Modern Mother

What happens when a mother decides the system is not coming to save her, and builds the thing herself? In this episode of The Modern Mother Podcast , Kath Hansen sits down with Lauren Perrett, founder of BubbaDesk and Wombee , to have one of the most honest conversations about childcare in Australia that you will hear this year. BubbaDesk is a coworking space with onsite childcare where parents ca...

I recorded this one in the car. No microphone. Mum bun. Skin still recovering from five weeks of being sick. Completely unhinged setup and I do not care. Because I had things to say and I wasn't going to wait until I was sitting at a desk looking like a proper podcaster. We keep having half a conversation about nervous system regulation in motherhood. Someone posts about how being present with...

This one is a solo. No guest, no framework, no tidy resolution. Just Kath, talking honestly about the five weeks that got away from her, a house move, a stint in hospital with her youngest Odin, ADHD medication changes that stripped away the adrenaline she'd been unknowingly running on, and the pattern underneath all of it: that survival mode had quietly become her baseline. In this episode Wh...

One in three women experience birth trauma in Australia. That number doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens inside a system where one midwife is managing five mothers and five babies simultaneously. Where women are discharged four to six hours after major surgery with ice packs and Nurofen. Where partners are standing in the room overwhelmed and nobody asks if they're okay. Where the peopl...

The Baby Registry Industrial Complex: What You Actually Need vs What You're Sold The average Australian baby registry costs between $3,000 and $5,000. Mothers report using 8 to 12 of those items daily. The rest? Clutter, guilt, and proof we didn't know what we needed because we were too busy buying what we were told to need. I've done this four times now. Four babies, four registries,...

If someone had told 15-year-old me, bleeding through her school uniform and being handed the pill, that one day she'd be sitting here talking about ferritin levels and period blood loss on a podcast... I probably would've believed them. Because I've always known this wasn't normal. I sat down with Steph Lowe (aka The Natural Nutritionist, aka the woman who's been keeping me ali...

What happens when you strip away the noise and come home to yourself in birth and motherhood? In this raw, unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Tahnee Taylor, yoga teacher, Chinese medicine practitioner, and mother of three babies, to explore the intersection of sovereignty, birth trauma, and the deep intelligence of the female body. Tahnee shares her journey from a "textbook" home b...

In this episode of The Modern Mother, Kath welcomes Tahnee Taylor to discuss her journey with tonic herbalism and her involvement with Superfeast and where she is drawn to today. Tahnee shares her personal experiences with herbalism, stepping back from superfeast after working alongside husband Mason for years. The conversation delves into the benefits of tonic herbs, the importance of self-care,...

This is the episode I wasn't sure I could record. It's the unpacking and understanding of my own trauma (yes, it's hard for me to name it that). Last week I talked about why I need work to be a good mother. This week, I need to talk about something heavier. The anniversary trauma that's been sitting on my chest since November 2024... The event I can't fully name publicly, but t...

Can you be a good mother if you need more than motherhood? I've been asking myself this for months. Because here's the truth: I can't surrender 100% to mothering without losing myself. I need work, not for ambition, but for survival. For my mental health. For financial safety. In this episode: Why "be present" advice is breaking mothers Post-Partum Health and my Blood Panels...

Ever bought clothes for a version of yourself that never showed up? Lucinda Pikkat admits she spent years shopping for a future post-baby body, only to realise she was ignoring the life she was actually living. This conversation will change how you think about your wardrobe forever. What We Discuss: In this raw and refreshing episode, Lucinda Pikkat (mum of three and style content creator) joins m...

In this solo reflections episode, I have a real talk with myself, no filters, no pretending everything’s fine. I ask a huge question: is it all worth it if I fail? I share honestly about what’s been happening behind the scenes, my mental health, running Bubba Cloud and The Modern Mother, and the weight that comes with trying to hold it all together. This episode isn’t about answers. It’s about tru...

In this episode, Kath Madelaine Longrig discuss the challenges and insights of motherhood, focusing on postpartum care, body connection, and the importance of self-care. They explore the emotional and physical aspects of healing, share personal experiences, and emphasise the need for better support systems for mothers. 00:03:00 Madelaine's Background and Work 00:09:00 Emotional and Physical Discon...

In this episode of The Modern Mother , Kath sits down with Psychic Medium, Kylie Stewart - an intuitive energy healer and guide for women navigating the deep initiations of motherhood. Together, they explore the unseen layers of mothering: womb healing, energetic clearing, spirit babies, and the way intuition becomes louder when we finally slow down enough to listen. Kylie channels a message for t...

In this episode, Kath sits down with Sarah Bragias, creative, mother, and former Block contestant, for an open hearted chat about the unexpected chapters of motherhood. Sarah opens up about her jolt into motherhood with her son Leo, from navigating intrusive thoughts to finding her sense of self beyond “former The Block contestant” and “Mum.” She shares her experience in the special care unit , wh...

Woh! That one came out of nowhere. Are you someone who has mastered keeping the tears in? Have you been in survival mode like this one? I thought I had....But I'd never experienced it this way. When grief comes...But no ones dead. Holding the mother, a snap of hospital life and the vision for The Modern Mother Pod. Join the conversation on Instagram @bubbacloud @themodernmother.pod www.bubbacl...

Welcome to The Modern Mother - an ode to the real, raw and unspoken essence of motherhood. Hosted by Kath, founder of Bubba Cloud, this space explores the in between of it all, the beauty, the burnout, the love, the loss, and the quiet moments that hold us together. Here, we talk honestly about modern motherhood: sleep, identity, work, relationships, and the fragments of calm that keep us going. W...