After the Drop Off

This week on After the Drop Off, we’re breaking down the Enneagram personality types in a way that actually makes sense, especially if you’re a mum running on coffee, overstimulation and questionable patience by 5pm. We unpack all 9 Enneagram types, what they really look like in real life, and how they show up in motherhood, relationships, emotional triggers and burnout. Are you a perfectionist (T...

This week on After the Drop Off, we’re diving into The Names by Florence Knapp, a powerful, conversation-starting novel that explores motherhood, marriage breakdown, and domestic violence in a way that is simultaneously intimate and deeply real. If you’re looking for a deep-dive book review of The Names, or a thoughtful book club discussion guide, Beth and Jess unpack the novel’s unique three-time...

The chicken book, the PE diagram… and everything no one actually explained Puberty isn’t here yet for our kids… but we can see it coming. And if our own experiences are anything to go by, we’ve got some unpacking to do first. Because for a lot of us, “the talk” looked more like: • a profoundly confusing book about chickens • a very clinical (and weirdly arousing) diagram in a PDHPE class • and a w...

Margot’s Got Money Trouble is about to hit Apple TV+ this April but is the book actually worth the hype? In this episode, we dive into our honest, unfiltered review of Margot’s Got Money Trouble the internet’s favourite chaotic read about money, motherhood, identity, and the lengths we go to when everything feels like it’s falling apart. We unpack what worked, what didn’t, and whether this is one...

In this episode of After the Drop Off, we unpack the quiet pressure of modern parenting — and the growing expectation that mothers and fathers should somehow be doing everything perfectly. From perfectly packed lunchboxes and homework supervision to birthday parties, careers and extracurriculars, many parents feel trapped in a cycle of perfectionism in parenting and the pressure to “get everything...

Beth once received handwritten letters from would-be friends outlining her personality flaws. So naturally, we’re talking about friendships — childhood nostalgia, adult reality, and how we model being good friends for our kids. In this episode of ATDO, we dive into the weird, wonderful and sometimes slightly brutal world of friendships — from the wholesome neighbourhood friendships of our childhoo...

When was the last time you did something just because you enjoyed it? In this episode of After the Drop Off, we’re unpacking hobbies in motherhood — why they disappear, why we feel guilty having them, and whether scrolling Instagram counts as one (asking for a friend). We talk about: ​Losing your identity after having kids ​The mental load and why hobbies feel indulgent ​The difference between sel...

Kids’ birthday parties in Australia have become… a thing. What used to be pass-the-parcel and a Woolies mud cake is now balloon arches, RSVP anxiety and full-blown primary school social politics. This week on After the Drop Off, we unpack the modern kids’ birthday party pressure many Australian parents feel from comparison culture to party bags to the awkwardness of chasing RSVPs. Because somewher...

“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” That quote — made famous by supermodel Kate Moss — shaped an entire generation of women. And if we’re honest? Parts of it still live in our heads. In this episode of After the Drop Off, we ask the uncomfortable question: Did diet culture ever actually go away — or did it just rebrand itself as “wellness”? We’re talking body image, weight loss pressure, gym...

Welcome to After the Drop Off! This is episode one — and before we get into the conversations we’ll be having, we thought we should probably introduce ourselves. After the Drop Off lives in that moment once the kids are finally through the gate. You’re back in the car, your brain’s already half full, and you’re trying to switch gears into the rest of your day — work, life, logistics, all of it. In...