Too Peas In A Podcast Mandy Hose and Kate Mulholland
404 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsListen to Mandy and Kate laugh (a lot) and cry as they chat to each other and friends about parenting multiples with disabilities and additional needs.
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Mother and daughter pea duo Vicki and Rachel talk about their wonderfully diverse family
April 17, 2024 20:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBMandy and Kate chat to mother and daughter dynamic pea duo Vicki and Rachel from Newcastle. Vicki is a mum of five kids and wife to her husband Neil, who has an acquired brain injury due to a stroke. One of her children also has neurofibromatosis, ADHD and learning disabilities. Her daughter Rachel was a young carer for her siblings and her stroke-affected stepdad, and recently became a mum to 2-year-old Amelia, who is a gorgeous little SWAN girl. Rachel talks about Amelia’s birth and earl...
Pea mum and partner Bec shares her family's story
April 10, 2024 20:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBKate and Mandy talk to Bec, a mad Carlton (boo) supporter and Pea partner and mum to a husband and two boys with disabilities. Her husband Luke has a a congenital deformity of his left hand, plus lived with an undiagnosed dislocated elbow for decades. Her eight-year-old boy Henry has autism and ADHD and is also gifted. Her younger son Kieran is profoundly deaf in one ear and has developmental coordination disorder, formerly known as dyspraxia. Bec talks about the diagnosis journey for her ...
The One Where Mandy and Kate have an Anouncement
April 08, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 31 MBHello lovely Peas, pop us in your ears today and hear our announcement. We have loved sharing our lives with you over the last 5 years, but as they say, all pea things must come to an end. So on Mothers Day this year we are hanging up our headphones and turning the mics off, 5 years after we started. We still love each other very much and are so happy to be even better friends than we were 5 years ago, and now we have so many new friends too. You can stay connected with us below https://w...
Maya talks about Rare Wear and her little boy Lloyd
April 03, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBMandy and Kate chat to Maya, founder and CEO of Rare Wear - adaptive fashion for kids with disabilities - and Pea mum to six-year-old Lloyd, who has a rare genetic condition called Iqsec2 Associated Disorder and lives with developmental, medical and mobility issues. Maya chats all about Lloyd’s birth when she was just eighteen years old, and the long journey towards diagnosis when he was 2 and a half years old. Lloyd is a full-time wheelchair user and is peg-fed, and is a chill and happy l...
Music therapea Alex talks about her almost magical profession
March 27, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBKate and Mandy chat to Alex, a registered music therapea from Devonport, Tasmania. Alex talks all about her journey through the almost magical profession of music therapy. Growing up in a musical family, Alex was interested in music and singing, but felt a strong sense that there was more to it than just performing or entertaining people. Spotting a music therapy conference happening in her hometown of Brisbane, she decided to head along to explore it. Little did she know that she was abo...
Natural health Pea Belinda talks about meditation, shiatsu and diabetes
March 20, 2024 19:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBMandy and Kate chat with Belinda, meditation teacher, shiatsu practitioner and Pea! Belinda is passionate about helping and supporting people on their health journey. She is the founder of Vitaliqi and loves showing people how they can feel better and turn their physical and mental health around naturally. Belinda’s natural health career was inspired by her experiences of being a Pea mum to a daughter with type 1 diabetes. She found that meditation and shiatsu have helped her better mana...
Snap Pea 92
March 18, 2024 19:00 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Louise talks about her little bumblebee Isabelle
March 13, 2024 19:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBThis week, Mandy (Kate is sick!) chats to Louise, Pea mum to 3-year-old Isabelle who lives with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) or the ‘bubble baby condition’ - a life-threatening genetic condition in which affected babies are unable to fight bacterial, viral or fungal infections. Louise shares her story of Isabelle’s diagnosis thanks to the quick and insightful actions of two supportive paediatricians, and her months-long hospital stay in a positive pressure room, all while the CO...
Kate and Mandy chat about Neighbours Every Day
March 06, 2024 19:00 - 41 minutes - 95.7 MBMandy and Kate recap their recent trip to Parliament House to celebrate all things neighbours and belonging and connection with the excellent people from Neighbours Every Day - Relationships Australia’s social connection campaign. Neighbours Every Day aims to help create and share belonging across Australia, and build the inclusive communities you want to live in, one relationship at a time. Kate and Mandy are Neighbours Every Day Ambassadors and flew up to Canberra to celebrate the launc...
Rachael talks about her gorgeous boy Robbie
February 28, 2024 19:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBMandy and Kate chat to Rachael, pea mum to a beautiful 5-year-old Robbie, and the Tasmanian representative for Angelman Syndrome Association Australia. Rachael shares the story of her pregnancy, moving to Hobart in preparation for Robbie’s birth, time in the NICU, Robbie’s surgery at only 9 days of age, and his diagnosis of the rare genetic disorder Angelman Syndrome. Rachael talks about adjusting to Robbie’s medical complexities, feeling like the whole world had changed around her, experie...
Snap Pea 91
February 26, 2024 00:09 - 30 minutes - 70 MBSnap Pea 91! Mandy and Kate chat about concerts, and listen to your speak pipes xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
YouTuber Lewis talks about clefts, community and all things Lewlyfe
February 21, 2024 19:00 - 53 minutes - 121 MBKate and Mandy chat to Lewis from northwest Tasmania, a lovely young guy who studies media and communications and runs YouTube channel Lewlyfe. Lewis is part of the pea community as he was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Lewis talks about growing up managing all the challenges of multiple surgeries, speech therapy and regular check ups with a whole range of doctors and specialists. Primary school was not much fun as he went to a sporty school when he wasn’t into sports, but he ...
The Peas are back for 2020-More
February 14, 2024 19:00 - 42 minutes - 98.2 MBPart two of "The Peas are back for 2024" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Peas are back for 2024
February 07, 2024 19:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBThe Peas are back for 2024 and listen happily to your speak pipes. Mandy spoke about Tim from Thailand's book https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/10017028 "With Gratitude" Kate is loving Megan Williams book (she accidentally used the wrong sir name in the episode, sorry Megan) https://www.booktopia.com.au/let-s-never-speak-of-this-again-megan-williams/book/9781922790392.html you can get it here. And Kate's amazing cousin Amy has written this beautiful book GATHER, and you can get it here...
Summer Series: "A couple of dickheads" talk about their girl Sunday
January 31, 2024 23:44 - 1 hour - 166 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer Series: Lisa Cox is changing the way disability is represented in mainstream culture
January 24, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 188 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer Series: Sporting Legend Kurt Fearnley and his podcast about the NDIS
January 17, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer Series: ABCPea Nas talks journalism and parenting with a disability
January 10, 2024 19:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer Series: Meet Tristram Peters
January 03, 2024 19:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Summer Series: Author and podcaster Holly talks about her peashoot Billy
December 28, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
XMAS 2023
December 24, 2023 19:00 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023 or is it 2020pea wraps up part 2.
December 13, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBMandy and Kate listen to your speak pipes, share a cry, difference and laugh and ask you to listen to the summer series! Thanks for listening all year, you are the best podcast listeners ever! We love you all! "see you" on the 25th December, K and M x Melbourne's forecast today is for a humid, slightly rainy 25 degrees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023 or is it 2020pea wraps up part 1.
December 06, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MBOver the next two weeks, Mandy and Kate listen to your amazing speak pipes and wrap up the year that was! How they love listening to your voice and hearing your opinions. Oh and you even get to hear Kate's dog in the background of the pod laundry! Forecast for Melbourne on the 7th December 2023 is a sunny 26 degrees! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sue talks about Carers Victoria and her kids Jas and George
November 29, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBMandy and Kate chat to Sue, Chair of Carers Victoria, the peak body representing all unpaid carers in Victoria. Sue is an experienced communications consultant who has worked in executive roles and run her own business for many years, while also caring for her four children. Sue’s two oldest children both had a very rare genetic condition called Niemann Pick Disesase Type C. Her daughter Jas died from the condition at the age of 14, and her son George also died of the condition three and ha...
Sue and Mel chat about Snuggly Bags by Ellie
November 22, 2023 19:00 - 39 minutes - 90.2 MBKate and Mandy chat with super duo mother-in-law Sue and daughter-in-law Mel, founders of Snuggly Bags by Ellie, a company that makes sleeping bags in sizes 4-16 for kids who have trouble staying under the covers at night! Snuggly Bags by Ellie is inspired by Mel’s fifteen-year-old daughter Ellie, who is diagnosed with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Once she’d grown out of her size 4 sleeping bag, Ellie had trouble sleeping under the covers, yet Mel couldn’t find bigger sleeping bag sizes to sui...
Snap Pea 90
November 16, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cally talks about Smith-Magenis Syndrome, Special Olympics and her girl Amelie
November 15, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBMandy and Kate chat to Cally, Director of Smith-Magenis Syndrome Australia and Chair of Melbourne Inner East Special Olympics Club. Cally’s 18-year-old daughter Amelie was diagnosed with rare chromosonal disorder Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) at age three. Cally chats about Amelie’s life with SMS, including some chronic sleep issues that saw her falling asleep in funny places during the day, the commonly overlapping symptoms with autism, ADHD, OCD and sensory issues, and her journey through...
Coach Kelly talks about the Commbank Paramatildas
November 08, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes - 69 MBThis week, Mandy chats with Kelly Stirton, coach of the CommBank Paramatildas, Australia’s first national football team for women and girls with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and symptoms of stroke. Competing this week in the IFCPF 2023 Asia-Oceania Championships at the Home of The Matildas in Melbourne, the Paramatildas are currently undefeated after four matches against Japan and Nepal. The team is also ranked #1 internationally and came second in the IFCPF World Cup in 2022, an ...
Making room for joy with Sharon from The Functional Family
November 01, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBMandy and Kate chat with Sharon, founder of The Functional Family and award-winning ADHD coach who provides life-changing practical strategies and support for people with ADHD. Sharon’s husband and three boys all have ADHD. Using her lived experience, her studies at ADDCA in New York and the International Coaching Federation, and over 15 years of research into ADHD, Sharon founded The Functional Family six years ago to help families like her own feel more supported. The Functional Family...
Snap Pea 89
October 29, 2023 19:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tara and Willow and the joy of home play therapy
October 26, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBMandy and Kate chat with the lovely Tara, they talk about Tara's incredible creative home based play therapy, and learn all about her daughter Willow, who has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and autism. Also, they chat about Kindship. Tara is Kindship's Head of Marketing, Creative Director, and the go-to-girl for all things play therapy related. Tara's background is Primary Teaching and Early Childhood Education. Melbourne tomorrow will be 21 degrees and mostly sunny! Plus: Listen to our...
Tracey chats about Bus Stop Films
October 18, 2023 19:00 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBKate and Mandy talk to Tracey Corbin-Matchett OAM, CEO of Bus Stop Films, who make films with, for and about people from diverse backgrounds and abilities. Bus Stop Films’s Accessible Film Studies Program offers people the chance to learn about filmmaking and working in the screen industry. The year-long program teaches practical and creative screen industry skills while also providing the opportunity to build community, make friends, increase confidence and learn work-ready skills. Parti...
Snap Pea 88
October 16, 2023 06:19 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo and Kai chat about Kaiko Fidgets
October 11, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBMandy and Kate talk to Jo and Kai from Kaiko Fidgets. Kaiko Fidgets is based in Melbourne and was co-founded by Kai, who is both autistic and dyslexic, while he was still at school. With the help of his OT mum Jo, who also has ADHD and autism, Kai has now developed a huge range of fidget designs to help with all sorts of needs, and also employs other young people with diverse needs in the business. Kai and Jo share their story of founding the business, making and testing products, and the ...
Chantelle talks about ADHD, bullying and her gorgeous girl
October 04, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBKate and Mandy chat to Chantelle, AKA famous blogger Fat Mum Slim! Chantelle shared her “wild” journey with her 15-year-old daughter Lacey, who has a diagnosis of ADHD. Frank and brave, Chantelle talks about the very nasty experience of bullying that her daughter has been going through at school due to her neurodiversity, and the internalised ableism and lack of accountability from the young bullies, their parents and the community that has caused and enabled it. Chantelle talks about her ...
Snap Pea 87
October 01, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sinead chats about adventures with Torryn
September 27, 2023 20:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBMandy and Kate chat to Sinead, a speaker and advocate for Pea mums and carers in the disability community. Sinead is the host of podcast Finding Happy and mum to her 15-year-old son Torryn who has Down Syndrome and autism. Sinead shares her adventurous and sometimes tumultuous journey raising her family while traveling and moving around the world. From London to Thailand to Australia to the United States and back home to Australia again, Sinead talks about the ups and downs of managing Tor...
Snap Pea 86
September 24, 2023 20:00 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pea mum and writer Kate talks about her amazing boys
September 20, 2023 20:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBKate and Mandy chat to Kate, a warm and colourful Pea mum from country Victoria with a powerful story about her beloved boys. Kate’s oldest child Michael has an acquired brain injury and her second child Jack is legally blind. Michael was struck by a car while helping his brother cross the road, and spent six months in hospital recovering, including a month in ICU. He’s now non-verbal and requires constant care, but still goes on plenty of adventures like water skiing and skydiving. Jack...
Phil from Wallara talks about inclusion, choice and opportunities
September 13, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes - 109 MBThis week, Kate flys solo chatting to Pea Dad Phil, CEO of Wallara, a leading provider of adult disability support services in Melbourne’s southeast. Phil has a young adult daughter Phoebe who has an intellectual disability and is non-verbal. Following a 12-year stint working all over the world for the NBA, Phil took on the CEO role at Wallara. Wallara provides innovative support for people to grow, work, explore and live while also educating and engaging the community to drive inclusion. ...
Sarah chats about Wholesome Blends
September 06, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBMandy and Kate chat to Sarah, twin mum and founder of Wholesome Blends, Australasia’s first real food option for enteral feeding. Sarah was inspired to start Wholesome Blends by her twin son Lewis, who at the age of three, unexpectedly suffered a stroke and developed a hemiplegia. As a result, Lewis found the gross motor tasks of eating and swallowing to be very difficult and unpleasant. A subsequent diagnosis of ADHD also complicated matters, as Lewis also experienced the appetite suppre...
Snap Pea 85
September 04, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutes - 91.7 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Power House Haney talks all her sister Fatima and how she started her own support service!
August 30, 2023 20:00 - 34 minutes - 78.6 MBToday, Mandy and Kate chat with the amazing powerhouse Haney. Mandy met Haney on the sidelines of Molly's Special Olympics soccer game, and they hit it off straight away. Haney runs Holistic Quality Support. A fresh new, exciting support service! Holistic Quality Support is a Melbourne owned and operated organisation established to provide care and support in an environment that encourages its members to learn essential life skills all whilst developing social skills, relationships and ...
Snap Pea 84
August 27, 2023 20:00 - 22 minutes - 50.7 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Harry, Chelsea and Anna review the Special Olympics World Games 2023
August 23, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 204 MBMandy went on an excursion to the Special Olympics Victorian State Games with her roving podcast mic and chatted with impressive young athletes and leaders Harry and Chelsea. Harry and Chelsea were attending the games following their trip to Berlin, where they represented Australia at the Special Olympics World Games 2023. First, Harry talks about all the amazing experiences, friendships and fun he enjoyed at the Games. Harry also talks about his time in the Special Olympics Athlete Leader...
Physiotherapea Kathy talks about all-abilities soccer
August 16, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 124 MBMandy chats with Kathy Adams, a physiotherapea with 35 years of experience working with children and families. Kathy is passionate about providing encouragement, support and tools to help parents have fun with their children, help them grow, thrive and chase their goals and dreams together. Kathy’s long and successful career started at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, where many years later, she provided physiotherapy to Mandy’s twin daughters Milly and Molly following their dual leg...
Brooke talks about her beautiful boy Rye
August 09, 2023 20:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBMandy and Kate chat with Brooke about her beautiful son Rye, who passed away a year ago at the age of twelve. Brooke shares Rye’s story, from his birth following a stroke in utero, a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and unexplained medical conditions that led to a regression in his development over time. With Rye’s birth occurring before the NDIS scheme began, Brooke was thrown into a new world of fundraising to pay for all of Rye’s many therapy and equipment needs. Brooke talks about many of...
Snap Pea 83
August 07, 2023 07:32 - 36 minutes - 83.8 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Masterpea Julie finds the joy in cooking
August 02, 2023 20:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBKate and Mandy chat with cook, author, radio and TV presenter and Australian Masterchef royalty Julie Goodwin! The three met at a Neighbours Every Day event earlier in the year, when after chatting with Kate and Mandy, Julie discovered that she was a Pea! Julie has an adult son with autism and has plenty of experience in not only cooking up beautiful dishes on TV, but cooking to suit her son’s particular eating and food challenges. When Mandy and Kate told Julie that they’d always wanted to...
Michelle chats about her app Kaboose
July 26, 2023 20:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBMandy and Kate chat to Michelle, founder of Kaboose, an app that provides a safe space for the autistic and neurodiverse community, aged 7 to 30, to connect with peers around interests, find friends, mentors and jobs. Seeing her own teen autistic peashoot Nick struggling with loneliness, Michelle decided to develop Kaboose to help him safely find his tribe. She has a professional background in people and culture in the IT field, and decided to use her expertise and connections to bring Kab...