Leonie Akhidenor
Parenthood
Our lives change when we become parents. Of course, we experience the joys and challenges of parenting, but we go through profound changes on a personal level too. Parenthood is all about exploring these personal challenges we feel as adults. Hosted by relationship coach, businesswoman and mother of two, Leonie Akhidenor, Parenthood focuses on the heart-warming, exhausting, frustrating and exhilarating lives of parents. You'll hear from a wide range of people as we explore parenting ups and downs. We have episodes with familiar voices you might know, parenting professionals, our 'Real Talk' we...
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Episodes
👄 Real Talk - Help! How do I know if I want more kids? 10.02.2025 16:33
We – are – back…! And kicking off the year with a DM that we received: “how you know when you don’t want to have any more kids?” We acknowledge that this is a privileged and sensitive conversation, as so many struggle to fall pregnant. However in answering the question, Liv & I give our 2 cents on the topic including: 🎙 All of the factors we would consider when it comes to having another child...
Solo Episode - Season intro, I felt unworthy & Gabby Bernstein’s Self Help book 09.02.2025 14:08
We are back for a new season! Kicking off with this solo episode with me. I download on life to date and the real tea on my feelings by the end of last year, including: 🎙 Why people-pleasing nearly crippled me (and the podcast) 🎙 Facing imposter syndrome – feeling like ‘hell I don’t think I’m good enough’ 🎙 Why we can use hard work and the ‘doing’ to mask our insecurities 🎙 My...
🫖 The Tea with Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson – Your questions answered; a sexless marriage, mother-in-law drama & fitness motivation tips 22.01.2025 22:42
Brought to you by Fitazfk In this final episode of our 4 part mini-series Tara Pavlovic is answering your questions including: 🎙 My hubby & I haven’t had sex in 10 months and I’ve lost my libido – Help! 🎙 My mother-in-law is over-stepping – Help! 🎙 Where do I start if I want to get fit again? – Help! And so much more… To listen to the full episode, click the link in our bio or you can find Par...
🫖 The Tea with Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson – Mental health; post-natal depression & anxiety, timeline therapy, couples therapy 15.01.2025 26:08
Brought to you by Fitazfk Have you ever experience a rock bottom moment in your mental health? What about in your relationship? If you have you’re not alone. In this episode, episode 3 of our 4 part mini-series Tara Pavlovic opens up about the toughest times facing post-natal depression, anxiety and a break down in her relationship. We discuss: 🎙 What post-natal depression & anxiety looks like...
🫖 The Tea with Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson – Couples therapy, relationships, love and Bachie tea 08.01.2025 29:13
Brought to you by Fitazfk Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to do couples therapy? Do you feel there’s still a stigma around therapy in general? In this episode, episode 2 of our 4 part mini-series Tara Pavlovic opens up about the toughest times in her relationship which resulted in couples therapy. We chat about: 🎙 What led Tara & Nick to go to a couples therapist and how supported the...
🫖 The Tea with Tara Pavlovic-Shepherdson – New year, new me; fitness, diet and PCOS 01.01.2025 25:04
Brought to you by Fitazfk. How many of you are prioritising wellbeing in 2025? Keen to strengthen your physical and mental state? Tara Pavlovic has done just that. Tara joins us for a 4 episode mini-series and in this first episode opens up about her fitness and health journey after being diagnosed with PCOS. We chat about: 🎙 How regular exercise (specifically the @fitazfk challenge) transformed T...
🫖 The Tea Megan Dalla Camina – Q&A with our audience; the mental load, undermining each other’s parenting, reclaiming our energy 17.12.2024 18:45
This week is the final episode in our mini-series with award winning expert in women’s leadership and empowerment Megan Dalla Camina. Megan is answering your burning questions including: 🎙 How do I get my partner to take on more of this mental load? – Help! 🎙 I’m a dad, and I want to be more involved with my kids, but I feel like my partner doesn’t trust my parenting decisions – Help! 🎙 I’m a mum...
👄 REAL TALK - Navigating conflict and must-dos for relationship maintenance 16.12.2024 23:30
For our last Real Talk episode of the season, we’re taking a step inside our homes and relationships and sharing with you our hottest tips for relationship maintenance including: 🎙 Our fight styles and spicey at home dramas 🎙 Hot tips from a relationship therapist 🎙 Do you doom scroll too? 🎙 To Costco or not to Costco? And so much more… Find Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod Parenthood Podcas...
🫖 The Tea Megan Dalla Camina – The tools that can help us reach out full potential. Q&A with our audience. 10.12.2024 25:49
Do you sometimes feel you’d love a toolkit to help with the thoughts that hold you back? This week asked you, what is keeping you up at night as parents. Then we brought on award winning expert in women’s leadership and empowerment Megan Dalla Camina to help us answer some of your questions, including: 🎙 I’m a mum who struggles with feeling like I never do enough for my kids, and it’s draining – H...
Why couples counselling before children saved our relationship with Liv Brown 09.12.2024 30:51
Do you feel stronger since having kids? More resilient? This week I’m chatting with Liv Brown (@rattle_style) about exactly this. We discuss her parenting journey including: 🎙 Liv’s experience with couples counselling before children 🎙 Juggling her own business Rattle Style and parenthood 🎙 How Liv handles having a partner with a very demanding career 🎙 Conflict resolution and relationship...
👄 REAL TALK - Navigating loss as a parent 04.12.2024 24:09
Today we’re go deep and get raw about our feelings of loss and mourning the ones we love, we discuss: 🎙 What grief looks like and how it impacts us 🎙 How we keep the memory of lost ones live in our lives and with our children 🎙 The way loss can change your perspective on life 🎙 Liv’s birthday reflections And so much more… Find Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod For more on The Good Mourning po...
🫖 The Tea Megan Dalla Camina – Answering your questions on the inner critic; not being good enough, valued enough and pretty enough and more 03.12.2024 24:36
Do you often hear that little voice in your head critiquing you? Saying things like ‘you’re not good enough/ smart enough/ pretty enough/ together enough’? If you hear it, you’re not alone. This week I’m chatting with award winning expert in women’s leadership and empowerment Megan Dalla Camina about our inner critic that holds us back. Megan is answering your questions including: 🎙 As a working m...
Why knowing your love language matters with Lisa Sarayeldin 02.12.2024 26:06
This week I’m chatting with Lisa Sarayeldin certified relationship & self-love coach about the 5 love languages. We discuss: 🎙 Why it’s so important to know our own love language 🎙 Why knowing your partner’s love language can save a relationship 🎙 Why asking questions and not making assumptions is critical in relationships 🎙 The Be-Do-Have model when setting goals for yourself And so much more...
The challenges Aussie parents are facing today with Jessie Stephens 27.11.2024 39:36
Brought to you by our episode sponsor GreenPan. This week I’m chatting with Jessie Stephens, executive editor at @mamamia and host of a number of podcasts including widely known Mamamia Out Load, Cancelled and The Baby Bubble. We chat about parenthood, cultural norms and expectations including: 🎙 Do double standards and varied expectations still exist in this day and age when it comes to mums and...
🫖 The Tea Megan Dalla Camina – Answering your questions on; unrealistic society expectations, feeling undervalued as a stay at home parent, financial pressures 26.11.2024 27:38
This week I’m chatting with award winning expert in women’s leadership and empowerment Megan Dalla Camina about what holds us back from reaching our full potential as. Questions stem from section 1 of the Women Rising book. Questions include: 🎙 As a working mum, I often feel that society expects me to be ‘superwoman,’ juggling everything perfectly – Help! 🎙 I’m a stay-at-home mum, and I often hear...
What if your partner wasn’t sure if they wanted kids? with Hannah McIntyre & Trent 25.11.2024 36:34
This week Hannah (co-host of @ahotminute_withus) and Trent join me on the podcast to talk about their journey including: 🎙 Trent’s initial reluctance towards wanting kids 🎙 Managing anxiety and perfectionism 🎙 How they overcame resentment in the early stages of parenting 🎙 Never being too proud to ask for help And so much more… For more on our episode non-profit partner visit: Website: www.th...
👄 REAL TALK - So where are you at with extra-curricular activities? 20.11.2024 23:49
Brought to you by our episode sponsor GreenPan. Do you ever have the guilts about your children not doing enough extra-curricular activities, or any at all? You’re not alone. Liv and I chat about: 🎙 Whether it’s necessary to do so many activities if any 🎙 Why we can feel guilty as parents and compare ourselves to others 🎙 How many activities is too many activities? 🎙 How is everyone fitting all of...
Fan favourite episode: 100th EPISODE - Q&A with hubby Jules; sexless marriages, depression, career + our relationship 18.11.2024 27:21
This week we're bringing you one of our most listened to episodes. Episode 100! Jules answers audience questions and delves into what it’s really like to be a parent and put up with me on the daily 🤪 We hash out: 🍾 How our relationship has changed since having kids 🍾 Reigniting the relationship flame 🍾 How Jules handled my darkest days; when I had pre & post-natal depression 🍾 How we...
Finding ourselves after parenthood and ‘Women Rising’ with Megan Dalla-Camina 13.11.2024 43:12
Brought to you by our episode sponsor GreenPan. This week I’m chatting with Megan Dalla-Camina, award-winning expert in women's leadership and empowerment. We delve into: 🎙 Megan’s personal journey of separation and becoming a single mother early on in her parenting journey 🎙 Megan’s experience with burnout and tips on how we can avoid it 🎙 Megan’s book ‘Women Rising’ and how women can thrive in o...
🫖 The Tea w Amelia Lamont; The Midwife Mumma - How we’re juggling it all (or trying to) 12.11.2024 20:30
This is the final episode in our mini-series with Amelia The Midwife Mumma. We are talking all things juggling it all (or trying) including: 🎙 What a day in the life with Amelia looks like 🎙 Meal planning, readers, morning routines 🎙 Self-care time and what this can look like 🎙 S* food nights And so much more… See episodes 127 & 128 for - When we hit breaking point (with Amelia and Ambrose) pa...
I feel like my partner and I are room-mates with Lisa Sarayeldin 11.11.2024 29:51
This week I’m chatting with Lisa Sarayeldin certified relationship & self-love coach about the one thing that often comes up in my conversations with parents ‘I feel I’ve lost the connection with my partner’. We delve into what we can do in this situation including: 🎙 How reconnecting with ourselves can improve our relationship 🎙 Why knowing what we want, is the key to re-connection 🎙 How Tony...
👄 REAL TALK - Meal planning, fussy eaters, adult ADHD with Toneya Tangas 06.11.2024 29:19
Brought to you by Motto Fashions. We have a guest on Real Talk today, the always organised and forever fabulous @toneyatangas. We are chatting about all things getting organised at home, including: 🎙 Meal prepping; why it’s so critical and how we do it 🎙 Do we shop at multiple supermarkets weekly, is it worth it? 🎙 Adult ADHD and the signs to look out for 🎙 How we keep within our weekly food budge...
🫖 The Tea w Amelia Lamont; The Midwife Mumma - Let’s talk post-partum 05.11.2024 23:47
This is episode 3 in our mini-series with Amelia The Midwife Mumma. We are talking all things post-partum including: 🎙 Post-natal anxiety what it looks like and tips on how to overcome it 🎙 Amelia’s experience with cow’s milk protein intolerance 🎙 The critical things that we experience in the first 6 weeks 🎙 Why we should always ask for help See episodes 127 & 128 for - When we hit breaking po...
Fan favourite episode: Steph Claire Smith & Josh Miller 04.11.2024 49:07
THROWBACK EP - This week we are throwing back to our most listened to couple’s episode to date. With Steph Claire Smith (@stephclairesmith) and her hubby Josh (@itsjoshmiller). In this episode we talk about all things life after children, including: 🎙 How our sex lives change after kids 🎙 Love languages and how to resolve conflict 🎙 Life in the public eye 🎙 Jealous moments and celebrity hall passe...
What a complex childhood taught me with Laura Bentley 30.10.2024 36:24
This week I’m chatting with Laura Bentley about their childhood and how it formed her as an adult and parent, we delve into: 🎙 The impacts of having an alcoholic parent 🎙 Breaking the cycles of our childhood 🎙 How we can better handle criticism from others 🎙 Why it’s important to laugh at our experiences And so much more… For more on our episode sponsor the Splash Blanket visit: Instagram @s...
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