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Ready or Not

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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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12:18

Bed Time & Bath Time Hacks For An Easier Night-time |...

Ready or Not ·

2025/07/03

Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday.In this episode, Loz shares the small changes that make bedtime and bath time smoother—from toddler negotiation tricks to five-minute wind-down routines. If your evenings feel like a marathon, this one’s for you.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_—This

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51:18

The hallucinations that tricked Chloe Cox into...

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2025/07/01

What Chloe Cox talks about today might just be the bravest thing anyone’s ever shared on this show. After the birth of her first daughter, she was hallucinating. There was a toy dog in the room where she fed and it was telling her that she’d never be able to get her daughter to sleep, that she was a terrible mother.She was going about her day looking like a mum who was thriving. She attended a mother’s group and kept up appearances. But as night fell, she was in a world of pain and confusion.Here,

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6:16

End of financial year: Why it's the best time to...

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2025/06/26

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 talking about why the end of the financial year is the perfect moment to check in on your career goals. She shares how to reflect, reset, and realign with what you really want—whether it’s a promotion, more flexibility, or a total career pivot. If you need a motivation boost, don’t miss this one.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or

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49:44

The creative outlet that helped Charley Vokoun...

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2025/06/24

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!Lu found Charley Vokoun on Instagram via her glorious Instagram account, Book Smut. It’s a place where she shares all the books she’s reading with her engaged, book loving followers, and as one of those followers, it was incredible to later learn that it was a psychologist that influenced her to start the page. She was navigating recurrent miscarriages, and sharing her

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45:44

Are kids' activities getting out of hand? Bethenny...

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2025/06/23

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!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:When did kids get full-time jobs? Bethenny Frankel’s latest rant got us thinking about kids’ activities and mental health.A Charlie Kirk debate on gender roles and happiness unfortunately came across our desk and we need to talk about it.And

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6:29

Winter sick season: How to cope with WFH and sick...

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2025/06/19

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 sharing how to survive winter sick season while juggling WFH life. She’ll cover practical ways to stay productive, manage guilt, and keep the household running (as best you can!). If you’re feeling stretched thin, this episode is your sanity-saver.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on

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49:40

Leoni Hess on becoming a mum four weeks after losing...

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2025/06/17

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!Imagine losing your mum just four weeks before becoming a mum yourself. This was the reality for today’s guest Leoni Hess, and when she wrote to us as a longtime listener, we knew we had to share her story. Not only did she have to navigate this duality of life coming and life going and what that would mean for the start of her motherhood journey, but she also had to

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35:04

When the parenting expert thinks red lipstick is...

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2025/06/15

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!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:When the parenting expert thinks red lipstick is asking for it. Yes, our friends, we’re talking about none other than Jordan Peterson.“Do you think this world is ready for your 10-year-old daughter?” We deep dive a clip that caught our

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9:27

The great juggle: Managing after-school activities...

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2025/06/12

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 tackling the chaos of after-school activities when you work full-time. She shares clever ways to streamline the juggle, from carpool hacks to deciding what’s truly worth your time. If after-school chaos is driving you mad, you'll enjoy this one.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on

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57:03

The biggest myth about work life balance with...

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2025/06/10

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!When Fatuma and Laurinda Ndenzako from Collective Closets arrived at the studio, there was one word that immediately came to mind: icons. And as soon as you begin to listen, we think you’ll agree.Today, we cover so much – two incredibly different fertility journeys, what it’s like to be in business with your sister, what they learned from their mum, why it felt like

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32:31

Are children only worth it if you have these three...

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2025/06/08

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!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:Are children worth it? The debate around whether or not to have children seems never-ending and a woman on Tik Tok says having children is only worth It if you have these three things.And we talk a lot about what we lose in motherhood, but

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5:40

Preparing for mid-year performance reviews: How to...

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2025/06/05

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 tackling that mid-year slump so many working mums feel. She shares how to reassess your goals, reignite your motivation, and shake off the feeling of being stuck. If your energy has dipped and you’re wondering how to get back on track, this episode has you covered.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find

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50:59

Why we need to stop saying we’re busy with Hutton...

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2025/06/03

This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85 at gotoskincare.com!Imagine this: you’re four months postpartum with your second baby, you run a thriving business (so the word maternity leave doesn’t mean a whole lot to you) and then, to your surprise, just as you’re coming out of that early postpartum haze, you become pregnant with your third baby. That second and third baby won’t be two under two, that’s two babies within 13

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36:25

But is he a GOOD baby?! | Witching Hour

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2025/06/01

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 Kate Hudson reel about ambition that we’re loving.And then: the worst things to say to a new mum and how Loz is handling annoying comments this time around.Plus, ONE MILLION FUN UPDATES including BABY GUS!!!!! And Lu WEANING!!! It’s all happening!!!!(And here’s the funny reel Lu mentioned).—GO TO NOTES HERE :)Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell

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51:40

Holme Beauty founder Hilary Holmes on becoming...

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2025/05/27

From business and beauty to motherhood and childhood, we cover so much in this episode. You’ll hear about how childhood trauma and abuse has shaped her life and journey as a mum, how she built her cult brand Holme Beauty, why she hasn’t connected with the other mums at school, and how she’s learned to become friends with failure.ABOUT HILARY: Hilary Holmes is a straight shooter. She’s not here to fumble through the grey. She’s here to tell you how it really is. She’s also warm. She’s empathetic. And

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10:02

Mid-year energy slump? How to reignite your career...

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2025/05/22

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 tackling that mid-year slump so many working mums feel. She shares how to reassess your goals, reignite your motivation, and shake off the feeling of being stuck. If your energy has dipped and you’re wondering how to get back on track, this episode has you covered.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find

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1:03:24

The Preatures frontwoman Isabella Manfredi on what we...

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2025/05/20

I was 22 when The Preatures released ‘Is This How You Feel?’ and that song would go on to form as one of the true musical backdrops of my 20s. As the frontwoman for The Preatures and a solo artist, Isabella Manfredi has been on quite the journey, both as a mum and a musician. And here, ahead of returning to Australia shores, she’s here to tell us all about it – what it was like to experience the explosion of The Preatures, what she recalls about leaving the band, the metamorphosis of identity as

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27:34

What we thought pregnancy would be like vs. what it’s...

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2025/05/18

Loz’s baby is coming ANY DAY NOW, so buckle up, because we’ve got a fun bonus episode for you today. Witching Hour will be back in your ears next week, but today on the show, Anna Staples joins us to talk about all things first-time expectant mum life — from pregnancy naps to the shock of unsolicited belly comments. We compare notes on expecting baby #1 vs baby #3, unpack the mental load of new motherhood, and ask the big questions (like… do babies born in winter need jackets?). Plus, the most

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7:14

Cost of childcare and the working mum dilemma: How to...

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2025/05/15

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 breaking down the realities of childcare costs and how to make it work financially and emotionally. She’ll share actionable ways to weigh the costs, government supports to tap into, and why quality childcare is more than just an expense.—Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on

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58:23

Dr. Michelle McQuaid on how girls learn to doubt...

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2025/05/13

After growing up in a family overwhelmed with mental health challenges, violence, and drug abuse, Dr Michelle McQuaid just longed to be happy.And so, she went about ticking off the list that we’ve been told leads to happiness. Despite steadily fulfilling the realisation of a great career, financial security, good friends, a loving family, travelling the world and more, the life that looked great on paper internally looked like a mess of stress and chasing tail. So, she went back to school – to

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