The Juggling Act

Today we’re joined by financial advisor, mum and ambassador for the fabulous Ladies Finance Club, Rachel O’Connor. Rachel has some fantastic advice around saving for your child’s future. Speaking of saving, our new regular contributor Evie Farrell is with us to talk about how to budget on holidays and how to save for that elusive next trip. And Sarah has started thinking about when her boys start...

Who doesn’t love a reality show success story? Today’s guest is one of our favourites. Jules Robinson met Cam Merchant on Married at First Sight in 2019, and they had their beautiful baby boy, Oliver Chase, in October last year. She joins us to chat me-time and having a baby in the middle of a pandemic. Our new regular contributor Laura Mazza joins us with a very complex advice needed question abo...

When you have kids, you never think you’re going to end up doing it on your own. But that’s what happened to today’s guest, journalist Jacinta Tynan, who has now written a book with advice and inspiration for other parents who have found themselves in the same boat. Our new regular contributor Lauren Patterson is back talking about an interesting topic – body image and exercise. And Sarah opens up...

Today we’re joined by financial advisor, author and founder of Money Mode, Renae Vercoe, who is with us as part of the family finance month on Kidspot. She’s here to talk about whether credit cards are the devil and also has some super simple tips to help you manage the household budget. Our new regular contributor Evie Farrell is with us to talk about why she thinks all-inclusive holidays are the...

Almost 20 years ago, parenting expert and father of three Michael Grose wrote a book called ‘Why first-borns rule the world and later-borns want to change it’, which challenges parents to raise each child differently according to their birth order. It's been re-released and he joins us to explain the idea and how it's relevant to families today. Our new regular contributor Laura Mazza joins us wit...

Today’s guest is a radio and TV host, author, food fanatic and mum-of-four… now Yumi Stynes has a new book out – ‘Welcome to consent’. Her last collaboration was with former Dolly Doctor, Dr Melissa Kang, on a book for tweens called ‘Welcome to your Period’ and now they’re back with some super timely advice for our kids (and us). Our new regular contributor Lauren Patterson is also back to talk ab...

Today we’re joined by Canna Campbell - best-selling author of The $1000 Project and founder of financial media platform, SugarMamma. TV, as part of family finance month on Kidspot. Canna is here to talk us through investing for the first time and what we need to know. Our new regular contributor Evie Farrell is with us to talk about why she’s discovered the joy of camping with kids. And Sarah is e...

Today we’re joined by Dr Adam Fraser, about why we need to create a 'third space' between work and home – even during lockdown. Adam is Australia’s leading behavioural researchers and author of the bestselling book 'The Third Space', and he’s got some great tips on transitioning from mum mode to work mode. Mel has been in isolation with two kids and she's really struggling. While our new regular c...

Today we’re joined by the author of 'Ten-ager' Madonna King who joins us to talk about what our girls (and we) need to know about becoming a ten-ager. Our new regular contributor Lauren Patterson is with us to talk about starting that self-care journey. And Sarah asks what you should do when daycare starts to have a downside and your child is having a meltdown at the end of the day. See omnystudio...

Today we’re joined by finance expert Renae Vercoe from Money Mode as part of Kidspot’s family finance campaign. She joins us to share her 10 tips for paying off your mortgage and household bills faster. Our new regular contributor Evie Farrell is with us to share why travelling with kids is so incredible for their development.  And after an incident with Mel's daughter at school, she asks whether...

Sarah asks whether you should worry about a slight lisp when your child is still learning to talk. We’re joined by Natalie Angel who is absolutely slaying it at the moment, after launching her platform Let Me Try Before You Buy, 12 months ago. She opens up about struggling with body dysmorphia after the birth of her son and the extreme way she turned her negative self-talk around… And our new regu...

Sarah and Mel open up about the stress of toilet training. We're joined by the fabulous Laura Csortan – writer, presenter, former Miss Universe and mum to four-year-old daughter Layla Rose. She opens up about juggling work as a single mum and how she wants her daughter to have a relationship with his dad. And our new regular contributor Lauren Patterson joins us every Monday with a health and well...

This week, Sarah and Mel get honest about the emotional toll of constantly being touched as a mum. We’re joined by workplace expert Samantha Sutherland to talk about why so many mums are on the brink of overwhelm. SAHM Jody Allen shares her tips for making money without leaving your home. Social researcher Mark McCrindle joins us to chat about how we should raise Generation Alpha. And Sarah admits...

Finding a good babysitter is like finding a unicorn who cooks, cleans and enjoys a wine at the end of the day. So when you find one, you hold onto them. Tight. Sarah has been lucky enough to find a couple of them, and she's admitted that she's gone to extreme lengths to keep them all to herself - including making up stories about them to her friends See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Generation Alpha is any child born between 2010 and 2024. They will be the most tech-literate generation ever. So how do we go about raising them and helping guide them through a world that will look very different from how it did when we grew up? Mark McCrindle is a social researcher and luckily for us, he’s written a book called Generation Alpha to help us out. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Kids are expensive. It sometimes feels like the bills never end. Music classes, sporting teams, school fees, rent, mortgages. The list goes on. Covid has got more and more parents thinking about starting their own business and having the freedom to set their own schedule and work from home. Or, you might be looking for ways to bring in extra cash that works with the family. Today’s guest is known...

Imagine you’re hanging out with three of your girlfriends (okay, sure you’ve probably been interrupted a thousand times by kids asking for things, but you’re together). Well, according to new research, at least one of you is on the brink of total overwhelm. What’s going on? We’re joined by Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Specialist, and busy mum, Samantha Sutherland, who says Aussie women (particu...

Right from the moment you get pregnant, people want to touch you. Touch your belly, check your vagina, take your blood. Then you have the baby and you're settling, feeding, picking them up. You're constantly being touched. Sarah and Mel open up about the emotional toll it can take when you have small people (and a partner) constantly touching you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

This week, Mel has found a word that perfectly describes this blah feeling so many of us are feeling right now. We have a fascinating chat with radio host Christian O’Connell about the panic attacks that made him quit his top-rating show in the UK and move his family to Australia. Chezzi Denyer joins us to talk about the mouse plague ravaging country NSW and how she plans to survive the school hol...

Choosing a name for your baby can be a complicated process! Who gets the final say? How do you decide? Do you tell other people what you're thinking? Does it work with their surname? Sarah and Mel share how they decided on their children's names and talk about the various processes to get there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s guest knows all about the juggle… she’s a model, TV star – did you see her on SAS – go girl!, and former Miss Universe Australia. Erin McNaught has been married to English musician Elliot Gleave aka Example for almost a decade,  and the couple share two sons – Evander and Ennio. We’re well into winter now - snotty noses and coughs with kids is the norm - so Erin joins us to talk about stay...

Chezzi and Grant Denyer are some of our favourite guests on this show, for their LOL’s, relatability and just being downright lovely people. Not only is Chezzi juggling a 4-month-old baby, she’s also a podcast host, TV producer, managing a house renovation and recently dealt with a mouse plague on their property in Bathurst. She joins us to chat about starting all over again with her third child,...

If you’re at the top of your game as the number one radio DJ in London, why on earth would you throw it all in and move to the other side of the world? That’s what today’s guest did. Christian O’Connell quit his job when he was 44, and moved his wife, two daughters and his dog to Melbourne, after he started having panic attacks and realised he needed to make some major changes to his life. He’s no...

So many people we speak to at the moment say they're just feeling a bit 'meh'. We're 15 months into a pandemic with no real end in sight, and it's been difficult to stay upbeat and motivated. Turns out there's a word that perfectly describes that feeling - languishing. Mel and Sarah open up about what the word actually means, how they're feeling and how they're trying to manage it. See omnystudio....

This week, Mel talks about her double birthday dilemma – two kids born within four days! Author Scott Stuart opens up about why he’s glad his son wears an Elsa dress, and how it was the inspiration for his empowering children’s book. Businesswoman Natasha Natasha Giannetti talks about how she pivoted her business during Covid and made a million dollars. The inspirational Turia Pitt is on the phone...