Latest Matrescenece Podcast Episodes
Mum - Clare Bowditch
Mummafication - February 14, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutesWhat a joy this conversation was. Clare Bowditch and her husband, Marty, brought their children into the world, living in a community of their own making. No back fences. Individual houses. A real modern day village. From there, they fought hard to make choices about their lives which allowed th...
Mum - Dana Stephensen
Mummafication - January 31, 2023 17:00 - 1 hourWelcome back! To start off the 2023 season, I chat with Dana Stephensen - Senior Dancer with the Australian Ballet, and mum to Jasper, 6, and 2 year old twins Lulu and Lottie. Dana is a warrior. She gave birth to her twins in the middle of the COVID pandemic. Her partner, Lachie (of Purple Wig...
Mum - Liana Quinlivan
Mummafication - October 18, 2022 17:00 - 53 minutesA few weeks ago, on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, Liana told me her story. And she blew me away. Liana is mum to Dot, and three year old Hazel. Today, she shares, so honestly and beautifully, her story of infant loss. Of having to make the decision to end her pregnancy for geneti...
Mum - Catherine Mack
Mummafication - September 20, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutesSoon after having her baby, Catherine started to feel… off. She had outrageous amounts of energy, she rapidly lost weight, and then she started to shake and became increasingly dizzy. Eventually, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease. Here, she tells her story about that journey, and how sh...
Parent Educator / Mum - Katie Parker
Mummafication - September 06, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutesKatie is a joy to be around. She is real, honest and full of knowledge about how we can better our relationship with ourselves, and then our families. I found talking to her to be incredibly grounding and peaceful. I hope it has the same affect on you. USEFUL LINKS All things Katie! Women's ...
Mum - Kristy Jones Part 2
Mummafication - August 23, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutesKristy Jones is an amazing woman. If you haven't listened to part 1 of her story, I highly recommend it. You can listen to that here. In today's episode, Kristy talks about what it's like being a solo mum by choice. How she juggles being the breadwinner and only parent. The challenges. The joys...
Executive Coach - Ellen Hooper
Mummafication - August 09, 2022 18:00 - 1 hourWelcome back! After a longer than expected mid-year break (thanks, Covid) we are back! Grab yourself a giant cup of tea or a bucket of wine, and settle in to be schooled by the outstanding Ellen Hooper. Mum, Executive Coach, Fountain of Knowledge, Annabel Crabb enthusiast. Ellen and I talk abo...
Me - Brodie Mattner
Mummafication - June 28, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutesToday's episode is a little different... I am the one being asked the questions. In the year that I gave birth to our second child, Juniper, several of my closest girlfriends gave birth to their first babies. Through our conversations, and hearing them grapple with entering their Matrescence, ...
Mum - Kristy Jones
Mummafication - June 14, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutesWhat. A. Story. Usually when people say "you HAVE to listen to this! It's AMAZING!" I immediately don't want to listen. But I'm not sure how else to say it. You HAVE to listen to this! It's AMAZING! Kristy Jones left New York in a very big hurry, at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, at 31...
Parents - Leath & Brodie
Mummafication - May 31, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutesRecently, I was offered a job. My husband, Leath, and I, started discussing how we felt about this, and what it would mean for our family. We decided that if we were going to do it, the best thing for us would be for Leath to resign, and be at home with our girls, and for me to work 4 days a wee...
Mum - Samantha Allemann
Mummafication - May 17, 2022 18:04 - 48 minutesIn the very first episode of Mummafication, Nicolette Minster mentions that a woman approached her in the line for IVF drugs... that woman is Samantha Allemann, and in today's episode, Sam generously shares her incredible story. Sam has made a point of being honest and open, in the spirit of ma...
Nutritionist - Melissa Finlay
Mummafication - May 03, 2022 18:00 - 27 minutesMelissa is a wealth of knowledge on periods, hormones, adrenal fatigue - burnout - and why hydration is so important. Mel works predominantly with mums, helping them regulate their cycles and hormones, through supplements and diet. In our chat today, she talks about how we can prep to help ours...
Mum - Kate Berry
Mummafication - April 19, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutesKate Berry brings people together and creates community and connection through her work. She also uses open communication to create connection with her teenage daughters. Kate talks about rediscovering herself as a single parent, how being a mum has shone a light on the parenting she received, a...
Coach - Cayley Benjamin
Mummafication - April 05, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutesWe've made it to Episode 20! Cayley Benjamin brings years of coaching knowledge to her work, helping mums navigate the transition into motherhood. In Episode 20 we discuss motherhood as development, setting boundaries, and Cayley introduces me to the idea that moving forward, instead of looking...
Mum - Stephanie March
Mummafication - March 15, 2022 17:00 - 43 minutesStephanie March is a foreign correspondent, journalist, researcher and mum to Harriette, 1. Steph's whole life has been problem solving, and her self worth was very closely tied to her career. Since having Harriette, she’s had a shift in priorities, and she's also found all those years of prob...
Mums - Meg & Phil
Mummafication - March 01, 2022 17:00 - 48 minutesMeg and Phil took it in turns to carry and birth their babies. Two of their friends are donor dads to their 3 kids. We chat about their birthing experiences, some of the adversity they’ve faced, and why they watched Squid Games with their kids - not the 4 year old. The relationships they nurtur...
Mum - Penny Moodie
Mummafication - February 15, 2022 17:00 - 44 minutesPenny Moodie has been living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) since she was around 7 years old. It wasn't until after the birth of her first baby, Benji, that she was diagnosed and started specific treatment. In today's episode, Penny and I chat about what it's been like for her over th...
Mum - Sophie Weiss
Mummafication - February 01, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutesIt's so good to be back! I've missed you! Sophie Weiss is a gem of a woman, and to kick off the season, she shares her beautiful story of conception, miscarriage, juggling her career, and touring the country. I really love hearing how people do things their own way, and this is exactly how Sop...
Dad - Leath Mattner
Mummafication - December 21, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutesThe first Daddafication episode! I sit down with my husband, Leath, and ask what it's been like for him to have kids. Has he gone through an identity shift? What was it like when one or both of us returned to work? How was it for him when I was really struggling? How does working part time vs fu...
Mum - Tamara Oudyn
Mummafication - December 14, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutesTamara Oudyn delivers us our evening news, nightly, on the ABC. She instills trust and professionalism. So sitting down with her, in her house, and having a chat about identity, divorce, maternity leave, and podcasting, was a real treat. Tamara talks about the various stages of identity shift ...
Relationship Expert / Author - Elly Taylor
Mummafication - December 07, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutesRelationship counsellor, expert in parenthood preparation and perinatal relationships, author of Becoming Us: The Couple's Guide to Parenthood. Elly Taylor is a wealth of knowledge and advice on what we can do within our relationship to prepare for having a baby. She also delivers some excellen...
Mum - Eliza
Mummafication - November 30, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourEliza is a barrister working within the family law court. Her experience working with families helped shape what she wanted from a partner before she had children. However, nothing could have prepared her to have both her babies during the Covid-19 pandemic. She also had gestational diabetes, tw...
People and Culture / HR / Mum - Renee Barnes
Mummafication - November 23, 2021 17:00 - 58 minutesRenee Barnes is a mum of 2, and a fountain of HR knowledge. If you're considering, or you have, gone back to work after having kids, this episode will be invaluable. Renee shares her story of being made redundant, and how that spurred her on to start her own business. She then talks about the ...
Psychotherapist - Jill Gordon
Mummafication - November 16, 2021 17:00 - 43 minutesPsychotherapist, Jill Gordon, covers a huge range of topics in a short amount of time in episode 10. We discuss everything from hormones and where anxiety and fear comes from as a mum, (and what we can do to help ourselves through it) to the impact our own childhood has on us as parents. Jill sh...
Mum - Kalai McDonald
Mummafication - November 10, 2021 01:48 - 50 minutesKalai left the father of her child when her baby was 12 weeks old. We discuss what it was like for her to make that decision, some of the challenges she's come up against, and what she's most proud of. Kalai is an incredible woman who puts herself and her son above all else. An inspiring episod...
Mum - HannaH Findlay
Mummafication - November 02, 2021 17:00 - 44 minutesHannaH was hit with one thing after the other from pre-conception, through her pregnancy and then postpartum. The common thread throughout, was that her expectations were vastly different from the reality she found herself in. This took a massive toll on her mental health. Through her instagra...
Postpartum Doula - Brandi Jordan
Mummafication - October 26, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutesBrandi Jordan is an infant sleep specialist, lactation consultant, newborn care specialist and postpartum doula to the stars. She has worked with Mandy Moore, Julia Stiles, and Megan Fox, amongst many more. Yes, we speak about famous people. But most of all, Brandi enlightens and educates me on...
Mum - Felly D
Mummafication - October 19, 2021 17:00 - 1 hourThis episode is for any parent who's gone back to work. For any parent who gave birth during Covid. For any parent who has a best friend. In 2020, my best friend, Fel, and I, gave birth to our babies on the same day, in the same hospital. We were in the middle of stage 4 Covid lockdown in Melbo...
Mum - Christie Whelan Browne
Mummafication - October 12, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutesAfter 3 rounds of IVF, Christie felt pressure to enjoy every aspect of mothering. But she also feels it’s important that we’re honest - and no matter how much we love our babies, motherhood is not always enjoyable. Christie shares how having baby Duke has shaken her confidence and changed her re...
Betty Chetcuti
Mummafication - October 05, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutesBetty Chetcuti is a director at the Australian Association of Psychologists, and a psychologist with over 30 years experience. When she became a mother herself, she realised she needed to apply some of the techniques she was using as a psychologist, to being a mother. From here she embarked on ...
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