In the FIVE years since Dara (DJ Tigerlily) was last on the podcast, both she & Steph have had babies and now they’re both pregnant with baby number two!

In this episode Steph catches up with Dara to check in with how she is going with her first-born Lando and her second pregnancy. They chat through Dara’s career as a DJ, finding the balance between motherhood and work, being away from Lando while touring, mum guilt, and just how much fun it is to be a mum too.

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We’ve been watching MAFS and we want to talk about it. First - gaslighting. One of the grooms (Eliot) has been accused of gaslighting his partner, Lauren. We knew we had to bring in the big guns for this episode so we called friend of the podcast & relationship coach, Megan Luscombe, to find out more about what gaslighting is, how it might present in a relationship, and what to do about it.

Then we discuss men’s desire for female partners who are siiiiiignificantly younger than them, regardless of their own age.

WE MENTIONED

Megan’s digital workbooks and audio series to help you with relationships, boundaries & personal growth https://www.meganluscombe.com.au/shop

The Cut article about age differences https://www.thecut.com/article/age-gap-relationships-couples.html

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Lioness on Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/au/shows/lioness/
• Laura: the Shameless (Shamemore) episode ‘We Just Need More Parties’ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-just-need-more-parties/id1352875216?i=1000688407178

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Let’s talk about sex! We had the chance to sit down with certified sex and relationship practitioner and somatic therapist, Georgia Grace, so we asked you for your sex questions.

We talk through: mismatched libidos (or desire discrepancy) in relationships, how to increase desire, what to do when one partner likes gentle sex and the other likes rough sex, getting desire back after pregnancy, pain during sex, and how often is normal.

WE MENTIONED

Find out more about Grace https://www.georgiagrace.co/

Georgia’s book is called The Modern Guide To Sex https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460765371/the-modern-guide-to-sex/

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Yes we KNOW it’s February and everyone has already done their words of the year but it still counts if you do it in February so we’re doing it this week!

Plus you might remember last year Steph told a story about the time she waxed a…sensitive area of Josh’s body. And, guess what? We have an update.

WE MENTIONED

Laura recommended the book Burnout by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski https://www.penguin.com.au/books/burnout-9781785042096

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: It Ends With Us https://www.primevideo.com/detail/It-Ends-With-Us/0NKHN5L93EMWINBEG0QLW78DCT
• Laura: We Live In Time https://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/we-live-in-time

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This week it’s all about sleep! With baby number two on the way, Steph has been thinking about how she’ll approach sleep this time around and if she & Josh will use the same techniques as they used with Harvey.

To help - Steph sat down with developmental paediatrician (and KICBUMP fave!) Dr Billy Garvey. Billy is a senior specialist at one of Australia’s largest tertiary paediatric hospitals with over 20 years experience working with families and children and is the father of a three-year-old and one-year-old.

In this episode they share their own experiences of sleep training and some of the moments they’re less proud of, before getting into some of the practical steps to a good night’s sleep, including routines, different methods of sleep training, sleep hygiene, teaching sleep as a skill, plus taking the pressure off both kids and parents.

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Check out Billy’s website https://www.guidinggrowingminds.com/

Listen to Billy’s podcast Pop Culture Parenting. We mentioned the episode on Jurassic Park and co-regulation https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RqsJai0QssvCQ5CGcUCqO

They also have two episodes about sleep. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep019-big-daddy-1999-kids-that-wont-sleep/id1600660063?i=1000560040345

And part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep020-kids-that-wont-sleep-part-2/id1600660063?i=1000562195820

They have a Patreon too! Check it out https://www.patreon.com/PopcultureParenting

Read Billy’s book ‘Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child’s Mental Health’ https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ten-things-i-wish-you-knew-about-your-childs-mental-health-9781761345838

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We’re coming in hot today! On her way to the studio Steph got a DM offering unsolicited parenting a̶d̶v̶i̶c̶e̶ (judgement) and she has something to say about it. And Laura wants to have a word with anyone who criticises people who are using their platforms for good.

Plus! Laura wants to find a hobby in 2025 so we asked you about the hobbies you’ve actually stuck with to give us all some inspiration.

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Tint Foundation Stick https://www.mecca.com/en-au/charlotte-tilbury/unreal-skin-sheer-glow-tint-hydrating-foundation-stick-V-066999/
• Laura: Coping With Endorphins https://www.thecut.com/article/exercise-cope-trump-presidency.html

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Simran Kaur is the founder of Girls That Invest: a multi-million-dollar money media company with the #1 investing podcast for women where she breaks down the intimating world of investing and growing wealth, minus the jargon.

Alongside relationships, career, and nutrition, money is one of the other big things that we want to make a change about in the new year.

In this episode we speak with Simran about the stories we tell ourselves about money, doing a stocktake of how we’ve spent money, identifying our money values & spending accordingly, the danger of comparison, and why it’s so important for women to be financially literate.

WE MENTIONED

Enrolments for the Girls That Invest masterclass are now open https://girlsthatinvest.com/

The book Simran mentioned is ‘Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life’ by Bill Perkins https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780358100515/die-with-zero/

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If there’s one word we see more than any other in our DMs…it’s wedding! This week we respond to one of questions about what we would do differently if we had our weddings again and we chat through an article from The Cut where wedding planners point out the spenno wedding things that they think you could do without.

Plus! Steph fell asleep during a massage recently which made us wonder what happened during your massages.

Also…Steph forgot to include a handy life admin hack in her ins & outs last week so she brought it with her this week.

WE MENTIONED

The wedding article from The Cut https://www.thecut.com/article/what-wedding-planners-wish-you-didnt-spend-money-on.html

The Annabelle Lee episode of the podcast Inherited https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/annabelle-lee-on-not-keeping-secrets/id1770026917?i=1000672055291

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Laura’s episode of the podcast Inherited https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/laura-henshaw-on-rewriting-marriage/id1770026917?i=1000682131328

• Laura: CHIMI sunglasses https://chimi-online.com/au/c/eyewear/sunglasses

Kic UPDATE

We have three new guided runs with New Balance! All three feature Laura’s feel-good affirmations. Choose from:

• More tunes, less talk: 3km distance run

• Can’t be stuffed intervals: 15-minute beginner run

• I need this interval run: 30-minute intermediate run

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