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Aly Raisman is one of the most famous, successful and popular gymnasts in the world. She's a six time olympic medalist and captained the gold medal winning US team in both 2012 and 2016. She’s also one of 250 young girls who was abused by the Doctor of the American Gymnastics team, Larry Nassar. She talks to Mia about her experience and how she’s advocating for change... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Aly Raisman Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at [email protected] Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Tonner didn’t know much about eating disorders. As a human rights lawyer and mother of four, she knew they existed but she didn’t know how they could take someone to the brink of self-destruction and sometimes beyond. But then one day her 13-year-old daughter Chloe told her she wouldn’t drink water because she thought it would make her fat and suddenly she was faced with a frightening reality. Anne has written a book about that time, called Cold Vein, in the hopes she can educate people about what anorexia is really like. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Anne Tonner. Find her book Cold Vein at apple.co/mamamia If you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder contact The Butterfly Foundation here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vanessa Grigoriadis has spent years thinking about consent. The American journalist and author interviewed 120 students, 80 administrators, victims, perpetrators and accused for her book Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus. What she found out was that, when it comes to sexual assault, things sometimes aren't black and white. Vanessa seeks to discover whether, when the lines are blurred and one person believes consent was given and the other doesn't, can both things be true?  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Vanessa Grigoriadis. Find Vanessa's book here.  This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you think of Jana Pittman, the first thing that usually comes to mind is hurdles. Right? Hurdles, the Olympics, and maybe that memorable headline - “Drama Jana.” But what if we told you that was by far the least interesting thing about the former two-time world champion? Because it’s the truth. Jana is 35 now and she’s a single mum to three kids - how that happened is a fascinating story. And, because she likes a challenge, she is studying medicine and the type of doctor she wants to be has nothing to do with sport... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jana Pittman. Find Jana's book at apple.co/mamamia  This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you open up a fashion magazine in Australia you'll most likely be greeted by a group of size six models smiling/grimacing back at you. Sure, they're beautiful and their clothes are amazing but they only represent 20% of the population. And this is what model, agent and soon to be author, Chelsea Bonner is trying to change, one body positive model at a time... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Chelsea Bonner Find out more about Bella Management here.  This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jelena Dokic has lived a very extraordinary life in just 34 years. From the outside, she seemed to have the perfect story. She was a refugee turned world number four on the tennis circuit and by 16, she had defeated world number one Martina Hingis at Wimbledon. But on the inside, Jelena was struggling. Her father and coach, Damir, started abusing her when she was just six years old. He’d beat her, take her money, lock her out of hotel rooms and taunt her. At one stage, he even made her change nationalities from Australian to Yugoslavian. Until one day, when she was 19, she decided to leave home. And she’s never looked back. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Jelena Dokic Buy Jelena's book Unbreakable by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the next two weeks, we will be dipping back into two of Mia's favourite episodes. The second? Magda Szubanski... Magda Szubanski has written and created some of Australia's best comedy shows and characters. And this year, she's even been instrumental in changing the law when it comes to Marriage Eqaulity in Australia.  So what is it like being Magda? What's life been like since coming out? And how has her family history impacted on her life now? Mia chats to her about it all... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to Magda Szubanski. Find out more about Magda's book Reckoning here. And buy it at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is produced by Elissa Ratliff. You can find out more about this Podcast on the Mamamia Podcast Networks facebook page. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] or calling the pod phone on 02 8999 9386  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the first of a two-part series over the Christmas break where we'll look back at some of Mia's favourite interviews. This week it's Turia Pitt. At the age of 24, Turia Pitt was caught in a bushfire while running an Ultramarathon in Western Australia.  She suffered burns to 65 % of her body and has since had over 200 operations to get back to full health. Turia could have been defined by that fire in every sense. But she wasn’t. She has gone on to become one of the most influential women in the country, inspiring everyone she meets. And not just because she overcame incredible hardship - but because she continues to do so. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Turia Pitt This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Tweet us @mamamiapodcasts Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American journalist Anne Helen Petersen has been writing about celebrities since she was at uni and over that time she's noticed one thing - the rise of unruly women. Unruly is described as disorderly, disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. And, if you look around Hollywood you'll see this kind of behaviour everywhere. So Anne decided to collect her thoughts and research into a book and that’s how Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud was born. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Anne Helen Petersen Buy Anne's book Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] Tweet us @mamamiapodcasts Or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Daddo does a lot of things. From writing kids books, to hosting parenting podcasts to acting in Round The Twist. Oh....and being a dad to his three kids. But behind the public profile he's just a normal guy who likes to make his own surfboards and hang out with his family. So what was life like inside the famous Daddo household? How did he wind up in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here? And how easy it is to write a children’s book? Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Andrew Daddo. Buy Andrew's books by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie Monk has been a celebrity for almost 20 years. During that time she has been in a girl band, been a solo singer, an actress, a TV star, engaged 2.5 times, posed for Playboy, starred alongside a cast of famous faces for UberEATS Australia and most recently been Australia’s 2017 Bachelorette But that last fact is probably the least interesting thing about Sophie. She spent a decade in Hollywood being told she was too thin, too fat and too blonde. She developed a thick skin. And she realised that after all that, people liked her best when she was just being herself. So that is what she has done - been herself. On national television. And it’s worked a treat... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Sophie Monk. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network and was brought to you by Uber Eats  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justine Clarke has been performing on stage and screen for decades but most people will remember her as Roo from Home and Away in the 80s. So what was it like to have that level of fame as a child and how did she deal with it? She also tells us what it's like to work on a show as iconic as Play School and what really goes on behind the scenes. And what is it like being 46 in an industry that prizes youth and beauty above most other things and why she's chosen her face over her career. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Justine Clarke. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network This episode was brought to you by Wonder, out November 30th.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Until a few years ago, professional violin player, former presenter of the Classic Breakfast program on ABC Classic FM and music teacher Eddie Ayres had presented to the world as female. You might remember his name being Emma back then. But while on a solo bike ride of Pakistan in 2013, Eddie watched the Oscar Winning film Boys Don’t Cry - and it was here that he realised he was not a self described ‘butch lesbian’ but transgender. What happened next was quite literally life changing. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Eddie Ayres Buy Eddie's book by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“People want to see people who look like them on television - the true diversity of the community - but traditionally male, middle-aged white executives would choose women based on their penises” Ever since news broke last month about Harvey Weinstein's alleged history of sexual assault journalist, feminist and author Tracey Spicer sent out a tweet asking if there were women in Australia who had similar stories about men in the Australian media. What happened next floored her. She was inundated with anguished emails and phone calls from hundreds of women who wanted to speak up. Tracey, who told her own stories of abuse in her memoir The Good Girl Stripped Bare, is now working with police and other media organisations to take on - and take down the boys club. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Tracey Spicer Buy Tracey's book by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley is simply described as the Queen of Australian TV. Since she was 13, "KAK" has been a presence on our screens - interviewing thousands of people, singing, dancing and making politicians do the Macarena. Kerri-Anne has just released a memoir called, fittingly, A Bold Life. And when she came into Mamamia to talk about it, we couldn’t possibly contain that much razzle-dazzle star power in our tiny podcast studio so we sat her down in front of the whole Mamamia team to talk about love, loss and finding out you'd lost your job by reading it in the paper. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Kerri-Anne Kennerley. Buy Kerri-Anne's book by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marian Keyes is one of the most successful authors in the world. She’s sold 35 million books in 35 languages and she’s done that by writing about women’s lives….in all their messiness. She writes the words and the feelings that are inside your head and she makes women feel seen and heard and understood. In a laugh out loud way. She’s able to do this because she - like most of us - has had some bloody tough times in her own life. She’s battled addiction, crippling mental illness….and it’s those experiences that give her writing and her such incredible warmth and truth... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Marian Keyes Buy any of Marian's books by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is not your ordinary No Filter. Today, the tables have been turned. Mia Freedman has been a parent for 20-years and we invited her son Luca into the studio to grill her about their unique relationship. Mia tells Luca about the time she dropped him as a baby, what her first thoughts were when she gave birth, and how she reacted when she first found out he was watching porn. This interview will have you laughing, crying and a little bit in awe of how a mother and son can be so open and honest with each other. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Luca Lavigne Read Luca's chapter in Work Strife Balance by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network This episode was made possible by Bad Moms 2Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy Gourley is a 47-year-old pastor, former accountant, skateboarding fan and the founder of Red Frogs, a volunteer group providing support and a positive peer presence to large groups of young people. Nowhere is that more important than at schoolies.  Every year, since 1997, Andy and his team have travelled to the Gold Coast to help partying teens stay out of trouble.  So where did it start? What are the best tips for parents sending their kids off to schoolies? And what's this got to do with red frogs? Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Andy Gourley This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network This episode of No Filter was brought to you by ALLEN’S and its iconic Red Frog lolly. ALLEN’S is a proud partner of Red Frogs Australia, a support network which uses the simple act of sharing a Red Frog lolly as an icebreaker to share a smile, start a conversation and encourage young adults to make positive life choices.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know that Tiffiny Hall is the energetic personal trainer with the long blonde hair who has appeared on several seasons of The Biggest Loser. What you probably don't know is that she’s also the author of four fiction novels and five nonfiction books. She’s one of the highest qualified female martial artists in the world for her age. And just a week after giving birth to her first child, Arnold, she flipped the usual post-baby-body Instagram selfie on its head. Instead of sharing a picture of her flat stomach after birth, she shared what an actual post-pregnancy stomach looks like. Tiff is warm, funny and incredibly clever - and chances are, she will blow every preconception you had about her in the first 2 minutes of this interview. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Tiffiny Hall Buy any of Tiff's books by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When couples therapist Esther Perel speaks to large groups of people about her area of expertise, sex and relationships -she asks the audience to raise their hands if their lives have ever been affected by infidelity. Maybe it was one of their parents. Maybe it was their own partner. Maybe it was them. Or maybe they were the third party. She says around 80 percent of the room raises their hand. Esther is an author, a psychotherapist and a self-described expert in relationships and sexuality. She has a cult following to rival that of Brene Brown or Elizabeth Gilbert, and on this episode of No Filter she speaks to Mia about why it has never been easier to have an affair, the reason happy people cheat and how infidelity can sometimes make a relationship better. Get ready to listen to the most fascinating conversation about love, cheating and relationships you have ever heard. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Esther Perel Buy Esther's book The State of Affairs by going to apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Janine Middleton is not who you would expect to be the CEO of Australian Marriage Equality. She’s not Lesbian. She’s Not Gay. She’s not Bisexual, not Transgender, not Queer or Questioning and she’s not intersex. In fact, no one in her family is. She’s in her late 50s. Is a former investment banker. Lives on Sydney’s North Shore. And she wears pearls. And yet, she is on the frontlines, pushing for marriage equality in Australia. And she needs you to be too. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Janine Middleton This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2011, Manal al-Sharif defied Saudi Arabian laws when she posted a video of herself driving on YouTube. Her decision and her Women2Drive campaign landed her in jail for eight days. But it also made her passionate about changing the way her country views women. Six years after that act, Saudi Arabia has announced that it will allow women to start driving in 2018. Manal has written a book about driving, about what life is like for women in Saudi Arabia underneath the abaya and about being forced to leave her homeland. And now, she talks to Mia Freedman. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Manal al-Sharif. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network    Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Pape was just 35 years old when he and his wife Liz lost all their possessions in 2014. Everything. Every photograph, item of clothing, piece of furniture….all of it.  And as he stood there looking  at the charred remains of his house after the Victorian bushfires that devastated the area where he lived with his young family, he had an incredibly surprising reaction. Surprising even to himself. It would go on to be the basis for his extraordinary best-selling book The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need which was released less than a year ago and has topped the book charts ever since...and he will make you consider things you never thought you could ever be interested in. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Scott Pape. Buy Scott's book at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Connie Johnson's very public battle with cancer, her brother Sam was by her side spreading the word about the Love Your Sister campaign.  But there were many more people behind the scenes supporting Connie and building the incredible charity that is Love Your Sister.  Sam invited Mia to Canberra on the day before Connie's funeral, to meet some of the women who were closest to Connie.   In the second part of this Love Your Sister special, Mia speaks to Connie’s best friend and carer, Emma, her older sister Hilde and friend, Lucy. These are the remarkable women behind Connie Johnson.   Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Emma Rooke, Hilde Johnson and Lucy Freeman. To support Love Your Sister like them on Facebook or donate here. Connie's public memorial service will be held in Melbourne on Saturday the 23rd at St Paul's Cathedral This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a little over a week since Connie Johnson died of cancer, and her brother Samuel Johnson is ready to talk. How is he coping? Is he okay? After years fundraising for Love Your Sister, what are his plans now? Yesterday, Sunday, Mia Freedman and her producer Elissa Ratliff headed to a house in the Canberra suburbs where Sam and Connie’s inner circle were gathering. They weren’t quite sure what they'd find when they got there, what state everyone would be in, or what the mood would be. But Sam spoke. He was raw - he’s always raw - but as usual, he was also incredibly articulate and passionate and generous. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Samuel Johnson To support Love Your Sister like them on Facebook or donate here. Connie's public memorial service will be held in Melbourne on Saturday the 23rd at St Paul's Cathedral This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff    CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samantha X describes herself as a normal person who does an unconventional job. She’s a 43-year-old business woman, journalist, author, a mother of two primary-school-age kids and she's Australia’s highest paid escort. Her real name is Amanda Goff, and before she was one of the country's most famous sex workers she was a beauty editor at a glossy magazine. So how do you manage two lives? Can you date as a normal person? And what happens when you fall in love with your client? Because that’s what recently happened to Amanda and it’s turned her life upside down. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Samantha X Find Back On Top at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. Mamamia proudly supports Rize Up CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annabel Crabb can make anything interesting. Whether she’s making Cory Bernardi seem human or making paella with some obscure backbencher on her hit ABCTV show Kitchen Cabinet, she is one of the most smart and delightful women on the planet. It is no surprise then, that her new show about Parliament House is extremely compelling. Yes, you just read that sentence. From a fight over the kangaroo’s scrotum on the coat of arms, the politician who keeps a fully stocked pantry in their office and even the fact that Annabel wore the same three outfits during the 10 months of filming it took to make this show, she genuinely makes Australia’s most powerful house come to life. You will be riveted - not just by the show, but by hearing her talk about it... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Annabel Crabb Find The Wife Drought at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. Mamamia proudly supports The Pyjama Foundation CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing good happens to you after you turn 40. That’s what you think before….you know, you turn 40. Holly Wainwright did quite a lot before 40. She moved to Australia from Manchester, rose through the ranks of celebrity magazines, met her partner and had two kids. But that wasn’t the end. Soon after turning 40, Holly came to work at Mamamia where she embarked on a whole new chapter of her career. And now, she’s just released her first novel called The Mummy Bloggers. It’s the story of three very different women who blog about their lives as mothers and it’s a rollicking good read with loads of social commentary about this very fascinating subculture of women who live their lives all out there in the open…or do they? Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Holly Wainwright Find The Mummy Bloggers at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. Mamamia proudly supports Share The Dignity CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellness. Just reading that word makes you feel more healthy. Calmer. More virtuous. That’s why marketers are using the hell out of it, slapping “WELLNESS” on everything from yoga mats to activewear, vitamin supplements. But what does wellness actually mean? At a particularly unhealthy point in her life, journalist Brigid Delaney received an email from her editor about an assignment. Did she want to go on Malcolm Turnbull’s crash diet? It would involve eating nothing for weeks while drinking a concoction of herbs some have compared to bin-juice. Brigid said yes. And decided to write a book about her wellness journey called Wellmania. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Brigid Delaney.  Find Wellmania at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you think of a psychopath, you probably imagine someone like serial killer Ivan Milat. But according to David Gillespie, it's more likely to be your boss or your grandma. Five to 10 per cent of the population qualify as psychopathic, and the rate can be as high as 20 percent among corporate leaders and politicians. So how do you spot them? What do you do if you have to work for or with them, or better yet, date them? Grab a cup of tea and get ready to go ‘OH MY GOD’... Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest David Gillespie.  Find Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last year, George McEncroe had an epiphany. The single mum of four teenagers applied, twice, to be an Uber driver, but something didn't feel right about it. At the same time, her eldest daughter and her friends were walking home from parties because they didn't feel safe in either taxis or ride-share cars.  "I wish there was a female-only ridesharing service," she thought. So she decided to make one. As you do. And after a few all- night planning sessions, untold amounts of hard work, throwing in her life savings and convincing family and friends to invest in her ambitious lady startup idea - Shebah was born. Over the past twelve months, the former teacher, radio host and comedian has built a business that benefits women in more ways than getting them from A to B. Because smart women with drive can achieve anything. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest George McEncroe.  Download the Shebah app here.  This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley. You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 7th of July, 2012, Kathy Kelly's family changed forever. The mother of three was at home with her husband Ralph when they received a phone call to tell them their 18-year-old son Thomas had been assaulted in Sydney’s Kings Cross just after 10pm. He was the victim of what came to be known as a 'cowards' punch', a random king-hit. Thomas never regained consciousness and two days later, he was dead. The Kelly family tried to make the best out of the horrific hand they had been dealt. But then, last year, the Kellys' youngest son Stuart took his own life. How do you go on after such unimaginable tragedy? And how do you find the courage to try to make a desperate situation better?  If you or a loved one is struggling with mental health, we urge you to contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Kathy Kelly. If you would like to find out more about the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation click here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley. You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’re 24, you’re on holidays with your mates in Bali, and you catch a cold. It’s nothing to write home about. Probably just a bug that was going around. But then you get home. And you’ve still got this cold. You can’t shake it. So you go to the doctors, and they tell you you’ve actually got pneumonia. So you take the drugs, and you hope you get better. Four months later, you collapse. You go to the hospital. And you are told that at 24, you have heart failure and that you will need a heart transplant. It sounds like a plot out of a Hollywood film. But for Gold Coast model Bec Craven, it quickly became her reality. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Bec Craven. If you have been inspired by Bec’s story and want to register your organs so that you can help someone else, head to donatelife.gov.au This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley. You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 years ago Cameron Daddo was the bloke every teenage girl in the 80's wanted to marry. He was the host of dating show Perfect Match, a multiple Logie winner, and he even released an album. Then, he married Dolly cover girl Alison Brahe and moved to America. Which is where things got interesting. Their marriage fell apart. But because this was the early 90s and pre-Internet, Alison and Cameron got to shrug off the mantle of being Australia's golden couple and work out their crap far from the eyes of the public. How they did that is a fascinating story, as is Cameron’s experience of going from a rolled gold Aussie icon and heartthrob to a door to door salesman…..and back again. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Cameron Daddo This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley. You can buy Mia's book, Work Strife Balance, or any book mentioned on our podcasts from iBooks at apple.co/mamamia, where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Obsessive compulsive disorder is one of those things that people often joke about. Like, “You should see her desk at work; she's totally OCD". Or "I eat the same breakfast every day because I'm OCD." Actual OCD is very different. It can derail and even destroy your life. That's very nearly what happened to 23-year-old old model Lily Bailey. Hers manifested as a voice in her head when she was a child. She became convinced that she did horrible things that people noticed; convinced she had killed someone with a thought, and she would spend hours compiling lists of her imagined wrongdoings each day. When she was certain her parents had fallen asleep, the little girl would begin climbing up and down the stairs until her feet ached, or saying a sequence of letters over and over again, or tip toeing into her sister’s room to lay her ear against her sister’s chest to listen for her heartbeat. Lily concealed it all from her parents, and her friends until she couldn't anymore. Lily wants to help others who have OCD, and to help those of us who don’t to better understand it.   Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Lily Bailey Buy Lily's book Because We Are Bad at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley Help is always available Talk to a GP or health professional Beyondblue - telephone and online counselling 1300 22 4636 Anxiety Recovery Centre - Telephone:1300 269 438 CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Debbie Malone says she 'saw dead people' as a child but found a way to shut them out. Then, after experiencing six near-death experiences in 1992, she began to reconnect to the spirit world and decided to put her visions to use. Now she works with the police as a psychic medium who can be used to pick up information that may provide new lines of inquiry in an unsolved crime... Whether you're a believer or a sceptic, Mia's conversation with Debbie is fascinating and strange.  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Debbie Malone Debbie Malone is the author of Clues from Beyond: True crime stories from Australia’s #1 Psychic detective (Rockpool Publishing $29.99), now available at all good book stores and apple.co/mamamia, and this is where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re a woman of a certain age, the name Alison Brahe will make you squeal. Or at least step back in time to the 80's and 90's when she was on the cover of Dolly. And Cleo. And Cosmo. And then she married Australia’s most eligible bachelor, Cameron Daddo, who was the host of the dating show, Perfect Match. They were the Brad and Jen of Australia; the golden couple of their time. Now, after 25 years out of the country, and the spotlight - Alison is back home with her family. She sat down with Mia to talk about how modelling harmed her self esteem, what happened when her marriage to Cameron broke down for a year and what she plans on doing now she is home.  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Alison Brahe Daddo. Buy any books mentioned in our podcast at ibooks at apple.co/mamamia, and this is where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tina Arena was the child star who could. From her days as a 9-year-old on Young Talent Time, she matured into one of Australia's most successful singer/songwriters. Now, 40 years after she first appeared on TV, 'Tiny Tina' reflects on the sacrifices she made. From working 6 days a week, 52 weeks of the year during her Young Talent Time tenure, to making it big in Europe after realising Chains, the 49-year-old is philosophical about the journey that made her.  With an attitude to life that will surprise and delight, Tina Arena talks marriage, the music industry and menopause, and proves why she is such an enduring Australian success story. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Tina Arena.  See all Tina's Tour dates here: http://www.tinaarena.com/tours/ And buy Tina's book Now I Can Dance  from ibooks at apple.co/mamamia, and this is where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  The Executive Producer of podcasts is Monique Bowley CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pregnancy has never been easy for Sally Obermeder. In 2011, with the help of IVF, she fell pregnant. Nine months later she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She gave birth to baby Annabelle and then underwent 16 rounds of chemotherapy and two mastectomies, all while raising a newborn. After getting the all clear, Sally knew she wanted another child. The only problem was she couldn't have one. So with just four embryos she turned to surrogacy. In this interview, Sally is extremely open about the struggles that she’s had and how it was all worth it when her second daughter Elyssa came into the world. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Sally Obermeder. Find her frozen smoothie packs in Coles and Woolworths You can buy Sally’s books, from ibooks at apple.co/mamamia, and this is where you can also subscribe to all our other shows in one place. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author, college professor and writer Roxane Gay's new book Hunger is not one of those happy tales that has a beaming photo of her on the cover, standing in one giant leg of her old pants. As she explains to Mia in this interview, it's also not just a story about obesity. It’s an extraordinary look at the trauma that triggered her to very deliberately gain weight. ‘Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body' by Roxane Gay is published by Hachette Australia on 13 June’ Available via Booktopia  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to Roxane Gay Head to apple.co/mamamia to find a copy of Mia's book Work Strife Balance and Roxane's book Hunger This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Podcast NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maggie Alderson is a lot of things. She’s a former fashion magazine editor, mother-of-one, cancer survivor, and columnist. She’s stood behind Anna Wintour in the queue for the toilets at Fashion week in Milan. Written ten novels. And given some of the best fashion advice, Australia has ever seen. But Maggie Alderson is so much more than fashion and fiction. She opens up about being invisible when you hit 40, her worries about having an only child, and why she will never get botox. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to Maggie Alderson Head to apple.co/mamamia to find a copy of Mia's book Work Strife Balance and Maggie's latest novel The Scent of You. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Podcast NetworkBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a bit different. Instead of asking the inappropriate questions, Mia Freedman is answering them. Yep, she's in the hot seat. Sitting across from one of the world’s most formidable interviewers and journalists, Leigh Sales, talking about her new book Work Strife Balance. And, it's pretty epic. This was recorded in front of 300 people, and unlike most of her interviews, you’ll see a very different side of Leigh - she’s hilarious, warm, loves a laugh, sometimes gets teary and is a true woman’s woman. Listening to this interview you’ll get the sense of what it’s like to be friends with her. You'll also hear some of Mia's tips from Work Strife Balance.  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to Leigh Sales Head to apple.co/mamamia to find a copy of Mia's book Work Strife Balance.  This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Podcast Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many assumptions made about Muslim women. That they are oppressed. Repressed. Distressed.  Depressed. Victims of a religion that persecutes them. That there is no way you can be a Muslim and a feminist. Susan Carland disagrees.  A devout Muslim woman, she converted from Christianity when she was a teenager.  Now an academic, she has been fighting assumptions ever since. In her book Fighting Hislam - Women, Faith and Sexism, she argues that there are Muslim women who are fighting for gender equality inside their faith and that being Muslim and a feminist are not mutually exclusive. This interview explores the difference between culture and religion, why Muslims aren't a monolith, and why Islam and feminism can - despite popular opinion - co-exist.  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to Susan Carland Her book is Fighting Hislam; Women, Faith and Sexism. Published by Melbourne University Press This podcast was produced by Monique Bowley CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Podcast Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vanessa Cranfield learned her baby girl had down syndrome on the day she was born. While the doctors and nurses ushered her husband out of the room to tell him, the young mum was faced with a dawning reality; and a lifetime of unknowns.  Gretel is now in her early twenties, with two other siblings. This is a beautiful, candid interview about parenting a child with a disability. About what no one tells you; the raw and the beautiful parts. About how sometimes, people come into your life to teach you something. And why we should all aim to have a little more colour in our life. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Vanessa Cranfield Check out South of The Border's website And Instagram. This podcast was produced by Monique Bowley and Elissa Ratliff CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samuel Johnson has two sisters, one Gold Logie and some frozen sperm sitting in a freezer at a clinic somewhere in Melbourne.  Across his career, he's been in all the iconic shows of the 90s; Home and Away, Blue Heelers, Halifax FP and The Secret Life Of Us. But despite his success on screen, he's had a lot of personal tragedy and hardship in his life. Drugs. Booze. Mothers and girlfriends that have both died. And now his big sister, fighting her hardest not to. He was just 10 years old when Connie was diagnosed with cancer for the first time and it was the return of that cancer a few years ago that changed both of their lives - and the lives of hundreds of thousands of other women. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Samuel Johnson.  Check out Love Your Sister This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff & Kelly Glover  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Chloe Shorten separated from her husband of 10 years, she was paranoid it would somehow affect her two young children. Then, when she remarried Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and blended her family, she got even more paranoid. So, she went hunting for help. For books, for studies, for information about the best way to do everything from “the talk” when you sit your kids down to tell them their Mum and Dad aren’t going to live together anymore to introducing new partners, navigating custody and even, eventually introducing new step-siblings or new babies. She didn’t find a lot. So she made her own, and this week she tells Mia about it.   Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Chloe Shorten. Find her book, Take Heart, at apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere.   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When was the last time you bought a packet of tampons or pads? Do you remember how much they cost? Did you shop around looking for the cheapest possible option? Did you have to weigh up your priorities between say…..feeding your kids or bleeding all over your clothes? When Rochelle Courtenay read that homeless women would often have to choose between food and sanitary items, she decided to do something. Little did she know that her pad and tampon collections would change the path she took in the world, and result in her charity, Share The Dignity. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Rochelle Courtenay. To find out how to donate - go to sharethedignity.com.au This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere.   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who would you choose to play you in a Hollywood movie? It's a question you might have pondered. Little did Sue Brierley know that one day, she would be sitting in a Hollywood theatre, watching Nicole Kidman portray her story on the big screen. When she was just a teen, the Tasmanian girl had a vision that she would adopt a child from India, instead of giving birth to her own. Saroo, the little boy Sue and her husband John adopted in the 80s', arrived. And was the inspiration behind the Oscar-nominated film Lion. She speaks to Mia about the real story behind the hit movie, her relationship with Nicole Kidman and the story of what actually happened to her other son, Mantosh.  Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Sue Brierley. Lion is available on iTunes and DVD on May 1. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere.   Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you prepare for a one-way mission to Mars? It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, doesn’t it? But for Melbourne-based consultant Dianne McGrath, it just might become a reality. In 2013, Dianne signed up for Mars One. A mission that aims to establish life on Mars. She is now in the final 100 remaining candidates IN THE WORLD. And at the end of this year, she will find out whether or not she has been chosen as one of the final 24 who will eventually make the journey. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Dianne McGrath This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Elias always knew he wanted to have children with his fashion designer partner Jayson Brunsdon. He just wasn’t sure how they would do it. As a gay couple living in Sydney, there aren’t many options out there if you want to have children. But one night, after watching a 60 minutes story on surrogacy, Aaron & Jayson knew they were on to something. Two years later (through a cancer diagnosis, finding an egg donor and many trips to Thailand) their son Roman was born. This interview will have you laughing, crying, and feeling all the feels. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guests Jayson & Aaron Brunsdon Buy Aaron's book Designer Baby at ibooks apple.co/mamamia This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: [email protected] tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookThis show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network Telstra brings you the magic of technology with Smart Home, a clever little app that lets you manage your home from anywhere. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.