Coat Tales

Katherine Sobczyk is currently travelling Australia in her caravan with her husband Stu and 3 little ones. 

 At 14, Kat lost her father suddenly. Kat’s dad worked so hard and never got to enjoy what he worked for.

Kat has been a paramedic for 15 years and has seen a lot. One thing that stuck with her is that tomorrow isn’t promised and we never know when our time is up.

With all this in mind, she and Stu began a life on the road travelling around Australia to spend quality time with their kids while they are still young. They have now been on the road 14 months and are loving every minute (nearly!) 

Kat chats to us in this episode about life on the road - home schooling, routines and of course how they make it all happen financially. 

Coby Grant shares her incredibly brave and heartwarming journey to motherhood with us in this episode. Coby is a professional singer-songwriter. Her emotional songs take the listeners on a journey into her world of love, travel and life lessons. Coby was a contestant on The Voice of Germany in 2018 making it to the semi-finals. The exposure from the show resulted in two successful headline tours through Germany in 2019 and 2020. Post Covid, Coby returned home to Perth and began a whole new journey - becoming a mum to her little boy Aubrey. A journey she has chosen to embark on as a single mother through the use of a sperm donor.

At eighteen years old, Azizi Donnelly moved out of her Lebanese Family's home in Sydney, Australia across the world to New York City to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. After modeling for several years, Azizi switched gears to focus on her true passion of acting. Above being an Actress and model Azizi has lived a very colorful life with many ups and downs. Azizi is an advocate for women’s rights and living a life that you love and are proud of. Growing up with a single Mother and Abusive house hold Azizi has had to learn how to set boundaries and cultivate self worth. Azizi will next be seen as a series regular in Australian series LADIES IN BLACK opposite Debbie Mazar, Miranda Otto and Jessica De Gouw in June 2024.

There is a language disorder that affects two in every thirty children in a class called Developmental language Disorder.

Listen as Di Wilcox interviews speech pathologist, Di Van Der Walt on understanding and recognising this disorder in children.

This interview is a valuable tool for parents and teachers to learn more about what they can do to support a child with DLD.

Buckle up as we embark on Candice Danby’s empowering story of her transition from a demanding career as a lawyer to an entrepreneur working from home. Candice went from a highly stressed Mum trying to do it all, to a much calmer version of herself who’s successfully integrated her work life,  home life and family. After years of juggling and struggling she’s finally achieved that elusive work-life balance launching a beautiful range of organic natural kids self-care products. It’s another not-to-be-missed podcast!

Inspired Parenting’s last podcast guest for the year is like a breath of fresh air. Truth speaker, truth seeker, personal trainer and self-love proponent Becky Felstead brings her refreshing views on the explosive topic of diet culture and body image. The two Di’s and Becky discuss in depth unrealistic body image in parents and how it affects our children. Self-talk, how to encourage healthy eating habits in kids without the pressure and teenage challenges round out a comprehensive final podcast for 2021.

There’s a lot to unpack with reiki practitioner, personal intuitive growth adviser, TV presenter and super mum of 3 Rayne Bryant when she joins the two Di’s to talk about marriage breakups, single parenting, co-parenting, sibling rivalry and so much more in this not-to-be-missed episode.

The two Di’s are joined by the courageous mother of a seven-year-old child with cerebral palsy who has been mercilessly bullied at school. In this podcast, they share her heart-wrenching story and delve even deeper into the challenges of how to handle bullying while creating awareness and support for parents with their own special needs children. There are strong messages in this podcast for every parent of a school-age child.

Di Bauwens quizzes parenting expert Di Wilcox on the nitty-gritty of her book Parenting Through the Primary Years honing in on the primary school years from the first day to friendships, birthday parties, bullying, managing homework, chores, pocket money and how to handle the schoolyard gossip and those cool car park cliques and Mummy mafia.

Our Inspired Parenting podcast hosts Di Bauwens and Di Wilcox speak about the challenges of this COVID world we’re living in and how they affect our children. This timely episode gives important strategies on how to help kids understand what’s going on, the language we should use, emerging from lockdown and how to manage fear, anxiety and family issues.