Send us a textAnd just like that, our six-part series is done! Product Reviews15 for you by LK join in time for the Christmas round here Nics skincare journey Mecca-morphosis Purifying Cleansing Balm It's an Earl Grey day and add in some caramel slice.When you were little, what did you want to do when you grew up? Fond mems of MaccasOn being a comedian A bit of behind-the-scenes of being a business owner and doing what you have to do to make it work! Changing career...

Send us a textWelcome to episode 5 of 6! Straight into some product reviews again today. Nicola is sharing her new fav store in Brisbane and Jess is Back on the Bissell train! We're also discusing:Invisalign fails and hygeineNicola's latest reel and boomer vs conscious parenting lolsOur ideas on spoon fed vs baby lead weaning and a little sweet milk tipTo leash or not to leash and crying in the coldUnsolicited advice from friends and familyWhy we don't like the concept of selling sleep- ...

Send us a textEp four of 6, and we felt so light after this one! We're straight into a couple of s****y Mother, Unrefined momentsChicken nugs, atomic kitten and proactive Tingle Cream, Meal Prep and Fish Georgie's first haircutParenting Styles and the balance between the styles - we're getting honest hereGentle Parenting vs Toxic Positivity Have you ever had to discipline another kid in front of their parents?Weighted PillowsList the things that you don't care about anymor...

Send us a textWe're halfway! Welcome to episode 3 of our 6-part series! Today, we're starting with the never-ending discussion of beige food... unfortunately, after years of humble bragging, Jess is now eating humble pie.Flipping the order and doing our product recos at the beginning. Today, we are talking about salt and glassy skin with a deinfluence.FIFO mum life! A question we received a few weeks ago asked about this, so we wanted to share our experience with it. Nicola asked Jess so...

Send us a textWANT TO COME TO OUR XMAS PARTY? Tickets will be going on sale THIS WEEK! Join us on our mother, unrefined Facebook page here for all of the details. Episode 2 and we're in a mum funk already! This episode isn't our usual chirpy selves but we wanted to keep it real as usual. We discuss everything from trying to get shit done with kids in toe 24/7, manscaping, Depop, mum dumps/journaling and a visit to Nicola's local fire station. Looking forward to catching up next...

Send us a textHello again! How are you? After (yet another) few months off without any warning we have decided to to come back for a six week series and we can't wait! We thought we'd start with a little round up of us, who we are and how our friendship came to be as well as what we are doing now and some awkward moments with workThe kids catch upParty time- join us on our mother, unrefined Facebook page here for the detailsTickle his pickleGlass mask, hormonal acne and breastfeeding&nbs...

Send us a Text Message.We're on time! We can't believe it either ;)Starting off with the week that was...Shopping with kids, mature-aged women and thank you, butNicola's little slip and brush with fame which led to a little who have you seen in the wild before?What was your last Google search?What is your Kareoke song?What word makes you squirm?What were you afraid of as a kid?What's on the menu?Undies recommendation for the weekBonds bloody comfy period undiesCotton on Body 5 for $40...

Send us a Text Message.OK we missed a week again- sorry!! It's super hard to get nap time aligned and as you will hear in this episode, we couldn't get them matched up. That's #mumlife for you! Starting with some news from Jess - period is here! Not exactly news but after being extremely late it was for her! Tics, butt checks and vaginal molluscumpoo smear and panicSo now the potty talk is out of the way we're here to discuss social anxiety and societal expectations via our own pers...

Send us a Text Message.Well hello! It's been a while and boy have we missed our chats! We know we dropped off the planet a bit there with no explanation and no message whatsoever and we are sorry about that...life was crazy!! Anyway, we're back and so happy to be here! Episode breakdown: · What happened to us...not much but also sooo much! · Going off the gram · Mother, Unrefined moments, toddler torch intrusions and saging the house ·...

In today's episode we talk to Shiva, a mother of two, who touches on a life experience no mother should have to encounter. Shiva's daughter was diagnosed with bacterial (pneumococcal) meningitis at four months old. In this discussion, Shiva opens up about her daughter's story and the signs and symptoms of meningitis she wishes every parent knew (including ones often overlooked by doctors). Although confronting in some areas, this episode is altogether very informative and something every...

Today's episode is sponsored by...George. Haha but in all seriousness we are sorry about the additional background noise today from the little man. Mum life is what we're all about though so why mot show it all! Today we are having a catch up and chatting about a kid free weekend away, food poisoning and a wardrobe refresh. We wanted to keep going but were really cut short so will get back to this topic at a later date and in the meantime will continue to do some shopping...are we joking or...

Today's episode is a special one - we are chatting to none other than Jess' YOUNGER sister Ash about her journey to motherhood. Ash opens up about how she became a mum at 25 and shortly after left  her partner. After moving back in with mum and dad she worked hard to get back on her feet and today has set up a beautiful life for her and her daughter Taylor (who is the most fabulous little girl out there - not biased at all!). We hope you enjoy this episode and thank you so much Ash for...

God old daycare sickness is back in full swing  Episode breakdown:  ·     Sickness and solo parenting  ·    mother, unrefined and Leo calling out Nicola's constipation and a kind gesture from a stranger  ·    Letting go of the to-do list and giving in. The two versions of ourselves - it's a form of self care  ·    prioritising your health - mind fuel by waxx movement essential oil   ·    doing the tv reset again and chatting digital dementia and the perils of Peppa pig  -    independent...

This episode is another chit chat with US, and only us. Today we delve deep into parental preference and how we navigate the highs and lows not being a toddler's "favourite".  Episode breakdown:  ·     Welcome back to our world of flat footed toddlers, "mature" or old people and a lucky dip of sleep OR sleepless nights ·    Bad parenting - is it bad if you let your toddler swear? ·    Parental preference - when the other parent is the preference for play. The science behind play and...

OK so we are officially kicking off our mum chat series with our girl crush - Karis from @the.chaos.creation The account we love (are addicted) to following. We like the lists/ prep/ grocery hauls and cleaning vids but we also love how honest she is when she can't get it all done. She keeps it real  and has even got Jess writing lists!!!  We were pumped to chat to her this week about her experience of motherhood and  the changes she's seen in herself since becoming a mum. She's an absolute...

Welcome to 2024...where we thought things would be different and we wouldn't go off track but we're back to our old 2023 selves! On a serious note, it's great to be back in your ears and we can't wait to share what's in store for this year...  Episode breakdown:  ·     Holiday recap - is it really a holiday if you have children? Only if you have other people to parent with.... ·     A haircut is as good as a holiday... and we AGREE!  ·    Mum style - we're getting it back and we can't wait...

Well you'd never actually know that we tried to record this episode with a bit of a plan...it definitely went off topic a fair bit (as always). Anyway, it's Christmas, we're all doing a million things and getting off track is part of the game at this time of the year so we hope you enjoy our chat about dinner, reminiscing on Granola, baby routines, present ideas and after a few weeks off we have another product reco for you! Enjoy x  Episode breakdown: ·     What's for dinner? ·     Quick...

A few weeks ago we put a question box up on our stories for some things to discuss on the pod. We got a some great suggestions for episodes but really wanted to delve in and discuss these more specific questions so we've popped them all in one ep for you (and us)! Are any of these questions yours? Are you going through anything similar? And what do you think of these listener question eps, should we keep them coming? Happy listening and we look forward to hearing your thoughts x   Episode...

Ahhh mum rage, we talk about it all the time but it's been a bit extra lately. Moving states, new daycare and messed up sleep coupled with the hormonal shift at that 4-5 month postpartum mark are a few of the reasons that the rage has hit the roof for Jess lately. Luckily for her Nicola went through this about 6-8 weeks ago and shares not only her experiences but also a few tips to help cope with it all when it feels a bit overwhelming.  Recording this episode was cathartic for us and we hope...

We're back! We had to take a few weeks there to move house, get over the daycare sickness and...sleep...lol. We know sleep is a bit of a sexy word out there to all of us parents with small kids but we thought we should get Claire from Eat, Play, Sleep on to chat about newborn sleep, wake windows, routines and to help us get back on track with the little sleep that's happening in both homes at the moment. We received so many questions from you guys too so have dedicated the second half of this...

Welcome to conversations on the couch with Jess and Nicola. This week’s episode was recorded while we were physically together in Sydney! Shit got weird and Nicola was not okay with the amount of eye contact. We discuss postpartum body image, postpartum fashion (our go-to #mumlife outfits at the moment) and a highly requested chat about Jess’s experience with a speech pathologist for her 3 year old. This podcast is sponsored by @runwayscout - our fav one-stop-shop for postpartum/“find...

Welcome to the deep inner workings of our disjointed postpartum brains! This ep makes absolutely zero sense and you will hear us discuss topics from silly sleep deprivation moments, toddler meltdowns and possible guests to lithium batteries and book club gone wrong! Haha stick with us on this one...we will be back with a focus episode next week and hope you enjoy hearing us lose it a little in this one!  This podcast is sponsored by @onceuponapp - the easiest way to save your memories in a...

Is mum life what you expected? Today we are chatting to one of Jess' friends Tahlia, about newborn and new mum life. Talking from her birth and birth expectations, career decisions and some things that have taken her by surprise. Tahlia shares her experience so far and has some helpful little tips for those about to become parents.  If you're a new mum or mum to be then this is a great listen before the new baby arrives and as always if you are enjoying the podcast then please like, follow,...

What's your first period story? Period chat was a big part of the beginning of our friendship all those years ago (anyone remember our e-book?) so it's only fitting it gets it's own episode! Of course we do get a bit sidetracked as always and chat about newborn sleep (or lack thereof), product reviews and an open discussion on more kids down the line. We hope you enjoy the episode and as always please like, share, rate and review! We'd also love to hear from you so dm us of there are any...