Move it Mama - The Sparkle Pod

Hello, we're back. This week we sought some inspo from the DMs at the last minute, so, in a bid to talk about things other than poo and coffee we end up talking about... poo and coffee. No but after a fair bit of intro chat - which I'm sure you've come to expect - we get into a few different pieces. On what it is that keeps us regularly toileting (poo again, sorry), what we do or think about talki...

We've bitten off a little more than we can chew today. We begin feeling very excited about our new and agreed upon podcast structure, only to learn as the minutes go by that our structure won't really cut it. LOL - listen on to find out why. We're chatting today sans wardrobes (and sans Char sorry - she'll be here soon!) - and so apologise for the slightly more echoey tone. It's amazing right, the...

Hello! Well we promised a bonus episode after our unplanned hiatus last week so here we are (we also promised Char but shh don't tell anyone she'll be on the mic next week). In this episode Leece answers some of the common questions she gets about being a mum to four boys. Well, about being a mum, period, but then also more specifically about the logistics of having four kids ~ four boys ~ and eve...

Hello! Absence makes the heart grow fonder, no!? Sorry for being MIA for a minute there but naturally, we're back. This week we're waffling away on all sorts - from the dreaded post office trip, supermarket embarrassment and the niggle that is the morning coffee (read, poo) LOL. Sorry if we are TMI, but you'll likely come to expect that to some extent won't you. Thank you for listening and downloa...

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than you. So a few things sparked today's conversation, but for the most part, it's the really kind comments here or there that often have us feeling the need to remind people that social media is not real. OK so to some extent it is REAL - there's a real person behind that profile - but we can forget that it's often ve...

Every now and then the overwhelm feels huge - we know you relate. Whether it's housework, your job, motherhood, whatever. We start today's chat with a bit of a debrief on that - shout out to the mental load, small gestures and lowering our expectations a bit. We discuss - once again - how when we're busy, the first thing to go is exercise. Why do we do this to ourselves, even when we know it's one...

Hey guys, we're back with some really "tuneful" singing and lots of waffly chat. Are you excited? Same, lol. In this weeks episode we're chewing the fat on all sorts from our song of the moment (a smidge anti-climatic given Jess's mic issue that we didn't know was an issue until post-record), to motherhood, discipline to exercise (yes, again - what can we say? We're passionate), the cost of living...

This chat comes with a trigger warning as we take a deep dive into eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. Today we're excited to introduce our guest, Kristie Amadio, an eating disorder survivor and now Founder and CEO of Recovered Living, a Christchurch based not-for-profit residential facility for eating disorder recovery. A year or so ago we were introduced to Kristie’s Ted Talk where sh...

Hello! The Sparkle Pod brings you an assortment of waffle this week. From the scrunch bum tight conundrum to Leece's aversion to movie quotations and the story of when Jess was somewhat unintentionally sending AND POSTING (semi) nudes. It's all go today and after a week off from the Pod (sorry and thanks for your understanding), we're thrilled to be here. And, off the back of Jess's closing story,...

Leece and Jess are answering some DMs today. We start with a question about balancing the load between you and your spouse when it comes to things around the home and with kids. A topic we know is relatable for many in our audience and potentially a challenge for many of us - or perhaps even something you often find has its ebbs and flows or is a work in progress. We then move on to fit-tech (aka...

Hello! In today's episode we're inspired to revisit Jess's history with body dysmorphia. A few things have instigated this chat but mostly it's due to the messages we've been getting reminding us of just how prevalent body dysmorphia is (and all other types of 'issues' along these lines). First of all, we're so happy that many of our members have joined Move it Mama and have now managed to foster...

Let's go back to circa 2021 and CAVEAT the fact that Jess sang the WRONG song at the end of this pod and she's really shame about it and goodness knows we find live video easier than the pod sometimes lol.  In today's episode we go off on so many tangents - which is quite fun - so thank you for the questions that popped into our inboxes! We chat many things; we start with answering the question 's...

HELLO! We're back - Leece and Jess chewing the fat for the first time in what feels a little too long. Oftentimes we're busy and so this weekly catch up is food for the soul for the both of us. Thank you for being invested in our podcast and for all of your supportive and encouraging words towards us/it. We appreciate it so much. A few musings today starting with what's going on in and around our...

Danni Carr has a passion for self improvement and self preservation. After years of touring and partying with musician husband Ash Grunwald, the excessive binging started to take its toll and Danni (and Ash) decided enough was enough. When a good friend of Danni's said she was going to take 12 months off drinking, both Danni and Ash didn't hesitate in joining in. What started as a 12 month commitm...

Well that was a first! Just sitting in my wardrobe recording a podcast on my own! Recently, I was lucky enough to record a conversation with a lady called Danni Carr. Danni has a popular podcast herself called How I Quit Alcohol. After talking with her, I (typically) overanalysed my chat and didn't love how I conducted it. Once it was finished, it was a typical case of 'oh how I wish I could do th...

Off the back of a school Mother's Day service today's podcast starts off with some beautiful song lyrics and a dusty eye. It's no surprise to those that listen to The Sparkle Pod that, like many, we grapple with some aspects of motherhood. Regardless of ANY of this we are so blessed and privileged, not only to have become mother's, but also to still have our mother around - which is where the dust...

Jess is out of action this week with snot and the rest of it all up in her grill, so in today's podcast we have both Leece and Char in full chinwag status. Leece pulled super-sub Char into her Cambridge wardrobe tonight for a quick Q&A about her first year as a parent. Topics covered include, but are not limited to (lol): the moment Char met Tommy, sleep deprivation, the balancing act between pare...

HELLO! Thank you for your patience as we took a pretty unexpected week off. A bit happening in the Move it Mama world and life itself so we appreciate the fact you stand by us and support us even while we do a podcast no-show. We hope not to have to do that in the not too distant future. We're back for now and in today's episode it's Leece and Jess chewing the fat on all things life; what the curr...

We're back again - this time with Char, too. In today's episode we waffle along on a considerable amount of tangents - we know this doesn't surprise you. Included in the tangents are: Jess's podcast find and her newfound insecurities (although very much piggy backing off last week sorry definitely sorry), Leece's first two week synopsis of being an Aussie resident and the Twigg family update such...

Last week we thought we might have a few weeks off from recording but alas, we're here. Today's episode is basically the equivalent of a Facetime call between Leece and Jess, dissecting the ins and outs of what's happened over the past week - for the most part including Leece's move to the Sunshine Coast (via the Gold Coast). And just by way of warning, Leece fell asleep when listening back to thi...

This could be our last episode before a potential 2-3 week hiatus but we'll see how we go. It's 3 more sleeps 'til Leece and the other five Fongs fly from CHCH to the Sunshine Coast where they'll be taking residence for about 6 months. It'll be a little haywire few weeks as they adjust to life over there so it MAY be that our pod takes a short break. However we won't be going anywhere - on the who...

Anna's been listening in on a few of our latest episodes and couldn't help but suggest we continue on with our poo chat - however his time with a bit more direction and a focus! So in today's episode we welcome back our pelvic health guru, Anna, to discuss all things poo. What makes a good poo, what variability in your poo means i.e, mini babies versus chicken nuggets (gross visual I know), what t...

Ainslie Maura Speedy aka Ains, our darling Te Kuiti based girl who teaches Monday night yoga for Move it Mama. Leece met Ainslie about 4.5 years ago at a speaking event in Otorohanga. Fast forward a few years to two weekends ago where we all got to meet and spend time with Ains during the weekend of the Move it Mama party. What a blessing. Ainslie is the epitome of warm - a self-proclaimed old sou...

You know one of our most fun things to do is to prepare this podcast, and yet despite receiving really positive feedback from various angles, every week we are just as anxious to publish our waffle in case it isn't worthy. BUT - we do also learn with every week that passes that our waffle means something to you, and that you appreciate it for what it is - and for that we thank you. It was time for...

You're in for a treat with Leaky's seductive intro today guys - a bit of a different take on things from Lisa, Leece or 'leaky', as you'll soon come to know. It feels as though most of our episodes come with a warning and today's no exception - THIS IS WAFFLY. In today's episode we're chewing the fat on everything going on in life - the ins and outs of the Move it Mama silent auction, Leece's aver...