This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos and Fauve and Co!

This week's episode is proudly brought to you by: Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos & The Doula Plan.

TV Presenter, business owner and Mum of 2 young boys, Emma Vosti joins Demi & Melinda to unpack motherhood, work / life balance and trying to manage it all when maybe you just simply can't?!

This episode quickly became a favourite!! Emma spoke to the girls on a very raw level about what it was like to suffer from HG while pregnant with her boys. She took them back to a dark phase of her life as she broke down in tears painting a picture of what is was like when she was pregnant for a second while having a toddler.

Emma also chats about how her husband discovered their son Jack's pupil looked oddly white one night instead if black at just one week old and the journey they went on to find out Jack has a cataract in one of his eyes.

She also opens up about what it was like going from one child to two and what it meant for her career in the entertainment world while also running her small business.

Emma believes it's a lie to suggest you can juggle "it all" which the girls loved hearing her chat about and found it super refreshing and relevant.

Emma is very passionate about how amazing the Royal Children's Hospital seeing it in action firsthand with what she went through with Jack and this year is a proud ambassador of the Good Friday Appeal, raising awareness and funds for the Royal Children's Hospital.

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Hosts: Demi Duncan and Melinda Baxter

Business owners of MISSTA

My goodness we loved recording this episode!!

We were lucky enough to sit down with Ash Pollard, aka the Queen of Reality TV.... You may know her from My Kitchen Rules, Dancing with the Stars, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here or The Traitors.

You will leave this episode feeling as though you know Ash on a deep level as she calls it how it is and dives into each topic honestly and openly. We chatted about her career pre kids, her 2 surprise pregnancies, her severe post natal depression that followed, life as a Mum with 2 under 2 (Irish Twins)

Ash calls a spade a spade, we loved her animation and explanations on all things Mum life.

We hope you absolutely love this relatable and raw ep! 

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In our first episode back, we're joined by the lovely Kellie who at the tender age of 25 was diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer. Kellie was a first time mum to her 3 month old Daughter Sophia at the time. We talk about the unfortunate events that led to her devastating diagnosis. Kellie grieves the loss of her first year as a mother as she was unable to parent Sophia whilst undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation. Kellie spoke about how it took a village to raise Sophia in her first year of life and that Sophia didn't know who her own Mother was. After 6 months of treatment, Kellie was able to get away on a much needed holiday with her partner Jeremy however started having shortness of breath and soon found out the cancer was back but this time in her lungs. 

We also chat to Kellie about how she gets through her days while living with a terminal illness, what the unknown future looks like and her devastating news about becoming infertile post treatment therefore knowing she won't be able to give her daughter a sibling. 

Kellie now advocates for early detection and to speak up when you notice something abnormal about your bowel movements or health in general. 

A very grounding and eye opening chat!! 

Kellie Finlayson Instagram: @kelliefinlayson_

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Kellie's Podcast: @shttalkerspod

Kellie is an ambassador for the Jodie Lee Foundation.  @jodileefoundation

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In today's mini ep, we touch on the busy time in December leading into Christmas with Christmas parties, school break ups, kinder break ups, organising presents, moving the Elf of the Shelf plus how big of a day Christmas Day is and Demi wanting to start her own family traditions without moving her kids around! We talk about the weird time between Christmas and New Year when we don't know what day it is or what's going on, how parents do it when they work full time over January with kids at home, Demi's family trip to Echuca, Mel losing hair from stress!!A light chin wag and an excuse for us to debrief on what's been going on, we hope you enjoy it!! Love Demi & Melinda x

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And that's a wrap for 2023!

In today's episode we wrap up what has been a big year for us! We answer a couple of our most frequently asked questions, Demi gives an in depth pregnancy update and Mel explains why she is moving house the week before Christmas! 

Of course you get a Missta BTS update and we explain the plan for 2024!

Our final ep for this year and we cant thank you enough for your support to keep our podcast growing. We have loved our Missta community getting to know us on a deeper level through our pod and look forward to our future in this space!

If you have any guests you would LOVE us to interview in 2024 please let us know!If you would like to showcase your business within our podcast in 2024, please contact [email protected] 

Thank you Missta fam!

See you in 2024 

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Today's ep was like a coffee catch up with girlfriends!!

Demi and Mel had the pleasure of chatting to Amy Finch, wife to Aussie cricket star, Aaron Finch who has travelled the world playing International Cricket.

We learnt about the extended period of time Aaron is away for work and the logistical challenges they face running (and creating) a family around his work extensive work schedule. 

Amy disclosed the horrific cyber bullying they can endure with Aaron’s job being in front of a global audience, which included death threats to Aaron’s loved ones. 

Amy openly discussed their decision to not have children, as the life they lived had it's challenges to create stability and routine however to their surprise, Amy fell pregnant shortly after a life saving surgery and now has a beautiful 2 year old named Esther! 

Amy is down to earth, honest and so easy to chat to... We hope you love this ep!

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Aaron Finach Instagram @aaronfinch5

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Today we had the pleasure of chatting to Kim, the proud owner of White Smiles Geelong, who opened up to us about life as a mother of a child with Type 1 Diabetes. 

7 year old daughter Willow, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4, when at the time was only hours away from going into a life threatening diabetic coma.

Kim was not aware of her daughters condition and assumed it was an average virus however as she noticed Willow's water consumption increasing and her gasping for air one night when talking, Kim was able to see her GP immediately which ended them up in emergency.

Within handing over papers at the front desk of ED, Willow was quickly surrounded by a team of doctors and life has never been the same since. 

Willow essentially needs 24/7 monitoring which although is Kim and her husband's “normal”, it brings a lot of challenges on everyday life for them both, which most of us would take for granted. 

We were shocked to discover how lonely and consuming it can be as a parent of a child with Type 1 Diabetes and we are amazed at Kim’s strength and dedication as she navigates through this. 

You will love this chat, both Demi and Mel have never spoken so little in an episode in our life and this is probably the episode that we have teared up the most.

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