Today's talk is with Thomas Mayo, an advocate for the Voice to Parliament.  Thomas is Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man.  In this talk, Thomas outlines what the Voice to Parliament is and how the process will work. Thomas is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception in May 2017. He's a father of five and author of six books. His latest book is co-authored with journalist, Kerry O’Brien: The Voice...

My chat today is with Elise Loehnen, a writer, editor,  podcast host and author of one of my favourite books this year. Elise’s book - On Our Best Behaviour - The Seven Deadly Sins and the price women pay to be good explores these ancient ideas of morality that still control and distort women’s lives today. As someone who has always wrestled with this idea of “being good”, I found this chat with the incredibly clever Elise, a bit of a game changer.   If you liked this chat head to Hello Lunch...

Practicing GP, mother-of-two and author of new parenting book Eat, Sleep, Play, Love , Dr Preeya Alexander, is a wise new voice in the parenting space. Preeya has written a practical, inclusive and down-to-earth guide, combined with a big dose of fun, to create the most helpful survival guide for the first few years of parenting. Preeya's honesty about her own birth story and her willingness to tackle any topic make this chat relatable to any parent. For here for more on Eat, Sleep, Play,...

When Jane Marx was pregnant with her second child, her successful hospitality business which employed refugee women, was forced to close during covid. Facing one of the most stressful times of her life, Jane had to pivot and (through a series of events) The Beautiful Bunch was born. The Beautiful Bunch is a floral-delivery service bringing joy through flowers, and creating jobs for women from refugee backgrounds, who are experiencing barriers to employment.  Jane's story from hopelessness...

 Iris Chen, author of Untigering, shares her awkward, clumsy steps in putting peaceful parenting into practice.  An incredibly inspiring chat about unlearning and relearning what being a parent can look like.  This one will make you feel like you've been to therapy ! If you liked this chat head to Hello Lunch Lady, a parenting platform packed with interesting content, all served wth a side of optimism, hope and FUN.

My conversation today is with Gabrielle Blair. You might know Gabrielle from her popular blog - Design Mom - and her writings on the intersection of design and motherhood or from her recent incredible book, Ejaculate Responsibly - a book which boldly reframes the abortion debate. I was thrilled to chat with Gabrielle - I love her robust arguments and her courage to take on twitter trolls.  Order a copy of the book from your local bookstore.  If you liked this chat head to Hello Lunch Lady, a...

Mike is an engineer and artist, but is most recently known for building “risky” playgrounds which he’s been getting both equal measure of push back and praise from parents. We love talking about the importance of taking risks, because as Mike says, “Embracing risk is embracing life”. If you liked this chat head to Hello Lunch Lady, a parenting platform packed with interesting content, all served wth a side of optimism, hope and FUN.

Kate Baer is a two times New York Times bestselling author. She's also a mum to four kids, a wife and a staunch believer in telling it like it is. 

Join this conversation between author, educator and Gunai woman Kirli Saunders and Gomeroi Social Worker & Campaigner, Rachael McPhail who discuss how you and your family can respectfully honour First Nations people on January 26th

A conversation with the clever, creative, funny, inspiring and incredibly wise Dee Tang.  In 2017, Dee's penned a deep and moving piece for our magazine Lunch Lady on loss, grief and love, after losing her eldest daughter, Kawa Leaf.   Today we pick up the conversation with Dee and delve into the deep wisdom Dee has cultivated from this experience.  It's a privilege to hear from Dee and I hope you enjoy our chat. 

Mother of four teenagers and author of eleven parenting books, Sarah Ockwell-Smith knows a fair bit about raising kids. Here she shares some wise advice on how to best support and raise a tween. 

"I never really saw disability represented in a way that was empowering or interesting or nuanced. It was always unfamiliar. It was always in the extremes. It was often medical or inspirational or pitiable." - Rebekah Taussig In our third Lunch Lady podcast, Lou chat's with mother and author Rebekah Taussig (aka @sitting_pretty) about parenting. ⁠

Mariam’s refugee journey from Somalia to Kenya, and ultimately to Australia, was filled with many challenges. As a child, Mariam Issa dreamt of travelling to faraway places. She did not dream she would need to flee Somalia’s civil war on a leaky over-crowded boat to Kenya – pregnant and holding her two young sons for dear life. Neither did she dream that 21 years later she would become the heartbeat of her Australian community by pulling down her back fence and creating a community garden...