Courtney Ugle is a proud Noongar woman from Bunbury, WA, and the founder of Waangkiny: an organisation committed to breaking down the stigma of silence in First Nations communities.

Courtney lost both of her parents in tragic circumstances when she was young. She lost her dad first at 11 years old, and her mum when she was 19 years old.

Since then Courtney has shared her story to ensure that no other young Indigenous person experiences what she did. Indigenous people are 33 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of family and domestic violence, and eight times more likely to be killed as a result of family and domestic violence than non Indigenous counterparts, and in this episode Courtney helps us understand some of the reasons behind these stats.

We were honoured that Courtney chose to share her story with us <3

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This week we’re talking about making new friends as an adult. Laura comes with advice from Mel Robbins’ new book and Steph suggests doing what Taylor Swift did to her when she was living in New York City. Plus! If you thought you knew everything about the time Steph & Taylor hung out…think again! Coz this week Steph brings details not even Laura had heard before.

Also - the ridiculous wedding prep videos going viral on TikTok and the unrelenting pressure to take on a full body renovation before your wedding.

WE MENTIONED

The wedding TikTok we played https://www.tiktok.com/@_emilysworld/video/7467826767449935136

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: A Photo Finish by Elsie Silver https://www.bigw.com.au/product/a-photo-finish-by-elsie-silver/p/909215?
• Laura: nothing this week sorry!!

Kic UPDATE

Kika is coming in hot with new Spicy Pilates 🌶️ You’ve got 2 weeks to complete your 10 x Pilates classes. Each class is just 5-15 minutes; stack them, smash them or schedule them throughout your week. Complete each class to unlock the next. Choose from intermediate (10 x workouts) or beginner (6 x workouts). No need to enrol, simply complete your first workout and you'll unlock the rest of the series.

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Lael Stone is a speaker, educator, author, and a KICBUMP fave <3

In this episode Steph sits down with Lael to talk about supporting kids through big life changes - in Steph’s case - moving house and welcoming a second baby into the family.

They speak through parental preference, establishing & letting go of loving boundaries when they’re no longer working, what we can learn when kids are trying to exert control, as well as the new documentary Lael is part of called ‘Seen’.

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Lael’s Mumma Meditations are live on the Kic app now! If you've been thinking of trying Kic, you can use the code KICBUMP when signing up for Kic on a monthly plan to get your first month free! You'll be able to access all of our new Mumma Meditations, our KICBUMP programs, plus everything else that Kic has to offer. With 1000+ workouts, recipes, programs and more, Kic will be there for you from bump to beyond.

Use the code KICBUMP when signing up for a monthly plan on the Kic website.

WE MENTIONED

If you’re listening to this on the day it comes out (Wednesday April 23rd) you can tune into an online screening of the documentary Seen tonight at 8pm AEST. Join here https://kinema.com/events/Seen-The-Film-r0jetv

Or check out IRL events around Australia www.seenthefilm.com

Lael was on KICBUMP last year. The episode was called ‘There’s no perfect in parenting - KICBUMP with Lael Stone’ and you can listen here https://pod.fo/e/24e22c

FIND OUT MORE

Check out Lael’s website https://laelstone.com.au/
Read Lael’s book ‘Raising Resilient and Compassionate Children: A Parenting Guide to Understanding Behaviour, Feelings and Relationships’ https://www.booktopia.com.au/raising-resilient-and-compassionate-children-marion-rose/book/9780645551532.html

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It's a big week of personal updates this week!

Laura gives an update on the London Marathon this weekend and Steph shares about her recent mother blessing ahead of the birth of her second bub.

Plus! Why is it so hard to let go of appliances we never use?!

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: the episode ‘Fight Club & beautiful boys’ of Pop Culture Parenting https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-103-fight-club-beautiful-boys/id1600660063?i=1000698541005
• Laura: Season 3 of The White Lotus https://www.max.com/au/en/shows/white-lotus/14f9834d-bc23-41a8-ab61-5c8abdbea505?utm_source=universal_search

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Josh van Cuylenburg is one third of the podcast The Imperfects alongside his brother Hugh and their friend Ryan. We’ve had Hugh and Ryan on the podcast before and we were very honoured to finally have Josh on too.

In this episode we speak about self-confidence, how Josh went from being a producer to co-host on the podcast, and how he built the confidence to back himself, why he went off Instagram last year, and his relationship to exercise and body image.

WE MENTIONED

The Imperfects are going on tour at the end of the year. Check out the dates & buy tickets https://www.livenation.com.au/the-imperfects-tickets-adp1391610

Listen to Josh's song 'we were here' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMrC0AZ4ko

The snippet we played came from the episode with Christian O’Connell https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/christian-oconnell-breakfast-radio-panic-attacks-starting/id1476501557?i=1000590702549

If you want a little more Imperfect, you can support them and get bonus content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheImperfects

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Ellen Pompeo (aka Meredith from Grey’s Anatomy) was on Call Her Daddy recently and said it’s impossible to be 100% present at work if you’re a mother because there will always be a part of you that’s thinking about your kid(s). Steph recommended the episode last week and Laura listened so we could unpack it together. Plus we speak about the news of Ellen’s $20 million dollar contract and why we hate women speaking about money.

Also - it’s Easter this weekend and let this be your reminder that you don’t have to “earn” chocolate or “work it off” afterwards.

WE MENTIONED

This video from our coach Janey Martino talking about seasons https://www.instagram.com/p/DHnPim8SYhv/

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden https://www.kmart.com.au/product/the-housemaid-by-frieda-mcfadden-book-43367399/
• Laura: the episode of Steph’s ADHD miniseries with Josh & Megan https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-adhd-impacts-steph-joshs-relationship-with-josh/id1457667995?i=1000701767919

Kic UPDATE

The Power of 3 collection just dropped in the app. It’s your gym sesh, made simple. Choose from 11 on-demand gym sessions each using 3 items of equipment or less. That means less walking around, setting up machines in the gym and more time moving your body.

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All of the lessons that Steph learned with Harvey that she’ll do again, or leave behind, for baby number two!

Last year we posted a question box about Steph’s second pregnancy and sooo many of your questions were about what Steph will do differently this time around - so we’ve put all the things together in this episode.

Think - nappies, monitors, communication, sleep routines, transitioning to solids, and more.

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We’ve got a bit going on this week!

First up - a group of content creators, founders & podcasters (mostly women) were invited to Canberra to attend the Budget lock-up and were dismissed as "self-obsessed Gen-Z and millennial influencers".

We share our feelings about the term "influencer" and how we feel when it's applied to us.

Plus we share some of the rogue DMs we’ve received recently.

Someone told Laura she looked pregnant which inspired us to chat about the pressure women feel to suck their tummies in.

And can men and women be friends? Not according to someone who saw Josh at a concert with his best (female) mate and messaged Steph about it.

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Ellen Pompeo on Call Her Daddy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ellen-pompeo-pick-me-choose-me-pay-me-more/id1418960261?i=1000699715387
• Laura: The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins https://www.bigw.com.au/product/the-let-them-theory-by-mel-robbins/p/6002414

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