In this episode of ‘The Review’ we are proud to bring you Part 2 of our extra special content in partnership with Mimco and Our Watch in celebration of International Women’s Day. This week we bring you short, sharp discussions on gender equality with Our Watch ambassadors Tiffany Cherry, Ben Brown and Tarang Chawla with a particular focus on the role sport can play in being part of the change.  This episode is sponsored by Mimco. We are so grateful to Mimco for their commitment to gender...

What’s better than one AFLW superstar and super human? Two of them! This week we welcome Kara and Ebony Antonio to the mic. Kara and Ebony chat to the Signifiant Others about their sporting journeys, their careers outside of football and how they are balancing those vocations in a season where the fixture has been changed more times than you can count. Kara and Ebony discuss the difficulty of having their 2020 finals campaign cut short by the global pandemic and Fremantle’s ‘unfinished...

Welcome to the very first episode of ‘The Review’ for season 2 of The Significant Others. We are kicking things off with a bang this season!  We are honoured to be able to share with you, over the next two Thursdays, some extra special content in partnership with Mimco and Our Watch in celebration of International Women’s Day. In this first ‘Review’ we welcome Our Watch Chair Natasha Stott Despoja and Our Watch ambassador Khadija Gbla to help us break down gender stereotypes, with a...

Welcome back to The Significant Others Podcast. In this teaser episode Mardi and Hester chat about what’s changed since season 1 wrapped up, how AFLW is fairing in 2021 and their intentions for an exciting second season that will kick off with some extra special content in partnership with Mimco and Our Watch. Mardi and Hester also recommend the new podcast from Darcy Vescio - Cutting Oranges that you can find via the AFL website here. You can find out more about the Mimco and Our Watch...

Welcome to the last episode of ‘The Review’ for season 1 of The Significant Others Podcast.  This week Mardi and Hess are answering listener questions about the podcast season that has been, how they met and much more. Mardi and Hess send their thanks to their amazing team of family members - Lucas, Ruby and Andy for making their dream a reality, as well as the wonderful sponsors, guests, experts and lovely listeners who have given their time to The Significant Others Podcast in season...

It is a pleasure to welcome the highly-requested Anna Scullie as our final guest of Season 1 of The Significant Others Podcast. Anna gives us insight into her 2020, which has included having baby number 5 on the way, managing two businesses and two separate QLD quarantines as she attempted to balance her commitment to her career with reuniting her children with their father, Eddie Betts. Anna talks women in business, self belief, finding love, her journey with sub-fertility, parenting and...

For the second last episode of ‘The Review’ of season 1, Mardi and Hess discuss the end of the football for 2020, including how it feels to be part of a losing grand final side and the positives of spectator sport in a difficult year. The team also reflects on a familiar theme raised by guests this season - having personal and medical information leaked early in the media. And please come visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram:...

This week we are joined by kick-ass physio, avid student, birth nerd and mother of two - COURTNEY DARLING. Courtney talks to The Signifiant Others team about finding her passion for women’s health physiotherapy, her own raw and emotional birth stories, how she met her husband Jack and the life they share together in Perth. Courtney also details her involvement with Helping Little Hands - a charity that supports families of premature babies. You can help out or find out more at...

The Review this week touches base with Mardi as she experiences a different grand final week and Hester brings us some insight from Melbourne.  We have a different type of guest input with three AFLM footballers sharing their experience from pregnancy loss. Visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram: @thesignificantotherspodcast

What a week to be joined by business boss and kind-hearted soul SARAH SCOTT. Content warning: this episodes contains discussions around miscarriage and pregnancy loss.  Sarah shares her story from growing up in Tokyo, to trialling nursing, marriage celebrancy, business and much more on her way to co owning natural beauty store Natural Supply Co. Sarah also tells her very personal story of experiencing multiple miscarriages with husband Chris and the joy and completion they now allow...

Following on from a brilliant interview episode this week we are joined by HANNAH MOUNCEY for The Review.  We discuss the importance of safe and supportive environments at sporting clubs from elite to local level and how a LGBTQIA+ resource at school could support students by osmosis 🧘🏽 You can follow Hannah at @hannahmouncey and visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram: @thesignificantotherspodcast

Please welcome LILI CADEE-MATTHEWS to The Significant Others Podcast.  Content warning: On this week's episode Lili shares her very personal story that includes some serious and difficult topics such as abuse of children and dealing with mental health challenges. Lili talks to Mardi and Hess about her personal growth and her journey from someone who had to leave school early to a highly accomplished teacher who is using her experiences to make school a more welcoming place for LGBTQIA+...

PATTY KINNERSLY of Our Watch is back for Part 2! Patty again helps Mardi and Hess understand and break down the impacts of strict gender norms and roles on our society, in particular when it comes to parenting and sporting role models as inspired by this week’s interview guest Carla Rodan.  To learn more about Our Watch and how you can make a difference in your sphere of influence head to OurWatch.org.au.  And please come visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat...

This week’s special guest on The Significant Others Podcast is the wonderful CARLA RODAN. Carla shares with us how her own upbringing has influenced her passion for parenting and  laid the foundations for her extremely successful blog and Instagram page ‘Styling the Tribe’ and the advocacy work she does through her online platform. Carla also lets us in on her own passion for football and participation in women’s football very early in the piece.  Carla gives us a wonderful insight into...

This week on The Review, Mardi and Hess are joined by CEO of @ourwatch PATTY KINNERSLY. Patty, an ex footballer herself and present day Carlton board member, helps Mardi and Hess understand and break down the impacts of strict gender norms and roles on our society as well as the positive impacts that role models like this week’s guest Ben O’Neil and his partner Daisy Pearce can have in this space. To learn more about Our Watch and how you can make a difference in your sphere of influence...

This week we are excited to welcome BEN O’NEILL to The Significant Others Podcast. Ben is a father and firefighter who talks to us about finding his career, meeting the love of his life, Daisy Pearce, as well as navigating not just twin birth and parenting but the pressures that come with taking that journey with someone with a public profile. Ben is now back at work but tells us about his 12 months as a stay-at-home-dad and the privileges as well as the presumptions he has experienced in...

This week on The Review, Mardi and Hess swap stories on post season wrap ups, and Mardi goes deeper into what it was like when her husband Patrick sought a trade back home to Victoria.  Come visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram: @thesignificantotherspodcast

This week on The Significant Others Podcast we introduce to you to the undiscovered legend that is SOPHIE HODGES. This episode features two separate interviews with Sophie, one from May 2020 and one from September that enable us to follow her journey of defining and rediscovering her own identity and goals after 7 years supporting her partner Nathan Hrovat through his football career. Sophie articulates the ups and downs of life of a significant other of a lower profile footballer with...

It's time for another episode of The Review. This week Mardi and Hess sit down to discuss the complexities of pregnancies and pregnancy loss. As such we advise that this may be difficult listening for some. This episode has been sponsored by @FranklyEco. Cruelty free, vegan, natural skin care for humans big and small.  www.franklyeco.com Come visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram: @thesignificantotherspodcast

ISABELLA CARLSTROM HOPE  is our next guests for The Significant Others Podcast and we can’t wait for you to fall in love with her as we did. In this episode Bella eloquently explains her personal growth to understanding her sexuality . She speaks in depth about her journey to pregnancy and passionately about her relationship with Moana and their dreams to keep growing their family.  Bella is extremely generous with her story including sharing a very detailed account of her IVF journey. So...

Welcome back to another episode of The Review! We're again joined by EMMA HAWKINS who returns to answer some questions from you, our lovely listeners. Emma chats living in AFL hubs in Queensland, being bold in business and parenting. If you loved hearing from EMMA you can follow her on Instagram @emmahawkins_ and you can find her children’s clothing brand at @homegronwkidsau and buy directly from www.homegrownkids.com.au. This episode has been sponsored by @botanicalsbyluxe skincare range....

In this week's episode of THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS we speak to successful businesswoman, content creator and loving mum EMMA HAWKINS about evolving within a digital world, building and connecting through business, relationships and balance and we also gain a little insight from her Significant Other, Tom. If you loved hearing from EMMA you can follow her on Instagram @emmahawkins_ and you can find her children’s clothing brand at @homegronwkidsau and buy directly from...

Welcome to The Review! These shorter episodes will be an avenue for us to chat through something our previous guest got us thinking about. This week we wanted to further some of the conversations we had with Emma Race in our first episode around equality and representation in the media, particularly in relation to indigenous representation and the “Free the Flag” movement that was on prominent display during the recent Sir Douglas Nicholls Round in the AFLM. Joining us is the amazing SHELLEY...

For the first ever episode of THE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS football fan and Hawthorn #1 ticket holder EMMA RACE joins us to discuss her career progression, the introduction of AFLW, meeting her husband Andy Maher and diversity in the media. If you loved hearing from EMMA you can catch her most weeks on @theoutersanctumpodcast. Come visit us at www.thesignificantotherspodcast.com or join us for a chat on Instagram: @thesignificantotherspodcast

The Significant Others Podcast allows partners of well-known Australians the freedom to tell their own stories - handing a microphone to the people who are often spoken about, but rarely spoken to. In this introductory episode hosts Mardi Dangerfield and Hester Brown give a quick overview of what to expect from the show including the types of conversations they plan to have, the guests they are going to be talking to, and the ambitions they have for the podcast.  For more information visit...