I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It

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I Don't Know How She Does It episodes

  • How does Meshel Laurie do it?
    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 through a divorce and moving house.   How does she manage it all? What are the productivity tips, hacks, and cheats she uses to keep all her balls in the air?

    Show Notes

    Your host is Holly Wainwright

    With thanks to Meshel Laurie

    Meshel's website is here and her podcast, The Nitty Gritty Committee is here.

    This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff

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    40 min
  • How does mother of four and business owner Emma Isaacs do it?

    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 different timezones, has raised over $10million for charity, and is mother to four children aged six and under.

    How does she do it?

    Show Notes

    Your host is Holly Wainwright

    With thanks to Emma Isaacs from Business Chicks

    This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff

    CONTACT US

    Tell us something via email [email protected]

    tweet us @mamamiapodcasts

    or join the conversation on facebook


    This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network

    This show was brought to you by Open Colleges, Australia's leader in online learning.

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    39 min
  • Robin Bailey
    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 "do it all".  And, as she tells Holly Wainwright, she doesn't think any of us should be trying.
     

    Show Notes

    Your host is Holly Wainwright

    With thanks to Robin Bailey

    This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff

    CONTACT US

    Tell us something via email [email protected]

    tweet us @mamamiapodcasts

    or join the conversation on facebook


    This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network

    This show was brought to you by Open Colleges, Australia's leader in online learning.

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    37 min
  • 6 kids and still sane.

    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 she tried to start her own childcare centre, whether meditation can help mothering, and the reason she will never pay her children pocket money.

    Show Notes

    This podcast was produced by Sarah Macdonald for the Mamamia Podcast Network.

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    30 min
  • Two sets of twins in two years.

    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 English teacher, has been P and C President, coached the netball, did the oranges for footy and looked after her elderly mother who lived with the family for many years.  Anne answers the big questions - which is the trickiest age when the kids need you the most? How do you give lots of kids lots of attention? What's important as a child grows from baby to adult? And when do you let them have sex in the house?

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    28 min
  • Dr Simone Ryan

    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 manages her company that helps workplaces manage the health of their employees, her five year old son and her life. A high achiever who once played basketball for Australia she talks honestly about how she stuffs up, what she tells her patients and how to keep mentally well.

    Show Notes

    I Don't Know How She Does It is hosted by Sarah Macdonald. 

    With thanks to Dr Simone Ryan. Find out more about One Life Live it here.

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    30 min
  • Nikki Gemmell

    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? There's a lot of laughs, some remarkably honest insights and an acknowledgement that Nikki needs some new strategies. You will hear why she finds Monday nights orgasmic and how kids helped her follow her dream.
    Twitter @sarahvmac
    @nikkigemmell
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MamamiaPodcastNetwork/
    https://www.facebook.com/NikkiGemmellAuthor/

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    23 min
  • Katie Noonan

    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 life on and off the road and how it's changed since the boys started school. Katie also talks about how motherhood has transformed and channelled her creativity.  She reveals how the boys have formed their own creative talents, how the muse can strike and why having kids is the best gig of all. 

    Website - mamamia.com.au

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    Twitter @sarahvmac @KTNoonan

    http://katienoonan.com

    Transmutant https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/transmutant/id1012794347

     

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    24 min
  • Jessica Rowe

    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 interview about non-perfect parenting and the chaos that ensues when both parents work. There's lots of laughs, lots of mince and lots of fun. 

    Thanks to @jessrowe - her website is here

    Your host was Sarah MacDonald

    This podcast is produced by Sarah MacDonald for the Mamamia Podcast Network.

    For more good listening, download our sister podcasts: Mamamia Out Loud,  This Glorious Mess, No Filter, Just Between Us,  or get on the facebook page for other podcasterly recommendations. 

     

     

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    23 min
  • Juanita Phillips

    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 manages her day, her young nanny and manny and the one thing she does for herself.  

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    Twitter @sarahvmac

    @Juanita_Phillip 

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    22 min

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Have you ever looked at another women and thought "how does she do it?" This podcast will answer that question. It's conversations with some of the busiest women we know. We'll hear the tips and…