Betty Chetcuti is a director at the Australian Association of Psychologists, and a psychologist with over 30 years experience. When she became a mother herself, she realised she needed to apply some of the techniques she was using as a psychologist, to being a mother. From here she embarked on research into executive stress and job satisfaction, and applied her findings to create a program to help new mums navigate the colossal changes they’re faced with when they first become mothers.

Betty shares some simple techniques on how to handle external opinion and frustration with your partner. She offers practical cognitive behavioural therapy tools, to help change our own thinking to cope with challenging situations - because "the only thing we can change is our own view of the situation."

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Beth Stephens is one half of the band, the Teeny Tiny Stevies. If you have kids, or even if you don’t, do yourself a favour and listen to their beautiful and helpful music.

Beth and her sister Byll, wrote and played wonderful music for adults, in The Little Stevies. After Byll had her first baby, they branched out in to kids music, with the Teeny Tiny Stevies. Beth tells us the story of how and why the Teeny Tiny Stevies were created. We then chat about being a mum when your work doesn't follow set hours, making friends as an adult, and navigating parenthood with your partner.

Beth was open and honest as we had a chat over the phone, on the eve of Melbourne's 6th covid lockdown. 

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You can listen to Beth's music for kids, which adults also enjoy, here.

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Comedian and writer Nicolette Minster is hilarious, honest and generous as she shares her story of postnatal depression and anxiety. When I interviewed Nic, I was unaware that she had experienced PND, so I felt honoured that she was so open and told her story with such vulnerability. 

She talks about her journey with IVF, tells us the things she can look back on and laugh at now (mistaking her urethra for her cervix), and how she feels after receiving help. 

We laugh, and cry, as Nic tells her story of motherhood so far. 

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Elle Bullen is one of Australia's top advertising creatives. A powerhouse.

When she was 35 years old, and 6 months pregnant with her second child, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In this episode, she shares how this experience has changed her as a person, a mum, and how she lives her life.

Elle is outrageously strong, and her drink of choice, if stuck on a desert island, would be party punch.

It was an honour to hear her story.

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Welcome to Mummafication. I'm your host, Brodie Mattner.

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