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Motherland Australia

Stephanie Trethewey•player.whooshkaa.com
Kids & Family
Parenting

Hosted by Stephanie Trethewey. Motherland shares real, raw, and unbelievable stories of motherhood told by women on the land. Each week, a rural mum from somewhere in Australia shares her motherhood journey. You'll hear stories of true grit, resilience, grief, and pure joy. Motherhood is the most life changing and transformative journey a woman can go through, and it's not always easy. No matter where you live or what you do, we're in this together and you're not alone.

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Episode 9: Lucy Davies

This week, rural mum Lucy Davies shares her journey into motherhood. The Brisbane beauty met her farmer husband on the dance floor and it wasn't long before she upped and moved to rural Queensland, swapping the only life she's ever known in the city, for love on the land. Moving to the country when you've never lived in a rural area can be very hard. But for Lucy, it was also hilarious in some ways, and if anyone was going to find the lighter side of it, she was! She's navigating being a first t...

Jan 26, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 8: Zoe Hayes

This week Zoe Hayes shares her journey into motherhood, doing it solo as a single rural mum. Zoe works on a remote cattle station in outback Western Australia and is raising her daughter alone after her partner walked out on her when she was heavily pregnant.She's juggling a baby, caretaking a property and working on her side hustle, Dust off Depression, which raises awareness for mental health in regional communities. This is her story. https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia...

Jan 19, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 7: Libby Davidson

This week, rural mum Libby Davidson shares her motherhood journey. Libby became a step mum to three children before she became a mum to her two little girls. She juggled the early years of motherhood feeling very isolated, perceiving herself as a single mum much of the time. Her husband was away each week due to his job as a truck driver, freighting goods across regional Australia for days at a time. He now works in the mines.Libby has battled her fair share of demons including anxiety and a mis...

Jan 12, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 6: Bek Hourigan

This week, rural mum Bek Hourigan shares her story. As a professional drover, Bek spent several years on the road with her family moving hundreds and hundreds of head of cattle across outback Australia in some very tough conditions. At one stage she was droving with her 10 week old daughter and her toddler by her side, living in the back of a stock truck. Her motherhood journey is far from traditional, and while it's been challenging, it's enabled her to capture some very precious memories with ...

Jan 05, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 5: Nathalia Crabtree

This week, rural mum Nathalia Crabtree shares her story. While her Instagram account might depict a picture perfect life, her journey into motherhood has been far from easy. After a battle with anorexia in her teens, Nathalia was told she couldn't conceive children without the assistance of fertility treatment. She fell pregnant with her daughter after five rounds of ovulation induction, and is very open about her journey, and what it was like dealing with it while living in an isolated communit...

Dec 29, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 4: Georgia Mattschoss

This week, rural mum Georgia Mattschoss shares her journey and experiences with motherhood. Georgia runs a sheep and cropping farm with her husband in South Australia, but four years ago the business lost everything when a devastating fire ripped through their area. Amongst it all, Georgia lost herself and just three weeks after the fire, she gave birth to her son Cash. Georgia shares openly about her struggles as a mum following the trauma she's been through, and how she's trying to piece thing...

Dec 22, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 3: Ainsley McArthur

This week, rural mum and grazier Ainsley McArthur from Central Queensland shares her journey. She's raised six children, and has taught each of them herself on the farm via distance education. Ainsley became a single mum at 19, before meeting her husband Rob and growing their family together. It's been a tough gig, but amongst all the chaos, commitment and isolation of motherhood, Ainsley has managed to find balance in her life, ensuring she takes time out for herself. This is her story. https:/...

Dec 15, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 2: Ana Pimenta

This week, rural mum Ana Pimenta from King Island shares her journey through motherhood. Ana is a beef producer who has been juggling life on the farm with two kids. Becoming a mum wasn't without its dramas for her; living so remotely means women can't have babies on the island due to a lack of obstetric and paediatric services. Throw post natal depression into the mix, and you've got one very real and raw account of motherhood.This is her story. https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia...

Dec 08, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 1: Chantel McAlister

This week, rural mum Chantel McAlister shares her journey through motherhood including her struggles with post-natal anxiety. Chantel is a mum to 20 month old Travis, a rural photographer, wool advocate and has spent the past two years living in a caravan with her family, travelling around the country. This is her story. https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia

Dec 01, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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