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Hello!! Every now and then we’ll be publishing episodes that we’re calling ‘Business Lessons’ where we speak with business owners, founders, and folks with careers that we admire and ask them about the lessons they’ve picked up along the way.
For this episode - Laura sat down with Founder & Managing Director of FW, Helen McCabe. FW is an inclusive, member-led organisation committed to achieving gender equality in Australian workplaces. Previously Helen spent more than a decade as a journalist at News Corp and as Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Women's Weekly.
In this conversation, Helen & Laura discuss the way that women most commonly describe their leadership style, the skills that good leaders need to master, differences between male & female leaders, introverts as leaders, and whether or not women still need to be likeable.
We also answer one of your questions: As a Gen X woman who built my career proving my commitment through hard work, I’m finding it challenging to adjust to younger generations who set very clear boundaries around their time and workload. How do I reconcile my work ethic in a workplace culture that values balance differently?
HELEN & FW
Find out more about FW here https://www.futurewomen.com/
Follow FW on Instagram @futurewomen
Listen to Helen’s podcast Future Women Leadership Series https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/future-women-leadership-series/id1469503665
This is the episode about martyrs that Helen & Laura discuss https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lizzie-young-on-workplace-martyrs/id1469503665?i=1000660352733
KICBump PODCAST
Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED
KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
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If you also have hundreds of unread texts, WhatsApps, voice memos, Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger messages, Snapchats, EVERYTHING, you’ll know what we’re talking about.
This week we want to talk about how overwhelming it feels to keep in touch with our friends right now. We asked you guys how you’re coping with the overwhelm, as well as your ideas for how to maintain friendships in the real world and away from screens.
Plus! We posted a video about Josh (Steph’s husband) having a sex dream about Laura and the comments were HILARIOUS.
SPECIAL SHARES
Steph: Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/hannah-montana/umc.cmc.8m997jrdn9d87kq5g1991xrd
Laura: taking a colour walk (picking a colour, going for a walk, and noticing different things in that colour)
Kic UPDATE
KICStudio bookings are now open! Start building your weekly ritual with us now before our doors officially open on the 18th of April.
Memberships are from $65/week for unlimited classes + free access to the KICApp. Class packs are from $25/class. Or you can trial our Studio with 14 days of unlimited classes + access to the KICApp for $59.
Book in here: https://kicwellness.com/pages/studio/
KICBump PODCAST
Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED
KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We loooove these episodes! This time your questions are about whether or not you’re overreacting over something your partner did, and how to let go of a long-term friend.
QUESTION #1: my partner attended an event that I said we couldn’t go to. Is it okay to be pissed off with him or am I overreacting?
QUESTION #2: how should I let go of a long-term friend whose negativity is bringing me down?
SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS
If you have a question you want our opinion on, please slide into our DMs on Instagram! We’re @kicpod. If you’re not on Instagram, you can email us at [email protected].
All questions will be anonymous <3
KICBump PODCAST
Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED
KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We watched Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere and we want to talk about it.
Plus - we share some disturbing data from a recent study that found that Gen-Z are more likely than Baby Boomers to hold traditional views about gender roles.
But alongside all of that we also share some positive stories: how men have escaped the manosphere, male creators we love, and your message about how listening to this podcast has given you the knowledge & confidence to start conversions about gender equality in real life.
WE MENTIONED
The miniseries we made about the manosphere was called ‘Am I Equal’. You can search for these episodes in your podcast app…
The ‘Manosphere’ with Dr Zac Seidler - Am I Equal? a miniseries with Laura Henshaw https://pod.fo/e/2e268b
Money, work & traditional gender roles - Am I Equal? a miniseries with Laura Henshaw https://pod.fo/e/2e3166
Misogyny & financial abuse - the red flags - Am I Equal? a miniseries with Laura Henshaw https://pod.fo/e/2e3b05
‘Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny’ https://theconversation.com/louis-therouxs-inside-the-manosphere-exposes-the-business-model-of-misogyny-277509
The IPSOS survey https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/almost-third-gen-z-men-globally-agree-wife-should-obey-her-husband
Men who’ve escaped the manosphere https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTaMwfmjGPv/
Male creators we love following
Mathew L Carter @mathewlcarter
Luke Bateman @lukebateman_
Tarang Chawla @tarangchawla
Zac Seidler @zacseidler
The Imperfects @theimperfectspodcast
Will & Woody @willandwoody
SPECIAL SHARES
Steph: Steph’s episode of Lael Stone’s podcast ‘Humans, being’ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/steph-claire-smith-being-with-lael-stone-body-worth/id1840341987?i=1000756613283
Laura: Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81920687?source=35&fromWatch=true
KICBump PODCAST
Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED
KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time for another sex Q&A with Sex & Relationship Practitioner & Somatic Therapist, Georgia Grace! We love these episodes and we know you love them too so we were excited to share another one with y'all <3
As a Sex & Relationship Practitioner and Somatic Therapist, Georgia works with individuals, couples and groups to become more aware of their bodies, sex and sexuality. She is also the co-Founder of the sexual wellness company NORMAL and author of the book ‘The Modern Guide To Sex’.
For this episode, we put a question box on our Instagram Story asking for your questions, and you asked:
Why can’t I orgasm through penetration?
How should I introduce sex toys with a partner who is more experienced?
Is it normal to watch lesbian p*rn in a straight relationship?
How can I support my partner through performance anxiety?
How to make sex not feel like a chore in a long term relationship?
And lots more!!
GET TO KNOW GEORGIA
Follow Georgia on Instagram @gspot._
Find out more about NORMAL https://itsnormal.com/ including their new lube!! https://itsnormal.com/products/water-based-lube-v2-normal
Check out Georgia's book 'The Modern Guide to Sex' https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460732823/the-modern-guide-to-sex/
Georgia has been on KICPod before! Listen to her other episodes..
‘All your sex questions answered - with sex practitioner Georgia Grace’ from February 2025 https://pod.fo/e/2ab839
‘Let's talk about modern sex, baby! Confidence in the bedroom & post-lockdown love’ from November 2021 https://pod.fo/e/3aea21
KICBump PODCAST
Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED
KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at [email protected]
Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTok
Laura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok
Kic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.