Buy tickets to the 'The Internet for Palestine; benefitting PCRF', Nov 7 in LA htt...

Michelle Buteau loves Australia, but she does NOT love creepy crawlies... LINKS Buy tickets to see Michelle Buteau - The Surviving And Thriving Tour in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne: https://michellebuteau.org/tour/ Watch Survival of the Thickest on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81354524?source=35&fromWatch=true Follow Michelle on IG @michellebuteau Follow Michelle on TikTok @miche...

The Cornell 7 case has been dominating headlines and social media feeds. It's equal parts horrific, frustrating an maddening. Abbie deconstructs how misogyny and power structures all intertwine to allow this kind of behaviour, and what men actually need to do to help prevent this. CW: This episode contains mention of sexual assault, please take care while listening and remember help is always...

Abbie is trying to get out of burn out land but having adult problems and responsibilities makes it so much harder to recover?? So what the hell do we do divas?? Abbie shares her experience with an ADHD coach and what's helping her at the moment, but let us know in the pod form or in the comments what's been helping you cos god knows we all need it LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic sugge...

That's right, we're treating you with two eps today!! We thought we're all in need of a classic listener story and this chook's is like something off of Abbie's NMF bingo card! LINKS: Send us your thoughts, topic suggestions, NMFs and more: https://forms.gle/S5Pf327SmVnnC8CE9 Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts...

Even after a big chat on Tuesday, there was so much we didn't get to with Billy. So, we've got him back to answer your questions! LINKS Buy Billy's book Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Raising Boys: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ten-things-i-wish-you-knew-about-raising-boys-9781761620850 Follow Billy on IG @drbillygarvey Listen to Billy's podcast Pop Culture Parenting: https://...

From the manosphere, to mental health, to sexual assault and family violence - it is more apparent than ever that we must reckon with how boys are being raised, and the damaging behaviours that are normalised. But how do we raise boys into emotionally healthy men? Abbie sits down with developmental paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey to discuss his new book Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Raising Boys....

The wonderful ladies of Granny Bingo, Edith and Maureen, stuck around for a special bonus episode where they're doling out their sage wisdom to you the lucky listener! LINKS Watch Another Cuppa on YouTube or ABC iView , and listen on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts Follow Granny Bingo on IG @grannybingo Follow Granny Bingo on FB https://www.facebook.com/EdithAndMaureen/ See Granny...

Get yourself a piping hot cappuccino and settle in with Australia's favourite women of a certain age, Granny Bingo's Edith Vale & Maureen McGillicuddy!! The ladies tell their own on-stage Nightmare Fuel, and take clear sides when they hear a listener's story. LINKS Watch Another Cuppa on YouTube or ABC iView , and listen on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts Follow Granny...

What's the difference between a hyperfixation and a special interest? When is a symptom anxiety and when is it ADHD or autism? Why are so many women still struggling to get diagnosed with autism and ADHD? How do our hormones affect symptoms? Could Abbie be AuDHD? Abbie sits down with neurodivergent clinical psychologist, and host of The Neurodivergent Woman podcast, Dr Monique Mitchelson to answer...

As a sex worker and investigative journalist, Bension Siebert does in practice what some only do in theory, f*ck's around AND finds out! He tells Abbie about how the NMF client who spurred him to come out, and why he decided to pursue both careers. Plus, some chat about some true nightmare fuel - Australian defamation laws! LINKS Read Bension's piece on Cheek Media - How sex work saved my investig...