When Queensland mum Jayne Cuddihy arrived in Kenya, she had a 14 month old toddler in tow, and was just six weeks away from giving birth to her second child.A journalist herself, Jayne swapped it all to hold the parenting fort while her husband worked as an international TV correspondent, based in Nairobi. What they've been through and what Jayne has managed as a mother, is nothing short of unbelievable.This is her story.

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This week, I chat with rural mum Sarah Harris who lives on a sheep station in outback New South Wales. Sarah is a mum to six beautiful girls, but amongst all the chaos, she has a natural calmness about her. She has the ability to go with the flow, embrace motherhood and seek support when she needs it. This is her story.

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This week, I catch up with Northern Territory mum and new grandma, Tiani Cook.What's it like raising kids on the land in one of the most remote places in Australia? Well, the mum of four knows all about that after living on Suplejack Downs, an incredibly isolated cattle station, nine hours from the closest town. Her nearest neighbour was 200 kilometres away. Motherhood and mustering was Tiani's life, and she's had an incredible adventure so far.This is her story.

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This week, rural mum Lucy Davies shares her journey into motherhood. The Brisbane beauty met her farmer husband on the dance floor and it wasn't long before she upped and moved to rural Queensland, swapping the only life she's ever known in the city, for love on the land. Moving to the country when you've never lived in a rural area can be very hard. But for Lucy, it was also hilarious in some ways, and if anyone was going to find the lighter side of it, she was! She's navigating being a first time mum on the land, and thriving!This is her story.

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This week Zoe Hayes shares her journey into motherhood, doing it solo as a single rural mum. Zoe works on a remote cattle station in outback Western Australia and is raising her daughter alone after her partner walked out on her when she was heavily pregnant.She's juggling a baby, caretaking a property and working on her side hustle, Dust off Depression, which raises awareness for mental health in regional communities. This is her story.

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This week, rural mum Libby Davidson shares her motherhood journey. Libby became a step mum to three children before she became a mum to her two little girls. She juggled the early years of motherhood feeling very isolated, perceiving herself as a single mum much of the time. Her husband was away each week due to his job as a truck driver, freighting goods across regional Australia for days at a time. He now works in the mines.Libby has battled her fair share of demons including anxiety and a miscarriage.This is her story.

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This week, rural mum Bek Hourigan shares her story. As a professional drover, Bek spent several years on the road with her family moving hundreds and hundreds of head of cattle across outback Australia in some very tough conditions. At one stage she was droving with her 10 week old daughter and her toddler by her side, living in the back of a stock truck. Her motherhood journey is far from traditional, and while it's been challenging, it's enabled her to capture some very precious memories with her children.This is her story.

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This week, rural mum Nathalia Crabtree shares her story. While her Instagram account might depict a picture perfect life, her journey into motherhood has been far from easy. After a battle with anorexia in her teens, Nathalia was told she couldn't conceive children without the assistance of fertility treatment. She fell pregnant with her daughter after five rounds of ovulation induction, and is very open about her journey, and what it was like dealing with it while living in an isolated community. This is her story.

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This week, rural mum Georgia Mattschoss shares her journey and experiences with motherhood. Georgia runs a sheep and cropping farm with her husband in South Australia, but four years ago the business lost everything when a devastating fire ripped through their area. Amongst it all, Georgia lost herself and just three weeks after the fire, she gave birth to her son Cash. Georgia shares openly about her struggles as a mum following the trauma she's been through, and how she's trying to piece things back together.This is her story.

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This week, rural mum and grazier Ainsley McArthur from Central Queensland shares her journey. She's raised six children, and has taught each of them herself on the farm via distance education. Ainsley became a single mum at 19, before meeting her husband Rob and growing their family together. It's been a tough gig, but amongst all the chaos, commitment and isolation of motherhood, Ainsley has managed to find balance in her life, ensuring she takes time out for herself. This is her story.

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