Move it Mama - The Sparkle Pod

We're a day late, did you notice?! Were we missed? :) Today's episode has been inspired by the Facebook post Leece did on Friday 16th February. In this post she talked about a few of the strategies she's recently adopted, in a bid to sort her hormones. While you guys will more or less know Leece has been on this journey (if you've ever listened to us, whether on social media, the podcast or in wor...

It's fair to say that after we get together with a room full of Move it Mama members our energy is renewed. It is just something else, to be in a room surrounded by people who workout with us - who are there on the other side of the screen each and every day. On the flip side, we know that such events aren't for everyone, but even still, we appreciate you ALL - whether you come or not, whether you...

For today's episode Leece has recently returned from a few days in Wellington with family. Naturally we discuss what this encompassed and how it is that we remember people. Clue: we remember people for how they make us feel and for who they are - our memories don't seem to be based around someone's looks. Somehow we then take this story of loss to our musings on diet culture and other motivation f...

So when we put it out to social media for topics to discuss on the podcast, this one stuck out. It went something like this - 'mum rage, and why do we feel like housekeepers and maids for our family?'. When this hit the inbox we knew we had to talk about it because quite frankly depending on the time of the month, this is an issue for us too (perhaps Jess more than zen-like-Leece these days!). We...

Happy podcast day! Excited to be here. In today's episode we answer a few questions from the DMs. We had a tricky one come through which was: how do I ignore diet culture when I really need to lose weight? In answering this question we somehow find ourselves talking simultaneously about habits to help cement regular exercise, but also swing back to diet culture and what we can do to silence it (ca...

We're back!! And what fun it is to be back on the mics for 2024! Two thousand and twenty four, or is it, twenty twenty four - which side are you on!? We start the podcast year by sitting side by side at our parents place recording our first episode of 2024. It was so fun to be together in the flesh after what has been nearly a year working apart. We were so lucky to have Leece in Christchurch in t...

The Sparkle Pod often ends up almost resembling some kind of big rocket fuel concoction, made up of all sorts that leaves you feeling, hmm... with a spring in your step? With sore cheeks from lolling? Feeling squeamish or perhaps better about yourself? Haha. However it leaves you, we are so grateful for your downloads, comments, DMs and love. I feel we say it often but it *really* does mean the ab...

Hello guys! You're in for an assortment today with Leece hosting sissy Hobbs on the pod (for those that don't know, that's our sister in law/our brother's wife, Sarah). In today's episode they cover off an array of subjects, from Sarah's fertility journey and parenting one child, to schooling, oat milk coffee rigmaroles, supermarket trolley debate, book reviews and more. How fun to get Sarah back...

Many of you enjoyed (or squirmed) your way through our shower chat and also got a laugh out of the six fish 'ick' chat. Today, we continue in the same vein. We're already into school holidays for Leece so we begin with some insight into what she's termed her 'systems in place' for the next little while. Today, we otherwise hit a bit of everything - from six fish and safe to the current icks betwee...

Last weeks chat had some of you shook. Messages such as, 'nothing that goes on the bottom goes near the face', and so on. In short, MUCH of our listenership fronting up and feeding back some very divided routines and habits when it comes to shower etiquette. Isn't life funny? We connect with each other on so many levels (connection being one of the greatest feelings in the world), yet beneath the...

Another Wednesday, another Sparkly Pod - you sure can count on the Move it Mama podcast to hit the big topics hard. In today's episode Leece has a moment in bed moaning to Dan about her hormone fluctuations, that have her pose the question: what do I do to look after you? What do we do to look after each other (i.e., our partners), given life can be tough for all of us, hormones or no hormones!? A...

A bit on this week, from why Santa is already present in the shopping malls of the Sunshine Coast, what's giving Leece the ick and what kind of assumptions Jess is putting upon random strangers just trying to take a romantic stroll. As always, it's great to be here. Today's theme is a bit like the story of the grinch that stole Christmas - there's lots we might feel we need or want in this life bu...

Hello guys, available to your ears once more. This weeks episode is a mixture; from the outset we're very pleased with ourselves for aligning to our introduction LOL. First off, Leece asks the big question, "how often do you wash your bras?", after which we get into the nitty-gritty, current rigmaroles of *shock horror*, parenting . We deep dive into the new phase for Leece with her eldest son - h...

Hello! A mix of things to climb into those pretty little earholes today - including our mother's voice!! So, welcome to the roundup of our musings from the past week, namely what we're listening to, learning and so on. Jess is on a semi-podcast buzz at the moment and discovered what she thought was an insightful episode of 'Diary of a CEO' (Steven Bartlett) with 'The Junk Food Doctor'. It's super...

Hello beautiful listeners, we hope you're having a good week so far. Our second recording for the week and here we are. A frustrated and flat Jess who is dealing with quite a bit of shit at the moment - excuse the pun - that we take a bit of a deep dive into (and also push it to the side a bit because, perspective). We're talking about those tricky, prickly situations whereby you and your partner...

Hello! Well, look at us sneaking in a second episode again, aye!? Just for you! Okay okay it's definitely for us, too, LOL. We're back to waffle into your ear holes about absolutely not much. Today's episode is our weekly catch up and to be honest doesn't cover that much but I'm sure you might get a recipe out of it at the very least. We're debriefing the week that was including Dan's trip (Leece'...

Hey guys, welcome back. Over the past year or so you'd have heard Jess talk about a client who enlisted her help in getting police college fit. This week, we introduce you to Kathie. In just a few days Kathie will find herself at police college, where she will spend more or less the next four months away from her home (and family) to become a cop. We know some of you have been following along with...

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The podcast referenced in this episode can be found here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uPpMRWwyDwUQfVyYrL1p8?si=94b0779577234cbe Book: 'Fast like a girl' by Mindy Pelz To learn more about Move it Mama visit our website www.moveitmama.co.nz Join the Move it Mama app on the App Store here and the Google Play store here  

It's 6am in Queensland at the time of recording this weeks episode and both of us are quite proud of our understated tones lol. You know, as per the intro of this episode, when we meet our members or community in person it is the absolute best thing. It means so much to us and your messages about listening to our podcast feel just as good. Thank you for being here - we really mean that. In today's...

Sometimes we get messages asking for more than one podcast a week. This is absolutely something we'd love to do but also sometimes life won't allow it. BUT, where we can, SURPRISEEEEEE - we're here for a bonus. In today's episode we're discussing feedback on The MIA Tampon, we try a new segment where we've either 'had it' or would 'hit it', and we revisit Leece's pocket money/kids palaver. How we...

How much we love and adore Sarah Wallace and her gorgeous family is no secret - and we are excited to welcome her back to the pod. In June of this year, having pretty much never battled a flu, Sarah was knocked for six (an understatement) by what would become pneumonia and septicemia. She was very, very sick and it's been a slow and steady return to health for Sarah and the family, as their little...

Hello guys! Welcome back. It seems the end of last weeks pod left some of us shook lol. This week, things are little less shook-y. We chat about the week that has been, naturally a bit about fart etiquette, sheet cleaning and coffee (of course), and we also dissect our latest survey a little bit too. Towards the end we are discussing parenting because we all know what an absolute trip that sh*t is...

This episode needs to come with a few warnings because things really took a turn or two. A bit to do with body hair and bodily functions and a bit to do with a lost tampon and a fair bit in between. So today's episode is actually our second recording of the week; the first one didn't make the cut and today's efforts we believe to be better, although perhaps in many cases, "TMI". But you know us by...

As you'll no doubt know, Leece has always been one to wear her heart on her sleeve. One of those, "what you see is *definitely* what you get" sorts. So in today's episode we go into depth about her latest post to social media, the one where she has made 10 different vows to herself, concluding at number 10: 'Love my body. Love my mind. Love myself'. This vow something we know our community can rel...