Parenthood

Before the baby arrives… there’s often a whole invisible chapter no one talks about.

In this episode, I sit down with a psychologist to unpack the mental health challenges that can show up before birth — infertility, prenatal anxiety, depression during pregnancy… and the quiet shame that can sit alongside it all.

Because you can be deeply grateful…
and deeply struggling.

We talk about:
• The emotional toll of trying to conceive
• Anxiety that doesn’t magically disappear once you’re pregnant
• Why prenatal depression is more common than we realise
• How to get support early (without feeling dramatic)

If this season of life felt heavier than it “should have”, this conversation is for you 🤍

You are not failing. You are human.

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In this week’s Real Talk episode we’re chatting all things intimacy and sex.

We asked you how often you’re having sex, when you’re having it and we’re ready to share.

We chat, bedtime routine sex handbrakes, feeling touched out, erotic novels, guilt around lack of sex and getting our heads in the clouds.

If you’ve ever wondered about other people’s sex lives, this one is for you.

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At a recent school event, I felt like – was I too much?

Too high energy, too loud, too bubbly. Should I have been more reserved? Would I polarise people being too 'Leonie'?

In this episode, I delve into my social insecurities and whether what people think of us is really any of our business.

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Giving birth to twins and then getting back to training for the Olympics.

It’s not something you see everyday, but Morgan Mitchell is living proof that goals are to be chased.

In this chat with Australia’s very own Olympic sprinter Morgan Mitchell (and my ultimate girl crush) we discuss everything from how we can resilience to our children. Balancing our dreams, commitments and parenthood. Why we should always give back. Voms, poonamies and everything in between.

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Nothing tests a marriage, a sibling relationship and your nervous system like homework.

One child finishes in 6 minutes.
The other is suddenly illiterate.

If you’ve ever said “just focus” while questioning your life choices… this episode is for you.

We’re unpacking:
✨ Why homework hits so hard
✨ Why snack + decompression matters
✨ When it’s okay to just… skip it

Because we’re not raising perfect students. We’re raising emotionally regulated humans.

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