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Clementine Ford"s Big Sister Hotline

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Welcome to Clementine Ford"s Big Sister Hotline: the no-nonsense feminist advice line that doesn’t mince its words but always leads with love.Best-selling author, writer, and fearless feminist trailblazer Clementine Ford returns with her newly relaunched award-winning podcast, here to guide you through life"s most tangled, uncomfortable moments with the kind of wisdom you may not want to hear but absolutely need to.Each week, Clem answers your calls, cutting through the noise with unapologetic

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35:48

Is Love Enough When Our Cultures and Futures Don’t...

Clementine Ford"s Big Sister Hotline ·

2025/11/05

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem unpacks what it means to love across borders. Our listener is stretched between two countries, two cultures, and two futures - one dreaming of marriage and family, the other unsure where home is. Clem explores how inequality and expectation shape our choices, and why sometimes love doesn’t fail; it teaches us how to grow, let go, and begin again.If you would like to submit a question for a future episode, please email bigsisterhotline@gmail.comSources

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28:58

Am I Betraying My Marriage by Wanting to Kiss a Woman?

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2025/10/29

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem explores the tender chaos of desire and identity. Our listener writes from the crossroads of marriage and a queer awakening - torn between devotion to her husband and the magnetic pull of a woman who stirs something long-buried. Clem unpacks what it means to honour your truth inside systems that were never built for it, the grief of boundaries that clash with longing, and why self-discovery isn’t betrayal... it’s liberation.If you would like to submit a

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26:12

How Do You Find the Energy to Smash the Patriarchy...

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2025/10/14

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem takes on the impossible weight of fighting patriarchy from within its walls. Our listener writes about a workplace battle that left her burned out, betrayed, and questioning everything she thought feminism promised. Clem explores the moral injury of doing everything “right” in a system built to protect men, the grief of being punished for resistance, and the fire that keeps us rising even when we’re tired of burning.If you would like to submit a question for

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35:05

Should I Walk Away From My Addicted Ex, Even If It...

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2025/10/07

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem unpacks the painful tension between love and self-protection when someone you care for is trapped in addiction. Our listener writes about her ex-partner’s struggle with alcoholism and bipolar disorder, and the guilt of stepping back. Clem explores how compassion and boundaries can coexist, and why saving yourself is sometimes the truest form of love.Content Warning:This episode includes conversations about alcohol addiction. If you or anyone you know is

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17:22

Big Sister Meditation: On Loneliness and Belonging

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2025/10/05

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, Clem introduces a different kind of episode; a guided meditation. A gentle practice to help you sit with loneliness, reconnect with your breath, and meet your inner child with tenderness and love. Born out of a listener’s question about friendship and isolation, this meditation invites you to soften, to play, and to remember that you are never truly alone. Let this be a moment of stillness, grounding, and care - a gift from your Big Sister to you.If you would

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39:32

Is It Worth Seeking an AuDHD Diagnosis if I’m Scared...

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2025/10/01

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, we’re diving into the tender, complicated terrain of neurodivergence - from the anxiety of seeking an ADHD or autism diagnosis, to the lifelong stories we tell ourselves about being “lazy,” “disorganized,” or “too much.” Clem reflects on her own experience of diagnosis, the grief and relief that can accompany it, and why the medical system so often fails to see women clearly. More than a label, a diagnosis can offer language, tools, and compassion - but as Clem

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32:41

Should I Cut Ties With My Sister After Her Cruel...

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2025/09/23

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, we’re talking about family conflict: what happens when the people we’re meant to love unconditionally wound us the most. Our listener has had a painful falling out with her sister after a string of cruel remarks, leaving her torn between setting boundaries and missing the niece she adores. Clem explores the grief of sibling estrangement, the shadow work buried inside cruelty, and why projection often hides unspoken unhappiness. Family ties can bind us in

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41:34

Do Protests Actually Influence Politicians or Create...

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2025/09/17

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, we’re talking about protest; why it matters, what it achieves, and how it keeps us human in fractured times. From Gaza to the streets of Melbourne, protest is both a moral stand and a collective lifeline, reminding us that people power has always shaped history. Clem dives into the difference between war and genocide, unpacks the double standards in how resistance is framed, and explores why both nonviolent and violent protest have been essential to liberation

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26:46

Should I Keep Trying to Reconnect With a Former Work...

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2025/09/09

This week on the Big Sister Hotline, we’re talking about the heartbreak of friendship; when someone you trusted goes silent, when a workplace turns toxic, when connection crumbles and you’re left wondering what went wrong. Friendship breakups can hurt just as much as romantic ones, but we don’t always give ourselves permission to grieve them. In this episode, Clem explores how we cope, what pop culture can teach us about rupture and repair, and why letting go can sometimes be the most loving thing

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34:29

How Do I Rebuild My Self-Worth and Parent Confidently...

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2025/09/02

In this episode of Big Sister Hotline, Clem responds to a listener who has just left an emotionally abusive relationship and is navigating the challenges of co-parenting a young child. Clem talks about the courage it takes to leave, why emotional abuse and coercive control are real and damaging, and how survivors can begin to rebuild their sense of self-worth. She shares strategies for resisting old dynamics, setting boundaries through tools like grey rocking, and finding strength in the knowledge

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34:14

How Do You Make Real Friends in Your 50s When You...

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2025/08/26

In this episode of Big Sister Hotline, Clem responds to a listener in her fifties who writes about feeling lonely and unsure how to make new friends. Clem talks about the importance of friendship at every age, how capitalism and ageism shape our connections, and why it’s normal for relationships to drift as we change. Clem shares some practical ideas for meeting people later in life, the role of solidarity across generations, and ways to soften loneliness while building new bonds.It’s messy, it’s

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28:37

Should I Have Another Baby With My Ex?

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2025/08/20

This week on The Big Sister Hotline, we hear from a listener who is nearly 40, co-parenting with her ex, and longing for another baby. They still orbit each other - fighting, sleeping together, even going to kink workshops - but she knows how much the arrival of their first child strained their relationship. Should she risk diving in again, or is she courting disaster?In classic Clem style, we unpack the myths of the nuclear family and its role in upholding capitalism, why babies don’t “fix”

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32:18

How Do I Trust a Potential Sexual Partner With My...

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2025/08/12

In the first episode of the newly relaunched Clementine Ford's Big Sister Hotline, Clem dives deep into a listener's struggle with intimacy, trust, and the emotional and physical scars we carry with us.Today's caller shares her painful experience of body-shaming, sexual humiliation, and abuse from a man, leaving her torn between wanting to explore sexual connections and feeling hesitant to trust anyone with her body and emotional well-being.In this unapologetically honest, yet heart-led session,

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1:20

Welcome (Back) to The Big Sister Hotline

Clementine Ford"s Big Sister Hotline ·

2025/08/11

Welcome to The Big Sister Hotline: the no-nonsense feminist advice line that doesn’t mince its words but always leads with love.Best-selling author, writer, and fearless feminist trailblazer Clementine Ford returns with her newly relaunched award-winning podcast, here to guide you through life's most tangled, uncomfortable moments with the kind of wisdom you may not want to hear but absolutely need to.Each week, Clem answers your calls, cutting through the noise with unapologetic clarity, raw

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1:01:38

And Just Like That, a special crossover episode

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2021/12/16

In this special crossover episode between Big Sister Hotline and Cherchez La Femme, lifelong friends Clementine Ford and Karen Pickering have a gasbag in Clem's kitchen. Topics covered: middle age and why it's powerful to embrace it; the first two episodes of And Just Like That and why revisiting cultural icons from times past can be so deeply cringeworthy; and their respective Best Of lists for 2021.Hey, let us know if you like this episode and would like to see more of Karen and Clem in this

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59:36

Big Sister Hotline: S02E14 Feat. LAURA NAGY

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2021/11/13

This week, I talk to filmmaker, podcaster and story doula, LAURA NAGY. Laura's most recent work is a podcast series on Audible. When Laura experienced a bad break up, she turned to the world of ASMR and 'partner experiences' to find comfort. What she didn't expect to encounter was her own healing from past sexual experiences. This week's episode focuses on:SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Portugal has recently announced it will make it illegal for employees to be contacted by employers outside of work

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56:29

Big Sister Hotline: S02E13 Feat. KAREN PICKERING

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2021/10/30

CN: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and rape, homicide and vigilantism.Hello there everyone! I've tinkered with the format of the show this week, quite by accident. However, it turns out I like the tinkering and I'm curious to know what you think about it. New format might look something like this: Intro, followed by a short segment called SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT in which my guest and I unpack something that's widely accepted as being standard or traditional but is probably

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56:38

Big Sister Hotline: HOW WE LOVE EXCERPT

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2021/10/23

CN: This episode contains very fleeting references to body image, eating disorders and fatphobia. It is the recollections of a teenage girl.Welcome to a very special episode of the hotline! This week's episode features just me, reading an excerpt from my SO SOON TO BE RELEASED book, How We Love: Notes On A Life!Remember the insecurity of adolescence? The pain of unrequited love? The school dance, where you hope for it to all come together only to have it spectacularly crash? It's all right here in

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1:05:31

Big Sister Hotline: S02E11, Feat. LAUREN LATELY

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2021/10/15

Hello, and welcome to the Big Sister Hotline! We’re back this week with the wonderful LAUREN LATELY! Lauren is a public servant and book lover who lives in Canberra on Nunnawal Country, and she’s become prolific in the fight against health misinformation in a Covid era.Lauren and I talk here about vaccines (WHICH WE LOVE), the scourge of wellness women and toxic positivity, and the use of social media to build communities. From little sisters, we answer questions about feeling insecure and judged by

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1:06:16

Big Sister Hotline: S02E10, Feat. RACHEL MCPHAIL

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2021/10/08

CONTENT NOTE: This episode contains discussion of racism, colonisation, and reference to Aboriginal deaths from Covid. There is also a question that relate to stalking and threatening behaviour.Hello, and welcome to the Big Sister Hotline! I took a break last week because I was recording my audio book (HOW WE LOVE, out on November 2!) But I’m back this week, and joined by the very wonderful RACHEL MCPHAIL!Rachel is a proud Gomeroi woman and activist, whose campaign to establish a database of First

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