On this week's show - the girls get screwed over by Australian Daylight Savings, Ellie's daughter has yet another creative nickname for her dad, coping with stress, practical self care, the importance of rest, advice for your new mum self, being okay with admitting you're not okay, the worst parenting advice our listeners have ever received.

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Lateva: @theallpurposewoman

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In this episode - Lateva returns from a trip in Greece, Ellie's daughter has a new nickname for her dad, the importance of having alone time, finding your best self care practice, how to avoid burn-out and overwhelm, mum guilt, mental health, and letting go of things that no longer serve you.

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In this episode Lateva and Ellie discuss the difference between introverts and extroverts, carrying the emotional load, practicing self care when your child is sick, sound healing, finding your calm, contraception, therapy and another entry from Ellie's Lockdown Diary.

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This week Ellie talks to Lateva from lockdown to discuss who's the favourite parent, mum guilt, the sound of your internal voice and tips for emotion wellness during COVID lockdown.

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Lateva: @theallpurposewoman

Ellie: @iamelliemcgrath

Lateva & Ellie explain their absence, as well as discuss: Seasonal Affect Disorder, dealing with overwhelm, things we all secretly hate about motherhood, and Lateva shares a poop story.

On this episode Ellie and Lateva speak with Sarah Carson, a travel blogger who has travelled to over 50 countries with her husband and three kids.

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Sarah Carson

www.sarahctravels.com

Ellie and Lateva are joined by the inspirational Jo Betz, creator of Grief - A Guided Journal. Jo shares her own personal story of grief and loss, and how it led her to create something that is now bringing so much comfort to others walking through their own grief journey.

Also discussed on this episode: working through emotions, dealing with overwhelm, the importance of Chicken Salt, and Ellie's Mouse Plague story continues...

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Jo Betz

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On this week's show the girls discuss: finding guilt-free moments, decisions that make us better mothers, why fathers don't seem to hear as well as mothers do, holistic health, the mass shooting in Lateva's own city, and an update from Ellie on the 2021 Australian Mouse Plague.

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Lateva's blog Post "I Don't Want to Die from Being Black and Pregnant"

https://theallpurposewoman.com/i-dont-want-to-die-from-being-black-pregnant/

The 2021 Australian Mice Plague

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/worst-mice-plague-ever-seen-millions-rodents-descend-eastern-australia-rcna513

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This week Lateva and Ellie talk about social hangovers, how the body reacts to suppressed emotion, shielding kids from the internet, body image, and the dreaded mouse plague.

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All our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48814878-all-our-shimmering-skies?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=4g2tbWQMZh&rank=1

The Australian mouse plague of 2021

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-18/mice-plague-nsw-worsens-and--affecting-crops/13255486

Ellie and Lateva are back! A lot has happened since they last spoke, and in this episode they discuss walking through grief with children, times of insecurity, and vomit. So. Much. Vomit.

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Grief Journal, by Jo Betz

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