Move Over Mama

Welcome to Season 3 Lil Mama's! We missed you... PS.. Happy Birthday to us! In this episode we chat about our favorite moments from Season 2, behind the scenes of when our guests came to the Move Over Mama studio, and the things we learned that have stayed with us and hopefully you too... please tell us you are saying your gratitudes when you clean your teeth?! We share a sneak peak into the guest...

A filmmaker, politician, environmentalist, pro-surfer, mental health advocate, podcaster and businessman join us on the Mama Couch to help us with our environmental anxiety. Sounds like a huge team of people sitting on the couch with us huh! But in fact it is just two amazing 20 something-year-old guys, and the above is only SOME of what is on their resumes. So let's start with Kal Glanznig. From...

We are taking todays podcast on the road! We packed up the studio and joined the circus with the amazing opportunity to watch, get a backstage tour, and spend some time with the cast of LUZIA; the new Cirque Du Soleil show touring Australia. Luzia feels like Mardi Gras! From the minute you walk in, bright costumes and colours greet you with tricks and feats that transport you to another time. With...

Quick! Look fit and healthy because our guest on the Mama couch today is a big hit in our house with her online fitness programs.   Emily Skye is an Aussie fitness, wellness and beauty influencer who has millions of followers on all platforms and was one of the OG’s when it came to Instagram fame in Australia. Sharing her fitness and food and makeup tips, she has turned her views into a lucra...

Our guest on the Mama Couch today is little bit of an online personality.. he’s had a tiny bit of success.. only 249 million total Likes on TikTok. Nathan Lust is a Gold Coast actor, director, content creator, and TIK TOK star who has the gift. He can make anything go viral. From dance to comedy to special effects-focused clips. He has nearly 6 million fans on the app. He's our biggest social...

Aurora Iler is a name you need to know. Why? At only 13 this young Australian actor is a Youth Oscar winner. She has also written, directed and produced two short films. This movie triple threat is going to make you either question what the hell you are doing with your life or inspire you to do something with your life… She flew from Sydney to be on the Mama couch with us and we couldn’t be more t...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fashion designer and have a brand that sells all over the country and the world? Our mentor today is Sonia Stradiotto who is celebrating 35 years of being a fashion designer. She has dressed some of Australia’s most influential people, thrown the biggest fashion shows in the country and her style is pure glam.. sequins and sparkles, just like he...

Join Emily Jade and Millie Valentine as they interview Money Expert Sarah Megginson. The Finder.com.au Editor and Money expert wants teens and especially teen girls to learn how to manage money and dare we say it, start investing NOW. In this episode Sarah unpacks how her financially unstable upbringing lead to creating a safe and secure life for her and her family through financial freedom. Now h...

Our next guest is not someone as well-known as our other guests, but the point of this podcast is not always to have famous, in the public eye, people, its to have all walks of life people who are making a difference in the world. We are hoping after your time with our next guest you will be inspired to volunteer your time to give back… AND that’s a clue about our guest… Giving and helping ot...

By popular demand we are delighted in this episode to be joined on the Mama couch by Gold Coast Twins Lucy and Lily Cohen. 16 years old but wise beyond their years, these beautiful blonde 'basic Aussie girls' are making waves on TikTok with their infectious personality and creativity. With a combined social audience heading towards the million mark their videos are a blend of relatable anecdotes,...

INTRODUCING SEASON 2 of MOVE OVER MAMA Emily Jade O'Keeffe and Millie Valentine are back to unpack some of our favourite learnings from the wonderful guests in Season 1. There is a sneak peek for whats coming up in Season 2 and we chat a little more about our most asked topic. ADHD. We speak candidly about how our family discovered our neurodivergence, what we now all affectionately call it, and t...

Our mentor today made something so epically cool happen for herself just by taking a chance and there is so much to learn from her moment. She is a professional Busker, and busks all over the country making a decent living out of it. Last week she decided to busk in Brisbanes Queen Street mall on the day Teddy Swims was performing at the Riverstage. She performed a few of his songs over and over a...

16 years old and already her parents Boss! Meet Glitter Girl, aka Sophia Rizzo a Young Entrepreneur who started selling Glitter in the classroom at age 9 and now at 16 has a business with over 200 items in stock and ships globally. Big things are coming for Glitter Girl as a brand and we are so excited for what you can learn from todays podcast. Something Millie has touched on a few times in this...

We ALL know someone who has had cancer. Some may have even lost someone dear to them and are still grieving. Millie's Dad Gerard lost his Dad to lung cancer. Poppy Jim died when Gerard was only 19 years old and we think about him every day and it's been 20 years. Cancer is a long hard journey for everyone, but imagine being the person who has the cancer. What do you do? What do you need from your...

Meet Mama Mentor Australian television identity GRANT DENYER! He is a legend and ICON of the free to air world. He has worked on so many shows that Australians love. It's hard to name them all, but let's go there. Sunrise, Family Feud, Australia’s Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The Great Australian Spelling Bee, Neighbours, The Amazing Race and now the game...

Our mentor this episode is an Australian doctor, lawyer, scientist and disability advocate. In 2010 Dr Dinesh Palipana had a terrible car accident, he was driving and hit a wet patch of road and lost control. That accident robbed him of his ability to walk but didn’t rob him of his ability to achieve. After a long recovery with many people saying he couldn’t, he finished his medical degree an...

In an Olympic year it made sense that in the first series of Move Over Mama I source some Olympians to mentor Millie and our Move over Mama listeners. Our guest this week is our second Olympian and we move from the track to the pool. I just love being around this guest. She is not only a great listener, she is warm, funny and caring. She makes everyone feel great which is a beautiful skill, and sh...

Our next guest in the Move Over Mama podcast is an Olympic Champion, a Dancing Star, and Sports News Reader and our first OAM. Sally Pearson. When she was only 14 she started to get noticed by the country for her Athletic ability winning the Australian Youth 100m Hurdles. From there went on to become one of Australia’s most successful female athletic Olympic champions winning a Gold Medal in Londo...

12 months ago at a charity event, the Baby Give Back Mothers Day High Tea, Millie and I met our next guest who inspired this whole podcast. An Australian Champion Iron Woman who had just paddled around Australia in a Kayak. It took 254 days, 12,700km and during that time she dodged huge waves, storms, sharks, crocodiles, tested her physical and mental health and broke many world records. Talk...

We come out fighting for the first interview episode of Move Over Mama. In this edition I re-introduce Millie to Rowdy Bec Rawlings for her first ever interview. Bec is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare knuckle boxing champion who just released a movie called 'Fight to Live' in cinemas now. A compelling movie not just about her rise to fame in the fighting world, but also her fight to es...

In the first ever Move Over Mama episode, get to know Emily Jade and Millie Valentine as they interview each other. Find out about Emily Jade's childhood, career path and dreams for Millie Valentine. And Millie will share her hopes for the podcast and how her recent ADHD diagnosis led to creating this podcast. Proudly Sponsored by MouldMen. For fast, safe and effective Mould removal treatment. www...

The most listened to podcast by Emily Jade's Mum.. and the only podcast she will listen to, and only if we download it for her and press play... so yeah, this podcast is a big deal! Australian Radio Veteran Emily Jade O'Keeffe and her daughter Millie Valentine share a mentoring journey with you as Emily Jade finds extraordinary people for her teen daughter Millie Valentine to ask all the questions...