A child-free life may sound appealing to those parents, who like us, know what it’s like to have been up five times in the night but what’s a life without kids really like? We’ll interview a special guest and also talk about the difference between being childless and child-free.

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HOSTS: Alana Dagwell and Laura Jackel

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Have you ever been on a diet? Do you get sucked into following the latest food fads? This week, we talk about our experimentation, successes and fails with trying to eat well. We reminisce about trying to stay healthy at university and when travelling overseas and the practical challenges of feeding fussy kids while not bingeing on kids snacks in the cupboard. 

Our diet expert is molecular nutritionist, lecturer, award winning researcher and food myth-buster, Dr Emma Beckett.

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Life: do you really have to live your best?In this episode, we’re talking about the concept of ‘living your best life’. We want to know whether we really need to live our best lives or if a mediocre one is perfectly fine. We’re also debating whether the pressure to live our best lives is really just causing us anxiety in the pretty good lives we may already have.

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We’re talking ‘far-shun’ darlings in this episode: our epic fashion fails from the 90s, what we refuse to wear and why Alana has an aversion to spaghetti straps and linen clothing. We talk online vs IRL (in real life) shopping, ethical clothing choices, Mom Jeans and something Laura has called the ‘Mumiform’. We report on the feedback received from our social media followers on whether Alana can wear skirts with joggers. Our expert this time is Lara Lupish, Editor in Chief/ Creative Director of Facon Magazine.

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‘A woman’s work is never done’ – we’ve all heard that saying haven’t we? And while we recognise the paid and unpaid work women do, this episode is all about women and paid work. Alana rewinds the clock to 1998 to share some dubious career advice she received as a young female student. Laura discusses an article she wrote for Mamamia on the not-so-creative way some families divide up the cost of childcare. We also discuss why work is not always just about the money, although that certainly helps and we give a cheeky shout-out to all the ‘working dads’ out there too. We chat to our podcast producer and all-round dynamo Mel Sargeant of the NHM-GOT IT FROM MY MUMMA podcast.

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Do you creak when you get out of a chair? Is your body a temple or more of a trough?! This week we chat all things getting older and staying fit. Whether it is possible to actually get better at fitness with age, or is it all just too sweaty and hard once you get past 25. Laura talks about learning to swim before she turned the big 4-0 and Alana lets us in on some of her home-exercise triumphs and why she finally decided to join a gym. 

Our expert this week is the amazingly fit and inspirational Debbie Keen, a 53-year-old international figure and physique champion who Laura interviewed for Mamamia back in 2018.

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Do you belong to a book club and if not, do you want to start one? This week we talk about our own book club, how it began and whether or not there is wine and cheese (hint: there is cheese and wine). We talk about finding the time to read, what to read, book clubs that have failed to thrive and whether or not we should start a podcast club as well?

We chat to the founder and director of the Newcastle Writers Festival Rosemarie Milsom for her top reads this year, as well as Amanda Watson, fellow book club member so you can find out more about our book club ‘rules’ and what we are reading right now! 

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This week we talk about the big difference between becoming a parent and doing the challenging work of parenting. Whether you do it in a yummy, scummy, or funny way, we talk about our own personal approaches to parenting, the high expectations placed on us from conception and how it is impossible to a ‘fun mum’ 24/7 when there is so much darn mess to deal with! 

We swap parenting war stories, share recommendations and tips that helped us survive the early days and laugh at our parenting fails. We chat with clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes from Think Clinical Psychologists about her own rocky experience of becoming a parent and her professional tips for being the best mummas we can be. To find out more about us get check out our website. 

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Are influencers the new reality TV stars? And if so, then what’s really real? How do we know you posted about something because you actually liked it or were being paid to promote it?  We’re talking social media influencers and the ‘outrage’ that some of them ignite. We look at how this kind of marketing is big business now that many major brands are on board. A well-known Aussie parenting influencer who has more that 250,000 followers joins us for a chat to discuss the highs and lows of what seems like the perfect job. To find us online go here.

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You know the drill: meet, fall in love, marry (if you want to) and live happily ever after. But as many of us discover, when you throw career aspirations, kids and general tiredness into the mix, our relationships can suffer. Alana and Laura chat about their husbands and offer some great advice they’ve received along the way. The two of them share their favourite relationship books and podcasts and Laura tells us more about what she’s learned after writing plenty of relationship articles for the likes of Mamamia and SheSaid. Sydney-based relationship psychologist and founder of The Relationship Room, Rachel Voysey joins us with some tips on how to keep long-term relationships healthy. You can follow us on Facebook or Instagram search 'Get Oversubscribed Podcast' or here online. 

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