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Ready or Not

The podcast for and about mothers and parents who make work, work by two cousins with four children between them.We publish content all week long via our podcast, Substack, and social channels.Every Monday, our banter-based podcast Witching Hour with Loz and Lu will land in your ears right here.Every Wednesday, we publish our flagship interview podcast with Lucinda aka Lu, Ready or Not.Every Friday, we publish our brand new mini tip-based episode with Ready or Not"s agony aunt and advice queen Loz,

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27:22

What the heck is seed cycling? | Ask Ready or Not

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2025/10/30

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.If your hormones have felt completely out of whack since having kids, think mood swings, brain fog, low energy or irregular cycles, this one’s for you. Loz chats with Mel, founder of The Seed Cycle, about the science behind seed cycling and why this ancient ‘woo woo’ practice actually works.Mel breaks down how specific seeds can help balance estrogen and progesterone, what to do if your

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55:53

“I was bereft without the goal": Justine Cullen on...

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2025/10/28

Because my Witching Hour co-host and the host of Ask Ready or Not Loz is the yin to my yang, she always thinks of things that I don't. Take, the other week, for example. My entire family had been sick for over a month and it had left me completely dry of new interviews. When I was fretting about this, Loz said, Lu, there's so many old brilliant episodes that so many of our listeners have never heard. Play one of those. And one person came straight to mind: the queen of magazines and mother to four

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50:25

“What am I doing with my life?” Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs...

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2025/10/21

Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs has learnt a lot about life; as a boss, a mum, and a daughter. She’s someone that worked hard to build a career for herself. That work led her to London and from The Rolling Stones to the Royal Wedding to the Olympics, it’s fair to say it was a heady time of big adventures and a fast pace.But, while her early career was characterised by being the first to her desk and the last to leave, she’s since been on a path of interrogating her relationship with success. This hard work

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37:44

The $11k fine that targets mums | Witching Hour

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2025/10/19

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:Parents fined $11,000 for school refusal: why the system is punishing families instead of supporting them and why it’s always mums who cop the blame.Alex Cooper’s viral “stop mothering your partner” take: where’s the line between caring and carrying the mental load?—In this episode, we cover: school refusal and parental fines, gender inequality in parenting, emotional and

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26:25

I came back from mat leave… and everything had...

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2025/10/12

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show we answer some listener questions and share how to:Hold your ground when your workplace pressures you to return early.Explain the brain fog of sleep deprivation to a new boss.Decide whether to take on leadership when you’re still in the thick of baby life.Cope with the guilt of part-time work.Manage the stress of endless carer’s leave and daycare bugs.And, how to push back

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38:54

How to respond when your kid says ‘I hate you’ | Ask...

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2025/10/09

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.If you’ve ever found yourself whisper-yelling at a toddler in Coles, this one’s for you. Loz chats with Charlotte Wilson, teacher, mindfulness coach and founder of The Happinest, about what to actually do when your child has a meltdown (and how to keep your cool while it’s happening).Charlotte shares practical, real-world tools for handling tantrums in public, what to say when your child

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41:35

Melissa Reader on the conversation she wishes she had...

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2025/10/07

Melissa Reader’s youngest baby was just nine months old when her husband was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Just 15 months later, he died, leaving behind three children, a wife, and no will in place. Melissa became a single, self-employed mother and in amongst the agonising grief, she felt angry. Angry that they didn’t plan for the worst and overwhelmed by the death admin that comes with losing your husband, on top of navigating everything else.And here, she tells us all about it; her story of

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1:26:05

Loved One by Aisha Muharrar, Helen Garner's tampon...

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2025/10/03

Wowee we really did consume culture and talk trash. We also apologise for the slight internet delay we run into at times, as well as Lu’s screaming children towards the end. BUT! For the first time ever, welcome to The Low Battery Book Club, a bonus monthly three-parter in collaboration with Charley from Book Smut, where we consume way too much culture and talk way too much trash.On the show today:We share our favourite recs of the month (something old, something new, something high, something

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23:01

Meal hacks for busy mums with fussy eaters | Ask...

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2025/10/02

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.If you’re burnt out from cooking, sick of dinner battles, or dealing with kids who only want white foods, this episode is for you. Ashleigh from Ashleigh Cooks joins Loz to share real-life, guilt-free food hacks for busy families.From the genius “no thank you bowl” to freezer tricks, fussy eater strategies, and how to throw together quick dinners without blowing the budget, Ashleigh proves you

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1:01:53

Luka McCabe on the explosive success of Boob to Food

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2025/09/30

Hey, it's Loz here! Lu was too sick to record this intro so I’m jumping in to let you know about today's guest. If you’re not already familiar with her, Luka McCabe is the founder of Boob to Food. She's also a mum of three, a midwife by background, and now an author and business owner. In this episode, Luu chats with Luka all about her journey from life as a midwife to motherhood and building Boob to Food into the incredible brand that it is today.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please

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38:52

Does the cost of living also cost us our friendships?...

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2025/09/28

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:We can’t afford our friends anymore: how cost of living pressures are reshaping friendships.Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should: why being the office ‘doer’ is holding women back and how to start saying no.This episode was brought to you by Yoto. Head to yoto.space for free audio, offline activities and 15% off with the code READY15.Thanks for listening! If you

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33:25

Style after kids: How to dress like you again with...

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2025/09/25

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.If you’re stuck in leggings, feeling ‘meh’ about your wardrobe, or just want to look a little more like yourself again post-kids, this one’s for you. Style expert Victoria Latu joins Loz to share the hacks every mum needs to feel confident, polished, and put together without spending a fortune or overhauling your entire closet.From the outerwear that does all the heavy lifting, to

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34:21

Prabha Nandagopal on finding her second wind

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2025/09/23

Prabha Nandagopal is a force. She’s a human rights and discrimination lawyer who’s worked on big national enquiries on immigration detention law and policy and Respect@Work. She’s also a woman of colour who became a single mum at just 10 days postpartum.And when you add those things together, it’d be easy to conclude that in life and in work, the odds have been stacked against her. But, as you’re about to hear, Prabha has always considered herself a rebel and a changemaker, and she’s made a career

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39:04

The mums getting paid to promote tradwife life |...

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2025/09/21

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:Gen Z vs everyone else: How does our generation define how we show up at work? Is questioning the ‘why’ of the task at hand lazy or smart?Feminism isn’t to blame for why mothers are overwhelmed and exhausted. This is a post Lu saw from motherhood studies sociologist Dr Sophie Brock and it got her hook, line and sinker.This episode was brought to you by Yoto. Head to

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29:03

The connection hack that changes everything in...

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2025/09/18

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.Today, Loz is joined by Gen Muir, obstetric social worker, parent educator and founder of Connected Parenting, to talk about the number one thing parents crave when the juggle feels impossible: connection with their kids.From public meltdowns to sibling fights, ‘giving in’ guilt, and the constant testing of boundaries, Gen shares practical tools to help you stay calm, hold limits with

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56:47

Dr Katie on switching from mum mode to work mode

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2025/09/16

Often, when work is feeling stressful, I think to myself, Lucy, you’re not saving lives, why are you letting this get to you so much? And then I think to myself, wait, how do the parents that ARE saving lives in their day job navigating it all? So I had to bring on Dr Katie to answer that question.She’s an emergency doctor, she’s a mother of three, she’s much loved for the content she creates for social media, her husband is a stay at home dad, and her beautiful boy Alexander is autistic and

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35:34

The ultimate working mum Q&A | Witching Hour

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2025/09/14

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. This week on Witching Hour, we flipped the script and answered your questions, the ones flooding our DMs every week about career, parenting, and everything in between. Some of the questions we chat about include:Can you get promoted part-time?How do I handle work guilt when my child is sick?How much parental leave should I take if I run my own business?How do I switch from work mode to mum

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26:45

Sex after kids: what’s normal,what’s not, and how...

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2025/09/11

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.Today, Loz is joined by sexologist and mum Aleeya Hachem otherwise known as great.sexpectations on Instagram to talk about one of the trickiest parts of motherhood we don’t discuss enough: intimacy after kids. From low libido and exhaustion to shifting body confidence and rediscovering pleasure, Aleeya shares honest, practical advice that every working mum needs to hear.If you’ve ever thought,

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53:35

Navigating teenagers, perimenopause and the rise of...

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2025/09/09

Odette Barry is one of those people that you just want to learn from. She’s a publicist, PR mentor, and the founder of PR agency Odette & Co, and she’s found her niche and passion in amplifying the voices of purpose-driven leaders.But while her business and place within it might look crystal clear now, it wasn’t always the case. She became a mum at 22, and at the time, she felt as though she didn’t have any goals or ambitions for herself outside of motherhood.Here, she tells us all about this

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35:03

The screen-free challenge every parent needs to try |...

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2025/09/07

Welcome back to Witching Hour – the show where two mums and sort of cousins figure out how to make work, work. Today on the show:The screen-time reality checkClimb cringe mountain or stay stuck forever: why is ‘trying’ so uncool and does this whole notion hold us back from achieving what we want to in life?—This episode was brought to you by Yoto. Head to yoto.space for free audio, offline activities and 15% off with the code READY15.Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your

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