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: Why don’t we talk about positive birth stories? Are we still doing too much trauma bonding? We discuss this and the divisive world of how people birth. Half of us are going to go into menopause at some point or another, so why aren’t we talking about it? — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also ...
Jul 13, 2025•44 min
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 unpacking the pressure around Mother’s Day and the myth of “having it all.” She’ll share ways to feel valued, practical gift ideas that actually matter, and how to set boundaries so you’re not left doing it all. — 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 @laurentrewee...
Jul 10, 2025•7 min
After experiencing the stillbirth of her firstborn, baking became a sort of therapy for Monique Milenkovic. She’d left her corporate job to go on parental leave, her calendar was clear, and with no baby in her arms, her life took an unexpected life altering turn. That direction would lead her to The Cupcake Queens – her thriving business with eight stores and a delivery service across Melbourne. But if growing her business wasn’t stretching her enough, after the loss of her son Nicholas, she’d g...
Jul 08, 2025•45 min
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: 'Passenger parenting' isn’t a joke — even if TikTok thinks it is. • Michelle Andrews is receiving a little negativity in her DMs about returning to work and what we want to know is, do people have the right to comment on someone else’s return to paid work? — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can...
Jul 06, 2025•42 min
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz shares her go-to school holiday hacks for keeping the kids entertained without losing your mind (or spending a fortune). From screen-time swaps to realistic routines and low-lift outings, this one’s for any working mum trying to make it through the chaos of winter break without screaming into a pillow. — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subs...
Jul 03, 2025•6 min
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. H...
Jul 01, 2025•51 min
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: The bereaving mum that had her maternity leave cancelled via text. Plus, if you sometimes hate your postpartum body, it’s not you, it’s the media. Let me tell you why. You can read Lu’s postpartum Substack piece here . — This episode i...
Jun 29, 2025•42 min
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, subscri...
Jun 26, 2025•6 min
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 shari...
Jun 24, 2025•50 min
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...
Jun 23, 2025•46 min
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 Ins...
Jun 19, 2025•6 min
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 ha...
Jun 17, 2025•50 min
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 ou...
Jun 15, 2025•35 min
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 Instag...
Jun 12, 2025•9 min
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 ...
Jun 10, 2025•57 min
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...
Jun 08, 2025•33 min
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 al...
Jun 05, 2025•6 min
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 mo...
Jun 03, 2025•51 min
This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85! 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. We introduce you to our new producer, Kitch! We are officially with One Daydream Network. And then: the worst things to say to a new mum and how Loz is handling annoying comments this time around. Plus...
Jun 01, 2025•38 min
This episode is brought to you by Go-To Skincare! Our code READYORNOT will get you 20% off your order over $AU85!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 tying into National Reconciliation Week and sharing how busy parents can teach their kids about culture and values, even with limited time. From small daily actions to meaningful conversations, it’s about finding ways that fit into real life. — Thanks for listening...
May 29, 2025•10 min
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...
May 27, 2025•52 min
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: A TikTok Reel caught Loz’s attention titled ‘my small contribution to making the next generation less entitled’ and it made her uncomfortable to say the least. And some days our algorithm chooses violence: A man on Instagram wants his partner to go on hot girl walks instead of complaining about work and we have some thoughts. — Thanks for listening! If you liked the s...
May 25, 2025•35 min
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 al...
May 22, 2025•10 min
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...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 3 min
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 o...
May 18, 2025•28 min
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 Instagram: @re...
May 15, 2025•7 min
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 ...
May 13, 2025•58 min
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: Baby Bunting’s new research reveals the modern parenting village is more digital, more diverse, and — let’s be honest — more exhausting. Plus, In Defence of Children in Pubs: we unpack yet another brilliant British Vogue piece by Nell Frizzell. — The Lancemore in Milawa has a ‘month of May’ package available to purchase throughout the month of May and redeemable all y...
May 11, 2025•36 min
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 unpacking the pressure around Mother’s Day and the myth of “having it all.” She’ll share ways to feel valued, practical gift ideas that actually matter, and how to set boundaries so you’re not left doing it all. — 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 @laurentrewee...
May 08, 2025•5 min
Steph Claire Smith is a force. Through her business KIC, and her own personal platform, she reaches millions of people every month. And while she may be a star, as those that follow her online will know, she keeps it real. She’s not performing for her community, she’s interacting with them. And while so much beauty and connection comes with that, there’s of course, a dark side that joins it too. There’s unsolicited advice and opinions, and as Steph has learned in the years since becoming a mum, ...
May 06, 2025•47 min
