The World Health Organisation has declared loneliness as a global health priority. Stats show that young people feel more lonely than any generation before but it seems as though we should be the most connected because of technology. So why are we all feeling lonely when we have a phone in our hand most hours of the day? Joining the podcast today is Dr Ali Walker is a Human Connection Scientist & Mediator with a PhD in group dynamics and the author of click and clash. Ali previously joined t...
Nov 28, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 130
Hey lifers! Laura's got a fungi and Britt's firm nips are out and about today! Laura's had a moment of brutal honesty from her 4 year old Marlie Mae. Kids just say the darndest things don't they? Laura is contemplating a labiaplasty. We chat about the ins and outs of the pros and cons. We spoke about an episode we did with the wonderful Ellie from Comfortable in My Skin. You can listen here - Your Vulva is Cliterally the Best Plus we unpack the rogue guerrilla marketing ploy that happened on the...
Nov 27, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 129
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 26, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Hey Lifers! Welcome back to therapy where we all share our shit and feel better about ourselves! First up today, well... it's chaos. Bills need to be paid and they're multiplying! But we also need to learn to distinguish the difference between a legitimate bill and a scam. *Brittany Hockley we are looking at you. We're all up to date with our skin checks, but Laura's got a bee in her bonnet about specialists waiting rooms. Vibes this week: Laura: Black Friday sales (swipe up swipe up ToniMay ) B...
Nov 22, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 127
For 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar’s Insein Prison on the trumped-up charge of being a spy. Today Sean joins the podcast to share his incredible story. In our chat he recounts how he went from being a very cheerful university professor to life in one of the most notorious prisons in South-East Asia. Sean shares: -How the military coup in Myanmar led to him being arrested -What life was like inside the 'box' that he was imprisoned in -What he did to remain sane for the 650 days -How hi...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Hey Lifers, Britt had a big surprise this week and Laura had a wonderful family holiday; except for one part where she said something to a stranger that has made us want the ground to swallow us up! We unpack the redemption story that the Kardashians are trying to pull off with one of the world's most notorious cheaters Tristan Thompson. It raised the questions if your sister's or friend's partner cheated on them, and they forgave them, do you have to as well? Do you have to be okay with whateve...
Nov 20, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 125
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 19, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 124
Hey Lifers! Britt and her follicles are back on the mic! Britt gives us an update on where her eggs are at and how round 3 of egg freezing is going. And Laura poses the question - Is talking so much about egg freezing increasing fertility anxiety? We chat about Taylor Swift's maybe PR, maybe not PR relationship. Vibes for the week: Laura - Pet Ancestry tests! Buster is learning his heritage Britt - Podcast The Trial: Ashling Murphy Then we jump into your questions & today has the most hectic...
Nov 15, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 122
Elise Loehnen is the host of the podcast “Pulling the Thread” and is the co-author of 12 books, 5 of which were NYT best sellers. But then she wrote her first book under her own name “On our best behaviour. The price women pay to be good,” which was also a New York Times Best Seller. Before all of this Elise was the right hand woman to Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, she hosted the Goop Lab TV show and Goop podcast, and was Goops Chief Content Officer. In this episode we take a big deep dive into WHY ...
Nov 14, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 121
Hey Lifers! Producer Keeshia is filling in for Britt today! Today's episode takes a stroll down a few different avenues. Laura forgot that she had a pap smear and went to have one again... ironically we spoke about it on the podcast the last time Keeshia filled in. We discuss whether there's a hesitation at the moment for people to be diagnosed with ADHD because it's become very popular on TikTok/in the media. Keeshia has been properly diagnosed and we will do a whole episode where we unpack it ...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 120
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 12, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 119
Hey Lifers! Welcome back to your ask uncut therapy session! Today is a biggie because Laura is back and covid free. Britt's been hogtied and mortified from the little ratbag that is Delilah. Laura's luggage is finally back in her hands so the life updates are full of highs and lols today. We break down possibly the pettiest court case to exist in the celebrity space between Robert De Niro and his ex assistant Chase Robinson. It's time to pick your fighter and choose your side. He claims she stol...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 118
Joining the podcast today is the newest official member to the Life Uncut family Sam Fischer! Sam just finished touring around the country and opening our live shows! Not only is he just the BEST & we genuinely have so much love for him but he's also hilarious and a real 'heart' person who shares so openly and makes everyone around him feel safe enough to be vulnerable themselves. Something we learnt about Sam along the tour is that he had a really interesting start to the music world & ...
Nov 07, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 117
From the highest of live show tour highs, to the depths of viral lows, we've had quite the week. Laura's luggage is on a little journey of it's own and is...most likely... still in Brisbane (*trying to get more info on this). Laura, Producer Keeshia and Mitch have all fallen like dominos from covid and somehow Britt's immune system is still going strong. There's a neuroscientist who has claimed that there are chemical reasons that women fall in love with men when they are having sex; whereas it'...
Nov 06, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 116
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 06, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 115
Hey Lifers! We're coming in hot after the very last live show last night in Brisbane! What a whirlwind month! Thank you so, so much to every one of you who came and had a ball with us at the shows; they were really a dream come true. Vibes for this week: Laura: Dear Jane podcast Britt: Wagatha Christy on Disney plus Then we jump into your questions that are very friendship based dilemmas this week! My best friend, and I have been besties for about seven years. A couple of months ago we both went...
Nov 01, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 114
Joining the podcast today is the hilarious Vogue Williams! Vogue is a radio and TV personality, DJ, Model, comedian with an asterisks and host of the podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me! We’ve previously had Vogue’s podcast co-host Joanne McNally on before and it was one of our favourite episodes to date! In this chat we talk about: -How Vogue met and works with her husband. -Whether Spencer struggles with jealousy over the success of Vogue's other podcast with her best friend Joanne. -Young divorce...
Oct 31, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 113
Hey Lifers! Today is...chaos. We are wrapping up the final live show in Brisbane tonight and they have been so incredible! We first unpack a very viral story that involves some information that you couldn't torture out of us. There is simply no going back from this glory hole experience. We also talk about the new program being funded by the Aus government in an effort to tackle harmful messages of toxic masculinity on social media. Is a project in schools able to contrast the influence of peopl...
Oct 30, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 112
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 29, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 111
Hey Lifers! Welcome to therapy Thursday! It's time to unpack your deep and dark dilemmas! First up today we chat about a girl who had the longest running grudge we've ever heard of. Crazy or correct? We will leave that to you to decide. We also hear what your most petty acts were. Vibes for the week: Laura: Mac face and body and MCo beauty xtend mascara Britt: Book trilogy - The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Symmons The questions we unpack this week are: -I am getting married in 3 weeks! I don’t kn...
Oct 25, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 110
Today's guest is just so fabulous! It's Trinny Woodall. Trinny Woodal is an extremely successful business woman, entrepreneur, TV presenter, author, podcaster and fashion expert! Trinny's story is one that would take hours and hours to talk about. At 26 Trinny went to rehab, got clean and started in an entirely new career. At 35 she underwent 16 rounds of IVF. At 53 she started Trinny London. In the last few years she has grown that business into one of the most successful makeup and skincare co...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 109
Hey Lifers! We're home from the Melbourne show and it was LIIIIIT! We were so lucky to have had a surprise interview with Tones and I where she shared some stories about her life that have never been shared publicly before. Today we take a deep dive on who owns a story? Firstly we unpack the re-exposure of Rebecca Loos, the woman who, 20 years ago, had an 'alleged' affair with David Beckham. She has spoken out since the release of the Beckham bio pic on Netflix about David's lack of accountabili...
Oct 22, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 108
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 22, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 107
Hey guys, First up today, things are a bit...ahhh not classy. There's a vomit tax being added to a bottomless brunch and we all lack so much dignity that we've taken doggy bags from buffets. Cozzie livs crisis, ya know? Vibes and unsubscribes for this week: Laura: The moment I realised my dad killed my mum on No Filter If you'd like to listen to our episode with Lynette's neice Renee, you can here Britt: Netflix's "Lupin" Keeshia: Unsubscribing from Jada Pinkett Smith Vibe Fact or fiction- the B...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 106
Hey Lifers! We've had a bit on since we last caught up! We had our Perth and Sydney shows; they were both fkn great! We also had the radio awards and Britt has a bee in her bonnet about the reporting of the awards night, or lack there of, with the only focus being on flesh. We also unpack the line between fine and fetish with mum and daughter collaborations. Denise Richards and her daughter Sami Sheen have teased an onlyfans collab for the second time. You can cast your vote for the Australian p...
Oct 16, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 104
Hi Lifers, Today is an episode really close to Laura's heart. It's an episode she has wanted to do for a long time. Initially we thought this was going to be a chat about dementia, but it ended up being so much more than just a focus on dementia. This episode is important for anyone who has a loved one that will hopefully be lucky enough to grow old. Melissa Levi is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience. She is also the author of "We need to talk about ageing." If you have a l...
Oct 16, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 105
It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. Every week we are joined by our co-host Mitch Churi at 3pm on the Kiis Network. You can listen live on iHeart radio, or catch up here each week! For more follow @THEPICKUP on socials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 15, 2023•31 min•Season 4Ep. 103
First up, may we please ask you for a hot little sec to vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards Listener's choice?! Laura has been getting down to cocomelon sound tracks and it's official; we're not envious of her sex life! She mentioned the episode we did with Johann Hari last year and it's a banger. If you'd like to listen to it, you can here - This One Is For The Scatterbrains Vibes: Britt - Paramount plus show - Special Ops Lioness Laura - News app Feedly Then we jump into your deep, da...
Oct 11, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 102
Hey Lifers! We had our first live show last night in Adelaide and it was un-freaking-believable!!!! Today's ep has a bit of the behind the scenes action and how we are chaotically making our way around the country! We then unpack the new doco on Netflix all about the Beckhams! Are they made for each other? Was it a bit weird that David said he wanted to marry Victoria before he'd even met her? Did Victoria get caught trying to fein relatability?? We discuss! Plus Britt shares some of the much da...
Oct 09, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 100
This episode feels like a warm hug with our newest British friend who just GETS IT! It's a beautiful conversation with Elizabeth Day. Elizabeth is a journalist, podcaster and the author of several best-selling books, including "How to Fail: Everything I've Learned from Things Going Wrong.” In this chat we cover off 4 big F words: Failure - How Elizabeth's 'failed' marriage and attempts to have a child taught her so much about herself Finding purpose - How those adversities led her to seeking a d...
Oct 09, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 101
