In this episode child psychologist Dr Martha opens up about rupture and repair with our kids. From moments of parental explosion to the calm after the hollering storm, this podcast is about helping you navigate being a grown up when you haven’t really, well, grown up. Probably one of the most useful episodes to date for those on the childcare edge.

As The Flexible Working Bill lands, Anna downloads what it will mean in practice, how to get your request approved and what’s left to do in the fight for baseline equality in the workforce.

This is a little more personal than usual but so much has been said about divorce and the other side of it is, perhaps, a very different happy ending. As Anna and her ex both move on to new relationships, Polly asks Anna about dating post-breakup and how she found her new boyfriend, Olly. This episode is a heart-on-sleeve download of the ups, downs, peaks and troughs of finding love after irretrievable breakdown. Bring tissues.

The big question. Would you choose kip over hitting that orgasm high? From sleep tools to separate rooms, what really does matter? Sleeping or getting down and, well, dirty?

The MAFS relationship queen steps into DMP quarters and talks sex, sex, sex. If we’re doing it enough, how to boost libido and some handy tools for locking in intimacy. It you’re in that grey area between ‘I do’ and ‘Till death do us part’ and wondering if this is it? This one’s for you.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like in the Wild West of dating apps? Or are you in the dark depths right now? While Anna found her boyfriend on Hinge, others share their good, bad and ugly stories of what it’s like in a world of swiping left and right. One word: unhinged.

The personal coach opens up in this painfully honest chat about loss of identity post-baby, including loss of friends, career and finally self. This is an audio guide to rebuilding yourself postpartum, one brick - or breeze block - at a time.

It’s often the hardest word to say, ‘sorry’ but Anna and Polly lean into apologies and how important they have been in their lives. From pretending it wasn’t your fault to hiding mistakes, the pair air their dirty laundry and say sorry along the way.

This is one of our favourite episodes to date. Former GBBO finalist Laura opens up on how the 90s made her feel fat. How she’s tried every diet - Special K, Cambridge, Slimfast - to date. And how she started to look in the mirror again and love herself. It’s brutally honest and hugely informative for a new generation who doesn’t want to hear ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’.

When the honeymoon period is over and you’re in the dark depths of childcare and Petit Filou, is it ever possible to regain that lustiness that’s there early doors of every relationship? Anna and Polly talk about her new boyfriend and how to keep that lust, well, alive.

This open-hearted chat with Dr Claire, a renowned burnout therapist starts with Anna’s recent panic attack at 3am and ends with a lesson in tapping - a technique to help anyone on the daily with unending anxiety and stress. Therapy is expensive and not accessible to all, so consider this episode an informed, maternal hug for anyone feeling totally overwhelmed with no idea where to start unpacking it.

Probably one of their punchiest discussions to date, Anna and Polly talk about finding their purpose in life - and how it feels to lack it at times. They chat about whether money is everything - said in the middle of a cost of living crisis - and how to find what you are meant to do in life. No biggie.

After a quick pop in from a very sick Anna, author and journalist Helen Russell joins Polly to spill the secrets behind happy Nordic living. From five year olds that talk back to an equal share of the mental load, we find out if the Nords really do parent the worlds happiest children.

Do you believe in horoscopes? What about signs? Anna and Polly find out if they are compatible astrologically and why they both believe in signs. Whether random writing on the wall or more subtle hints of things to come, this is a deep-dive into the minds of two people that believe.

Maybe you get the partner, move into a home and think about having a baby. It feels like a well-worn route but it’s not that simple as so many of us sadly find. Infertility is often the elephant in the marital or relationship room. This open-hearted episode with Izzy Judd opens the door to her IVF journey and the mental and physical implications of that. How wanting to make a family can sometimes break your heart. With a lovely insight into how her husband Harry Judd (of McFly acclaim) held...

After Anna’s latest Telegraph column landed describing her as a ‘single parent’, a debate sprung up about the use of the terms ‘single’ or ‘solo’ parent along with ‘co-parent’. Whether a military wife, a widow or a divorcee (among many other situations) there’s a lot of hurt, anger and frustration out there around using the right terms. Listen in to join the discussion.

She’s the founder of Pregnant Then Screwed and she’s a powerhouse when it comes to tackling the motherhood penalty. That’s 54,000 of us every year lopped out of the workforce for daring to have a baby. This episode digs deep on the current childcare crisis and how so many of us are getting into debt simply trying to function as a working family. Expect practical advice and an innate knowledge of what the flip is going on with a government that seems to think kids are a recreational side...

After Anna and Polly’s first big argument, the pair look into conflict resolution and how arguments can bolster the foundations of relationships. Whether you are arguing with your partner about dishwasher stacking or getting hacked off with a friend for not responding on What’s App, this is how to build back better after a bit of a clash.

Celebrating two years of DMP, Anna and Polly reflect on where they started and where they are now. From divorce to heartbreak and emotional downloads via a few sex parties and a dominatrix, this is a love story of two women who truly chose each other. This is the ‘til death do us part’ bit without the husbands.

This is a deep dive into friendship. The good, the bad and the ugly. Are BFF’s just a mean girls sect? Or a sign of insecurity? And how do you know if you’ve got a good one on-side? Anna and Polly open up their friendship and question if they will, indeed, be forever friends. 

From Lads Mags pin-up to lingerie model at 52, Caprice has been there and done that. From raucous parties in the 90s with plumes of cannabis in every corner to learning to love every lump and bump on her body, this is a spotlight on a woman who has been seen predominantly through the male gaze.

From school run mumming to ‘mumpreneur’ (the worst of the worst when it comes to archaic phrases), the fashion industry simply doesn’t get the reality of our 40-something parental lives. But do we care? What is our style now? And how did we look back in the 90s? We go via Kookai and Jane Norman in an episode that opens up our wardrobes and questions our, well, fashion sense.

In this episode the TOWIE star opens up about the moment her boyfriend broke up with her when she was 11 weeks pregnant. Far from being defined by that time she fought through it and is on a journey to redefining what it is to be a single mum. From dodgy dates to her 4-year-old daughter ‘saving her’ this is the happily ever after often left off the table.

Sure, sure it could be a newborn. But what about those nights where it’s a 3.41am wake-up and you have cortisol pumping through your system. Anna and Polly open up about what’s keeping them up at night and how to get some z’s if you are struggling.