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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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34:55

TikTok resumes are now a thing and does anyone feel...

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2023/11/26

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:Goodbye cover letters and CVs, hello TikTok resumes, and how we feel about this new trend, inspired by this Women's Agenda piece.Does anyone feel like an actual adult? Not us, and this piece by The Cut has us thinking about our most mature and

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73:39

Sophie Pearce and Jayde Couldwell on the rise and...

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2023/11/21

It might be easy to pin Sophie Pearce and Jayde Couldwell as two mothers that are living the dream when it comes to parenting and paid work, but that would be to miss the point entirely. Six and a half million downloads, partnerships with some of the country's biggest brands, and over 200 episodes later, the pair have been incredibly influential when it comes to opening the flood gates for genuinely honest parenting dialogue.Here, the mothers share why making work, work isn't quite working at the

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42:01

What a Whitney Wolfe Herd headline says about the way...

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2023/11/19

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:A Whitney Wolfe Herd headline that made us question the way women are portrayed in media,Queensland public schools to trial a four-day school week,The gender pay gap for organisations with a workforce of 100 or more employees is going to be on

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60:14

Nell Frizzell on journeying through the panic years,...

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2023/11/14

Nell Frizzell might just be one of the wisest and funniest people I've ever had the pleasure of speaking to. She's a journalist, an author, and a mother, and she writes with the sort of candour and kind sense of authority that makes you trust her immediately.My dog-eared copies of her books - The Panic Years and Holding the Baby - are completely battered and bruised, such is the wisdom and comfort that her words bring to exploring gender, motherhood, politics, and culture.Here, we talk about the

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50:14

We need to find a hobby that takes as long as golf...

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2023/11/12

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:How can you overcome imposter syndrome? You don’t: A piece by Reshma Saujani the CEO of Girls who Code.'My "self care" is a shower. My partner's running marathons. Seriously?': Holly Wainwright's advice column and why we're starting a "golf"

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45:59

Lisa Walker on navigating the loss of her husband and...

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2023/11/07

On a warm January day in 2022, Lisa Walker pulled up to her husband’s house to find him peacefully unresponsive on his bed.A whirlwind of navigating solo parenting, grief, and continuing to build upon the business idea that was already in motion ensued, and as a mother of two, the show - while not according to script - went on.It was during pandemic walks that Lisa and her business partner’s chats often turned to managing the mental load of feeling constantly foggy, fatigued and frazzled. And after

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60:05

Britney Spears: “If I got upset and asserted myself,...

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2023/11/05

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:You don’t have to have it all figured out10 ways motherhood makes you extraordinaryA deep dive into Britney’s new bookA question from a listener about an unexpected pregnancy in a new jobRe-thinking the "find your passion" adviceAnd we're loving

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64:17

Gabrielle Nancarrow on why motherhood needn't be a...

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2023/10/31

Our first ever Ready or Not guest - author, doula, and small business owner Gabrielle Nancarrow - is back!Nearly 10 years ago, when her first daughter was just a little baby, Gabrielle Nancarrow was working 60 to 70 hour weeks in New York City.Today, she’s a mother of three, an author, a birth doula, and a small business owner. And in her newly released book, The Motherhood Space, Gabrielle weaves an incredible collection of diverse motherhood stories with her own reflections and expert insights on

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52:37

Michelle Andrews and Laura Henshaw open up about...

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2023/10/29

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:Medibank are preparing to trial a four-day work weekShameless Media's Michelle Andrews and KIC's Laura Henshaw open up about whether they’re ready to have children or notIceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strikeYour advice on

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66:28

Haylee Collins on integrating our ever evolving...

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2023/10/24

For over a decade, Haylee Collins has worked across book, magazine, and digital publishing, but it was through the birth of her son that she began to explore the intersection of creativity and motherhood through her own writing.As she struggled to reconcile the new and renewed aspects of her identity, she found herself considering conundrums commonly faced by mothers who are creatives, and so Howl magazine was born.Within its pages, Haylee and her subjects explore what it means to be a mother and a

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41:45

An argy bargy on how we should talk about money and...

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2023/10/22

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:Is it wrong to admit how much you earn? Respectfully, we disagree with each other, inspired by this Farrah Storr piece.The strange but effective way Minna Dubin relieved her mom rage.Goodbye 'girl boss', hello 'snail girl.' Are people really

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47:54

Christina McKay on the power of a positive birth...

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2023/10/17

Christina McKay has been cutting her teeth in the beauty industry for over 20 years, working at some of the biggest brands both in Australia and the UK.Outside of her corporate 9-5, she's also a hypnobirth educator and a makeup artist. Add two kids to the mix, and you can see she has a lot on her plate.From an effortless first pregnancy to recurrent miscarriage, from a traumatic first birth to an empowering second birth, from losing to rediscovering herself in motherhood, Christina's parenting

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35:26

Childcare educators are earning so little while...

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2023/10/15

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:How corporate jargon can obscure reality and confuse colleagues.Competition watchdog finds childcare less affordable than most OECD countries.Is working from home is a disaster waiting to happen for feminism?Your answers to our questions on

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47:16

Penny Moodie on OCD in motherhood, writing The Joy...

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2023/10/10

When Penny Moodie appeared on her husband Hugh Van Cuylenburg's podcast to talk about the mental load of parenting, the response was huge.Penny shared an experience that so many mothers can relate to: the rage and frustration that comes with feeling like everything at home is falling on you.And on the other side of the coin, Hugh - the founder of the Resilience Project - shared an experience that many fathers will relate to: feeling like he was doing everything that he could and that it still wasn't

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30:55

Does having a clean home make you a successful person...

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2023/10/08

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:These are the phrases working mums want to stop hearing.Does having a clean home make you a successful person?Why women are opting out of marriage.Your answers to our questions on how you cope with shitty daycare drop offsAnd as always, we round

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49:29

Lauren Trend on the constant whiplash of navigating...

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2023/10/03

There’s a lot to love about mother, Self-Practice founder, creative director, and consultant, Lauren Trend.She’s incredibly relatable, but as a queer mother, she has a lot to teach us about inclusive language and what it’s like to navigate a system that’s not entirely built for you.Here, we talk the constant whiplash of navigating working and parenthood, surrendering to being at the whim of a tiny person’s schedule, navigating a patriarchal system as a queer mother, and all the good bits, because as

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36:57

Friendship shifts after kids and what's our problem...

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2023/10/01

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.In today's episode, we cover:Beers and Braids is the best thing we've ever heard of.What does sport have to do with career success for women?“As a mother”: the worst three words in the English language by Bibi Lynch for The Independent.I’m in My 40s, Child-Free and Happy

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47:14

Bronwyn McCahon on the golden era of magazines,...

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2023/09/26

From deciding on a whim to pack up her little Mitsubishi and leave Brisbane for the glossy magazines of Sydney, to the stone she received from a magic healing man in India that remained taped to her body throughout an entire pregnancy, Bronwyn McCahon has tales to tell, so it's no wonder she's spent the good part of her career in magazines and media.She's edited some of the biggest titles in the country, she's rubbed shoulders with the likes of Beyonce and Tommy Hilfiger, and in amongst it all,

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26:26

The UK women over 65 combatting loneliness and the...

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2023/09/21

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Friday.In today's episode, we cover:The kindness that actually pays off at work (and it's not what you think) and how to give and receive feedback.The UK women over 65 combatting loneliness at New Ground Village and the trend that we hope to see continue to rise.What workplace

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33:15

How to navigate work alongside the emotional load of...

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2023/09/19

When Ceci Jeffries and her husband received their infertility diagnosis, she hit rock bottom. She resigned from her job, withdrew from her friends and she was living what she describes as a quietly miserable existence. But then she learned how to set boundaries, prio ritise her mental health, and focus on what she could control.Now through Fertility Collective, she's helping others do just that: as a qualified fertility coach, she helps hundreds of people around the world to restore their emotional

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