The Change

When we are parents to littles we all have this vision that when our littles become big, being a parent will be somehow easier. So what happens to our sense of who we are when we get relegated to the sidelines and are no longer the participant parent in our kids' lives? 

In this episode we speak with Bron about life as a mum and how this has evolved over the past nearly 20 years, and what she is most looking forward to in her third act! 

Bron is a passionate advocate for working parents.  She has written extensively about life balance, common sense and the ‘good enough’ mother. Through her parenting website Mumlyfe, Bron aims to help parents of tweens and teens to flourish, so they can nurture enlightened, passionate kids who make a difference.

Credits: 

Bron: https://mumlyfe.com.au/

Cathy O’Brien ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cathy_l_obrien/⁠

Laura Jackel ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lauracjackel/⁠

Mentions: 

⁠https://mumlyfe.com.au/im-entering-the-otherhood-soon-and-it-feels-terrifying/

Audio Producer: 

Marissa Roberts ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marissarobertsofficial/⁠

Thanks for listening to The Change, a fully independent podcast. 

We appreciate your support and listens, so if you like what we do please tell your friends and leave a five star review! 

Send us a voice message here: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-change-pod/message⁠⁠

And don’t forget to follow The Change on Instagram ⁠⁠@the_change_pod⁠⁠ and email us with your questions, feedback and ideas: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

Have you heard of the term “sexually nebulous”? We hadn’t prior to speaking with Amy!

This episode we speak with Amy Lovat about her big change - falling in love with her soulmate Laura after years of dating men. 

Amy is the author of Mistakes and Other Lovers, founder of Secret Book Stuff and program manager of the Newcastle Writers Festival. 

Credits: 

Amy Lovat: https://www.instagram.com/thatamylovat/

Amy’s article for the Guardian on meeting Laura: 

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/20/the-moment-i-knew-i-had-a-realisation-if-the-plane-crashed-id-die-without-laura-knowing-i-loved-her 

Cathy O’Brien https://www.instagram.com/cathy_l_obrien/

Laura Jackel https://www.instagram.com/lauracjackel/

Audio Producer: 

Marissa Roberts: https://www.instagram.com/marissarobertsofficial/

Thanks for listening to The Change, a fully independent podcast. 

We appreciate your support and listens, so if you like what we do please tell your friends and leave a five star review! 

Send us a voice message here: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-change-pod/message⁠

And don’t forget to follow The Change on Instagram @the_change_pod and email us with your questions, feedback and ideas: [email protected]

Have you ever wondered why some people breeze through change and others find it to be their kryptonite? 

We speak to Tracey Williams a registered clinical psychologist about the psychology of change. She helps us unpack some of the big questions around change, and we also talk about how it is possible to ‘flip the script’ on change and get a little more comfortable with it even in the darkest moments. 

Credits: 

Cathy O’Brien https://www.instagram.com/cathy_l_obrien/

Laura Jackel https://www.instagram.com/lauracjackel/

Audio Producer: 

Marissa Roberts https://www.instagram.com/marissarobertsofficial/

Thanks for listening to The Change, a fully independent podcast. 

We appreciate your support and listens, so if you like what we do please tell your friends and leave a five star review! 

Send us a voice message here: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-change-pod/message⁠

And don’t forget to follow The Change on Instagram ⁠@the_change_pod⁠ and email us with your questions, feedback and ideas: ⁠[email protected]⁠

Get to know Laura and Cathy, your hosts of The Change as we chat about some of our biggest life changes in recent times that have shocked or rocked us. 

We get real about how we feel about change with no judgment or shame and we discuss our experiences and feelings about “The Change”, a life stage otherwise known as the menopause and perimenopause. 

Mentions: 

Cathy’s article: 

'I'm in my early fifties, and I feel like I'm becoming invisible.' https://www.mamamia.com.au/invisibility-of-older-women/

Laura’s article: 

"I didn’t have an impressive career or kids and I felt lost." How I found myself after 40. https://www.mamamia.com.au/career-after-forty/

Credits: 

Cathy O’Brien https://www.instagram.com/cathy_l_obrien/

Laura Jackel https://www.instagram.com/lauracjackel/

Audio Producer: 

Marissa Roberts https://www.instagram.com/marissarobertsofficial/

Thanks for listening to The Change, a fully independent podcast. 

We appreciate your support and listens, so if you like what we do please tell your friends and leave a five star review! 

Send us a voice message here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-change-pod/message

And don’t forget to follow The Change on Instagram @the_change_pod and email us with your questions, feedback and ideas: [email protected]

The Change is a podcast about the changes in life that shake, break and make us.
Coming soon to wherever you get your podcasts!