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Send us Fan Mail Kate Jones and Mandy Hose met over a decade ago and bonded over their premature twins with additional needs, and their remarkable capacity for love, laughter and swearing like troopers. As they grew closer, they confided feeling 'on the floor' loneliness sometimes because no one was talking about what life was like for families like theirs. So began Too Peas in a Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail As women and mothers, we often have trouble asking for what we need but it's so important that we do! Our voices are important and we are worth listening to. In this episode, I share some of the reasons behind why it can be hard to ask for what we need, why we need to practise doing it more often, and five things to support you in asking for what you need. Need an accountabil...

Send us Fan Mail Maggie Mackellar is a writer, living on a fine wool merino farm on the east coast of Tasmania. After the tragic death of her husband whilst pregnant with their second child, and then losing her beloved mother within the next two years, Maggie left her busy life in Sydney for a three month 'break', returning to the home where her mother had grown up to find solace in the...

Send us Fan Mail I recently heard a business coach on a podcast say that the biggest difference she's seen between those who experience success and those who don't is not that one group deserved success, but that they decided to go after it. Over the month of September, I decided to start a healthy eating plan and, coincidentally, also decided to do a 100K challenge for charity . Reflect...

Send us Fan Mail As 'The Tattoist of Auschwitz' is amongst my favourite ever books, I was delighted to be invited to chat with Heather Morris on the Mummalove podcast. In this episode, we talked about Heather's rather unexpected journey to meeting Lale Sokolov and writing her first novel, 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz', which has now sold more than 6 million copies worldwide...

Send us Fan Mail I have recently completed a 10 week course called 'Represented' with the incredible Annie Gichuru, who I actually interviewed back in Episode 13 . Annie and I completed our coaching training together at the Beautiful You Coaching Academy , and Annie is now the DEI Coach and Consultant for BYCA, as well as running her own business, Uplifting Studios . This isn't a sp...

Send us Fan Mail Karen Lang is an inspiring counsellor, energy healer, intuitive coach, mother of three and published author whose passion is helping others to break away from self-limitations and reveal their full potential. She has also had a significant role on my own grief journey. In this episode, we talk about the lessons Karen has learned through the death of her 9 year old son Nathan in 20...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very special episode for we have reached Episode #50. Woohoo! Thank you so much for being here, whether you've listened to any or all of the episodes. I wouldn't be here without you and your encouragement. To mix things up a little for our 50th episode, I invited the lovely Clare Wood to add an exciting twist to this milestone --she hosts and I'll be the o...

Send us Fan Mail No matter how determined we are to finish a goal or project, we might still find ourselves procrastinating at times and resistant to completing it. In this episode, I suggest six questions to ask yourself if you feel like you're procrastinating: 1. Why am I do this project/goal in the first place? 2. Is this project/goal aligned with my values? 3. Where is the resistance/fear...

Send us Fan Mail Knowing how much difference mindfulness and meditation have made in my own life, I really wanted to invite Fleur Chambers on the podcast to share her wisdom and insights. But more than just discussing the benefits of meditation, our conversation delved into the powerfully simple and practical ways we can bring more mindful moments into our lives - and the ripple effect on our fami...

Send us Fan Mail If you need a good giggle (and, let's face it, we could all do with more joy at the moment), you should definitely have a listen to this conversation with the delightful dynamic duo, Fiona Harris and Mike McLeish. Fiona and Mike are both actors, as well as a talented husband-and-wife writing team, and they live with their two daughters in Melbourne. Their first novel, The Dro...

Send us Fan Mail Just after recording Episode 45 on tips to ditch that feeling of overwhelm when we're busy and stressed, the Universe reminded me in a not-so-subtle way that it isn't the only form of overwhelm that you can feel. After experiencing a pretty tough month or so, I share the six things that help me navigate through a season of feeling overwhelmed with emotion. "Let your...

Send us Fan Mail When your brain feels like it's at capacity, the mental load is heavy and you feel like any little thing might tip you over the edge, it's not a pleasant feeling. If you're feeling a bit frazzled right now, I'm sharing 10 helpful tips for ditching the overwhelm so that you can feel more calm and clear. Want some more support with reducing your overwhelm? Book a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I would like to ask the bold question: How long do you think it's appropriate to grieve the loss of a child? I've been approached by multiple people about how to help a friend/sister/whoever who seems 'stuck' in their grief. I wasn't sure quite how to answer this, so consulted some beautiful mums I know for their insights. Spoiler alert! T...

Send us Fan Mail The delightful Dannii Rodgers is a Brisbane Mum of two children, a content creator and podcast host at The Mummy Republic . I invited Dannii on the podcast to talk about her family's journey through a high-risk pregnancy with her second child, unsure whether her baby would survive, and navigating life as a "medical mum" and all the hospital appointments that go alon...

Send us Fan Mail Belinda Smith is one of Australia's leading independent voices on children's health, and an advocate for real food in schools. Co-Founder of The Root Cause, Bel is also a mother of two, a health coach, and the creator of many educational programs that help empower children, parents and teachers to make better food choices. In this episode, Bel and I talk about: The inspi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with Kara Ockendon, a qualified lawyer, intuitive and writer, who experienced a life-threatening health crisis at only 32 years old which changed the trajectory of her life. Kara's decision to delay treatment in order to become a mother, as she'd always wanted to be, turned out to be a gift for many reasons. We talked about how Kara navigated this...

Send us Fan Mail This weekend, on 2nd May, marks five years since our youngest son, Nicholas, died. After five years of navigating grief, I wanted to share the three main lessons I've learned about acknowledging milestones and anniversaries. In this episode, I share: How we've acknowledged anniversaries over the past five years How my grief has changed over the years How emotion around a...

Send us Fan Mail In this super short and sweet episode, I ask the question "When Did We Stop Having Fun?" After having a particularly fun day with the boys over school holidays, it made me wonder when I got so sensible and boring. Maybe it's time to start getting curious about how we can bring more fun into our lives and families and start saying YES more. Are you sitting on the sid...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Corduff works with other women to help them improve their mindset, get unstuck, and change the things in their lives that aren't working. She's a solo mum of three children and is all about skipping straight to the hacks and techniques that work while avoiding the perfectionism and overwhelm that can easily trap us. In this very raw, real and unfiltered conversation...

Send us Fan Mail We're now up to Episode 37?! Time flies by when you're spending it with good company, hey? It's school holidays in this neck of the woods, so in this episode I thought I'd share with you my current favourite fiction books to read. As a pretty prolific reader, I could give you a loooong list of books that I enjoy reading but I'd rather give you my current t...

Send us Fan Mail Whilst sometimes given a bad rap, in my experience, the connection between women can be quite extraordinary and healing. “The circles of women around us weave invisible nets of love that carry us when we’re weak, and sing with us when we are strong.” ~ SARK My beautiful friend Kim and I have now held three Sacred Circle events in Brisbane over the past few months and I have found...

Send us Fan Mail I'm so delighted to introduce you to my friend, coaching client and newly published author, Averil Kenny. In this episode, we chat about her new book 'Those Hamilton Sisters' and the journey to having it traditionally published, which was a long-held dream of Averil's. Averil lives in the lush, enchanted tropics of Far North Queensland with her husband and four...

Send us Fan Mail This is a very casual conversation, so feel free to prepare a cup of coffee, a soothing tea or something stronger (no judgement here) as I share with you what I would be telling you if we were catching up for coffee this week. This episode could also be called "The Highs and Lows of Birthday Week" or "Grief is Not Linear" or any number of things, but it's...

Send us Fan Mail Emmy O'Neil is such a beautiful, living example of how to find joy and light in difficult circumstances, as she shares her story on facing chronic illness with positivity and grit. Emmy is a recent kidney transplant recipient, mother of two, a photographer and an aspiring triathlete. For over 26 months, during 2018 - 2020, she was in end-stage kidney failure, on dialysis wait...