Welcome back! We need to "caveat" this one first up by making it known that as soon as we hopped off the recording we were over-analysing and dissecting every word. It's a tough one to explain but with every podcast episode we worry a lot about whether our chat is worthy and we also don't want to offend or exclude. So, please take our chat with a big grain of salt because we aren't experts; we're chatting about our own lives and experiences and we only aim to somewhat entertain/provoke thought. ...
Aug 17, 2022•46 min•Ep. 54
This is an exciting episode for us. Our latest guest is someone you've perhaps heard references to in previous episodes of The Sparkle Pod. We felt Jess Poff's story was absolutely worthy of a deep dive. An inspiring and uplifting tale from someone who at 32 years old hadn't ever exercised, but now, regularly exercises 5x a week, initiated by a meet-cute with Leece 5+ years ago. We felt Jess's story would be relatable to many. Someone who grew up without a very sporty bone and found herself as a...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 53
We all have barriers to exercise. Things that get in the way of regularly exercising, whether it be our work, our families, our finances, sleep deprivation - there are many. Are we making mountains out of molehills? Can we overcome them? In today's episode we (Leece and Jess) dissect the biggest barriers to exercise - well, those we come across the most. They're no secret and we will have all come up against these barriers at some point in our lives, if not still, and even most days. So what can...
Aug 03, 2022•53 min•Ep. 52
Can you bloody believe it! You probably can because we've talked your earholes off - we can, too, to be fair. What a thrill and a total treat to have produced a year's worth of The Sparkle Pod. Thank you for your thousands of downloads, for your emails, messages and boosts of support and encouragement. We had a few ideas presented to us on how to celebrate our first podcast birthday (thank you) - and ran with the idea of going through our highlights. Three each from Leece, Jess and Char. Episode...
Jul 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 51
Hello Sparkly Pods! Leece and Jess are back today - Char wrapped up in a slightly under the weather Tommy situation and unable to tend to the mic. BUT DID YOU KNOW! Next week we celebrate The Sparkle Pods 1st birthday! 50 episodes later and here we are. We're so grateful for the tens of thousands of downloads, the emails we receive about how much you relate to what we say, and all of the all round goodness TSP brings. Thank you! In today's episode we dissect a hot topic Jess spoke about last wee...
Jul 20, 2022•43 min•Ep. 50
We're back from an unexpected hiatus. Welcome once again to The Sparkle Pod! In today's episode the sissy's are sat next to each other, hovering around the one mic (no problem no problem), but happy as Larry to debrief the recent weeks. From the Party of the Year aka the Move it Mama birthday party, to Char's three week stint in the garden city, and all peaks and pits in between. Our biggest pod critic is our mother and for this episode she was sat just metres away. It was a high pressure situat...
Jul 13, 2022•32 min•Ep. 49
In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod, we're back together and taking it down to waffle city again. Excuse our slightly dodgy connection at times; it makes no sense for that to happen when we're in the same city but alas, technology. So there's a lot of chat today - from the ultimate cafe breakfast order (unexpected tangent out the gate), the whereabouts and logistics of the first kiss, an update on Leece's trip to Fiji, the downside to social media and lots more. We're excited this week to be s...
Jun 29, 2022•49 min•Ep. 48
Hello! Leece is MIA today. Growing up we always felt an extra sense of safety and confidence when we had Leece around. Her sparkly, outgoing and for the most part extroverted ways really helped Char and I with our desire to hide under tables on our birthday. Well, we hope we do the podcast justice today with Leece taking time out in Fiji; we're feeling the heat! In today's episode we discuss Char's return to exercise off the back of an email we received from an avid podcast listener. Thank you f...
Jun 22, 2022•42 min•Ep. 47
It's been a long time coming as we've wanted to have Kirst on the pod for a while. Kirst has been a dear friend of ours for years now; give or take 20 years, ever since her and her dad (John, who you'll get to know if you listen lol), first walked into the Wellington city gym and its reception was manned by a fresh faced Lisa Mizzi (now Fong!). When asked to come on the pod Kirst suggested she had nothing interesting to say - she was wrong. Her story is an interesting one, having moved with her ...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 46
We talk a lot of garbage today (no feedback please mum). But in all honesty, it's fun to get back in the wardrobe each week and reconnect with the sissy's. We caught up today to debrief on Leece's alcohol free situation. Many of our community, members and friends have been invested in this 'journey' of Leece's - for want of a better word - so today we digest the long weekend that was. Along the way there are many tangents; identifying self-doubt as female, Char and her mom life cliches, and Jess...
Jun 08, 2022•52 min•Ep. 45
Hiiiii guyssss! Well THANK YOU first and foremost for the downloads on our last pod. Did you guys like it? Certainly a story, wasn't it. We'd love you to leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts - be our guests! THIS WEEK we're talking relationships. We aren't professionals, nor are we coming from the perfect experience by any means, BUT, it's something we (mostly Leece - due to her open book nature!) are asked about quite a bit. And isn't it just always helpful to hear other peopl...
Jun 01, 2022•45 min•Ep. 44
Wow wow wow. Here we go. The title speaks for itself doesn't it? We thought we were excited to get deep into this chat but quickly establish we aren't enjoying it that much LOL. Feels a little fresh still, but what a story, and what an entrance. Introducing Tom Bruce Twigg - "what a fking ride", says mama Char. Tommy is now nearly four weeks old and in today's episode, we're going into every nook and cranny of Char's birth story. Please be warned about the nature of this chat being very raw and ...
May 25, 2022•57 min•Ep. 43
In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod we're excited to be joined by Sophie Dunn of Nourish and Nurture. Sophie is a mother of three and ex-lawyer turned qualified nutritional therapy practitioner. Together, we hone in on postnatal depletion; what it is, how we can identify if we're postnatally depleted, what we can do about it and the steps we can take to improving our health and wellbeing. We know too well that postnatal depletion is very common - we know we've both suffered with it to some deg...
May 18, 2022•52 min•Ep. 42
Honestly, it was just a real thrill to have our littlest sister - and newest mom Char - back in the wardrobe. In today's episode we chat a little on Char's birth - but mostly just to say that the full story is coming (should anyone love a birth story umm hello yes please hurry up). Otherwise, it's a brief baby introduction, and general waffle-city content for your listening pleasure. It was pretty fun to hear Char talk about her adjustment to mom-hood, the overall mood in the Twigg household, an...
May 11, 2022•43 min•Ep. 41
Can we preface this episode by saying - we take a while to warm up. Turns out that perhaps our little hiatus didn't work as well as we hoped because we're a little pushed for mojo at the start of this! However, we're here and for whatever it's worth, we're on some rampage of a mixed bag kinda debrief. From Char and Tommy (though that story will be left for her to tell when she's next available), the love of an aunty, a trip to Cambridge, mum guilt and the day to day challenges in balancing the j...
May 04, 2022•48 min•Ep. 40
Hey Sparkle Podders! In today's pod, we were met with a last minute guest appearance from someone who had planned to be AWOL - your host, Lisa Fong, lol - which meant our pre-planned Twin Chat had a little more direction from the older, wiser, equipped-with-a-much-better-memory, sissy. Such fun. A bit of a catch up intertwined with Jess and Char answering some of the most common questions they get as twins. A few lols in there, including the time Jess forgot Char's birthday, Char having a fat fa...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 39
Jess hosted the sissy's today, just for shits and giggles. No, not really, Leece was on day four of Covid and we thought we'd save on her energy output. And guess what? Char's on maternity leave! In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod we catch up on all things Char - the impending birth, baby, lifestyle shift, etc. Leece and Covid and, speaking of a lifestyle shift - the no alcohol update. Naturally we turn to a million and one tangents along the way and somehow finish with a bit of a rant on exe...
Apr 06, 2022•54 min•Ep. 38
Over the last week, you may or may not know that Leece has made a commitment to do six weeks alcohol free. We know - to some this is no big deal (in which case don't listen lol). But to Leece, it is. It's been a gradual revelation that alcohol, over the past year or two, probably hasn't been making her feel her best. And, if anyone's ever listened to Leece harp on before about ANYTHING, we know she strives to do things every day that allow her to feel her best (hence, Move it Mama exists). Passi...
Mar 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 37
We love Deb Buckley, oh boy do we love Deb Buckley. What started as a Leece-and-Deb meet-cute in a Christchurch car park is now a woman that the three of us get to call a friend and a mentor. In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod, Leece and Jess chat to Deb about all sorts. From her role in shaping leaders as the CEO of the New Zealand Institute of Management & Leadership, to raising her two children by the two values of grace and gratitude, navigating multiple miscarriages (TW), and her lea...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 36
In today's episode Leece and Jess talk all things International Women's Day. For some reason the talk takes a loooong tangent down the path of the duties and their split within our separate households - but what else do we expect? The Sparkle Pod is where we sometimes come to vent, LOL. We hope you, our dear listener, nod your head along with us from time to time. International Women's Day and what it symbolises is a big topic and perhaps we didn't tackle this with the skillset or knowledge it d...
Mar 09, 2022•43 min•Ep. 35
Well, should any trio of siblings/friends, find themselves in their respective wardrobes connected with a mic, things are surely expected to get a smidge waffly. For that, we apologise. So today on the pod... not much tbh. In all seriousness, a catch up between the three of us that takes a few turns - a little on body image, thick thighs and comparison, but above all, acceptance, and a bit of insight into our current 'issues', cue, house shame - plus other random chat lols. Char so very inapprop...
Mar 02, 2022•39 min•Ep. 34
Today's guest is someone we feel blessed to have in our lives; a best friend of the twins for 30 odd years and a big Move it Mama support. Bridge is a spiritual, soul seeking mama (a few weeks away from being mama to two), a self-proclaimed perfectionist and Founder of The Yoga Travel Co., and is to the very core, a vibrant, spirited, vivacious and intelligent friend of ours. Our chat on The Sparkle Pod takes a bit of a journey through Bridge's life and story from battling with an eating disorde...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 33
The first episode of Ask Leece went LIVE last week, and with the launch of Move it Mama's new 'talk show' (lol), has come lots of questions. One of which went, in summary, like this: "Do you weigh yourself? I do, weekly, and my mood is affected dependent on the number". We felt this was a big question, but also one that many of us might be interested in discussing. We don't have the answers, and we aren't experts. What we talk about here are our experiences, our thoughts around regularly steppin...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 32
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Ep. 31
We had a meeting this year during which a wise man said, "you should be doing a podcast". Fast forward a few days, Episode 1 of The Sparkle Pod was released. While we may not have had it perfect, those that know us know perfect isn't our style. So here we are rounding out 2021 with Episode 30. Over 40,000 downloads, many very special Sparkle Pod regulars and blessed to have had many episodes sat pretty amongst Apple's top charts. How cool! To say we're proud is an understatement. Thank you to ou...
Dec 15, 2021•54 min•Ep. 30
We had a great little email come through about a comment Leece had made in the past about our habits and mindset around sugar. So, in today's episode, we discuss our thoughts on the topic of sugar (based off the email); things we are mindful about (when it comes to diet in general), a little about our mindset and basically our day to day approach when it comes not only to sugar but striving for a 'balanced diet'. We start by asking: is sugar the "problem", or are we?! Though as you will know - i...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 29
We were so lucky to get the chance to speak to Matt Chisholm - TV host (Survivor, Treasure Island, Sunday, Country Calendar), father/husband (to a rockstar MIM member), and now author. Leece read Matt's new book 'Imposter' in about two days. A very relatable, very real tale of Matt's life and career, and within it, a lot about his struggles with mental health and imposter syndrome. Naturally these topics drove a lot of our conversation in this episode, but honestly, we have absolutely barely eve...
Dec 01, 2021•56 min•Ep. 28
Welcome baaaack. Another week another hoot of a convo; a follow on from last week where Leece was talking about exercising to her cycle. This week we had the pleasure of chatting to the amazing "@yourmonthly" (that's her Instagram handle), dietician and women's health expert, Sara. Sara's passion lies in teaching women about female sex hormones and the role they play in our health and our lives, and in learning to celebrate our periods rather than will them away. We LOVED this chat and as per ma...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 27
Hello! Well it's been a while since we've had Char on the pod so that's a treat for our ears. Today's episode is a bit of a catch up-debrief situation but also has a focus on Leece's experience over the past year or so in exercising to her cycle. What kind of adjustments she's made, why she has made them and overall how she's tracking with it. We're speaking solely from experience today; not from a professional standpoint or attempting to give advice, so please bear that in mind. We'll soon be f...
Nov 17, 2021•37 min•Ep. 26
A little something different on the pod today! First of all, Jess is playing host to a friend of hers, Ana. Ana is one of those friends you walk away from feeling revitalised, inspired and motivated. The owner of a new business venture (created in lockdown 2020) and mother of soon to be three, Ana has a lot on her plate. We discuss her pathway into property investing (including selling a side hustle organic tampon business at the age of 25), buying five houses in five years (and then five houses...
Nov 10, 2021•58 min•Ep. 25
