The Juggling Act

Everyone is loving Pink’s new song Cover Me In Sunshine right now, it’s just the sunny joy that we all need right now. And that’s something Aussie singer Bob Evans aka Jebediah frontman Kevin Mitchell wanted to tap into with his new song Concrete Heart. Bob is also a dad of two and joins us to chat about how his work has been impacted by COVID and how losing his dad when he was a teenager has changed the way he parents his kids.

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When you're pregnant your body goes through incredible and often bizarre changes (pigmentation anyone?). You are growing a human after all. From stretch marks to saggy boobs, after you've had the baby, things are often not the way they once were! Mel and Sarah discuss the changes they experienced and how they feel about their bodies after having a baby.

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This week, former Detective Gary Jubelin – who worked on the William Tyrell case – opens up about the huge toll catching killers has taken on his family life. Dr Sarah Woodhouse joins us to talk about trauma and says we could be passing our own experiences onto our children. You’ll need a cup of tea to process this one. Jules Sebastian is with us and opens up about why she's talking about the biggest loss in her life. We’re joined by a speech pathologist who shares the signs your child might have a speech issue and how she manages her multiple side hustles. And Sarah and Mel talk about kids running away and how to handle it.

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Do you remember running away as a child? Feels like a right of passage. But it doesn't seem as sweet when your own child does it. Mel opens up about how her daughter has run away a couple of times and how stressful it is, while asking how it should be handled and what the consequences should be.

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Sonia Bestulic has just a few balls in the air. She’s a speech pathologist and the founder of a clinic called Talking Heads. She’s also an award-nominated children’s author and host of the Chatabout Children podcast. And somehow, she manages to juggle all that plus three children just 2.5 years apart! Sonia joins us to reveal just how she does it and the powerful lesson she's learnt about self-care.

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While it may have appeared that Jules Sebastian has taken a backseat to her husband Guy's career, the presenter and stylist has always worked hard in the background and is now stepping into the spotlight at the age of 40. The mum of two boys is the host of Tea with Jules on YouTube, and now she’s added author to her CV with the launch of her first-ever book Tea & Honesty. And being honest is exactly what Jules does in this chat - from missteps as a mum to why she decided to open up about the grief of losing her brother.

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In one way or another, we all carry some sort of trauma with us. In fact, up to 80% of women will experience a traumatic event at least once in their lives. It can manifest as anxiety, shame, depression, eating disorders and so much more. Leading us to repeat patterns of behaviour throughout our lives - often without us realising it. Research Psychologist and trauma specialist Dr Sarah Woodhouse is the author of You’re Not Broken and she joins us to chat about what trauma actually is and how we can unknowingly pass it onto our children.

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There are some jobs that would be impossible to leave at the door when you get home. After 34 years in the police and 25 years in homicide, retired Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin knows that all too well. Having spent his incredible career catching killers – including the high profile disappearance of William Tyrell – the emotional toll and impact on his family has been huge. Gary is now the host of the I Catch Killers podcast which is back for a whole new season, and he joins us now to open about the heartbreak of not getting the chance to catch William's killer and how he processes all the horrific things he's seen.

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This week, Kate Langbroek opens up about how scary it was living in Italy during the pandemic and reveals her biggest parenting fail! Sarah and Mel talk about how to handle sibling rivalry – is that race to be first doing anyone else’s head in?! Miranda Kerr is on the line from the US and reveals the biggest lesson her late nan taught her as a mother. Camilla Freeman-Topper from design duo Camilla and Marc joins us to chat about the pain of losing her mother when she was just a teen to ovarian cancer. And there’s something special about the bond between mums and sons – Sarah and Mel talk about why that might be…

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Ask any mum of a boy and she'll tell you there's something special about that bond. As mums of boys, Sarah and Mel talk about the connection they have with their sons and why they think it's so different to the way you interact with girls.

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