Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show where Loz and Lu try to figure out how to make work, work alongside motherhood. 

Today on the show:

• Is AI quietly becoming the new parenting village?
• And, are you grieving a stage of motherhood that hasn’t even ended yet? Us too. Let’s talk about it. 
• (Read Jodi Wilson's piece here)

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Welcome back to Dear Ready or Not, our weekly Q&A where you send us your questions on work, motherhood and everything in between, and we answer them honestly.

This week you’re asking us: 

• What’s one motherhood and one work/career hack that you swear by at the moment?
• How have mums felt about their career after having a child? I don't want to be a stay at home mum but I also don't feel 100% driven at work either.
• How do I be part of a team culture that revolves around drinks and lunch?
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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Today we’re bringing you a bonus episode, all about childcare. In this chat, we've teamed up with Care for Kids to cover:

• What the three-day guarantee actually means and who it impacts.
• Why waitlists are more competitive than you think, especially for under twos.
• The truth about daily fees and what you’ll pay out of pocket.
• How the childcare subsidy works for second children and school-aged kids.
• The most common Centrelink mistake parents make.
• What to look for on a childcare tour beyond the obvious checklist.
• How to handle drop-offs and separation anxiety.
• What’s changing nationally when it comes to childcare safety and quality standards.

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Starting the childcare search? Join 3 million parents who choose Care for Kids to find the right care.

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show where Loz and Lu try to figure out how to make work, work alongside motherhood. 

Today on the show:

• In the age of social media and constant hot takes, is the definition of the “good mother” constantly changing, or does society still favour one version of motherhood above all?
• And, as promised, Loz and Lu go more in depth about what their week to week logistics look like, including what the start of kindergarten and primary school is actually like. 

Got a question for Dear Ready or Not? Submit it anonymously here! 

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Welcome back to Dear Ready or Not, our weekly Q&A where you send us your questions on work, motherhood and everything in between, and we answer them honestly.

This week you’re asking us: 

• When should you ask for flexible work arrangements, now or closer to your return?
• Compressed work weeks are being removed from my workplace. What do I say to management to advocate for myself and those who currently have it?
• Job hunting while pregnant: when and how do you tell a potential employer?
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Chantella Perera was familiar with the juggle before motherhood ever entered the picture. 

Before motherhood, she was working two jobs as a professional athlete playing WNBL and AFLW, because women's sport alone would never cut it as a pay check. And then, when becoming a mum, it became the double shift – navigating the paid work alongside what society dubs the world’s biggest job. 

And here, we talk all about it: the push pull and guilt that comes with being both the primary earner and the mother, how Chantella went from someone that went from hiding her motherhood journey at work to now being open about it, and how her relationship with feminism has changed over time.

Chantella is also incredibly vulnerable in reflecting on what it’s like to become a mum after losing your own, and she’s really open about the fact that while she adores her kids and would never regret them, she’s not sure if she ever really considered what motherhood actually entailed before she became a mum herself. 

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Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show where Loz and Lu try to figure out how to make work, work alongside motherhood. 

Today on the show:

• How early is too early to put your name on a childcare waitlist? And then, 
• Flexibility for mums is great, but can we start talking about flexibility for dads, too?
• Plus, here’s the Rana Hussain article that Lu referred to

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Welcome to Dear Ready or Not, our weekly Q&A where you send us your questions on work, motherhood and everything in between, and we answer them honestly.

This week, you’re asking us:

• Should you stick it out in a job you don’t love if you’re planning to have another baby.
• How to let go of perfectionism when you’re already stretched and thinking about another baby.
• And how to actually prepare for starting kindergarten, particularly when it comes to lunchboxes.

Got a question? Submit it anonymously here! 

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Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Welcome back to Ready or Not, the show where Loz and Lu try to figure out how to make work, work alongside motherhood. 

Today on the show:

• What does seeing me work all the time do to my kids? We go deep on that piece on The Cut that’s gone viral. Then:
• “I’ve lost my ambition, and I’m okay with it…”: Amil Niazi is the author of a new book called Life After Ambition: A Good Enough Memoir, and she recently shared an excerpt of it on Chatelaine that had led us on a meandering conversation of what ambition means and where we’re at with it. 

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

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Welcome back to Dear Ready or Not, our weekly Q&A where you send us your questions on work, motherhood and everything in between, and we answer them honestly.

This week you’re asking us: 

• How to do a full-time job in four days.
• How long to take off for baby number two without derailing your career.
• What to do when work wants you in the office more, even though it clearly makes life harder, not better.

Got a question? Submit it anonymously here! 

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Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.

You can also find us on Instagram:

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And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.