Good Sheilas

We're back after a slog of shared low points with knackered bodies but hearts full of hope. This week we talk resilience- does what doesn't kill you truly make you stronger, or does the research say otherwise? We unpack this idiom in the face of yet another Melbourne lockdown and another newborn! We also talk Robodebt- last week the Federal Court ripped the government a new one over the utterly unlawful scheme but nobody is in trouble. Is it because of the PM? Finally, we talk mother's groups after having a baby- good for the soul and source of best mates forever, or toxic competitive parenting quagmires? Strap yourselves in!  

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This week we're talking kids and consent after an Australian Mum hit the media for allowing her toddler to decide what happens to her own body. Spoiler alert: a bunch of unhappy grandparents occurred! We also talk about our funniest regrets- talking to dogs, eating dog food, and many tattoos. Strap yourselves in!

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This week we talk Andrew Laming and ADHD and how it feels to be adult-diagnosed while grown men use a later-life diagnosis as an excuse for being a dreadful human being. Then we get on to tiny baby Ari and his very hard start to life with terrifying hospital stays and invasive medical treatments, and where they are now. This one has big feels. Strap yourselves in.

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Hello sheilas! We're back with a brand new post-human delivery episode and we're pumped to talk about just how many people are separating from their partners and exactly what the wrong thing to say is. The Khloe Kardashian photo that made internet waves is on the agenda and we unpack whether the family's anguish over its release is understandable or whether they're part of the evil machine that makes us loathe our bodies. Bron shares the story of the birth of baby Ari, and we end on a cliffhanger (our favourite!) about how his arrival precluded the scariest experience of her life. Strap yourselves in!

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This week we're unpacking the hot mess that is the LNP and just what on earth we should do with the state of AusPol - from wanking in the office to large scale cover-ups of allegations, it's all a bit cooked and we're feeling a bit cross. We also reflect on the biggest learnings from our last year- we've become braver and more vulnerable, celebrated the strength of other women and found it in ourselves. Strap yourselves in!

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We're back! After being Very Busy (one of us making HUMANS and the other making SPAGHETTI) we're joined by the gigantically kind, glorious and beloved Claire Hooper who has written a kids book like the magnificent baller she is. Princess Benjamina Has a Very Cheeky Bum is in all good bookstores right now and it's a beautifully crafted tale about your inner voice, when it's kind to share and finding safe spaces to speak. We chat with Claire about having big chats about hard stuff with kids and how on earth you navigate politically charged and emotionally difficult conversations. We also talk getting older ungracefully- what's it feel like? Are we getting better at talking across the generations? Why is Claire Hooper drawing sexy horses? Strap yourselves in!

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This week we are feeling a bit exhausted From the apex of Federal politics to t-shirts emblazoned with gendered slogans (hi, 'have fun and smile' for little girls and 'I run this game' for little boys at Big W), it all feels a bit ruined. Following the marches this week, we're talking honestly and openly about how it feels to carry the weight of changing the conversation, and we call for men to step up and do the same. 

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Trigger warning: this episode of Good Sheilas contains a discussion relating to sexual violence and sexual assault.

This week on GS we unpack the current state of private schools in Australia: hotbeds of gendered violence and inequality, feeding right into the most powerful jobs in our community. We explore the very strong link between the culture and environment and Australia's elite all-boys schools and the scandals rocking the Federal Government, and pay credit to the remarkable woman exposing the shit show. We also touch on the dreadful movies that filled our teen years: do they stand up? Nah. Are we gonna watch some of them again? Probs. Strap yourselves in!

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This week we unpack the feelings of Melbourne and the feelings of humans after lockdown the third? Fourth? Where on Earth are we? What is time? We go through reports on blokes who have been locked down with their families (we're not impressed) and play silly billies unpacking who on Earth we'd be if we could not be us (the curtains do not end up matching the drapes). Strap yourselves in!

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This week we chat with Director, writer, voice actor and deadset legend Stef Smith. She’s directed narrative drama, comedy, sci-fi, mockumentary, factual, observational documentary, music videos, worked with kids heaps and she has two of her own! We talk inter-generational debate over fashion and what it feels like to keep striving toward a goal before you quite get to where you want to be. Strap yourselves in! 

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