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INTRODUCING — Season SEX of Ladies, We Need To Talk from 2022-04-19T01:00
Welcome to season six sex of Ladies, We Need to Talk. This time around we're turning the steam up to 11, dropping our towels and baring all. Join Yumi Stynes as she learns the ins-and-outs of swing...
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PRESENTS — Ladies We Need to Talk exclusive interviews on the ABC listen app from 2021-12-06T01:00:09
This year we've shared some fantastic stories with you. From gal-pals Jamila Rizvi and Clare Bowditch on the power of female friendship, Dr Karin H...
Sexual pleasure and how to get it from 2021-11-02T01:00:05
Sex is more available and permissible than ever before, but despite this, are we actually getting any pleasure? Lots of women still don’t feel entitled to sexual fulfillment and aren’t in touch wi...
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PRESENTS — Ladies We Need to Talk the book from 2021-10-26T01:00:05
We know you love the podcast and now there’s Ladies We Need to Talk the book!
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Women who have never orgasmed from 2021-10-19T01:00:05
For some women, reaching climax, cumming, the Big O... is as easy as a walk around the block. For others, it’s an arduous, long, steep hike up a mountain, never quite reaching...the “peak”.
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Body Image — Update from 2021-10-05T01:00:05
Thanks to the pandemic, we now spend even MORE time doom scrolling through obnoxiously perfect Insta-people, and endlessly staring at our own faces via zoom than ever and (surprise, surprise) it's ...
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Presents — Stop Everything from 2021-09-24T01:00:05
Ladies, we know you like to be one step ahead of the zeitgeist, so we wanted to share with you the fabulous pop-culture podcast, Stop Everything! H...
Digital dating despair from 2021-09-21T01:00:05
You're more likely to meet your partner on an app than any other way. But between the constant swiping, messaging, rejections, ghosting and d&*k pics, it can be rough. Yumi Stynes talks to a bunch ...
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Foreplay — update from 2021-08-24T01:00:05
Ladies, it's time for a refresher course on foreplay! Yumi Stynes talks to psychotherapist Esther Perel and a bunch of brilliant female experts about their best foreplay tips. We're here to talk ab...
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Birth trauma from 2021-08-10T01:00:20
"Have a baby," they said. "It'll be great," they said. But what they didn't say, was that getting that kid out could leave you traumatised. Physically and mentally. One in three Australian women d...
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A love letter to our friends from 2021-07-27T01:00:05
On every form you ever fill out, there’s always a tick box about your romantic status — de facto, married, single. Why are we only judged on romantic relationships rather than some of the most impo...
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INTRODUCING — Unravel Juanita from 2021-07-20T17:00:31
Ladies, we know you love a bit of mystery, so we wanted to share a new season of the ABC Unravel True Crime series with you. In 1975, Australia was...
PRESENTS — Unravel Juanita from 2021-07-20T17:00:31
Ladies, we know you love a bit of mystery, so we wanted to share a new season of the ABC Unravel True Crime series with you. In 1975, Australia was...
Intercultural love — mum won't come to our wedding from 2021-07-13T01:00
You can't help who you fall in love with. But what happens if your family disapproves? Every relationship has its challenges, but for lovers from a...
Mum won't come to our wedding from 2021-07-13T01:00
You can't help who you fall in love with. But what happens if your family disapproves? Every relationship has its challenges, but for lovers from a completely different cultural and ethnic backgrou...
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Young widows from 2021-06-29T01:00
What happens if you're young and that #1 person, the special love that you searched for and pinned down, the one you expected to love till you were old — dies early? It's painfully lonely to be a y...
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Last shot pregnancy from 2021-06-15T01:00:48
What happens if you want a baby but you're running out of time? Maybe you haven't found the right partner, or you've found the right one, but they don't want kids? You just can't seem to get pregna...
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Hair — Why do we care? from 2021-06-01T01:00:05
Have you noticed that most women have long hair, and most men have short hair? And how grey-haired men are silver foxes and women old and witchy? What's with these unspoken hair rules? And why the...
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PRESENTS – Frugal, by The Pineapple Project from 2021-05-25T00:35:03
Do you want to spend less, spend better and understand why you buy things in the first place? The Pineapple Project is getting frugal. Not making y...
The rage in my pelvis from 2021-05-18T01:00:05
Nearly one million Australian women live with persistent pain in their pelvis. Yumi Stynes finds out what the hell it is, what causes it and most importantly, how to get through the day with a ragi...
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What the hell happens in old age? from 2021-05-04T01:00:05
Saggy boobs, cracked vaginas, being invisible, loneliness. Getting older can't all be this grim? CAN IT?!? Yumi Stynes finds out how to stay awesome, mentally and physically, as the years tick by a...
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Introducing — Season 5 of Ladies, We Need To Talk from 2021-04-13T02:00
Ladies! Listen up: we're back and we've missed you! Join Yumi Stynes as she dives right in to all the taboo lady-business that women find tricky to talk about. Whether it's your fetish, what the he...
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PRESENTS — Parental As Anything from 2021-03-17T13:30:57
Maggie Dent is like a horse whisperer, but for parents. She puts all her brilliant tips on how to deal with this parenting caper into a podcast cal...
PRESENTS — Parental As Anything, with Maggie Dent from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Worried about passing on crappy body image to your kids? Over having to do EVERYTHING around the house? Struggling to co-parent with your ex? Parenting aut...
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PRESENTS — Days Like These from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, each episode of brand-new ABC podcast Days Like These introduces you to one regular human as they live through som...
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The secret lives of vaginas from 2020-10-20T02:00
Sex, babies, periods, discharge. Our vaginas do a lot. But how well do you really know your vagina? Get comfy for a guided tour of your vagina with Dr Elizabeth O'Farrell. Plus, you'll meet Deanna,...
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To pube or not to pube from 2020-10-06T02:00
Pubic hair — it's one of the most scrutinised patches of hair on our bodies. Research says 80 per cent of women groom their hair regularly. But why? What's really behind our choices? Data journalis...
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Escaping monogamy from 2020-09-22T02:00
Monogamy is the default, but for lots of people it doesn't work. More and more people are actively looking for alternatives to monogamy, according to research. So why are many of us abandoning mono...
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How to break up well from 2020-09-08T02:00
It can take months or years to get through a breakup, and the fallout can be totally devastating. Whether it's money, legal stuff, kids, or all the feelings, we're giving you practical tools to bre...
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Anal Sex — the biggest taboo from 2020-08-25T02:00
Warning: explicit content. One in five women in Australia has had anal sex. It's everywhere in porn and many of us, especially young women, are feeling the pressure to do it. It's uncomfortable dis...
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Solving the mental load — update from 2020-08-11T02:00
A movement's begun to expose the mental load women shoulder. All that relentless, unpaid, thankless and invisible work women do. Naming it is powerful, right? But we want solutions! Author Eve Rods...
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Emotional abuse from 2020-07-28T02:00
One in four Australian women have experienced emotional abuse from a partner. You don't get physically hurt, but psychologically it's devastating and it erodes your identity and trust in yourself. ...
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Clitoris 101 from 2020-07-14T02:00
When most of us picture our clitoris, we think of it as being the size of a tiny jellybean. But sisters, your clitoris is so much more than that! It's going to blow your mind just how amazing the c...
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The answer's no from 2020-06-30T02:00
Women are pretty bad at saying no — we're socialised to please and serve others. Author of F*** No!, Sarah Knight, political commentator Jamilla Rizvi and emotional intelligence coach Rachel Green ...
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Propping up your partner from 2020-06-16T02:00
Caring for partners is something women do well and often. But what's the limit, how do you know if your support is causing more harm than good and how do you do it without sacrificing yourself? We ...
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Coronavirus — Are we panic buying partners? from 2020-06-09T02:00
You'd think a pandemic would stop all romance and the dating game. But it's seen an acceleration of relationships and romance as some single people panic bought partners like toilet paper. Ladies P...
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The gender beauty gap from 2020-06-02T02:00:12
It's no secret women spend way more time, energy and hard-earned cash on our appearances than men do. But what else could we be firing our mental bullets at if we weren't so worried about what the ...
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PRESENTS —The Pineapple Project: The C Word from 2020-05-27T19:30
Ladies, we need to talk about the C word. NO! Not THAT C word! We mean ... connection. The Pineapple Project has made a mini-series on how you can ...
A gender gap of pandemic proportions from 2020-05-19T02:00
Guess who is way worse off in pandemics? Yup — women. While we're leading the charge on the frontline by slogging away in jobs like nursing, teaching and aged care, our purses are copping a floggin...
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The secrets we keep from 2020-05-05T02:00:57
Most of us have a secret we've never told anyone. Secrets are self-protective and universal, but some are hard to keep and impossible to share. If your secret is eating you up or has the propensity...
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50-shades of erotic literature from 2020-04-21T02:00:03
What if you could read something that would radically change your sex life and your whole relationship dynamic? What if, a few pages could actually make you feel like sex with your long-term partne...
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Anxious? We got you from 2020-04-07T01:00
While one in three women will experience anxiety in normal circumstances, when COVID-19 hit, for many it was the first time they'd ever felt anxious. And for many of us, that feeling isn't going aw...
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Coronavirus — hot tips on how you can get through from 2020-04-03T02:00
Whether you're juggling working at home with kids or figuring out how to pay rent as a single mum after losing your job — life just got a whole lot tougher for women. Many women are on the front l...
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BONUS — The concrete ceiling from 2019-12-10T01:00
You’ll have heard of the glass ceiling — the invisible barrier that stops women getting ahead at work. For women of colour, that ceiling is actually concrete. And while you can (sometimes) shatter ...
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Ladies, we love your boobs from 2019-11-05T01:00
Boobies, tits, cans, your rack. Ladies, we want to celebrate your boobs. Despite what the beauty mags tell you, boobs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are big, some small, some are great at breas...
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Toxic mums from 2019-10-22T01:00:59
There’s a whole lot of mythology around the so-called sacred mother-daughter bond, but it isn’t always reality. Mumming is hard work. It’s a tonne of unpaid emotional and physical labour, and mums ...
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Sex after sexual assault from 2019-10-08T02:00
One in five Australian women over the age of 15 have experienced sexual violence. 1.4 million Australians have lived through childhood sexual abuse. So if that’s you, how do you find the courage t...
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Sexually transmitted isolation from 2019-09-24T01:00
Around four million Australians have had an STI at some point in their life, but who ever talks about it? STI’s are shrouded in loads of shame, secrecy and regret. And it’s not just young people ge...
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Walking away from your kids — update from 2019-09-10T01:00
Women are still expected to be primary caregivers — but what happens when they choose to walk away from this role? In season one we heard from women who "broke the motherhood contract". They were n...
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How to make friends as an adult from 2019-08-27T01:00
At a certain point in life, making friends gets trickier and feels super awkward. Many of us want and need new friends though — so how do you do it? At a live recording of Ladies, We Need To Talk, ...
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The patriarchy of poo from 2019-08-13T01:00
Do you feel embarrassed if you have to poo in public? You're not alone. Whether it's poo, farts, discharge or sweat — women are constantly self-conscious about our odour because it's considered 'un...
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Esther Perel — how to have a hard conversation from 2019-07-30T01:00
How do you tell a mate your friendship isn't working? Or a partner you can't stand the way they kiss? Hard conversations are tough to have but sometimes necessary. Psychotherapist Esther Perel is t...
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Birth control — choose your own adventure from 2019-07-16T01:00
We're totally spoilt for choice when it comes to birth control. There are 12 different types of contraception to choose from and about 30 different brands of the pill. Having all these options is a...
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Stone cold sober — alcohol update from 2019-07-02T01:00
In season one, we looked at why so many Australian women drink at risky levels. Yumi Stynes revealed her battle with drinking and quit alcohol. We also met Jo, who drank at really risky levels. Thi...
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Footloose and childfree from 2019-06-18T01:00
Grow up, find a partner, have kids — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. But more and more women are choosing to ignore that path. And the latest research says they’re actually happier for ...
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Body image — why do we hate our bodies? from 2019-06-04T01:00
Have you ever felt like a massive failure when you've looked in the mirror or felt depressed about the size of your thighs? You're not alone — research says almost 80 per cent of Australian women a...
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Discharge — the gooey taboo from 2019-05-21T01:00
Lots of women are really self-conscious about the way their vaginas smell. We quickly hide our undies the second we take them off and up to a third of us wear a panty liner every day. But how much ...
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Abortion — beyond the stereotype from 2019-05-07T01:00
If you’re in your 30s and have had an abortion or are going to, you’re not going through it alone. It’s a myth that only the young and reckless have abortions. The stats show that older women, and ...
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When bad sex is your life from 2019-04-23T01:00
We’ve all got a bad sex story. The partner who’s selfish in the sack. The horribly uninspiring one-night stand. The lover with 'performance anxiety'. Most of us have been there. There’s this idea t...
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INTRODUCING — Series 3 of Ladies, We Need To Talk from 2019-04-09T01:00
We're back! Join Yumi Stynes as she once again tears open the sealed section on life to talk all about your forbidden lady business. This is the podcast where we can confess all our secret ladies' ...
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PRESENTS — The Pineapple Project: Work from 2019-01-22T02:00
Do you ever put your head on your desk in the middle of the day and wonder "what the hell am I doing here?"
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PRESENTS — Mindfully from 2018-11-27T02:00
Do you have too many brain tabs open, keeping you up at night? Probably. Is your head exploding with the mental load of all the stuff you’ve got to...
Ladies, we love you from 2018-11-06T01:00
You trusted us with some of your deepest, darkest and most intimate secrets and you let us share them with the podcast universe. For our final episode of 2018, we check in with the women we’ve met...
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Anxious much? from 2018-10-23T01:00
Everyone gets a little bit anxious at times, but is what you’re feeling normal? Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in Australia. Up to one in three women will experience anxiety, for me...
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Perimenopause — coming to a uterus near you from 2018-10-09T01:00
Sore boobs, loss of libido, hot flushes, irregular periods. Sound familiar? While you may think you’ll only experience these symptoms when you’re of a 'certain age' and hitting menopause, it turns ...
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Mean girls — our secret sexism from 2018-09-25T01:00:13
How often have you casually heard the terms "bitch" or "mean girl" being used to describe another woman? And, be honest, how often have you used them? In a world where we’re sold the idea that wome...
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The secret life of hormones from 2018-09-11T01:00
Every month you go on a hormonal rollercoaster but most of us ride it blindfolded. Reproductive hormones control ovulation but they can also affect how you think. Oestrogen can make you feel fantas...
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When sex hurts from 2018-08-28T01:30:19
Sex that feels like your vagina is about to tear open isn’t exactly dinner party conversation, but it’s common. One in five women experience painful sex, according to a study by the University of NSW.
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Obsession with youth from 2018-08-14T01:30:15
If we are intelligent, ambitious and capable women, why are we still judged by the way we look? The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery estimates that Australians spend around $1 billion a ye...
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Settling for average from 2018-07-31T02:00
A healthy relationship is meant to feel like a warm hug from your mum after about a year, according to psychologists. But if your partner doesn’t feel like your perfect soul mate all the time, you ...
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Ladies Live — closing the orgasm gap from 2018-07-17T06:00
Women don’t orgasm as often as men during sex. A US study of 50,000 people found 95% of men orgasm during sex, but only 65 per cent of straight women do.
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The pelvic flaw in all of us from 2018-07-03T10:00
Do you wee when you sneeze? Or avoid star jumps at the gym? One in four of us experience pelvic floor problems which can lead to incontinence, or even prolapse.
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Foreplay — getting what you want from 2018-06-19T01:00
When was the last time you talked about foreplay? Women tend to need more foreplay than men — so if your partner’s just a bit crap at foreplay — get them to listen to this. We talk to psychotherapi...
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BONUS — ladies who are single and killing it from 2018-06-16T01:00
We’ve been inundated with single ladies flying the solo flag with pride. We asked you; what do you love about your single life? What have you been able to achieve because you’re single? What would ...
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Being single and owning it from 2018-06-05T06:00
More people are living the single life than ever before. But what if you don’t need a partner to feel whole? In a world that wants you to couple up, is being single the new happily ever after?
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Can porn be good for women? from 2018-05-22T06:00
It’s free, it’s prolific, it’s easy to find and more of us than ever are watching it but is mainstream porn contributing to the exploitation of women? Is it normalising bedroom practices that are p...
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BONUS — you tell us - living through pregnancy loss from 2018-05-19T06:00
The response to our last episode was extraordinary. We asked you; what do you wish people knew about pregnancy loss? What’s the best thing to say? How can we better support family or friends who ar...
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The 12 week rule from 2018-05-08T05:00
The first trimester of a pregnancy can often be the hardest, so why do so many women feel the need to stay quiet? And what if the answer — miscarriage — is the reason we should be talking about pre...
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Women who cheat from 2018-04-24T12:00
The statistics say the number of women who are unfaithful is massively on the rise. So why? What’s driving those who seek a covert thrill outside their relationship? And does society still judge wo...
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INTRODUCING — series 2 of Ladies, We Need To Talk from 2018-04-10T15:00
We’re back! Season two is coming and this time, we’re calling on you - our sisters out there. What's in your treasure chest of taboos you feel like you can't tell anyone, but seriously need to get ...
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PRESENTS — Fierce Girls from 2018-03-08T11:00
From athletes to aviators, scientists to spies. From the deep blue sea to the dark, black skies. Australia is full of girls who dare to do things d...
PRESENTS — The Pineapple Project from 2018-02-05T16:30
Are you a bit crap with money? Think ‘compound interest’ is a hipster café? Do you not deal with your finances because it’s all too hard, and borin...
Bonus: More than pads and tampons from 2017-11-23T15:30
When was the last time you sat down with your girlfriends and had a conversation about menstrual products? No need to. We did it for you.
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Bonus: Mental load pledges from 2017-11-16T16:30
A bunch of awesome women – including Bec Judd, Patricia Karvelas and Myf Warhurst – have taken a pledge to reduce their mental load by doing less, ...
Bonus: Your vagina questions answered from 2017-11-10T10:30
Imagine knowing so much about vaginas that you’ve been given an Order of Australia medal. Dr Elizabeth Farrell received the award for her incredible work in women’s health. Warning: This episode co...
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PRESENTS — Alone: A Love Story from 2017-11-07T15:00
Lots of ladies are talking about the new Canadian podcast Alone: A Love Story. It's a memoir about love, loss and loneliness. Producer Michelle Par...
Masturbation — the big taboo from 2017-10-25T12:00
Masturbation is still a conversation stopper for many women. There are some really good reasons, though, why we need to move on from our embarrassment and start talking about women's pleasure.
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Has anyone seen my libido? from 2017-10-11T12:00
Your day is finally over, the kids are in bed, and you get a moment's peace. But then, your partner gives you the nudge and you're ready for sex! Right? Nope. Low sex drive is pretty common for wom...
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Breaking the motherhood contract from 2017-10-04T12:00
At some point, most mums ask 'is this really what I want?'. Sure motherhood means cuddles, love and macaroni necklaces. It also means sleepless nights, tantrums and vomiting bugs. But what happens...
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Let's slay menstrual taboos from 2017-09-27T12:00
In many ways we're OK with periods, but we've still got a way to go. Because it's one thing to ask for a tampon, it's a whole other story when you leak onto your clothes. So how do we finally slay ...
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Anyone for a drink? from 2017-09-20T15:00
Many of us like a glass of wine to help put a line under our day, and research tells us more Australian women are drinking than ever before. So why do we like to drink? And would you know if your d...
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Time to name (and shame) the mental load from 2017-09-13T14:00
You’re cooking dinner, answering work emails, calling the tradie, and getting the kids bathed. All at the same time. It’s no wonder you feel like you're an octopus, juggling tasks. All of this work...
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You say vulva, I say vagina from 2017-09-07T04:06
What’s the difference between your vulva and vagina? Do you know what your cervix feels like? Can you lose something inside your vagina? Ladies, it’s time for the sex ed lesson we missed out on as ...
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INTRODUCING — Ladies, We Need To Talk from 2017-08-31T10:30
Brace yourself. Leave your judgement at the door. And embrace a head first dive into those tricky topics that we’re all thinking about, but don’t feel comfortable talking about out loud.
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