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RE-RUN: Today, Loz is joined by Gen Muir, obstetric social worker, parent educator and founder of Connected Parenting, to talk about the number one thing parents crave when the juggle feels impossible: connection with their kids.

From public meltdowns to sibling fights, ‘giving in’ guilt, and the constant testing of boundaries, Gen shares practical tools to help you stay calm, hold limits with confidence, and reconnect even when you feel completely drained.

Whether you’ve got toddlers pushing buttons, school kids giving you nothing about their day, or you just need quick connection rituals that actually work, this episode is packed with realistic hacks from someone who gets it

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Welcome back to Ready or Not, or in this re-run, the show that used to be called Witching Hour… the show for mums navigating paid work and unpaid work. On today’s show:

• Loz is sick of hearing from child attachment ‘experts’ and here's why.
• And, why has adjusting to my post-baby body been harder the second time around? Lu shares a brilliant piece published to UK Vogue by Nell Frizzell.

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Welcome back to the show on all things motherhood and career! On today’s show:

• Parental leave is moving backwards - the new trend of clawing back parental leave has started and we’re digging into the why, the how and the what next.
• The motherhood penalty isn’t empowering: Let’s stop reframing systematic gender inequality as a feel-good personal growth story. This is a piece we came across from The Purse, and we had to talk about it. (Read the piece here)

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Hey, it's Loz here! Lu was too sick to record this intro so I’m jumping in to let you know about  today's guest. If you’re not already familiar with her, Luka McCabe is the founder of Boob to Food. She's also a mum of three, a midwife by background, and now an author and business owner. In this episode, Luu chats with Luka all about her journey from life as a midwife to motherhood and building Boob to Food into the incredible brand that it is today.

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• We can’t afford our friends anymore: how cost of living pressures are reshaping friendships.

• Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should: why being the office ‘doer’ is holding women back  and how to start saying no.

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

If you’re stuck in leggings, feeling ‘meh’ about your wardrobe, or just want to look a little more like yourself again post-kids, this one’s for you. Style expert Victoria Latu joins Loz to share the hacks every mum needs to feel confident, polished, and put together without spending a fortune or overhauling your entire closet.

From the outerwear that does all the heavy lifting, to budget-friendly buys that outlast designer price tags, Vic’s practical tips will help you level up your everyday outfits while keeping comfort (and sanity) front of mind.

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Prabha Nandagopal is a force. She’s a human rights and discrimination lawyer who’s worked on big national enquiries on immigration detention law and policy and Respect@Work. She’s also a woman of colour who became a single mum at just 10 days postpartum. 

And when you add those things together, it’d be easy to conclude that in life and in work, the odds have been stacked against her. But, as you’re about to hear, Prabha has always considered herself a rebel and a changemaker, and she’s made a career out of it. 

From her experience navigating a challenging conception journey and life as a single mum to the ways in which motherhood has impacted her for the better, this is a story that is inspiring and comforting in equal measure. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• Gen Z vs everyone else: How does our generation define how we show up at work? Is questioning the ‘why’ of the task at hand lazy or smart?
• Feminism isn’t to blame for why mothers are overwhelmed and exhausted. This is a post Lu saw from motherhood studies sociologist Dr Sophie Brock and it got her hook, line and sinker. 

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is joined by Gen Muir, obstetric social worker, parent educator and founder of Connected Parenting, to talk about the number one thing parents crave when the juggle feels impossible: connection with their kids.

From public meltdowns to sibling fights, ‘giving in’ guilt, and the constant testing of boundaries, Gen shares practical tools to help you stay calm, hold limits with confidence, and reconnect even when you feel completely drained.

Whether you’ve got toddlers pushing buttons, school kids giving you nothing about their day, or you just need quick connection rituals that actually work, this episode is packed with realistic hacks from someone who gets it

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Often, when work is feeling stressful, I think to myself, Lucy, you’re not saving lives, why are you letting this get to you so much? And then I think to myself, wait, how do the parents that ARE saving lives in their day job navigating it all? So I had to bring on Dr Katie to answer that question. 

She’s an emergency doctor, she’s a mother of three, she’s much loved for the content she creates for social media, her husband is a stay at home dad, and her beautiful boy Alexander is autistic and non-speaking. And so, as you can imagine, her life is very full, and she’s here to tell us all about it – how her sense of identity has changed while moving through her career and parenting journey, the unique challenges and joys that come with parenting an autistic child, why finding community support is crucial and what a week in the life actually looks like for the busy mum.

This conversation is particularly close to my heart as an auntie to a very similar child, and I thank Katie for sharing her story so vulnerably with us.

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. This week on Witching Hour, we flipped the script and answered your questions, the ones flooding our DMs every week about career, parenting, and everything in between.

Some of the questions we chat about include:

• Can you get promoted part-time?
• How do I handle work guilt when my child is sick?
• How much parental leave should I take if I run my own business?
• How do I switch from work mode to mum mode?
• Is a boring but flexible job worth it?
• How do I deal with pass-ag colleagues when it comes to judgement on working within school hours?
• When can I “lean back in” after having kids?
• How do I make a career pivot on mat leave? 

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is joined by sexologist and mum Aleeya Hachem otherwise known as great.sexpectations on Instagram to talk about one of the trickiest parts of motherhood we don’t discuss enough: intimacy after kids. From low libido and exhaustion to shifting body confidence and rediscovering pleasure, Aleeya shares honest, practical advice that every working mum needs to hear.

If you’ve ever thought, ‘I’m too tired,’ ‘I don’t feel like myself,’ or ‘It has been a while… I don’t know where to start,’ this episode is your permission slip and playbook to rebuild intimacy in realistic, pressure-free ways. Aleeya also recommended these resources:

- ‘Come As You Are’ and ‘Come Together’ by Emily Nagoski

- ‘How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life: Navigating the Parenting Years with Your Relationship Intact’ by Dr Karen Gurney

- Sex? After Kids? Tell Me More, Esther Perel

- Demystifying painful sex with sexologist Aleeya Hachem

- The Orgasm Expert: Women Don’t Like Penetrative Sex As Much As Men! This Is How Often You Should Be Having Sex

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Odette Barry is one of those people that you just want to learn from. She’s a publicist, PR mentor, and the founder of PR agency Odette & Co, and she’s found her niche and passion in amplifying the voices of purpose-driven leaders.

But while her business and place within it might look crystal clear now, it wasn’t always the case. She became a mum at 22, and at the time, she felt as though she didn’t have any goals or ambitions for herself outside of motherhood. 

Here, she tells us all about this journey, including the dark times she’s had to overcome and why sometimes the hardest bits are always followed by great change; she likens it to that transition phase, the “I can’t do it” stage of birth. In amongst it all, we also talk raising teenagers, navigating perimenopause, why she’s trying to work less, and navigating using AI in business while facing the reality of its impact on climate collapse.

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DEAR READY OR NOT: What to do when your direct report earns nearly the same as you? How to get back in the game after being made redundant on maternity leave. And should you take a leap into your dream industry when you're also trying for a second baby?

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• The screen-time reality check
• Climb cringe mountain or stay stuck forever: why is ‘trying’ so uncool and does this whole notion hold us back from achieving what we want to in life? 

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is joined by midwife, baby and toddler sleep expert, and author Jazz Kostov from Let’s Sleep. Together they unpack the real challenges of trying to function at work when your little one isn’t sleeping from early risers and night wakers to daycare naps that don’t go to plan.

If you’re about to return to work, stuck in a cycle of 5am wake-ups, or just trying to survive on broken sleep, this episode is packed with practical hacks, realistic strategies, and permission to do what actually works for your family.

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In 2014, Sarah Davidson stumbled upon what she calls the great happy accident, which set her on a journey of quitting her job as a lawyer to become an entrepreneur, bestselling author, MC and host of the Seize the Yay podcast. 

She loved her job, and she loved the idea of feeling as though she was successful in the traditional sense, but after a life changing trip, she started to realise that actually, success and happiness are two completely separate concepts. And here, we hear all about the journey she went on, which almost feels like the career version of matrescence. A metamorphosis of self. 

Here, we talk about the importance of exploring great instead of good, how she actually made her career pivot, how detrimental a lack of sleep feels as a new mum, and what it was like to go to a speaking gig just days after a D&C procedure for her pregnancy loss. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• The best age for women to have kids – let’s go through the science, stats & real talk.
• The old you is dead, she’s never coming back. So what do we do with that information?

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Thinking about quitting? Loz walks you through the signs it might be time to go, what questions to ask yourself first, and the practical steps to make the leap without the panic. Because life’s too short to stay stuck in a job that doesn’t work for you anymore.

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Holly Garber is one of those people that you just want to learn from. Before she shifted her focus to career advisory and coaching, she ran her successful communications agency Golightly PR, where she worked with the likes of camilla and marc, Dion Lee and UNIQLO. 

But, the all consuming nature of that job coupled with mothering two small children eventually led Holly to reconsider her career life. And, she noticed it among others too, too often seeing people strive to build businesses that didn’t bring them joy, and that led them to give up too much life along the way.

And so in amongst hearing about her motherhood and career journey, in this incredible chat with Holly, I feel like I received a mini working mum therapy and coaching session that I feel better off for having. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• Are type a and type b parents actually different and does it change how you parent?
• Would you raise your kids with your best friends? 

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

After three rounds of maternity leave, Loz has learned what actually makes the difference. In this episode, she shares what to prep, what to let go of, and how to set yourself—and your team—up for success while you're away.

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When I first met Lana Murphy, there was one description that quickly came to mind: sunshine in a human. She’s fun, she’s warm, she loves a yarn, and so, it’s unsurprising that when she’s not with her son, she spends her work days as a journalist working for Channel 9.

And while she’s now excitedly awaiting her second baby, she didn’t always want to be a mum. So here, we find out what changed and what she’d go back and tell herself about what to expect from motherhood. She also tells us about her early days of cutting her teeth in journalism by heading to the bush and living in her family’s caravan, and what it’s been like returning to a demanding job and preparing to go on parental leave 2.0. 

This is such a fun conversation and I appreciate the way Lana so honestly describes the push-pull that so many women face when it comes to the question of motherhood and what the biggest role of all might mean for their career.

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

Introducing the new style of parenting called FAFO

• The media has a long-running tradition of making some of the most prominent women in our culture look like the side acts, or even worse, the villains.
• And here’s the podcast on Wifedom that Lu mentions in the episode.

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Welcome back! Coming up on today’s show: 

• The little hacks making all the difference: Loz asked you what you do to make your weeks run a bit smoother and this is what you told us. 
• And then, “I don’t know how you do it all… I don’t”: There was a reel that caught our attention on Instagram, and it had us wondering what we expected being a working mum would look like versus what it’s actually like. 

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Working mums, career mum, returning to work, life hacks, parenting, career, motherhood.

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

WFH request denied? Don’t panic. Today, Loz breaks down what to do if your boss won’t budge on flexibility. From building a stronger case to exploring your options (and rights), she’s got your game plan ready.

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Roisin Tarrant might be one of the most requested Ready or Not guests to date. And sure, part of the reason is because she’s built an incredible online following and has been generous in sharing her motherhood and career journey to date. And of course, it’s partly because her interior projects are inspiring and there’s something so earnest about the way she shares parts of her life with us.

But really, I think it’s her positive outlook on motherhood that draws so many mums in to listen when she speaks. And, it’s intentional – she made a decision early on that she was going to embrace motherhood as best as she knew how, and here we hear all about it. 

Plus, she tells us how hard she found her first return to work, why she’s comfortable accepting that her identity is nearly entirely wrapped up in motherhood right now, what it was like to find out she was having twins, and how she has redesigned her career life to fit in with motherhood. 

I already knew that she was great, but it’s fair to say I now understand why so many people wanted to hear from her. So let’s get into it. 

I’m Lucinda, this is Ready or Not, and here’s the warm and wise Roisin Tarrant. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• The instant gratification generation
• And 38 boundaries I set at 38: A TedX speaker shared a list of boundaries she now holds that she didn’t at 25

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Taking a break from work? Before you hand in that resignation, Loz is here to walk you through what to consider—from finances to future-proofing your return. This is your step-by-step guide to hitting pause without risking long-term regret.

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In today’s special episode of Ready or Not, Loz jumps into the interview seat to interview none other than pop icon Jessica Mauboy. In this episode, she reflects on stepping into the unknown, what she’d go back and tell her younger self, and what it’s been like to navigate music, business and motherhood.

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#Nimas #JessicaMauboy #AustralianMusic

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• Australia’s most toxic companies 
• Why are we still acting like flexibility for working mums is a favour? 
• And read Lu’s rec here.

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is lifting the lid on the invisible load at work. From the extra planning, emotional labour, and admin that often falls on women, she shares tips to track it, talk about it, and get the credit you deserve. Because just like at home, invisible doesn't mean unimportant.

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This episode covers sexual abuse and suicidal ideation. While the conversation you’re about to hear is ultimately a hopeful one, please take care before listening. 

When Jessica Ella was a little girl, and for the many years that followed, she experienced what no child should: sexual abuse at the hands of her own father. She never felt safe at home, and the life that followed was a rollercoaster of falling apart and piecing herself back together.

And here, she generously shares her story with us – coming to terms with what happened to her, the decision to end her relationship with her dad, the fear of not being believed, and how she rebuilt her life and career after refusing to be defined by her lowest, most traumatic moments. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Mornings: rushed, chaotic, and full of crumbs. Today, Loz shares her tricks for surviving the school or childcare drop-off sprint without meltdowns (yours or theirs). If mornings are currently your biggest trigger, this episode is your reset button.

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DEAR READY OR NOT: Are your kids falling behind if they don’t do enough activities? What to do when your partner treats your job like the ‘flexible’ one and how to survive returning to work completely sleep deprived.

Got a question? Submit it here! 

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Nadia Mahjouri discovered a lot about herself after she became a mum at 22 and this episode covers so much that it’s hard to even sum up the themes discussed:

Blended families. Changing careers. Travelling to Morocco with a young baby. Looking for her estranged dad. What she’s learned from her work as a therapist. What it’s like to mother children at different ages. How she’s coped with losing her own mother. 

And so! Much! More! It’s a warm hug of an episode and I know you’ll love Nadia like I do. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

The postpartum truths we wish we knew sooner. From the brutal night sweats to after birth pains, we cover the stuff no one tells you about.

How do stay-at-home-mums and parents who do significantly more unpaid work protect themselves financially?

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is getting honest about those moments when patience runs thin. She shares research-backed techniques for staying calm when your kids push every button, plus practical mindset shifts and quick resets that actually work. Because we’ve all been there.

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When Kath Carlin finally decided to stop trying for a second baby, part of her was kind of relieved. The journey had been arduous, and privately, she felt like she was only meant to be a mum of one. She wasn’t quite sure she was allowed to say it out loud, but she wasn’t sure she even wanted a second baby. 

And then, she fell pregnant naturally. But her journey wouldn’t end there. There’d be a potential diagnosis on the cards, but ultimately, she would lose that baby, too. After that, she was done with trying and now, a year and a half later, she couldn’t be happier to be the mum of one child. 

It’s surprising to me that in 2025, this is still a pretty unique story, and here, we explore why. Where does that pressure to have multiple kids come from? How does she feel all about it now?

Here, we explore this and so much more, including her incredibly successful career as a makeup artist and the hilarious birth story that wasn’t the red carpet plan she had in mind.

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is unpacking the pressure around Mother’s Day and the myth of “having it all.” She’ll share ways to feel valued, practical gift ideas that actually matter, and how to set boundaries so you’re not left doing it all.

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After experiencing the stillbirth of her firstborn, baking became a sort of therapy for Monique Milenkovic. She’d left her corporate job to go on parental leave, her calendar was clear, and with no baby in her arms, her life took an unexpected life altering turn. 

That direction would lead her to The Cupcake Queens – her thriving business with eight stores and a delivery service across Melbourne. 

But if growing her business wasn’t stretching her enough, after the loss of her son Nicholas, she’d go on to have a further five children. 

And you might be wondering how – I know we sure were – but you’ll learn quickly, as we did, that Monique takes it all in her stride. She doesn’t sugar coat it, she’ll tell you it’s hard to navigate motherhood and business, but she’s also a glass half full type of woman. And so, this conversation was incredibly uplifting, and with so much devastating news permeating the news cycle, I think we could all use something uplifting right now. So let’s hear from Monique. 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

 ⁠'Passenger parenting' isn’t a joke — even if TikTok thinks it is.

•⁠ ⁠⁠Michelle Andrews is receiving a little negativity in her DMs about returning to work and what we want to know is, do people have the right to comment on someone else’s return to paid work? 

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz shares her go-to school holiday hacks for keeping the kids entertained without losing your mind (or spending a fortune). From screen-time swaps to realistic routines and low-lift outings, this one’s for any working mum trying to make it through the chaos of winter break without screaming into a pillow.

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What Chloe Cox talks about today might just be the bravest thing anyone’s ever shared on this show. After the birth of her first daughter, she was hallucinating. There was a toy dog in the room where she fed and it was telling her that she’d never be able to get her daughter to sleep, that she was a terrible mother.

She was going about her day looking like a mum who was thriving. She attended a mother’s group and kept up appearances. But as night fell, she was in a world of pain and confusion. 

Here, we talk about how she got through that time, the beauty of the age gap between her two girls, the power of the positive postpartum and return to work that came with her second, and the importance of shared parental leave.

This is an incredible story, told from someone who’s as kind and funny as she is brilliant and honest.

Find her on Instagram here.

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Welcome back! Coming up on today’s show: 

• The second shift: both of us have two kids in one room and we’ve asked you, the listeners, for advice on bedtime routines, wind-down techniques and general sleep hacks. 
• Amy Poehler’s obsession with enneagram led us to do our own personality tests. So, how well do we know ourselves?

Got a question? Submit it here! 

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Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:

• The bereaving mum that had her maternity leave cancelled via text.
• Plus, if you sometimes hate your postpartum body, it’s not you, it’s the media. Let me tell you why.
• You can read Lu’s postpartum Substack piece here.

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz is talking about why the end of the financial year is the perfect moment to check in on your career goals. She shares how to reflect, reset, and realign with what you really want—whether it’s a promotion, more flexibility, or a total career pivot. If you need a motivation boost, don’t miss this one.

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.

Today, Loz shares her go-to school holiday hacks for keeping the kids entertained without losing your mind (or spending a fortune). From screen-time swaps to realistic routines and low-lift outings, this one’s for any working mum trying to make it through the chaos of winter break without screaming into a pillow.

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

We Pay The Rent and you can too.

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Lu found Charley Vokoun on Instagram via her glorious Instagram account, Book Smut. It’s a place where she shares all the books she’s reading with her engaged, book loving followers, and as one of those followers, it was incredible to later learn that it was a psychologist that influenced her to start the page. She was navigating recurrent miscarriages, and sharing her poetic reviews and bookish adventures became a way to cope and navigate it all. 

Here, we talk about that very emotional rollercoaster and what it was like to meet her baby after such an intense period, the hardest part of navigating motherhood and career, her reflections on trying to let go of control, and how she’s learned to advocate for herself in her male dominated industry. Plus, we get all her bookish tips!

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

We Pay The Rent and you can too.

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