Have you ever had a problem you couldn't quite solve? An issue none of your mates could give you advice on?  Enter Yumi Stynes! Your resident agony aunt and all around hottie with the best guidance for all your life problems. Whether you need help with your relationship, dating woes or friendships (just to name a few) Yumi is your gal and she would love to help you out! Send a voice note through to [email protected] and the gorg ladies team will be in touch! 

Ladies, do you feel like you might be hornier than your friends? Does your partner find it hard to keep up with your thirst for orgasms? Would you say you have a high sex drive? If so, we would absolutely love to hear from you for an episode that's in the works for your fave podcast!  Please send us an email to [email protected] and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer. 

It's a brand new year ladies and we'd love your input for our very first episode of 2024!  Did you know the average age for someone to lose their virginity in Australia is 18 years-old? But what if, for whatever reason, you've made it well into adulthood and you’re still holding onto your v-card?  It could be that you're waiting for marriage or the kind of person you'd want to have sex with for the very first time hasn't materialised. Whatever the reason, we would love to hear from you. And...

Uh oh, what’s that you smell... a funky odour down below? The thought of having a stinky crotch is nightmare fuel for some women, but do we even need to worry about our musky bouquet?   The delicate aroma of our lady-garden can be affected by things like our menstrual cycle and our lifestyle but how do we tell when the stank goes from normal to full on malodorous pudenda territory and what can be done about it?   It’s time to take off those undies and confront the smelly minge in the...

Do you have a conundrum you can’t talk to your mates about? Or maybe you’ve tried, and they’ve awkwardly mumbled something while staring at the ground. Well, help is at hand!   Next season, as well as our regular episodes we’re also launching Ladies, We Need to Talk...Back with me, Yumi Stynes, as your personal agony aunty.   Does your partner live in their dirty old trackie daks while you make an effort to look good, and you don’t know how to raise it with them?   Are you looking after...

What happens when you want a divorce but the cost of leaving your marriage would cripple you financially?   Would you ever stay in an unhappy marriage for the security money offers?   It’s no secret, life is bloody expensive right now. From soaring rents to the cost of a bunch of broccoli, times are tough! So, sticking it out in a relationship you’re no longer happy in can seem appealing.   Yumi Stynes talks to women who’ve had to make that extremely difficult choice.   Featured in this...

What if we put a stop to marriage...for good? Like, just stop with flouncy white dresses, walking down the aisle and having a dude give us away.   In her new book, I Don’t, Clementine Ford is calling for just that. She reckons that a ring on a finger is a bridal march to losing your identity.  From the moment we come screaming into the world, we’re pushed the line that to find “the one” to get married and settle down is the be all and end all. You might discover a cure for cancer, scale Mt...

Do you wizz when you sneeze? Or avoid star jumps at the gym? One in four of us (!) have pelvic floor problems which can lead to incontinence and prolapse (eek).  But don’t stress! Yumi Stynes has kegel’d her way back to the Ladies archives and dug up some reassurance that you can definitely turn things around. Just be prepared to clench. 

You think you’ve met “the one” and they seem totally perfect for you, but is it all too good to be true? Could you be dating a narcissist?   What starts out as a dreamy relationship filled with fancy presents and compliments galore, suddenly turns sour and you’re left wondering if you’re slowly losing your mind.   Narcissists make up only 1% of the population but the impact they have on the women who date them can be truly devastating.   Yumi Stynes meets women who have fallen in love with...

Having sex can be exposing, nerve wracking. When we strip down, we reveal ourselves – and not just our bits. No wonder we sometimes reach for courage in a bottle.   For some women, a few shots can make them feel comfortable enough to go home with that hottie from across the bar, for others the relationship between alcohol and sex can be more toxic.   Yumi Stynes chats to women who are putting the lid back on the bottle and embarking on sex...stone cold sober.   Featured in this episode:...

We're excited to introduce you to a new podcast we think you're gonna love! The Golden Couple of News are back. And so are the spiral perms, shoulder pads and boxy 80s cars.   The Newsreader Podcast is the ABC’s official companion podcast to the hit ABC TV drama The Newsreader, returning on September 10.     Hosted by journo buddies of over 20 years, Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar, The Newsreader Podcast gives an access-all-areas pass to on-set gossip; never before heard stories from the...

Yumi has been on an adventure down to the depths of the ABC archives to uncover an absolute banger of an episode.   On every form you ever fill out, there’s always a tick box about your romantic status — de facto, married, single. Why are we only judged on romantic relationships rather than some of the most important bonds in our life — our friendships?  In this love letter to our friends, Yumi Stynes invites herself into the joyful friendship between Jamila Rizvi and Clare Bowditch and...

Is the soundtrack to your life a ticking baby-making clock?   What if you’re desperate to be a mother but the other half of the baby-making equation just hasn’t become available?  Yumi Stynes meets women who have given the middle finger to the idea of the nuclear family and become solo mums by choice.  From swiping for sperm; turkey-basting and solo sleep deprivation – find out what it’s really like to choose to parent on your own.   Featured in this episode:  Alexandra Collier – Author...

If you’re having trouble getting hot for your long-term partner? You’re not alone.  Domestic bliss, smelling our partner’s farts, demanding kids – it feels like it’s all part of a worldwide conspiracy to shrivel our sex drive.  So come hang with Yumi Stynes and sex nerd Emily Nagoski to get some practical advice on how to brush off the cobwebs, bring back our lady-boners and actually want to have sex with our life mate again.  Featured in this episode:  Emily Nagoski PhD – Sex researcher...

Does your vagina give off a bit of a questionable waft?  The smells emanating from our undies can be embarrassing and some women end up feeling massive shame about their malodorous pudenda.  We want to know, do you have a chronic problem with a pongy vagina? What lengths have you gone to to remedy it? Or have you embraced the waft?   Do you have a friend or workmate with a smelly vagina but you can’t bring yourself to tell them?  We are looking for your deepest, most shameful, funniest...

Yumi Stynes has pinched the keys to the ABC podcast dungeon and has pulled out her absolute fave episodes for you.  Are you team Dolphin or team Pubus Maximus?  Pubic hair — it's one of the most scrutinised patches of hair on our bodies. Research says 80 per cent of women groom their Map of Tassie regularly. But why do we feel the need to pluck, shave, scrape, or zap our pubes at all? Yumi Stynes find out the meaning behind our pubey grooming choices.  Featured in this episode:   Mona...

Getting naked in front of someone you’re about to get down and dirty with is a really vulnerable thing to do for even the most confident among us.   But what about when you’ve spent your whole life being told your body isn’t desirable or sexy?   And those messages are hitting you from everywhere. From television, movies, strangers on the street and even from the very people who are supposed to be into you.   That’s the reality for a lot of women living in fat bodies out there, so how do...

The Ladies team are planning an episode on being in love with a narcissist and we need your stories.  The term narcissist gets thrown around a lot... but to simplify, it means a person with a stupidly high opinion of themselves, someone who is self-centred and someone who lacks empathy.  Does this sound like the person you’re in a relationship with? If so, how do you handle it? What are your hot tips and tricks for survival? Or perhaps you've managed to leave a relationship with a...

Do you scream foul obscenities at bad drivers? Chuck your phone violently on the bed when seething? Heard “that time of the month?” when you’re furious?  Babes, you’re not alone.   Women are foaming at the mouth with fury and we’re screaming at the top of our lungs. From the mental load to workplace bullying; sexism and just the patriarchy in general plus - HORMONES - there’s a hell of a lot to be ticked off about.   Grab your safety gear and come smash some stuff with Yumi Stynes...

So you hugged a workmate having a rough time – is that intimacy? Locked eyes and shared a giggle with a stranger in a spin class – does that count as intimacy? You just had some hook up sex – was it intimate?      Here at Ladies HQ, we want to know: What even is intimacy? And when we think we're craving sex is what we are actually wanting, intimacy?      (Lucky) Yumi Stynes gets up close and personal with Esther Perel (IRL!) about the importance of intimacy how we can all enjoy a bit more...

You're horny. You're hooking up. It's hot and heavy. Then, a hand makes its way to your throat… wait WTF? Yup. Choking during sex has hit the mainstream. Choking was once the kinda thing you'd only come across in the world of BDSM, but now thanks to our easy access to porn it's literally everywhere and young women are in its grip. A recent study discovered almost 60 per cent of female college students have been choked during sex, with a quarter having been choked by the time they're...

Are you guilty of compulsively stalking your ex on socials whilst ugly crying and eating ice cream out of the carton? Join the club baby.  The soul-shattering, unbridled agony of a devastating break-up, is something we tend to avoid really letting ourselves feel. The most we might get from our mates is "get back on the apps babe, there are plenty more fish in the sea". Even though it’s a universal experience, heartbreak sits in the domain of teenage girls writing in their diaries...

Had your heart pulverised?  Been choked during sex? Is your partner a narcissist?  Ladies is back and we’re going there. 

Ladies, We Need To Talk is in production for a brand new juicy season and we want to hear from you!  Are you staying in your relationship for the money? Maybe it’s that you want to leave but with rising costs of living, interest rates, children if you have them – it'll just be financially devastating. So you’re staying.  If this is relatable, we would love to hear from you. And if you prefer you can be completely anonymous. Shoot an email to [email protected]