Big Mum Energy

This week on Motivational Monday, Ali shares an unexpected money-saving hack she's recently discovered — meal subscription services like HelloFresh and Dinnerly.

Now before you roll your eyes and say, "They're too expensive," hear her out.

After adding up the cost of impulse supermarket trips, forgotten ingredients, takeaway dinners and food ending up in the bin, Ali realised these meal kits might actually be saving her family money.

In this episode, she talks about:

• Why meal planning is one of the easiest ways to cut household spending
• How meal subscription boxes can reduce food waste
• The hidden cost of last-minute takeaway dinners
• Why decision fatigue is real for busy mums
• Creating simple systems that make family life easier

This isn't a sponsored episode. It's a real conversation about finding practical ways to save money, reduce stress and get dinner on the table without needing a spreadsheet and a minor miracle.

If you're tired of staring into the fridge at 5pm wondering what to cook, this episode might just change your week.

Because sometimes motivation isn't about doing more.

It's about making life a little easier.

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This week on Motivational Monday, Ali is coming in with a mindset shift that hits hard the Let Them theory, made popular by Mel Robbins — and why it changes everything.

Somewhere between life, kids, expectations and trying to keep everyone happy, we forget one simple truth:

You can’t control other people.

On a drive out to her parents’ station, Ali listened (again) to the Let Them theory and had one of those moments where everything just clicks.

Let them:

Not invite you

Misunderstand you

Judge you

Say no

Do things differently

Be who they are

And then… let yourself:

Feel it

Move on

Choose peace

Stop chasing approval

Protect your energy

In this episode, Ali talks about:

• Why we waste so much time trying to manage other people’s behaviour
• The mental load of overthinking what others think
• How “Let Them” creates instant freedom
• Letting go of control in motherhood, friendships and relationships
• Choosing peace over proving a point

This is the kind of episode that feels like a deep breath.

Because the truth is

you don’t need everyone to get you.

You just need to stop abandoning yourself trying to make them.

That’s Big Mum Energy.

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In this powerful episode of Big Mum Energy, Ali sits down with Caro Tahana , entrepreneur, mentor, and former The Block Australia contestant — to talk about what it really takes to walk away from a secure corporate career and back yourself.

After 23 years in the corporate automotive industry, Caro made the bold decision to leave it all behind and build a business aligned with her life, her family and her values.

But this wasn’t a smooth journey.

From business setbacks, including losing stock in a warehouse fire, to starting again and finding success through network marketing with MONAT, Caro’s story is one of resilience, reinvention and refusing to quit.

In this episode, they talk about:

• What it really feels like to leave a corporate career after decades
• Backing yourself when there is no safety net
• Rebuilding after business failure and setbacks
• Creating financial freedom and lifestyle flexibility
• Why success is more than just a paycheck
• Helping other women build confidence, income and independence

Today, Caro leads and mentors women to step into business, grow confidence and create a life they actually enjoy combining her background in sales, leadership and training with a passion for helping others succeed.

This episode is for:

• Women feeling stuck in corporate life
• Mums craving more flexibility and freedom
• Anyone thinking about starting a business or side hustle
• People ready to stop playing safe and start backing themselves

Because sometimes the scariest move…

is the one that gives you your life back.

And as Caro proves

you don’t need permission to build something bigger.

That’s Big Mum Energy.

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In this Motivational Monday episode of Big Mum Energy, Ali tackles one of the most basic life skills that somehow still needs repeating in family homes everywhere teach your kids to wash their hands properly.

Because if they are old enough to open the fridge, touch every surface in the house, pat the dog, raid the pantry and somehow leave fingerprints on every wall… they are old enough to understand soap and water.

This episode is about more than hygiene. It is about teaching kids simple habits that carry into adulthood and help them take responsibility for themselves and others.

Ali talks about:

• Why teaching children proper hand washing matters at every age
• The connection between hygiene, health and everyday parenting
• Building simple habits kids take into school, sport and life
• Why basic life skills still matter in modern parenting
• Raising capable kids who understand responsibility

This episode is for parents trying to raise children who are not just clever, but capable.

Because sometimes the most important lessons are not the big dramatic ones.

Sometimes it starts at the sink.

That is Big Mum Energy.

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In this Motivational Monday episode of Big Mum Energy, Ali talks about one simple parenting shift that can make a huge difference date your kids.

Not in a fancy, expensive way. Not perfectly planned. Just intentional one-on-one time with your child, away from the distractions of everyday life, where they get your attention without siblings, screens, routines or the usual rush.

Whether it is grabbing a milkshake, going for a drive, walking the dog, sitting in the car talking, heading to the shops or doing something small together, these moments matter more than parents often realise.

In this episode, Ali talks about:

• Why quality time with kids builds trust and connection
• How children open up when they are out of the house and relaxed
• Why one-on-one time helps strengthen parent-child relationships
• Creating simple family rituals your kids will remember
• The value of fun, conversation and attention in busy family life

This episode is for parents who want to be more intentional, more present and more connected without overcomplicating it.

Because sometimes the biggest parenting wins happen in the smallest moments.

A quick outing. A real conversation. A memory your child carries longer than you realise.

That is Big Mum Energy.

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In this Motivational Monday episode of Big Mum Energy, Ali shares a parenting tip every mum with a teenager needs to hear before their kid turns 16 and starts learning to drive.

The online learner’s permit test?

It’s not a quick little quiz.

It can take over FOUR hours to complete.

So if your teenager is counting down the days until they can get their learner’s licence, here’s the hack: get the test done early.

Ali talks about:

🚗 The reality of the online learner driver test

⏰ Why it takes hours to complete

📅 Why parents should plan ahead before the 16th birthday

😅 Preparing for the milestone of kids getting their L plates

Because nothing kills the excitement of finally turning 16 and getting your learner’s permit like realising you still have hours of testing to finish first.

Consider this your mum PSA.

Future you (and your impatient teenager) will thank you.

That’s Big Mum Energy practical parenting advice that saves your sanity.

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This episode of Big Mum Energy features Ali and her mum, Aunty Kim, in a conversation that proves some family stories are almost too unbelievable to be true.

It starts with the story everyone wants explained — the time she shot the neighbour’s dog — and only gets more unforgettable from there.

In this episode, they talk about:

• A crocodile encounter that could have ended very differently
• The painfully awkward way Ali’s teenage eating disorder was confronted
• A family moment involving cattle rails and a baby that still gets talked about
• The hard seasons families live through and how humour helps carry them

This episode explores motherhood, family resilience, parenting, difficult conversations, childhood memories, mental health, rural Australian life and the stories that shape who we become.

If you love real motherhood podcasts, funny family stories, honest mother-daughter conversations, Australian podcasts for women, parenting stories and unfiltered conversations about life, this episode will feel both familiar and unforgettable.

Because sometimes the funniest stories come from the hardest moments — and the women who lived them tell them best.

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This week’s Motivational Monday on Big Mum Energy is simple: wear your values.

Ali is shining a light on local mum entrepreneur Danielle Barry, founder of Chase Clothing & Co, and her latest Teaching Kindness 2.0 charity shirt drop — a clothing campaign designed to spread kindness while raising money for an incredible local cause.

Every Teaching Kindness 2.0 shirt sold donates $5 directly to Townsville Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities, helping support individuals, families and children in the Townsville community living with Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

In this episode, Ali talks about:

Why kindness matters more than ever

Supporting local small businesses and mum entrepreneurs

The impact of community fundraising and charity initiatives

How small actions like buying a shirt can make a real difference

This is your reminder that supporting local businesses, charity campaigns and kindness movements doesn’t have to be complicated.

Buy the shirt.

Start the conversation.

Spread the message.

Because raising good humans starts with modelling kindness.

And sometimes the simplest way to support a cause…

is just getting dressed.

Head to Chase Clothing & Co website and grab the Teaching Kindness 2.0 charity shirt today.

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In this inspiring episode of Big Mum Energy, Ali chats with local mum, entrepreneur and founder of Chase Clothing & Co, Danielle Barry, about the powerful story behind her growing clothing brand.

What started during Danielle’s deeply personal IVF and infertility journey slowly evolved into something bigger, a mum side hustle that turned into a meaningful Australian clothing brand built on resilience, kindness and purpose.

Danielle opens up about:

The emotional reality of IVF and fertility struggles

Navigating motherhood while building a small business as a mum

How Chase Clothing & Co was created from a place of hope

The inspiration behind the Teaching Kindness 2.0 charity shirt drop

Using fashion to spark conversations about kindness and community

Ali and Danielle talk honestly about mum life, side hustles, entrepreneurship, infertility, IVF journeys and finding purpose through hard seasons.

This episode is for:

• Mums building a side hustle or small business
• Women navigating IVF, infertility or fertility treatments
• Anyone who believes kindness still matters
• Entrepreneurs turning tough chapters into meaningful work

From heartbreak to hope, Danielle’s story is proof that sometimes the hardest seasons create the most powerful ideas.

Because Big Mum Energy isn’t just about surviving motherhood. it’s about building something meaningful along the way.

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This week on Big Mum Energy, Ali is planting her flag firmly in the ground:

Hairy bush for life.

And before anyone clutches their pearls this isn’t about grooming trends.

It’s about autonomy.

Somewhere along the way, women were told our bodies needed to be managed, trimmed, waxed, shaped and approved. That hair equals lazy. That natural equals “letting yourself go.” That we owe the world smoothness.

Ali says: absolutely not.

In this unapologetic Monday Motivation, she dives into:

Where modern grooming pressure actually came from

Why body hair became politicised

The silent expectations women carry

And the radical power of choosing what feels good for YOU

Shave it. Wax it. Laser it. Grow it wild.

The point isn’t the hair.

The point is freedom.

Because Big Mum Energy isn’t about perfection.

It’s about ownership.

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