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In today's solo episode I chat all about the extra curricular activity frenzy many of us can fall into. If you’re feeling like the juggle is real, unenjoyable and you’re struggling to keep up with the kid’s activities, here are some things to consider. Is my child still enjoying the activity? Does it light them up or drain them? Are we constantly rushing or do we feel reasonably calm? Is my kid getting enough sleep? Are we doing this for them or us? Tune in to find out more. Find Parenthood at: Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I sit down with Steph & Gian, winner of The Block season 9 to chat all things life after the block and their journey in becoming parents.   We delve into The Block post show blues, losing our sense of purpose and identity, mental health issues when everything is seemingly ok on the outside. We discuss their journey to falling pregnant, endometriosis, genetic testing and a traumatic life threatening birth and so much more. A big thank you to our episode sponsors Lacevo and Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense.   Lacevo Instagram: @lacevoofficial Website: lacevo.com   Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense Instagram: @babysensorytoddlersenseaunz Website: babysensory.com.au   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod Follow Steph on Instagram @stephjoottavio Follow Steph & Gian on Instagram @stephandgian   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Real Talk episode we’re chatting all things date night. Is it a thing, does it help reconnect you and what are you all saying about date night; based on a recent poll we released on Instagram. We’re talking, date night pressure, martini anxiety, home made pizza nights and is date night really all about the white table cloth. If you’re keen to hear all about how others are date night-ing, this one is for you. A big thank you to our episode sponsors Lacevo and Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense.   Lacevo Instagram: @lacevoofficial Website: lacevo.com   Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense Instagram: @babysensorytoddlersenseaunz Website: babysensory.com.au   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod Episode referenced Ash Pollard - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TofWzbWQE37vbkupsuIjS?si=874e551ace4249f1   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm bringing you my real-time thoughts on my realities when it relatees to the global climate. I want to acknowledge anyone directly impacted by the war and my thoughts go out to you. On the home front, I'm bringing you some intel on my anxiety peaking, navigating rising prices, the impact on the construction industry, Qatar airlines cancelling flights, the mental load of school holidays and how I try to stay above water when our external environment can feel a little heavy. Follow Parenthood Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I chat to Tully Smyth, all about being pregnant at 38.   We talk all things, being a single female in your 30s, the society pressure and mixed emotions that can bring. The day Tully found out she was pregnant and her announcement to her partner. Waves of grief returning once pregnant after the loss of Tully’s mum, parenting expectations, how we can keep our memories of loved ones alive and so much more.   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Lacevo and Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense. Lacevo Instagram: @lacevoofficial Website: lacevo.com   Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense Instagram: @babysensorytoddlersenseaunz Website: babysensory.com.au   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod Follow Tully Smyth on Instagram @tee_smyth   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s solo ep is about arguing with your parter when you feel unseen. You know that feeling when your partner walks back in from a work trip and says:   “Missed you guys! So nice to be home.”   And you’re thinking…   Must be nice.   Because while they were: • At dinners • In meetings • Sleeping uninterrupted   You were: • Managing bedtime solo • Packing school bags • Working • Breaking up sibling wars • And answering 74 “Muuuuum” calls before 8am   And you feel resentful.   Let’s talk about that.   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you feeling nervy about social media impacts on your children?   In this week’s Real Talk episode we’re reflecting on the social media ban, now that it’s been in play for a few months.   We discuss what the ban is, is it actually working, stories from tweens, what more needs to be done and your thoughts on the ban from Insta polls we put up. We also delve into our own experiences with managing technology with our kids; screen time boundaries, space watches, Road Blocks, parental controls and more.   If you’re keen to hear all about how we as a society are navigating the beast that is technology for our kids, this one is for you.   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Lacevo and Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense.   Lacevo Instagram: @lacevoofficial Website: lacevo.com   Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense Instagram: @babysensorytoddlersenseaunz Website: babysensory.com.au   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Episode with Nick & Rozalia Russian https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tY9SNCh2kRFknlXAG77Br?si=3bf8b6b36c004ca3   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever feel like you’re giving 70% everywhere… and 100% nowhere?   When I’m at work, I’m thinking about the kids. When I’m with the kids, I’m thinking about work. When I finally sit down at night, I’m thinking about what I didn’t do.   It’s this constant, quiet guilt of: “I could have done more.”   This week’s solo episode is about the myth of giving everything 100%.   Because maybe the goal isn’t perfection.   Maybe it’s being intentional in the season you’re in.   If you’ve ever felt split in a thousand directions… you’re not alone.   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After talking about mental health before birth, we’re now unpacking what can happen after the baby arrives.   Postnatal depression. Postnatal anxiety. Rage. Intrusive thoughts. Feeling disconnected. Feeling like you should be happier.   In this episode, I sit down with Dr Nicole to talk honestly about:   • Why postnatal depression doesn’t always look like sadness • The anxiety no one prepares you for • When baby blues cross into something more • And where to seek support   Motherhood can be beautiful…and brutally overwhelming.   If you’ve ever thought, “Why am I not coping the way I thought I would?”   This conversation is for you 🤍   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Tommee Tippee.   Find Tommee Tippee at: Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia https://www.tommeetippee.com/en-au/   Find Cope at: Instagram @cope.org.au https://www.cope.org.au/ Ready to Cope guide https://www.cope.org.au/ready-to-cope Self-checks https://www.cope.org.au/depression-anxiety-and-stress-self-checks   Find Parenthood at: Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I sit down with Tayla Broad to chat all things life after motherhood. We delve into body dysmorphia, how we can teach our children to treasure their bodies and value. We discuss why Tayla feels it’s so important to maintain privacy when it comes to sharing her daughter online, what building a new village can look like, feeling touched out and so much more. A big thank you to our episode sponsor Tommee Tippee and our charity partner The Nappy Collective.   Tommee Tippee Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia https://www.tommeetippee.com The Nappy Collective Instagram @thenappycollective https://www.thenappycollective.com/   Follow Tayla Broad on Instagram @tayla.broad Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoopod Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about the fight my husband and I had over a container, during the highest pressure cooker time of the day – dinner time.   But we all know it’s never just about the container.   I hope that this episode makes you feel a little less alone in the chaotic randomness that is life with kids.   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before the baby arrives… there’s often a whole invisible chapter no one talks about.   In this episode, I sit down with a psychologist to unpack the mental health challenges that can show up before birth — infertility, prenatal anxiety, depression during pregnancy… and the quiet shame that can sit alongside it all.   Because you can be deeply grateful… and deeply struggling.   We talk about: • The emotional toll of trying to conceive • Anxiety that doesn’t magically disappear once you’re pregnant • Why prenatal depression is more common than we realise • How to get support early (without feeling dramatic)   If this season of life felt heavier than it “should have”, this conversation is for you 🤍   You are not failing. You are human.   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Tommee Tippee.   Find Tommee Tippee at: Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia https://www.tommeetippee.com/en-au/   Find Cope at: Instagram @cope.org.au https://www.cope.org.au/ Ready to Cope guide https://www.cope.org.au/ready-to-cope Self-checks https://www.cope.org.au/depression-anxiety-and-stress-self-checks     Find Parenthood at: Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Real Talk episode we’re chatting all things intimacy and sex.   We asked you how often you’re having sex, when you’re having it and we’re ready to share.   We chat, bedtime routine sex handbrakes, feeling touched out, erotic novels, guilt around lack of sex and getting our heads in the clouds.   If you’ve ever wondered about other people’s sex lives, this one is for you.  A big thank you to our episode sponsors Tommee Tippee and our charity partner The Nappy Collective. Tommee Tippee Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia - Check out their latest campaign You’ve got this. We’ve got you. https://www.tommeetippee.com The Nappy Collective Instagram @thenappycollective https://www.thenappycollective.com/   Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoopod Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At a recent school event, I felt like – was I too much?   Too high energy, too loud, too bubbly. Should I have been more reserved? Would I polarise people being too 'Leonie'?   In this episode, I delve into my social insecurities and whether what people think of us is really any of our business.   Instagram Follow Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod   Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Giving birth to twins and then getting back to training for the Olympics. It’s not something you see everyday, but Morgan Mitchell is living proof that goals are to be chased. In this chat with Australia’s very own Olympic sprinter Morgan Mitchell (and my ultimate girl crush) we discuss everything from how we can resilience to our children. Balancing our dreams, commitments and parenthood. Why we should always give back. Voms, poonamies and everything in between.   A big thank you to our episode sponsors Tommee Tippee and HelloFresh   HelloFresh Discount code: Until 16 March use the code PARENTHOOD at HelloFresh for up to $240 off across six boxes Instagram @hellofreshau https://www.hellofresh.com.au/pages/inspiration-delivered?c=PARENTHOOD&discount_comm_id=8c02a3c1-ec40-4740-bc20-dff29d2abf16   Tommee Tippee Instagram @tommeetippeeaustralia https://www.tommeetippee.com   Follow Morgan Mitchell on Instagram @morganmitch Parenthood on Instagram @parenthoodpod Share We’d love it if you could share this episode with a friend!   Parenthood Podcast acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.