Under The Gloss with Phoebe Burgess

Moana Hope has a lot going on. She’s an AFL footy star, she runs a business with 130 staff, she’s a mother of two under two and is the full time carer to her sister Vinny. In today’s episode, Moana chats to Phoebe about the traumatic moment she thought she lost her son during birth, how she struggled with intimacy, and why she and her wife, Belle, both breastfeed their babies. This is Moana like you’ve never heard her. 

Content warning: this episode of Under The Gloss discusses birth trauma, so please listen with care.

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In the last few years, Keira Rumble has suffered six miscarriages, a heterotopic pregnancy, was diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent emergency surgery. On top of everything – she started two businesses. On today’s episode, Keira joins Phoebe in the Vogue studio to chat about how she navigates grief in the public eye, why she saw IVF as failure and how she launched a business with a newborn.

Content warning: this episode of Under The Gloss discusses infertility and infant loss so please listen with care.

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When Rebecca Vallance’s business was really taking off, she was enduring heartbreaking miscarriages and gruelling IVF treatments. In today’s episode, Rebecca joins Phoebe to chat about her traumatic pregnancies, the joys of raising her two boys, the inspiration behind her fashion empire, and she explains how she navigates those dreadful feelings of mother’s guilt.

Content warning: this episode of Under The Gloss discusses infertility, so please listen with care.

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Have you ever spoken to your boss about egg freezing? What about when you’re planning to have children? For Dr Wendy Liu and Dr Joyce Yu, it’s these uncomfortable and deeply personal topics that have become the norm for themselves and other trainee surgeons. On this episode of Under The Gloss, the doctors join Phoebe to chat about the shame and guilt surrounding female surgeons and motherhood, and they explain why it’s near impossible for trainee surgeons to start a family. 

You can find more information on the study by Dr Wendy Liu and Dr Joyce Yu here.

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Boobs…we’re talking about them – again! In this part two episode of Under The Gloss, Phoebe is answering all your questions about breast reductions. Joining her to discuss every single detail is writer Mary Madigan, as well as Phoebe’s own surgeon, Dr Steven Liew. How painful is it? Is there any scarring? How do you learn to love your body? No questions are off-limits in this chat.

To listen to part one ‘I remember just feeling so free’: Phoebe and Leah Itsines chat breast reductions, listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i-remember-just-feeling-so-free-phoebe-and-leah/id1626033416?i=1000578559619 

Have a read of Mary Madigan’s article here: https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/lifestyle/im-jealous-of-phoebe-burgess-breast-reduction/news-story/8e50b80cb58d5b97030b8917dcc443bd

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When Ashlee Thomas was 13, she went on a health kick using social media. Just a year later, she was diagnosed with anorexia. She was hospitalised for 12 weeks and her heart stopped – twice. A startling new Australian study has shown Ashlee isn’t the only one experiencing mental health problems because of social media. On this episode of Under The Gloss, Ashlee joins Phoebe, and Body and Soul’s Alison Izzo, to share her story.

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode may be distressing to some listeners. We will be discussing disordered eating, anorexia and suicidal ideation, so please listen with care. If this episode raises any issues or concerns, you can reach out to the Butterfly Foundation.

Butterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.au/ 

The Griffith University study: https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/handle/10072/418873

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For those who might think Kate Waterhouse’s last name got her places, her family life really only ignited her own love and passion for the racing world. In this special episode of Under The Gloss, Phoebe chats to Kate about growing up in the spotlight, forging her own path in life, why she doesn’t take her own style advice and how she’s empowering her two young daughters.

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In this episode of Under The Gloss, Christian Wilkins joins Phoebe in the Vogue studio to chat all things fashion in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup. He also talks about why his dad will never use the word ‘shame’ when it comes his bold looks, what he actually said to those Logies dress trolls and why he refers to pants as leg prisons.

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Trinny Woodall may be known as the straight-talking, taller half of Trinny and Susannah – the fashion duo responsible for reality TV makeovers. But she’s since turned her love of helping women feel good into a multi-million dollar beauty empire – Trinny London. In this episode of Under The Gloss, Trinny joins Phoebe in the Vogue studio to chat relationship breakdowns, losing loved ones, the toll of going through 16 rounds of IVF and navigating the complicated relationship with her late mum.

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Imagine growing your baby in the very same womb you were grown in. It might sound like a story line straight from Hollywood, but for Kirsty and Michelle, it’s about to become their reality. Next year, Michelle will be donating her uterus to her daughter in what is Australia’s first-ever uterus transplant trial. There really are no limits to a mother’s love. 

Content warning: this episode of Under The Gloss discusses issues relating to infertility and traumatic birth, so please listen with care.

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