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Hiiii! It’s time for another WWYD episode! This week your questions are both food and body-image related. QUESTION #1: I'm healthy and fit, but I’ve had cellulite on the back of my legs for as long as I can remember. I’m headed on a beach holiday and I’m feeling self-conscious about it. I really want to enjoy my body in a bikini, but it makes me anxious. How would you navig...

We listened to Emilie Kiser on Jay Shetty’s podcast and this week we want to share our thoughts. In case you don’t follow Emilie - she and her husband lost their three-year-old son Trigg in a drowning accident. We know how triggering these conversations can be so please take care while listening to this episode ❤️ WE MENTIONED Emilie Kiser on On Purpose with Jay Shetty https://podcasts...

Dr Amanda Ward is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Long time listeners will know that she was the Obstetrician for both Steph when she had Harvey & Billie, and Laura with Atlas. We asked Amanda to come on an episode of KICBump but you guys sent in sooo many questions that we decided to do a second episode for the KICPod feed! In this episode, Amanda speaks about conceiving, finding the right...

If you’re feeling a bit down on this Monday morning, Laura has a unique pick-up for you and it’s probably not what you think! Then - Em Vernem from Mamamia has written an uncompromising list of things she never wants to see you do in public and we loved it. Please send us yours! We’ll pop a question box on our Instagram story or you can DM us @kicpod anytime.  WE MENTIONED T...

Danny Kennedy is a personal trainer & coach as well as KIC’s Head Trainer. It’s been a little while since we’ve had Danny on the podcast, so we decided to bring him in for an episode about all things strength training! We asked you for your questions and this is what you wanted to know: what do you think is the most underrated exercise in the gym? Tips for training to failure...

This week Steph goes full fan girl over Toy Story 5!!! Steph reflects on how Toy Story has been there for every phase of her life and how it hits differently now that she’s a mum. Plus - Steph wrote us all a quiz to figure out which Toy Story character we are! And! A reminder that dental hygiene is cool.  Also…Laura has very specific rules around the germs she is willing to toler...

Dr Jacqueline Coombe is a Senior Research Fellow in the Sexual Health Unit at the University of Melbourne. Jacqui has been working within the sexual and reproductive health space for nearly a decade and she completed her PhD in long-acting reversible contraception. In this episode, Jacqui sits down with Steph to talk through all of the different contraceptive options in Australia - the Pill, IUD,...

This week we’re finishing our conversation from last week about the insecurities that have stuck with us for decades. This week - it’s Laura’s turn <3  Plus! When was the last time you wore a blazer!? SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Sims 2 Original Soundtrack https://open.spotify.com/album/5y3IHg8hVlbfbFgIUWtCeL    Laura: KICStudio trainer Shiloh’s perspective o...

Hi!!! It’s been a little bit but we’re back with another WWYD episode! This week your questions are about in-laws and a dependent friend. QUESTION #1: My partner is the best but his parents don’t seem to like me. They live overseas and they have no interest in visiting us. I try really hard to involve them in our lives, but they never reciprocate. I can’t help but think I a...

Steph watched the new Netflix documentary about Kylie Minogue. In the documentary, Kylie reflects on the insecurities that have stuck with her throughout her career, like that she didn’t deserve her success or that she doesn’t have a good voice. This got us thinking about the small comments that were made about us when we were younger that unfortunately have stuck with us for decades....

Em Rusciano is back on the pod! Em is a writer, singer, performer, comedian and podcaster. Em has been on the podcast a couple of times before to talk about ADHD & autism but this week she is back to speak about all things perimenopause. Em sits down with Steph to speak through the first symptoms she noticed, the overlap between ADHD, autism, low iron & perimenopause, quitting alcohol, str...

This week Laura opens up about how her anxiety has been since having Atlas.  Also! Laura’s reflections from seeing Michelle Obama speak, and what it makes her think about her role as CEO of KIC. WE MENTIONED The episode where we shared our hot takes is called ‘Cold pizza is better than fresh, voice memos suck + 22 more hot takes’ and you can listen here https://pod.fo/e/419a...

Blue Eyed Kayla Jade is an Only Fans creator, full-service-sex-worker, podcaster and mum of two. In her new memoir ‘Call Girl Confidential’, Kayla reveals the good, the bad & the ugly of working in the sex industry.  In this episode, Kayla sits down with Steph & Laura to share some of the intricacies of working as a full-service-sex-worker, as well as her life outside of w...

This week Laura shares the extremely thoughtful (out of left-field) present that Dalton got her for Mother’s Day. Plus! Steph has an update on the sugar glider living inside her house. WE MENTIONED Laura’s Sunday Life shoot https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIdiMiE3MV/   Our episode about choosing bridesmaids https://pod.fo/e/413ec7   The ‘OdonAssist’ - the latest adva...

The takes are coming in hot this week 🌶️  We asked you guys for your hottest hot takes and some of them got us fired up! Pool vs beach, skinny jeans vs wide leg, relationships IRL vs Instagram, and lots more!  YouTube You can watch all our episodes on YouTube! Watch and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@KICPod KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KI...

We love answering your questions so we’re doing it again this week <3  What would your career be if you hadn’t started KIC? What tips would you give to aspiring entrepreneurs? What is the secret to being with your partners for so long? And has Laura having a baby changed your friendship dynamic?  WE MENTIONED Watch the funny AI video we were talking about https://www.insta...

It’s time to open the mailbox! This week you sent in questions about picking bridesmaids and your partner being uncomfortable with you having a male friend. QUESTION #1: I have 3 best friends and a sister which makes choosing bridesmaids really difficult. I’d love to have all of them but having bridesmaids is very costly. How would you break it to a best friend that you won’t be...

Whoops - we accidentally get emotional in this one! We were overdue for a Q&A episode so that’s what we’re doing today and some of your questions got us good. We answer: what Laura would tell herself before she got pregnant, how Steph’s renovations are going, how Steph & Laura see their parents differently since becoming parents, and more!  We love doing these episod...

Sian Murray was the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Pleasant State - an Australian start up that created zero-waste cleaning & personal care products. Sian spent 6 years building Pleasant State with her co-founder Ami, until they closed the business in March of this year.  In this episode, Sian sits down with Steph to talk about building and closing Pleasant State and the business les...

As millennials we are SO excited to see The Devil Wears Prada 2, but something we can’t get over is how the cast look exactly the same as they did in the original movie from 20 years ago.  It made us reflect on our expectations of celebrities and ageing, if we see them differently to people we know IRL, and how we both feel about ageing right now. WE MENTIONED  Jamie Laing on Shame...

Ten-year-old Steph & Laura would be LOSING their minds that they got to interview a Spice Girl!!! This week we had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Melanie C (Sporty Spice) about the early days of The Spice Girls, how she got the title of Sporty Spice, her most iconic outfits, and what record labels thought of girl bands, as well as life after The Spice Girls, including building a solo c...

 This week we’re talking about the expectations put on mothers sharing (or not sharing) motherhood online.  We know y’all love Shameless as much as we do, so you might have heard a conversation that Michelle & Zara had a few weeks ago about Margot Robbie and an article calling her out for pretending she’s “not a mum”. It inspired us to share our own expe...

It was time for another money episode! Jessica Brady is a money educator, a former licensed financial adviser, host of the podcast ‘Financially Fierce’ and author of the brand new book ‘Get Growing: A No-Nonsense Guide to Cultivating Wealth and Financial Freedom’. Laura spoke with Jess about the beliefs that shape our relationships with money, aligning our spending with our...

This week Laura kicks off the episode with a surprise message to Steph <3 Then we speak about Abbey Gelmi sharing her experience of sexual harassment.  Abbey Gelmi is a sports journalist, television presenter, and co-host of the podcast 'Two Good Sports' with Georgie Tunny. In a recent episode, Abbey opened up about being sexually harassed by a man on numerous different online platforms. W...

It’s time to open the mailbox! QUESTION #1: my fiancé went to the strippers on his buck’s night. He told me straight away and he can’t stand the thought of cheating, but I can’t get the thought of another woman sitting naked on his lap, out of my head QUESTION #2: I’m 18 weeks pregnant and I’m really struggling with family commenting on my body using word...