The Juggling Act

Today we’re joined by a mum who started an organic, allergy-free snack range for kids with her husband - before they even had kids! Do you ever feel like there’s no one taking care of you? Jules and Mel talk about how motherhood can be really lonely, and weigh in on 'advice needed' question about cheating.

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In today’s episode, we’re joined by a young girl who came up with a gorgeous idea to help her cope when she started being excluded at school. Emmie (and her proud mum Evie!) are with us to share their story. While we’re talking about bonds with your child, Jules and Mel talk about whether we should be friends with our children, and share their thoughts on an 'advice needed' question about baby names (always controversial!).

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Ooft what a story we’ve got for you today… At just age 20, Sophie was diagnosed with a life-threatening and extremely rare brain tumour and was told she may never have children. She is now thriving as a mum and not only that, she also launched a million-dollar accessories empire five years ago. She’s with us to share the biggest things she’s learnt about life and business. Mel has made friends with her 81-year-old neighbour and wants to campaign to bring back the 'pop in'. While Jules weighs in on the push-pull guilt of motherhood.

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Today we’re joined by OG Bachie couple Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich who recently celebrated their daughter Elle’s first birthday. They reveal the surprising lesson they've learnt about parenting in the first 12 months. Mel explains the 1/3 friendship rule and how we can accept that not everyone is going to like us. And Jules reveals the novel way she makes extra cash to put aside for Ollie's future.

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In today’s episode we’re joined by a sunshine coast mum who now runs a million dollar business after creating a skincare range for tweens. Mel has noticed a lot of chat amongst mums with primary-age kids about how old kids should be before they're left alone in the park. While Jules reveals her tips for getting a business idea off the ground.

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Just when we thought we were going to get a reprieve from 2021, we’re now facing La Nina and another COVID strain. So, we wanted to lighten things up a bit! In this episode, Jules and Mel reveal their trashiest guilty TV pleasures and we’ve got one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Melbourne on to share hers. They also share their thoughts on an advice needed questions from a mum whose partner is refusing to get vaccinated, and open up about how they're feeling about another strain of Covid entering the country.

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Today we’re joined by author Vanessa McCausland whose latest book 'The Beautiful Words' looks at childhood friendships and what happens when you grow apart. Mel asks whether you put yourself as a woman last when you become a mother. And Evie Farrell joins us to talk about why we all need to book a Christmas staycation.

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You will need the tissues for today’s interview… at the age of just 35, Emily Tindal was diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer after she was having trouble breathing since the birth of her third child. The cancer has now spread to her lymph nodes, lungs, liver and bones and she opens up about the guilt she feels around her youngest daughter and how she’s fighting to have the bowel cancer screening age lowered. Jules and Mel chat about how they celebrate Christmas and what the best Christmas movie is! And Laura Mazza is with us with an interesting advice needed questions about asking friends to babysit for free.

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November is NICU awareness month and in this episode, we’re joined by a mum who shares the incredible story of her little miracle baby Cooper, who was born at 30 weeks weighing just 1.5kg. What a little fighter. Jules also opens up about how her 'birth wish' came true, and Lauren Patterson is back with some tips on how to stop worrying.

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We've got an interesting topic today, and one that’s not that widely discussed, parental burnout. The concept has been around since the 80s, but not something that’s really been talked about here in Australia, so we're joined by psychologist and family coach Helene Gatland to tell us more. Mel's 9 year old daughter hacked her work and personal IG accounts, so we're talking about managing kids and social media. And Evie Farrell has found out everything we need to know about travelling safely to Fiji.

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