Podcasts by Help! I Have A Teenager

'How Do I Get My Parents To Understand Me?' from 2022-12-08T19:00

This week, we have a first: our first ever question from a teen. They listen to the show to understand their parents better, and now they want some advice on how to get their mum to und...

Are Co-Ed Sleepovers A Good Idea? from 2022-12-01T19:00

Would you let your teen have a co-ed sleepover? This week, a parent is concerned about putting her daughter in a position she might be uncomfortable with, after she was invited to a backyard sle...

The Problem With Your Teen Being Their Friend's 'Therapist' from 2022-11-24T19:00

How much do you tell other parents of what you know their child is up to?

It's a question we got from a listener this week, who has a great relationship with their teen and wants...

Is There A Right Age To Get Social Media? from 2022-11-17T19:00

Social media is such a huge part of teenager's lives these days, but how do you manage their usage and safety, especially if you're hopeless at it yourself? Ginni and Jo have some practical tips...

Parties, Drinking And The Problem With 'Giving Up' On Your Teen from 2022-11-10T19:00

Parties and underage drinking are common for most teens, but they can also be a parent's nightmare. So how do you encourage your kid to make good decisions, without breaking the trust between yo...

Should I Be Worried My Son Likes Andrew Tate? from 2022-11-03T19:00

Andrew Tate is a dangerous and influential social media figure (you can find out more about him here) and this week, a worried parent...

Can I Ask My Teen To Move Out Of Home? from 2022-10-27T19:00

This week on Help! I Have A Teenager, we address a scary dilemma from a parent; her teenage son is becoming aggressive and she's worried about her safety. So can you ask your teen to mo...

Why Calling Your Teen 'Shy' Probably Isn't Helping Them from 2022-10-20T19:00

Being a little socially awkward is a totally normal part of being a teen. But this week, a parent has contacted us asking how to boost their teen's confidence so she can interact with her peers ...

The Danger Of Unsupervised Sleepovers from 2022-10-13T19:00

Sleepovers are a normal and fun part of being a teen, however this week we hear from a parent who's just found out her son and friends are allowed to leave their sleepovers unsupervised to hang ...

What To Do If Your Kids Are Sneaking Out from 2022-10-06T19:00

Sneaking out of the house: a normal teen rite of passage, or a serious issue that needs to be addressed? That's the dilemma Ginni and Jo are answering this week, after a listener emailed to tell...

Yes, Your Teen Needs A Part Time Job from 2022-09-29T20:00

Part time jobs: a great way to learn some valuable skills and earn money? Or a distraction from school and study?

That's the dilemma Ginni and Jo are discussing this week and have some v...

Mia Freedman On The Guilt That Comes With Parenting Teens from 2022-09-22T20:00

This week on Help! I Have A Teenager, Ginni and Jo are joined in studio by their first guest, and you might have heard of her - Co-Founder of Mamamia, Mia Freedman.

After hearing...

The Real Reason Your Teen Isn’t Leaving Their Room from 2022-09-15T20:00

This week on Help! I Have A Teenager, we hear from a parent who's concerned for their teen daughter who rarely leaves her room. Is it just a case of a moody teen, or potentially somethi...

What To Do If You’ve Raised A Slob from 2022-09-08T20:00

"My teen son and daughter don’t seem to be able to pick up a towel to save their life. Or close the cabinet after they use them, wipe up a spill or refill the water jug." This is the (very relat...

How The F*ck Do I Stop My Kid From Swearing? from 2022-09-01T20:00

When kids are little, swearing is often just them parroting words they don't understand. But when they grow up it's often not as cute. 

Today Ginni & Jo discuss the best way to handle...

When Your Mother-In-Law Won’t Butt Out from 2022-08-25T20:00

When it comes to parenting, everyone has an opinion. But what if those unwanted opinions are coming from a family member, and they won't just butt out? That's the dilemma a listener is dealing w...

When Your ‘Woke’ Teen Turns On You from 2022-08-18T20:00

"I’m sick of being treated like an idiot when I don’t know something or get it wrong." This is what a listener wrote to us this week, about her opinionated teens who talk down to her. So how can...

The Secret To Getting On With Your Teen’s Friends from 2022-08-11T20:00

It's a common problem; your teen is hanging out with some new friends, but you're not a fan. We received an email from a concerned parent who's noticed a huge change in her son since hanging out...

Am I Accidentally Body Shaming My Tween? from 2022-08-04T20:00

The language we use around our tweens and teens matter. So how can you broach a tricky topic like healthy eating and changing bodies without making them feel self-conscious, or giving them a com...

Yes, Even Your Teens Need A Bedtime Routine from 2022-07-28T21:53:18

How important is sleep for a teen? The answer is, incredibly important! But making sure they get enough is a whole new ballgame. 

On today's show, Ginni and Jo discuss a question from a p...

Are Our Kids Suffering From A ‘Fear Of Failing’? from 2022-07-21T20:00

Does this sound familiar? You have a hard working and diligent kid, and then one day, they seem to completely stop trying. It's actually incredibly common, and according to Ginni and Jo, could b...

A Doctor’s Guide To Getting Rid Of Teen Acne from 2022-07-14T20:00

Acne; it's sore, unsightly, and can leave teen's confidence in tatters. So what can we do about it? On this episode of Help! I Have A Teenager, Ginni and Jo have some great advice for a...

When You And Your Partner Have Different Parenting Styles from 2022-07-07T20:00

Being on the same parenting page as your partner is hard enough at the best of times, and even more so in blended families. On Help! I Have A Teenager this week, Ginni and Jo hear from ...

A Scary Dilemma From A Single Mum from 2022-06-30T22:48:45

This week, we got a dilemma from a listener that shocked Ginni and Jo; but is relatable to a lot of parents with teen boys. It was from a single mum who's tall son has started standing over her ...

The Hidden Signs Your Child Might Have Anxiety from 2022-06-23T20:00

What are the signs of anxiety in a teen? And are they anything to be concerned about? On this episode of Help! I Have A Teenager, we answer a question from a listener who's teen is cons...

The Never Ending Vegetable Battle from 2022-06-16T20:00

It's a familiar dilemma; my teen hates vegetables, loves junk food, and won't exercise. It's what a mum has emailed us to say about her almost 13 year old. Ginni and Jo break down how to encoura...

A Question From A 'Try-Hard Mum' from 2022-06-09T20:00

Are you a 'try-hard mum'? That's how one listener described herself in her question to Ginni and Jo this week. She has a slightly grumpy daughter living at home that she wants to foster a good r...

Vaping, Sniffing Deodorant And Other Dangerous Behaviours from 2022-06-02T20:00

Ginni and Jo tackle two tough questions on today's show; both about teens and dangerous behaviours.

A dad has emailed in after hearing of a young girl's death after sniffing aerosol deodo...

Puberty, Periods and Swimming In Pads from 2022-05-26T20:00

The puberty talk. When is the right age to have it, and how do you have it? 

This week, Ginni and Jo answer two questions about puberty. One from a mum who's daughter has de...

What To Do If Your Teen Is Making Dangerous Choices from 2022-05-19T20:00

Speaking to your kids about drugs and alcohol isn’t easy. You want them to be safe, but you also want them to be able to talk to you about anything.

On this episode, Jo and Ginni ta...

How To Help Your Teen Through Heartbreak from 2022-05-12T20:00

Relationships (and their almost inevitable breakups) can be the toughest thing to help your teen though. Ginni and Jo answer two questions; one about supporting your teen through a breakup, and ...

Why You Should Rethink Pocket Money from 2022-05-05T19:00

Getting kids to understand money is not easy these days; everything is paid for with a card, shopping is done online and wages are deposited straight into accounts. So how do you teach them the ...

How To Help Your Teen Through A Tough Spot from 2022-04-28T23:48:49

Today, we're answering a question from a brilliant and understanding parent on the show. Her son has a friend who is transitioning, and she wants to know how to best support her son, who is supp...

Hacks To Reduce Your Family's Screen Time from 2022-04-22T01:32:15

Today, we're answering two huge questions on Help I Have A Teenager. One is about screen time and trying to get your teen off their phone at night, and the other is from a parent who's concerned...

Teen Pregnancy: What To Do&How To React from 2022-04-14T20:00

Today, we've got a question from a mum who isn't sure if she reacted in the right way when her teenage daughter told her that she was going to have a baby. So what is the right way to react when...

I Caught My Son Watching Porn. What Do I Do? from 2022-04-07T20:00

Did you know, the average boy sees porn for the first time at 11? And the average girl, 13? Today on the show we’ve got a question from a dad who has just found porn on his teen’s ph...

I Only See My Step-Kids 2 Days A Fortnight. Should I Try&Parent Them? from 2022-03-31T18:00

This week on Help! I Have A Teenager, we answering two of your questions about being a step-parent. 

The first is from Laura, and she wants to know 

First u...

How Do I Get My Kid To Stop Playing Video Games? from 2022-03-24T19:00

It's a question we get a lot here at Help! I Have A Teenager. How to get your kids to stop playing video games. But, you might be surprised to hear what Jo & Ginni's opinions a...

Parties, Kissing&The Big Conversation Around Consent from 2022-03-17T19:00

This week on Help! I Have A Teenager, we're focussing on one big question: how do you teach your daughters to be safe & confident and how do you teach your kids more generally about consent?...

Help! Is My Daughter Just Moody? Or Depressed? from 2022-03-10T19:00

Dr. Ginni Mansberg and clinical psychologist Jo Lamble are back to answer your listener questions, and in this episode, they're covering two very important ones. How to tell if your teen is just...

Mood Swings&Boyfriend/Girlfriend Sleepovers: How To Navigate Having A Teenager from 2022-03-03T19:00

Being a teenager has changed. A lot. There’s TikTok, vaping, dick pics, snap chat maps...and everything is open to interpretation. As both clinicians and parents, Dr. Ginni Mansberg and cl...

Introducing Restart: The Moment Madeleine West Realised Her Relationship Was Over from 2022-01-31T00:05:32

How do you start your life over again? We've launched a new show with Madeleine West and we want you to hear it. If you like it, make sure to subscribe to Restart wherever you get your podcasts. Listen

BONUS: I’m Single At 35 & Having A Baby Alone from 2021-12-17T05:52:17

Get Me Pregnant is Mamamia's podcast that makes understanding assisted fertility easy. Consider this your no-BS guide! We're dropping this into your feed to introduce you to Get Me Pregnant. 
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Change Your Life In 8 Minutes from 2021-08-29T23:30:35

We've launched a new podcast here at Mamamia, it's called 8 Minutes To Change Your (Work) Life...and we wanted to share the first episode with you. 

If you like it, find more episodes here...

Introducing The Delivery Room from 2021-05-25T23:53:41

We've got a show we think you might like, called The Delivery Room. Come and follow us here: https://omny.fm/shows/the-delivery-room/emergency-c-section 

Jessie Stephens is terrified of bi...

Olympic Gold Medalist Lydia Lassila from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

How do you train for an Olympics with a toddler in tow?  Lydia Lassila is a freestyle aerial skier. A business owner. An Olympic Champion. And the mother of two little boys. So how the hell does ...

Amity Dry: Mother, Wife and a Complicated Life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Amity Dry was a contestant on the first ever season of The Block along with her husband Phil, and came back as an Allstar in 2013 to win it. In this episode of I Don't Know How She Does It, Amity a...

Introducing What I Eat When...With Jessica Rowe from 2020-12-06T23:56:55

We're dropping into your feed to share an awesome episode of our new podcast, What I Eat When, with you: https://omny.fm/shows/what-i-eat-when/playlists/what-i-eat-when 

What do you eat wh...

Do You Know How To Keep Your Kids Safe On Screens? from 2019-12-19T22:00

This is a special bonus episode of an interview Mia Freedman did with cybersafety expert Kirra Pendergast.

Kirra has visited schools all over Australia and given talks to more than 500,000...

Introducing: That’s Incredible from 2019-11-20T04:46

We’ve got a brand new show at Mamamia called That’s Incredible and we wanted to share it with you!

It’s a podcast for parents and kids to listen to together all about the unexpectedly awes...

Introducing Social Squad: How Does Laura Byrne Do It? from 2019-09-14T20:00

We’ve got a great new podcast to share with you all about Australia’s most influential women; the kind of women that really make you wonder how they do it all!

Social Squad is a podcast ex...

A Point-Hacker On How To Travel The World For (Almost) Free from 2019-04-02T18:00

Have you ever dreamt of traveling the world, staying in fancy hotels, but paying hardly anything? Of course you have. 

Lisa Perkovic is a travel writer - she’s spent the past eight years t...

Monique Wise Has Nailed Solo Travelling from 2019-03-27T00:38:27

Have you ever thought about quitting your job and buying a one-way ticket overseas?
That's exactly what Monique Wise did and she's been travelling solo around the world ever since.

Mon...

Behind The Lens Of A Travel Influencer from 2019-03-20T00:07:28

You know those people who get paid to travel the world and take incredible photos in incredible locations? On this week's episode of I Don't Know How She Does It Travel, Holly meets one of them. An...

How To Travel The World With A Wheelchair from 2019-03-13T00:23:42

Where do you start when you're planning a holiday that needs to be accessible for a wheelchair? What questions do you need to ask hotels? And how do you make sure you’ll be able to do all the activ...

How To Travel With Nothing But Carry On from 2019-03-05T19:00:24

If you are always testing the luggage weight limit at the airport, you need to meet Lexi Connors.
She is all about minimalist travel, and is trying to reduce her travel footprint by taking as ...

From The Centre To The Sea: Justin & Lauren Trekked Across Australia With A Toddler from 2019-02-26T17:00:53

In July 2017, Justin and Lauren Jones set off across the desert on a trek that lasted more than a hundred days. The terrain was extreme. The walk was grueling. And they took their toddler Morgan wi...

Amy Molloy Went Travelling For 4 Months... And Took Her Job With Her from 2019-02-19T19:00:31

Have you heard of digital nomads? They're the people travelling the world who aren't on holiday.

Magazine editor, author and writer Amy Molloy decided to go traveling in South America for ...

We're Back With A Fifth Season... from 2019-02-13T01:16

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the world with nothing but carry on?

Ever dreamt of being a digital nomad?

Does the idea of trekking across the Aussie outba...

Amna Karra-Hassan: The Girl Who's Kicking Goals from 2018-11-28T19:00

When Amna Karra-Hassan looked at the sporting events in her local community, she noticed there were no women.

She decided that needed to change. So she created the Auburn Tigers.

...

Maddy Ritchie: The Girl Who Kicked Cancer's Arse from 2018-11-21T19:00

Imagine being a 17 year old girl, friendly, happy and doing well at school and suddenly you’re told you’ve got 3 months to live.

That’s what happened to Maddy Ritchie when she was diagnose...

Maddi O'Gradey: The Girl Who Created A Safe Space For Teens from 2018-11-14T19:00

When Maddi O’Gradey was 12 she went on a school trip to Parliament house and noticed something… all the pictures on the walls were of men.

From that moment on, she decided she wanted to do...

Alyssa Azar: The Girl Who Climbed Everest Twice. from 2018-11-07T19:00

Alyssa Azar was an adventurous kid. So adventurous she conquered the Kokoda trail with her Dad when she was just 8 years old.

But that was only the start.

After Kokoda, Alyssa mov...

Jade Esler: The Girl Who Flies Planes from 2018-10-31T19:00

Most kids daydream about flying at some point.  But not many of them turn that dream into a reality.

Jade Esler did...

At 16 years old, Jade became the youngest pilot in Australia...

Em Carey: The Girl Who Fell From The Sky from 2018-10-24T19:00

When Emma Carey jumped out of a plane her world changed forever.

She was 20, travelling through Europe and decided to go skydiving in Switzerland.

Seconds after jumping out of the...

Kimberly La: The Girl Who Changed A School from 2018-10-17T19:00

Kimberly La was a just young teenager when she looked around her school and noticed an issue with mental health and body image.

So she decided to do something about it.

At just 14...

Jade Hameister: The Girl Who Walked The Polar Quest from 2018-10-10T22:25:46

What were you doing when you were 16? Hanging out with friends? Trying to avoid homework?Wondering what you were going to do with the rest of your life?

Well, Jade Hameister was completing...

Coming Soon... I Don't Know How She Does It Girls from 2018-10-08T07:31:26

What were you doing when you were 17?

Climbing a mountain? Starting a business? Creating a mental health program?

Here at Mamamia, we are bringing back one of our all time favouri...

Introducing Lady Startup from 2018-04-04T06:25:19

Have you been missing I Don't Know How She Does It?  Then come and check out our brand new podcast, Lady Startup where Rachel Corbett sits down with inspiring and successful female entrepreneurs to...

Mrs Australia Went From Paddocks to Pageants from 2017-08-13T20:00

Have you ever met a beauty queen that was more at home in a pair of gumboots than her stillettos? Leila Sweeney lives in the tiny country town of Tatyoon, where she's a textile teacher and mum to t...

Penina Petersen Feeds Her Family On $42 a Week from 2017-07-30T20:00

Whats your weekly grocery bill like? A few hundred bucks? Don't even know? Penina Petersen feeds her entire family for $42 a week. That's just $1.50 a meal. It's not just baked beans. It's proper m...

Penny McNamee and the Working Mums of Home and Away from 2017-07-17T01:04:10

Someone pass Penny McNamee a hot water bottle and a coffee. Because Summer Bay may look idyllic, but in winter, 3am wake up calls and shooting in the freezing water is a whole other story.
As H...

Laura Vanderkam is a Time Management Guru from 2017-07-02T21:00

Do you find yourself saying “I wish I had more time.”. What if you could actually make that happen?  

What if you could actually make that happen?  

Laura Vanderkam studies busy w...

Lucy Durack: Musicals, Motherhood, and Making it Work from 2017-06-18T21:00

You might know her as 'Glinda the Good Witch' in Wicked. Lucy Durack is the princess of Australian musical theatre. She played Glinda up until she was five months pregnant and suffered morning sick...

Mother of Quintuplets Kim Tucci on Life With Eight Kids, a Husband and a Dog from 2017-06-05T04:39:32

Kim Tucci became a global phenomenon when she fell pregnant naturally with quintuplets. That's a one in 50 million chance. After the arrival of her five babies the Perth-based Aussie mum had a gran...

Caroline Overington: The Early Bird Gets The Worm from 2017-05-28T20:00

Bestselling author and Walkley award-winning journalist Caroline Overington has interviewed many important one-named women in her life. Women like Oprah, Hilary and Ellen. She has been a foreign co...

Julie Goodwin is a MasterMum from 2017-05-21T20:30

She was a mum of three running a family business when life for Julie Goodwin flipped faster than a fried egg.

Since she won the inaugural Masterchef competition, she's left the IT company ...

The Vogue Fashion Editor Who Had Two Sets Of Twins in Two Years from 2017-05-14T20:00

Kate Darvill lives an incredibly fashionable life. It just takes a bloody lot of work to get there. With four children under four, that's a lot of sticky fingers on your designer threads. Kate shar...

Deb Knight Did 14 Rounds of IVF And Then Had a Baby Naturally. from 2017-05-04T20:00

Journalist Deb Knight has been to Guantanamo Bay, covered September 11 and hosts a live breakfast TV show every weekend.  She also did fourteen rounds of IVF to get her two babies. Then at 42, when...

I Don't Poh How She Does It from 2017-04-24T01:11:05

She is a well-known Australian who is referred to by just one name kind of like Madonna or Kylie. She is Poh! The cheeky and creative cook stole our hearts in the very first MasterChef 8 years ago ...

Libby Trickett's biggest challenge was a baby who never slept. from 2017-04-16T20:00

With 24 gold medals to her name and a bunch of broken world records, Libby Trickett is adored by Australia. But when she hung up the goggles in 2009, it wasn't the last we saw of the swimmer. She h...

Long Shots and Long Blacks: The Unorthodox Life of Ellyse Perry. from 2017-04-09T20:00

Ellyse Perry is kicking goals. Literally. At 16-years-old, she debuted for the Australian women's national soccer team. And she tore up the field. But it seems an international football career inte...

Gemma Sisia: Four Kids, 1,800 Students, and 12,000 Kilometres From Home. from 2017-04-02T23:43:37

When Gemma Sisia got on a plane, leaving the family farm for Africa, she thought she would go on safari, do some volunteering and return home to Australia. Instead, she fell in love. With Africa, w...

Daisy Pearce: From Midwife to the Midfield. from 2017-03-26T19:00

The Melbourne Dees captain is a woman of contradictions. She’s a tough footy player who loves a tackle, but she also meditates and does Pilates in the off season. She made the switch from catching ...

The Woman Who Walked Herself Out of a Mid-Wife Crisis from 2017-03-19T23:44:50

Have you ever dreamed of exploring the world, scaling cliffs or dancing on a glacier, only to come back down to earth when you realised you have to go to work and get the kids to school? Di Westawa...

Six kids and no sleep: the life of Dr Ginni Mansberg from 2017-03-12T19:00

With kids living under her roof aged 11-24, Dr Ginni Mansberg is in a constant state of triage. This Wonder Woman is not just a GP, she’s also a well-respected TV doctor, worked in a methadone clin...

Edwina Bartholomew: How to Keep Friends and Alienate Celebrities from 2017-03-05T22:54:07

Her day starts at 3am when the rest of the world is still fast asleep.  The Sunrise presenter has already been on the job for five hours before you've even dragged your butt to your desk. But when ...

Jessica Smith: Motherhood With One Arm. from 2017-02-26T23:02:28

Getting yourself out of bed and out the door every morning is hard enough without factoring in another little human. But for this mum, that’s just scraping the surface. Imagine doing all that, with...

Janine Allis: Mother-of-Four and Accidental Entrepreneur from 2017-02-12T23:53:03

From an idea hatched on the kitchen table in the suburbs of Melbourne, to an empire of 350 stores, Janine Allis brought Boost Juice to the world. Now, the mother-of-four shares what it took to buil...

The Single Mum Teaching Women to Get Smart About Money from 2017-01-29T23:34:39

Canna Campbell is good at money. Real good. And she wants other women to get good at it too. The financial planner and single mum behind the website sugarmama.tv talks starting her own business, na...

Sallyanne Atkinson Thinks a Woman's Place Is In The Boardroom from 2017-01-23T02:33:22

Sallyanne Atkinson never set out to be a feminist trailblazer, she just refused to let conventions and expectations stop her from doing what she wanted to do. When things got tough, the mother of f...

Naomi Simson doesn't get mum guilt. from 2017-01-08T22:38:14

How does the RedBalloon founder do it all? By being a shark - at the top of Australia's business food chain. She's a entrepreneur, author, mentor, judge on Channel 10's Shark Tank, blogger, speaker...

By Popular Demand: How does Rebecca Judd do it? from 2017-01-01T19:00

This episode was our most popular of 2016 so we're bringing it back for a summer revival.

It's been a big year for I Don't Know How She Does It. The show was named one of iTunes' classic p...

Rachael Finch is not a part-time parent. from 2016-12-19T04:48:18

Activated bee pollen in the morning, a coffee or two, family time, then back to bed for ten hours sleep. It's hard to believe we have the same number of hours in the day as model, author, brand amb...

The Mother-of-Five Who Pulled Her Family Out Of Poverty from 2016-12-12T05:29:41

What does Christmas look like when you're living in a tent with three hungry little mouths and no money for presents? For Nikki McWatters it was an adventure and shopping at the Salvos was a treasu...

Guy Sebastian: How does HE do it? from 2016-12-07T21:47:20

He's been bum to bum with Beyonce. He's sung for Oprah, and performed for the Queen. But offstage, Guy Sebastian is most happy when he's at home singing to his kids. Along with his stylist wife Jul...

Megan Morton is 'The House Whisperer' from 2016-12-04T21:49:38

Can a well-dressed bed change the world? This home stylist thinks so, and she might just make over your life. Megan Morton grew three successful businesses while raising three children, and now she...

Shelley Craft: "Family is life. The rest is just lovely cream on top." from 2016-11-21T01:00:09

Her smiling face has been on our screens from the days of Saturday Disney to her current stint on The Block, but television’s most sunshiney host doesn’t care about her career. It’s all about famil...

The fearless female footballer who took three days off after birth. from 2016-11-07T00:51:37

Kate Sheahan was back at work just three days after giving birth, newborn baby in her arms. The Collingwood AFL player, tennis coach and mother of six-year-old Will lives and breathes sport, but as...

Amantha Imber is the Boss All Women Need from 2016-10-24T05:50:26

What would happen if your boss gave you unlimited leave? Let you manage yourself? Didn't require that you were in the office every day? It sounds like a dream, but that’s exactly what Melbourne-bas...

Mother of four Randa Abdel-Fattah sometimes cries at night. from 2016-10-09T20:55:12

She wrote her 10th novel while completing her PhD, is the mother of four children, and wants to stop Islamophobia in Australia. Lawyer, columnist and human rights advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah is the...

The Ballerina Raising Her Baby on the Barre from 2016-09-26T03:48:53

What's it like being a touring ballerina, with an 18-month-old daughter? Complicated. Throw in a husband who is also a touring ballet dancer. Even more complicated. Welcome to the life of Amy Harri...

The Bachelor's Snez: The scientific single mum who became a loved-up style guru. from 2016-09-12T01:16:02

Snezana Markoski is used to no sleep. As a single mother, worker and uni-student, she was burning the candle at all ends. Then her 11-year-old daughter, Eve, decided she needed some love in her lif...

Tara Moss on Setting Goals and Working Smarter. from 2016-08-29T02:31:27

Tara Moss is a towering, lipsticked powerhouse of a woman. An extensively-travelled journalist, TV presenter, Unicef ambassador, she's also the author of 11 bestselling books, a mum to a 5-year-old...

Nadia Bartel: What a "WAG" really does all day. from 2016-08-15T00:05:29

She has more instagram followers than we thought was humanly possible, runs a fashion blog and e-store, and is mum to 8-month old Aston, so don't call her a "WAG". Entrepreneur Nadia Bartel talks l...

Even Michelle Bridges Makes Excuses. from 2016-07-31T23:57:51

The fitness guru has made a career out of seemingly doing it all. She's a personal trainer, the author of 13 books, a star of Channel Ten's The Biggest Loser and mum to baby Axel. So it's no surpri...

Carrie Bickmore doesn't have any downtime from 2016-07-17T23:00:53

The Project host and mother to Ollie and Evie hasn’t started a Netflix show in a while. She likes to cook but she doesn’t have time. And if she could, she would get around in active wear every day....

Zoe Foster-Blake's Mantras on Life from 2016-07-04T00:58:42

She's written six books. Founded her own skin-care line. Has a cult beauty following, and locked down the sleep routines of her 2-year-old, Sonny. Zoe Foster-Blake is #nailing it, but it took some ...

The firefighting mum whose life is ruled by an excel spreadsheet. from 2016-06-20T01:16:07

Kieran Shield is not a celebrity. She's a hero. 

Keiran is a fire-fighter, married to another fire-fighter, raising a daughter. So how does she juggle life-risking work with the school dro...

The mother of three who made a meditation app to stay sane from 2016-06-06T00:57:49

Jane Martino is the kind of woman that just gets it done.

A mum of three young boys, she's a successful entrepreneur, having founded Smiling Mind, a meditation app, and Shout for Good, a c...

Natalie Bassingthwaighte doesn't want to be *that* kind of mum. from 2016-05-22T20:00

"I mean I want to go to swimming lessons, I want to go to gymnastics, I want to be that mum. I don't want to go 'pass you off and you can go with the nanny'. That's not how I want to be a mum."
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Madeleine West is the most organised mother you've ever met from 2016-05-09T08:40:04

Are you ready to step into a world where dinner gets prepped at 5am, all lunchboxes have an exact duplicate, and children interview potential babysitters? Then you're ready to hear from Madeleine W...

BONUS: What the mother of a very sick child wants you to know. from 2016-05-04T02:51:21

Sue Channon is no "ordinary" mother.

She spends most of her time in a hospital with her youngest daughter Lauren, 8, who suffers from a chronic illness and in her short life has so far end...

Kate Ellis: on the campaign trail with a baby under your arm. from 2016-04-22T06:55:34

Member for Adelaide Kate Ellis would walk through the halls of Federal Parliament and people would bustle on past.

But it was when she started pushing a pram down the hallways, things chan...

How does Rebecca Judd do it? from 2016-04-11T00:41:54

She's a woman who wears a heck of a lot of hats. From mother, to business owner, to weather presenter to model, Rebecca Judd has a lot going on.

She's also one of the most down-to-earth pe...

Penny Wong from 2016-03-29T23:38:32

She works in Canberra, but her life's in Adelaide. 

Penny Wong is a mother of two. The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. And a woman who obliterates stereotypes.

In an unusu...

How does kid's entertainer Tina Harris (Lah Lah) do it? from 2016-03-20T23:19:17

She's a mother, performer, teacher and the co-creator of Lah Lah, the children's hit TV show.

So how does Tina Harris manage touring, recording, making a TV show plus raising her two daugh...

How does Meshel Laurie do it? from 2016-02-28T23:07:37

The alarm goes off at 4:30am for Meshel Laurie. The single mother of twins is on breakfast radio, appears on The Project every week, has a hit podcast and is writing her second book while going thr...

How does mother of four and business owner Emma Isaacs do it? from 2016-02-14T23:05:09

Emma Isaacs breaks all the rules.  As the CEO of Australia’s largest community for women, Business Chicks, she wants women to live bigger lives. A serial entrepreneur, she works across four differe...

Robin Bailey from 2016-01-31T23:51:07

She barely sleeps, she never, ever lies on the lounge to watch TV and her day begins at 2.45am.  But despite her brutal schedule, single mum-of-three and radio host Robin Bailey says she doesn't "d...

6 kids and still sane. from 2015-12-20T21:08

Vanessa Alexander has six children, from a one year old, to a 22-year old. She also has a job as a writer and director for TV and film, AND she's doing a PHd.  

She talks about the time sh...

Two sets of twins in two years. from 2015-12-06T15:01

Anne Stephens has two sets of twins, born two years apart.  The kids may be 24 and 22 now but they all still live at home.  While bringing up the double dose of double, Anne also worked as an Engli...

Dr Simone Ryan from 2015-11-27T01:29:12

Dr Simone Ryan was a busy doctor who found out the hard way that she just couldn't do it all, all the time.  After collapsing during surgery she changed her career and her life. She reveals how she...

Nikki Gemmell from 2015-11-15T17:03

Nikki Gemmell is a prolific writer and parent. She has four kids aged from toddler to teenage, she has eleven books on the shelf, a regular column and a TV spot. So how does she make it all work? T...

Katie Noonan from 2015-11-01T16:47

Katie Noonan is a musical superwoman; a singer, musician, composer, songwriter, producer, a businesswoman and a mum to two young boys.  Touring now to promote her album Transmutant she tells about ...

Jessica Rowe from 2015-07-20T00:34:29

Jessica Rowe is a journalist, author and now a cabaret star. But it's being mum to her two young girls - Allegra and Giselle - that she is most proud of. This is a hilarious, incredibly honest inte...

Juanita Phillips from 2015-07-15T03:48:47

ABC TV Newsreader Juanita Phillips reveals how she manages to be so calm, composed and classy while reading the news while life as a single mother is intense and crazy. She talks about how she mana...

Carolyn Creswell from 2015-07-09T09:42:26

Carolyn Creswell is an entrepreneur who started her company Carman's Foods with $1000 and a dream.  She now employs 160 people in 32 countries and has 4 children.  Carolyn talks about how she struc...

Mia Freedman from 2015-07-05T04:48:24

Mia Freedman reveals how she does it all.  From describing her role as Content Director of the Mamamia Women's Network as akin to 'triage' to adhering to a strict routine in life and at home, Mia, ...

Justine Clarke from 2015-06-28T04:35:39

Justine Clarke is an actor, singer, Play School Presenter and author. So life is never boring and always varied. Here she talks to Sarah Macdonald candidly about how she combines several jobs with ...

Annabel Crabb from 2015-06-18T07:27:45

This is a podcast for anyone who has wondered how another woman manages to do it all. Annabel Crabb reveals how she manages to be a political journalist, writer, television kitchen goddess and moth...

Jane Kennedy from 2015-06-11T03:28:41

Jane Kennedy is an actor, writer, producer, casting director and cook book maker.  She is a member of 'Working Dog' so she works like, well, a dog on shows from 'Frontline' to 'Have You Been Paying...

Coming soon. from 2015-06-09T07:39:49

A new podcast coming soon from the Mamamia Women's Network.