This episode is incredibly close to our hearts!!
Nicole Baumann, a 35yo local Geelong girl and a very good friend of Melinda's sits down with the girls and walks them through her cervical cancer battle which left her unable to carry her own children. 
Nicole is has been on a surrogacy journey with her husband Mark, for around 9 years and today, she shares her update about her current surrogate and all of the hurdles they have jumped along the way. 
Nicky is a positive, upbeat, larger than life person who is desperately fighting to become... You will laugh and cry during this episode so don’t bother wearing mascara for this one!  
Guest: @nicky_mumma

#05 Mumma Nicky; cervical cancer survivor who is on a journey to become a Mum

We are here to talk all things parenting struggles, juggles and baby bubbles plus everything in between. Follow along as we discover untold stories from our guests and dive deeper into the motherhood abyss.

Kids & Family

Parenting

Todays episode is proudly Brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company. 
This is Tom’s first time chatting publicly about parenting as he is mostly is interviewed about mental health and his infamous decision to walk away from AFL and “give up” $2million to end his contract at The Bulldogs. Tom has a (nearly) 2 year old daughter named Armani, and a wife named Anna. Although Demi couldn’t help but quiz Tom on his incredibly interesting and unique AFL career, we get to learn about Tom’s life before football, a bit about his own parents “parenting styles” and how that shaped him, as well as his insightful goals and thoughts about his own parenting style and the importance of a solid relationship. Tom mentioned he is generally misunderstood as arrogant and felt that being an overachiever as a child can at times be detrimental and shameful. Tom is an incredibly intelligent, logical and down to earth guy who is able to articulate and explain things so clearly! We learnt so much from him! Post football, Tom has released a book 'Nowhere to Hide', works in the mental health space with Work Safe and has a full-time job in football analytics! We hope you love this chat as much as we did!! 


Ep 38: Tom Boyd no 1 draft pick in the AFL, left the system due to mental health, now father, speaks about parenting publically for the 1st time

Todays episode is proudly brought to you by ⁠Womb Nutrition⁠, ⁠The Beauty Company⁠ and ⁠Hella Mallow⁠ 
Today's chat is for all of our business girlies!! 
Phoebe Simmonds, owner of The Memo, the famous online and boutique store front for parents; Your feel good parenting destination to help make big decisions, easy. Here, you can find a quality curation of the best baby brands on the planet and everything a new parent needs to feel good, prepared and supported when raising a child.
An inspiring business chat that we recorded in Phoebe's flagship boutique store in Armadale. We chatted in depth about where the idea of The Memo came from and how they found such a gap in the market when it came to giving parents-to-be / parents more than just product information, instead they provide an experience and education when shopping and handpick key essential items instead of stocking everything making it a little less overwhelming for parents to making decisions on things. 


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LINKS: 
Phoebe's IG:
The Memo IG: @fromthememo
The Memo Website
The Memo TikTok: @fromthememo
The Blow Australia: The Blow Australia 
Missta Instagram: ⁠@missta_babythermos⁠ 
Missta website: ⁠Shop Missta⁠ 
Missta TikTok: @missta__

#37 Phoebe Simmonds: owner of The Memo & The Blow Australia on running businesses along side Mum life

Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company 
Demi and Mel catch up to chat about their previous week in parenting! 
Demi speaks about her *nearly* 7 year old daughters nervous traits and fear towards going to bed! Scarlet goes to the toilet 8 times before bed and makes up every excuse as to why she cant go to bed. 
Mel talks about her weekend away camping in a tent with her family of 5! What was originally a holiday Melinda didn't want to go on, turned out to be wholesome and relaxing. 
You will feel like you have joined in on their convo as the girls chat and catch up! 

DISCOUNT CODES:
Womb Nutrition: MISSTA30 (discount value up to $125)
LINKS:
Missta Instagram: @missta_babythermos
Missta Website: Shop Missta

#36 Missta Mums: Demi on instant newborn health anxiety kicking in and life as a Mum of 4!

Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Hella Mallow 


You will be able to feel Lorinska's upbeat energy through your speakers! She is so fun and we loved having her in the studio! 
Lorinska is a mum of 3, Penelope, Florence and Edward. 
Lorinska famously leads a glamorous life but chats to us about how her perfect world flipped upside down after giving birth to her 3rd child, Edward! All her parenting tricks and techniques that worked for her older two "perfectly behaved" girls, doesn't work on her darling son! She chats about how she could never relate to sleep deprived parents and has since drastically changed the way she speaks about parenting. 
We chat about her "overnight" fame with the hit series, Yummy Mummies and how life changed from it's debut to Netflix! 
Life is chaotic for Lorinska but she bares all to her loyal followers and loves every second of her the challenges! 


You will leave this chat feeling so uplifted after a good giggle, like we did! 


DISCOUNT CODES:
Womb Nutrition: MISSTA30 (discount value up to $125)
Hella Mallow: use code MISSTAMUMS on min $20 order


LINKS: 
Lorinskas Instagram: @lorinska
Missta Instagram: @missta_babythermos 
Missta website: Shop Missta 





#35 Lorinska Merrington, The Yummy Mummy of Melbourne

Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition , The Beauty Company and Fauve and Co 

We have stepped out of hospital and are back in Demi's living room for a catch up about life post Parker's arrival and how Demi is settling in at home as a family of 6!
Demi tells us her list of "must have" hospital items and her most used baby products since arriving home! 
We disclose the silent struggle we have been facing the last few months with our business along with some BIG changes that have happened behind the scenes! 
We love catching up with our Missta Fam and being as transparent as possible with you all! 

LINKS:
Shop Missta: missta.com.au 
Missta Instagram: @missta_babythermos
Demi Instagram: @demiduncan_

#05 Mumma Nicky; cervical cancer survivor who is on a journey to become a Mum

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