Parenthood

WE'RE BAAAAACK... This is a quick (raw) intro because I couldn't stay away for a minute longer. I chat all things: 🎙 What to expect from us in season 5 🎙 Keep your juicy confessions coming, we love hearing from you! 🎙 Group therapy (aka the first episode of season 5) to kick off in just 24 hours We always love hearing from you, so hit us up with your biggest challenges as a parent: Record your con...

This is an episode that Kris and I recorded for her podcast - Inside Out With Kris. It is more 'mum heavy' (just a heads up to our dad listeners). Kris and I chat about: 🤯 Handling toddler meltdowns 🤯 Perceived public parenting judgement 🤯 Why we are so hard on ourselves 🤯 Why we shouldn't feel ashamed about child-care at any age and so much more... For more from Kris visit: https://www.inside...

Bringing you a throwback of one of our most listened to guest episodes. In this episode I chat with Matt & Phoebe about their experience conceiving their first child. This is a very open, raw conversation touching on: ✔️ Miscarriage and the significant impact that this has on parents ✔️ IVF; how it works and what to expect ✔️ Post-natal anxiety and insomnia; the signs to look for and how to na...

Bringing you a throwback to our most listened to Real Talk episode. Liv and I are talking all things 'mental load'. You know all of the invisible work that you do at home, to keep your household running; cooking dinner, childcare drop-off, packing lunches, washing clothes… the list goes on. We discuss what the mental load looks like in our households and how we manage the great juggle that is pare...

That's a wrap! Before we head into our season break, I reflect on season 4; the highs, lows and everything in between. Thank you to our listeners and Insta community for coming along on this wild ride with us. We are SO excited to be back, bolder than ever in Feb for season 5! Stay tuned 🎧 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is a raw reflection on my parenting struggles to date, following on from our most listed to episode ‘My Imperfect Life’ (ep 1). I discuss.. 🎙 Living with anxiety and how I manage it whilst parenting 🎙 The biggest challenge in my relationship 🎙 How I (try to) juggle it all 🎙 Being yelled at by the swim teacher and a whole lot more… For more about us or to watch the ful...

This week Liv & I discuss the strange things our (and other people’s) toddlers get up to; can you relate?... 🎙 Drinking bottles of medicine behind our backs 🎙 Throwing shoes out the car window 🎙 Clothing obsessions 🎙 French kissing and a whole lot more… To listen or watch the full episode, go to -  https://linktr.ee/parenthoodpodcas t We’d love it if you could rate our...

This week I chat with Christina & Tyge from Demo to Reno and parents of 2. We discuss: 🎙 Their juicy relationship challenges once parenthood kicked in 🎙 Why resentment can be the breeding ground for divorce 🎙 How parenthood can make or break you as a person 🎙 Why we're ok with our selfish days being behind us (sort of..) and a whole lot more… To listen or watch the full epi...

This week on THE VAULT we have a confession from a dad who is asking why toddlers drive us crazy? PREACH. So we brought on Kysten Taprell a psychologist and author to give us some perspective, we discuss:  🎙 Whether toddlers are purposing trying to annoy us 🎙 Why toddlers tend to demand more from a specific parent  🎙 Whether fighting in front of your kids is actually bad 🎙...

This week Liv & I are have a heart to heart re kid’s parties, specifically: 🎙 Why parties are so much more next level than our parties in the 90’s 🎙 The ‘parent’ party v the ‘kid’ party 🎙 Gifting expectations, kid stress, parent stress 🎙 Invite politics and a whole lot more… To watch the full episode, or for more on the pod go to - https://linktr.ee/parenthoodpodcast W...

This week on THE VAULT we have a confession from a single dad who is struggling with co-parenting with his ex and her new partner. So we brought on Kris from Inside Out With Kris podcast; mum of 2, step mum of 2 to hash out the complexities of co-parenting, specifically: 🎙 What to do when you can’t stand your ex’s new partner 🎙 How we can co-parent in a way that best supports the child 🎙...

This week I chat with Rachel Sobel, a mum of 2, podcast host and instagram queen. We discuss: 🎙 Divorce; the good, bad and ugly 🎙 Why people reach the decision to part ways 🎙 The pain of seeing your child 50% of the time 🎙 Lessons on; relationships, red flags, personal sacrifice  and a whole lot more… To listen or watch the full episode, go to -  https://linktr.ee/par...

This week on THE VAULT we have confessions from several listeners struggling on the sleep front. So I’m chatting with sleep guru Jen founder of Sleep Thrive Grow to get advice on: 🎙 How we manage toddlers escaping their toddler beds 🎙 How we manage our own anxiety around sleep 🎙 Food intolerances and how to identify them 🎙 Kids escaping car seats and a whole lot more… Record yo...

This week we had a dad call in talking about how the addition of their first baby changed his and his wife's career motivations. Liv & I reflect on this and try to work out whether your careers are on hold when we have children. We hash out: 🎙 How we juggle careers and the fam bam 🎙 Whether we think careers take the back seat 🎙 Boundaries we put in place so we don’t become baske...

This week we had a confession from a mother who (like all of us) feels weighed down by the mental load; the endless to-do lists. Kris from Inside Out With Kris podcast, joins me to hash out: 🤯 Do we all feel the weight of the mental load? 🤯 How does the mental load impact our wellbeing and relationships? 🤯 How can we keep up with all the crap and still stay sane? 🤯 Moving home, extra curricula...

This week I chat with Jah Bella and husband Oliver about how they juggle life as OnlyFan stars and parents. We discuss: 🎙 What the hell OnlyFans is 🎙 Finding time + energy to create sexy content  🎙 Past traumatic relationships and how they shape us 🎙 Living without giving a f* what anyone else thinks of you and a whole lot more… To listen or watch the full episode, go to -...

This week we have a confession from a dad listener who is struggling in a sexless marriage. Naomi Hutchings (sexologist) and I explore: ❤️‍🔥 How important is sex in a relationship? ❤️‍🔥 Is it 'normal' to loose your sex drive as young parents? ❤️‍🔥 How can we spice up our sex lives? ❤️‍🔥 Do open relationships work? and so much more... Record your confession - https://www.speakpipe.com/parenthoo...

This week we have a dad caller, calling in about how his social life has changed since having kids. Liv and I FEEL THAT! So we’re chatting all things friendship... 🎙 How friendships change when you have bubs 🎙 Babysitters and how do we navigate this beast?! 🎙 Friendships lost and mourned along the way 🎙 Friends for a reason, season and lifetime and a whole lot more… To listen t...

This week's confession on the podcast is from a dad listener who is currently looking for a family home but is overwhelmed by the increasing prices and interest rates. So I brought property guru; Bryce Holdaway onto the podcast to give us some guidance on how the hell we can afford a home in this market. Bryce is the co-host of Australia's number 1 property show The Property Couch. We discuss 🏡 H...

This week Jake Maddock, relationship coach and I are providing discussing some key themes from a dad's confession –  “How do I tell my wife I don’t want any more kids?”  We discuss: ❤️ How to best communicate with our partners, particularly on sensitive topics ❤️ What relationship behaviour to avoid ❤️ The fundamentals of attraction ❤️ Why nurturing our relationships...

For our first REAL TALK episode of the season, Liv & Leonie are coming in hot with screen chat and what everyone is doing behind closed doors, specifically: 📺 Winter holiday chat on Liv's recent virus spell & Lee braving Greece w toddlers 📺 How much screen time we're all allowing and how we feel about it 📺 What the research recommends 📺 Screen time guilt and so much more Hosted on Acas...

We've kicked off The Vault segment. Where callers call in with their confessions about what's keeping them up at night. Recordings are anonymous, they stay in the vault. This week, in this solo ep, we're talking parental anxiety, specifically: 🤯 Do we all freak out about leaving our kids for a night?! 🤯 Do you believe anxiety is your intuition telling you something? 🤯 Does it get any easier as...

I'm chatting with Megan & Peter from The FitMum Method about how bouncing back fast after birth led to the toughest time of their lives. We chat about: 🤯 The dangers & pressures with bouncing back quickly 🤯 Being back in the gym 3 weeks postpartum 🤯 Feeling like a fraud 🤯 Low sex drive 🤯 How to best communicate with your partner during tough times 🤯 The importance of a repair ritual...

BONUS EP - Throwback: My Imperfect Life Bringing you a throwback to our most listened to episode - episode 1. I speak openly about my experiences with past relationships, pre and post-natal depression and why I started the pod. This podcast healed me, during a really dark period and empowered me to build something that may help others too. Now our mission is: To smash the stigma on struggles exper...

BONUS Ep - Hubby Jules is on the pod! Sharing our hot travel tips. In this Parenthood Uncut episode (unedited and you'll have to forgive us for the inconsistent audio at times), we reflect on our trip to Greece with our 2 toddlers as we live out our final days of our holiday. We discuss: 🤯 Anxiety in transit 🤯 Fewer locations, longer stays 🤯 Travelling pre v post kids 🤯 What we regret not brin...