Podcasts

Dr Preeya Alexander wants to help mums navigate the early years of motherhood. In her new book, Eat, Sleep, Play, Love, she provides a down-to-earth and  inclusive survive guide that's free from judgement.

Neuroscientist, mother and author, Dr Sarah McKay, believes there's more to baby brain than negative stereotypes about forgetfulness. In fact, she says there's no proof women's cognitive function declines. Instead, their brains transform in rather remarkable ways.

Louise chats with Jane Marx about how she pivoted her hospitality-based social enterprise during the pandemic and launched The Beautiful Bunch—a floral delivery service that employs refugee women.

Author, educator and public speaker, Cory Silverberg, chats about sex education and gender in a modern world.

From tiger mum to peaceful parenting: this week we chat to author Iris Chen, on how she learnt to break generational cycles and gently parent. It’s such an inspiring chat–Iris is so compassionate in her teachings and this episode will leave you with a full cup !

We chat with Gabrielle Blair from the popular blog–Design Mom–about her writings on the intersection of design and motherood.

Kate Baer's poems have topped the New York times, making her a best-selling author twice. She's also a mother to four kids, a wife and a staunch believer in telling it like it is. She chats with Lunch Lady about writing, parenting, marriage, inequality, body image and more.

Mike is an engineer and artist, but is most recently known for building “risky” playgrounds which he’s been getting both equal measure of push back and praise from parents. We love talking about the importance of taking risks, because as Mike says, “Embracing risk is embracing life”.

Unsure whether or not to celebrate Australia Day? Join this important conversation lead by Kirli Saunders with Rachel McPhail, and find out how your family can respectfully honour First Nations people on January 26th.

A conversation with the clever, creative, funny, inspiring and incredibly wise Dee Tang. In 2017, Dee penned a deep and moving piece for our magazine Lunch Lady on loss, grief and love, after losing her eldest daughter, Kawa Leaf.

Mother of four teenagers and author of eleven parenting books, Sarah Ockwell-Smith knows a fair bit about raising kids. Here she shares some wise advice on how to best support and raise a tween.

Rebekah Taussig chats with Lunch Lady about parenting and the representation of disability in our society.

When faced with hopelessness about climate change and social justice, a group of mums formed a powerful little group to bring about change in their local community.

Mariam Issa dreamt of travelling to faraway places, but never imagined she'd have to flee Somalia's civil war on a leaky boat. More than 21 years later, she's created a garden that fosters connection within her Australian community—and it began by pulling down her fence.