For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from Dr Sophie Brock, a sociologist with a focus on Motherhood. With a PhD from The University of Sydney just before becoming a mother herself, one of the main results from her research was a conceptual theory about the way Motherhood is socially constructed and individually experienced. So much of her work is about giving voice to expectations, to constructions, that are created as part of what it means to be a Mother in our world. "To connect to the authenticity of who we are, we first have to deconstruct who it is the world expect(ed) us to be." For more from Dr Sophie Brock, you can head to her website: https://drsophiebrock.com/

Then after Dr Brock's talk, you'll hear from her again in a Q&A along with Jane Hardwick-Collings and Michelle Hall from our previous episodes.

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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Today we have a special performance from Michelle Hall, Michelle is an independent performance maker, teaching artist, mentor, arts worker, community organiser, yoga practitioner and mother living and working on Noongar Boodja. She has trained in devising, physical theatre, Clown, Butoh and Contemporary Dance with various companies including Teatro de Complicite (UK), Pan Theatre (Fra), Laban London (UK), Giovanni Fusetti (Italy), Café Reason Butoh (UK), Augusto Boal and Cardboard Citizens (UK). 

To watch Michelle's performance follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HmNCe2sYsI

And for more of Michelle's work you can head to her website: https://thedirtymother.com/michelle-hall/

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from Dr Winnie Orchard again, who spoke with us earlier in the season, Dr Orchard is a cognitive neuroscientist who specialises in understanding how caregiving reshapes our brain and minds and in this episode talks specifically to those going through parenting from a queer perspective.

We invite you also to take care when listening to Claire's song The Beast after Dr. Orchards talk, the music video with the dance choreography from Bonnie can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBN7AzHeuM

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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Jane Hardwicke-Collings Jane Hardwicke Collings is a post menopausal grandmother. She was an intensive care and operating theatre nurse, and then a homebirth midwife for 30 years. Now her work focuses on teaching the Women’s Mysteries and writing about them. She gives workshops on mother and daughter preparation for menstruation, the spiritual practice of menstruation, and the sacred and shamanic dimensions of pregnancy, birth and menopause. Jane founded and runs The School of Shamanic Womancraft, an international Women’s Mystery School.

Mietta is a soulful indie folk singer songwriter and in a season of emergence. With deep connection to her home roots and her community she is also an education researcher, learning skills mentor, facilitator and designer of youth wellbeing and expressive writing workshops.

For more from Jane, you can head to: https://www.janehardwickecollings.com where you can find her many publications.

For more of Mietta's music, you can find her on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1SHQyvwWBmN2EU2jg9O53u

For more from Claire, you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy, you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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Today we welcome you to the second day of the festival and helping us to do that is the incredible Nartarsha Bamblett, a proud First Nations leader creating safe, transformative spaces for healing, learning, and collective growth. She is the founder of Queen Acknowledgements and IndigUcation, two platforms that merge storytelling, cultural education, and holistic wellbeing, Nartarsha is committed to ensuring that the strength, knowledge, and stories of First Nations people are not only heard but celebrated. She guides individuals and organisations through meaningful cultural journeys that foster reflection, healing, and collective responsibility.

For more from Nartarsha, you can head to: https://www.nartarshabamblett.com.au/

For more from Claire, you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy, you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from Mandy Hose, a sleep and settling consultant as well as the co host of the Too Peas podcast to help all parents of multiples who live with disabilities and additional needs. Mandy wants no one to feel alone anymore, parenting on the road less travelled and has also co-authored a book called 'The Invisible Lives of Us' discussing the surprises, challenges and sheer delight of parenting twins with additional needs.

As well as hearing from Mandy, you'll get to hear us close out Day One of the festival with gratitudes and words of wisdom and affirmation, as attendees discuss what they have gotten out of the festival so far. And please let us know what you've gotten out of the series so far at @tontspod on instagram.

For more from Mandy you can head to: https://mandyhosesheknows.com/ or https://toopeasinapodcast.com.au/

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from the amazing Tamica Wilder, Tamica is a somatic sex coach and multi-qualified therapist with a deep passion for teaching humans to re-attune to the wisdom of our bodies, while giving full permission to shamelessly prioritise pleasure and play. She believes that our current cultural narratives around sex, intimacy, pleasure and relationships need to change and that begins with helping to create sex-positive families and help parents build the confidence to have ‘those chats’ with their kids and other family members.

For more from Tamica you can find her book 'Wild Honey' or follow her on instagram @themomsexologist

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode we're joined again by the wonderful Amy Taylor-Kabbaz and Dr Winnie Orchard, who you will have heard earlier in the festival, as they discuss the restructuring of the brain during Matrescence, hormones, neurodivergence in parents and much more.

For more from Amy, you can visit Amy Taylor Kabbaz or pick up a copy of her book 'Mama Rising'.

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you will hear the first talk given by Dr Winnie Orchard, a cognitive neuroscientist, who specialises in understanding how pregnancy and caregiving reshape the brain and mind, she is leading efforts to create a standardized measure for recording and reporting reproductive health history across the lifespan.

Winnie earned her PhD in Neuroscience from Monash University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, where she studied maternal brain function and cognition. Her research has been featured in journals such as Trends in Cognitive Science and Nature, and media outlets like TIME Magazine and New Scientist.

Beyond her research, she is a passionate science communicator who believes that scientific discovery should be accessible to all.

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from previous speakers Amy Taylor-Kabbaz and Dr Melanie Jackson in a Q&A style panel and closing with more beautiful poetry from Vicki Chan. For more from our speakers you can visit: https://amytaylorkabbaz.com/ & https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.matrescencefestival.co.uk

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In this episode you'll hear from our speaker Dr Melanie Jackson, a private midwife providing homebirth services since 2009. In 2015 she completed her PhD, called "Birth Outside the System." This work sprouted academic publications and has also allowed her to work as a researcher and midwifery lecturer at Western Sydney university, as a peer reviewer for academic journals and as a project officer at the Australian College of Midwives and motivates the work she now does on her social media and youtube channels. Melanie also hosts The Great Birth Rebellion which aims to dismantle western beliefs and management of birth and presents an evidence-based alternative to modern birth practices. Melanie believes that calculated rebellion against medicalised maternity care is the evidence-based and preferred path to having a great birth. Find more from Dr Jackson on their website: https://www.melaniethemidwife.com/

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.clairetonti.com/matrescence-festival

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In this episode you'll hear all about what it was like at the festival, how it was laid out and from two wonderful speakers from the morning of day one.

Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is a Best-Selling Author of 'Mama Rising', Speaker, Journalist, Matrescence Activist and Mama of three. Along with hosting 'The Happy Mama Movement' podcast, in 2019, she launched her world first Matrescence Facilitator Training - Mama Rising - sharing her unique formula of coaching and support into mother’s transition through matrescence. In 2022, Mama Rising was recognised by the ICF and currently has more than 200 accredited Mama Rising coaches globally. 

For more from Amy, you can visit https://amytaylorkabbaz.com/

Vicki Chan is the mother of four grown children and a besotted grandmother. She is into her 5th decade of seeing babies into the world as a fierce and passionate midwife; devoted to better birth and fully supported matrescence. She is a storyteller, a poet, artist of sorts, lover of little birds and all things Italian. 

For more from Claire you can head to: https://www.clairetonti.com/ or her instagram @clairetonti

For more from Lizzy you can head to: https://www.lizzyhumber.com/ or her instagram @lizzyhumber

And to keep up to date with past and upcoming Matrescence festivals you can follow @matrescencefestival on instagram or go to https://www.lizzyhumber.com/matrescencefestival

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Bron Lewis is one of Australia’s most promising new comedians. She was the co-winner of the National Raw Comedy competition in 2022, a four-time champion of the Moth storytelling competition, and both the best and the worst mum living at her house. Bron is a writer at The Project and has a prominent presence on stages all around the country.

Bron’s critically acclaimed show ‘Probably’ sold out in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, and it scored her a nomination for Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s ‘Best Newcomer’ for 2023.

Bron is performing her live show 'OBVIOUSLY' on July 26th at Comedy Republic in Melbourne - tickets available here

You can also follow here on instagram right here at @bronlewiscomedy

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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To listen to her beautiful song Slowly head here

https://www.clairetonti.com/events

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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To listen to her beautiful song Slowly head here

https://www.clairetonti.com/events

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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For more from Roberta you can read her full speech and her story here and to find out more about her circles you can head to her instagram account https://www.instagram.com/mamma_medicine/

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Two times TEDx speaker and viral poet, Fleassy Malay is an Internationally renowned, evocative and powerful spoken word artist, speaker and coach. A global advocate for Women’s rights, LGBTQI+ visibility, and a fierce voice for the power of authenticity and courage as a social change tool.

Founder and CEO of Melbourne’s acclaimed Women’s Spoken Word organisation and monthly event, Mother Tongue, she has guided the voices of thousands of women into the world. A passionate, powerful, vulnerable and honest performer who’s words, workshops and courses leave a profound impression.

A British artist now based in Melbourne, Australia; she studied at the famous London stage institution, The BRIT School, which birthed many strong talents such as Amy Winehouse, Adele, Kae Tempest and more.

A self-identified queer, erotic, spiritual, mother she has a theatrical and yet deeply authentic performance and writing style, renowned for captivating her audiences with depth, honesty, and humour. She now writes and presents regularly to her online community of over 20k followers with poetry, talks, and opinion pieces.

In 2017 she published her book, Sex and God, performed internationally, was a grand slam finalist and became the first women to represent Australia at the National Poetry Slam, USA. In 2018 her poem, Witches, went viral on International

Women’s Day with over one million views in 3 days, and over 3 million views to date. Towards the end of the year she completed a US tour, and launched her album of spoken word, Unhear This. In 2020 she successfully crowdfunded her latest book Virago: A Poetic Manifesto, reaching over 200% of her original goal on Kickstarter and pre-selling over 300 copies across 4 continents.

Website - https://fleassymalay.com

Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/FleassyMalay

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Dr Melanie Jackson is a private midwife providing homebirth services since 2009. In 2015 she completed her PhD, called "birth outside the system: wanting the best and safest" This work sprouted academic publications and has also allowed her to work as a researcher and midwifery lecturer at Western Sydney university, as a peer reviewer for academic journals and as a project officer at the Australian College of Midwives and motivates the work she now does on her social media and youtube channels.

Melanie also hosts The Great Birth Rebellion which aims to dismantle western beliefs and management of birth and presents an evidence-based alternative to modern birth practices. They believe that calculated rebellion against medicalised maternity care is the evidence-based and preferred path to having a great birth.

Melanie is a mother of two and lives on a permaculture farm in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

Website - www.melaniethemidwife.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melaniethemidwife/

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Amy Taylor-Kabbaz is a Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Journalist, Matrescence Activist and Mama of three. After more than a decade covering breaking news and current affairs for the ABC around the country, her 'traditional' career took an unexpected turn when she found herself lost, overwhelmed and diagnosed with a thyroid disease after the birth of her first daughter. 14 years - and two more babies - later, she is now the best-selling Hay House author of Mama Rising, the host of the ‘The Happy Mama Movement’ podcast (with more than 400,000 downloads), an internationally awarded Life Coach, runs numerous online programs for mothers all over the world, expert contributor to media outlets around the globe, and the creator of the #1 itunes meditations for children with more than 23 million downloads ‘Bedtime Explorers’. In 2019, she launched her world first Matrescence Facilitator Training - Mama Rising - sharing her unique formula of coaching and support into mother’s transition through matrescence. In 2022, Mama Rising was recognised by the ICF and currently has more than 200 accredited Mama Rising coaches globally. 

Website - www.amytaylorkabbaz.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amytaylorkabbaz/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amytaylorkabbaz/

For more from Claire you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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For more from Hollie you can find her here and watch here YouTube video performing Megatron in a Boxing ring here You should definitely watch it!

For more from Claire Tonti head here

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With a background in Auslan interpreting, broadcasting and civil celebrancy, writing has continued their personal trend of being all about communication and community. Their first book, You’ll be a Wonderful Parent, was published March 2023 by Hardie Grant and is a celebration of rainbow families of all kinds.

For more from Jasper you can find them on instagram @jasperpeachsays or find Jasper's book here

For more from me you can find me @clairetonti on instagram or at my website www.clairetonti.com

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In her latest work Matrescence Lucy Jones presents her radical examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and body. These seismic effects are largely unrepresented across literature and the arts, and speaking about motherhood in anything other than pastel hues remains, for the most part, taboo. Jones offers an urgent examination of the modern institution of motherhood and seeks to unshackle parents from oppressive social norms.

For more from Lucy Jones you can head to her website

To find out more about me and the work I am doing please head to https://www.clairetonti.com or https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

And if you or someone you know needs support COPE has a brilliant directory where you can find resources in your area.

http://www.cope.org.au

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Clementine Ford is a Melbourne based writer, speaker and feminist thinker. She is the author of four books, Fight Like A Girl, Boys will be Boys, How We Love and het latest book I Don’t the case against marriage. She has been a columnist for Fairfax’s Daily Life and a regular contributor to The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Clementine's writing explores issues of gender inequality and pop culture. Her ability to use both humour and distilled fury to lay bare ongoing issues affecting women has earned her a huge and loyal readership amongst both women and men. Clementine’s work has radically challenged the issues of men’s violence against women, rape culture and gender warfare in Australia, while her comedic take on casual sexism and entertainment has earned her a reputation as an accomplished satirist.

Clementine’s work has also appeared in the Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Girlfriend, CLEO, Sunday Life and The Big Issue. Clementine has been a guest on ABC’s Q and A, Channel Nine Mornings and is a frequent contributor to Channel Ten’s The Project. As a speaker and presenter, Clementine has appeared at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre, ACMI, the Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Writers Week, the Brisbane Writers Festival, the Ubud Readers and Writers Festival, the Newcastle Writers Festival, the National Young Writers Festival, the Reality Bites Literary Festival, Women of Letters, Cherchez La Femme and the City of Melbourne’s Conversations series. Additionally, she is regularly invited to speak at schools and universities. Clementine has been a guest on ABC’s Q and A, Channel Nine’s Mornings and is a frequent contributor to Network Ten’s The Project.

Clementine’s number one mission is to speak openly and honestly about the state of the world as we live in it. She hopes to give other women the language and confidence to articulate their own feelings of frustration and anger.

For more from Clementine Ford head to her instagram or find her work on Substack

To find out more about me and the work I am doing please head to https://www.clairetonti.com or https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

And if you or someone you know needs support COPE has a brilliant directory where you can find resources in your area.

http://www.cope.org.au

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Clementine's writing explores issues of gender inequality and pop culture. Her ability to use both humour and distilled fury to lay bare ongoing issues affecting women has earned her a huge and loyal readership amongst both women and men. Clementine’s work has radically challenged the issues of men’s violence against women, rape culture and gender warfare in Australia, while her comedic take on casual sexism and entertainment has earned her a reputation as an accomplished satirist.

Clementine’s work has also appeared in the Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Girlfriend, CLEO, Sunday Life and The Big Issue. Clementine has been a guest on ABC’s Q and A, Channel Nine Mornings and is a frequent contributor to Channel Ten’s The Project. As a speaker and presenter, Clementine has appeared at Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre, ACMI, the Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Writers Week, the Brisbane Writers Festival, the Ubud Readers and Writers Festival, the Newcastle Writers Festival, the National Young Writers Festival, the Reality Bites Literary Festival, Women of Letters, Cherchez La Femme and the City of Melbourne’s Conversations series. Additionally, she is regularly invited to speak at schools and universities. Clementine has been a guest on ABC’s Q and A, Channel Nine’s Mornings and is a frequent contributor to Network Ten’s The Project.

Clementine’s number one mission is to speak openly and honestly about the state of the world as we live in it. She hopes to give other women the language and confidence to articulate their own feelings of frustration and anger.

For more from Clementine Ford head to her instagram or find her work on Substack

To find out more about me and the work I am doing please head to https://www.clairetonti.com or https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

And if you or someone you know needs support COPE has a brilliant directory where you can find resources in your area.

http://www.cope.org.au

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This episode is part of series of episodes that were recorded on the road as part of my tour of the UK and Ireland last year. In this first on the road episode I talk to the incredibly kind Sabrina Kennedy Charge nurse at the Bristol New Horizon Mother and Baby Unit. The unit is the smallest in the UK and is a 4-bed South West regional service providing treatments and interventions to meet the physical and mental health needs of mothers and their infants. Our 24-hour inpatient service supports, assists and supervises each mother to help develop the relationship with their infant.  This episode is so precious to me as Sabrina explains so beautifully what it's really like inside this kind of facility and the nature of the work, caring for mothers at risk who are in deep pain and in need of compassion and support. I felt so privileged after this episode to be able to sing for the women in the unit. Such a beautiful memory.

To find out more about me and the work I am doing please head to https://www.clairetonti.com or https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

And if you or someone you know needs support COPE has a brilliant directory where you can find resources in your area.

http://www.cope.org.au

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You can find more from Larissa at https://www.larissa-reinboth.com and find more about her incredible work with Possum Portraits at https://www.possumportraits.org

And from Claire including updates on live events and her music you can head to https://www.clairetonti.com

or https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

You can contact the show at hello@clairetonti.com

And if you or someone you know needs support for perinatal mental health the following organisations are great resources:

https://www.sands.org.au

https://www.cope.org.au

https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au

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You can find more from Mary Bolling on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/marytbolling/ and listen to her podcast Gotta Be Done here https://www.blueypod.com

https://www.clairetonti.com

https://www.instagram.com/clairetonti/

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You can find more from Tess Lehman at https://tessdoes.com/ and on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tessdoes

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Good Mourning is a compassionate survival guide for anyone dealing with grief - the kind of book Sal and Im wish they'd had to help them through the dark times. Here they shine a light on the many ways grief can impact our lives (hello ugly crying, exhaustion and 'grief brain'). Along with expert advice from clinical psychologist Tamara Cavenett and warm words and insights from hundreds of others who've experienced grief, the authors offer practical tips on coping with isolation and loneliness, navigating grief at work, managing milestones and so much more. 

Whether you're one month in or ten years down the track, Good Mourning will help you make sense of life after loss - and know that you're not alone.

You can find more from Sal and Im at https://goodmourning.com.au

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The last episode of season 3 for 2022 and I'd like to share my single Fear to Feel with you and tell you the story of La Loba the wolf woman.

You can find subscribe to more music from me and listen to Fear to Feel on Spotify I'd love you to.

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For more from Holly you can find her here https://hollyringland.com/

For more from Claire you can find her here https://www.clairetonti.com/

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Editing – RAW Collings, Claire Tonti

Music – Avocado Junkie

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In February 2020, Holly signed a new two-book deal with HarperCollins Publishers Australia. Her second novel, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding has just been published and is a stunning second novel of myth and magic and sisterly love.

Throughout 2020, Holly travelled Australia to film Back To Nature, a visually stunning 8-episode series she co-hosted with Aaron Pedersen. Back To Nature aired to critical acclaim on ABC TV in 2021. All episodes are now streaming on ABC iView. Prior to the pandemic, Holly divided her time between Australia and the UK, where she had Australian native flowers growing in both places. In 2020 she bought a 1968 Olympic Riviera caravan, named ‘Frenchie’, her Plan B writing office based on Yugambeh land, southeast Queensland, in which Holly wrote Esther Wilding’s story.

For more from Holly you can find her here https://hollyringland.com/

For more from Claire you can find her here https://www.clairetonti.com/

Show credits:

Editing – RAW Collings, Claire Tonti

Music – Avocado Junkie

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Freya Lawler (naturopath) joins me again to discuss how we can care for our fertility throughout our lives and also what to do when we are faced with subfertility and the challenges to conceiving. Even if you have had children or don't plan to this conversation is so important as Freya has so much to share about our cycles and our bodies and also particularly about men's health and men's fertility. Unsurprisingly men are less likely to have their fertility explored. We talk through specific foods and herbs that can help on this road to conceiving and also how we can support and nurture women in the aftermath of miscarriage and abortion.

If this episode has brought anything up for you and you are in Australia you can find support at the following organisations:

1800 Respect - confidential counselling and support: 1800respect.org.au

Beyond Blue - support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention: beyondblue.org.au

PANDA - support for recovery from perinatal anxiety and depression: panda.org.au

For more from Freya Lawler you can head to www.freyalawler.com.au or Instagram @freyalawlernaturo

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Freya Lawler joins me again today to deep dive into Endometriosis, a condition that effects so many women and is still chronically under diagnosed and often misunderstood. Freya Lawler is a bachelor qualified nutritionist, naturopath and natural fertility educator specialising in reproductive health, fertility and hormones. She is passionate about helping people achieve whole body wellness through a root-cause approach to women's health. In this episode we talk specifically about the paths to diagnosis for Endo, the common symptoms, what to look out for in our teenage girls who may be getting their period for the first time, methods of treatment and life style and dietary approaches that can really make a difference in you or someone you know suffers from this condition. Freya also has some wonderful resources you can access from her website and an Endometriosis starter kit that will help equip you with lots of strategies, good quality, well researched support and knowledge.

For more from Freya Lawler you can head to www.freyalawler.com.au or Instagram @freyalawlernaturo

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

Show credits:

Editing – RAW Collings, Claire Tonti

Music – Avocado Junkie

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Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, most recently The Younger Wife and her new release The Soulmate. Her novel, The Mother-In-Law (2019), has been optioned for a TV series by Hollywood actress and producer, Amy Poehler. Drawing on the good, the bad and the downright odd of human behaviour, Sally writes incisively about family, relationships and identity. Her domestic thriller novels are laced with quirky humour, sass and a darkly charming tone. Sally's novels are available around the globe in English and have been translated into 20 languages. She has sold more than one million books worldwide. Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband Christian and her three children.

For more from Sally Hepworth you can head to www.sallyhepworthauthor.com or @sallyhepworth on instagram

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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For more from Lizzy Hoo you can head to www.lizzyhoo.com

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Co-produced with long time collaborator Kent Eastwood, the album was originally going to be mostly acoustic and stripped back - a very traditional “singer-songwriter" creation. A week after pre-production began, Buckingham woke in the middle of the night and wrote a song that would completely change the course of the album.

The album stemmed from the breakdown of a relationship but, at its core, Buckingham insists that Dear John is anything but a break-up record.

“The relationship itself was emotionally and psychologically abusive. It was so toxic, but I didn’t know that while I was in it. I thought I was just doing something wrong” says Buckingham. “This album isn’t about the relationship though, it’s about me. I had to unlearn so much of what I thought I knew about myself, about love, and about being a woman in this world. These songs document my process of healing, learning and rising up to be the woman I want to be.”

With Kate Bush, Solange, Coldplay, Cyndi Lauper and Phil Collins all serving as reference points for the sound on what would become Dear John, Buckingham studied hip hop, soul, rock, pop and feminist literature to create this stunning body of work.

The album’s first single Something More, released April 2021, slapped fans in the face with a captivating one-take video that saw Buckingham marching down a Byron Bay laneway commanding and demanding respect. She launched the indie-pop anthem with a six-date sold-out tour last year (no small feat in the height of the pandemic). This was followed by invitations to tour alongside Kate Miller-Heidke, Paul Kelly, Tim Freedman, The Whitlams and Ben Lee.

The next single, Let It Burn, was shared exclusively with hundreds of fans that signed up to a five day online experience, where Buckingham invited the select group into her process of grieving, healing and rising up.

Dear John was released 8th April, 2022 and debuted at #2 on the AIR Independent Album Charts.

1800 Respect - confidential counselling and support: 1800respect.org.au

Beyond Blue - support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention: beyondblue.org.au

PANDA - support for recovery from perinatal anxiety and depression: panda.org.au

05:18 Start of Interview

18:59 Rich Girl: Getting Back to Who You Are

26:22 Dear John: The Story of Sam's Relationship (tw: domestic violence)

46:44 Something More: Fighting For The Truth

52:16 Untamed by Glennon Doyle

01:21:42 Choosing Self Love

For more from Sam Buckingham you can head to www.sambuckingham.com

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings, Claire Tonti

Music - Avocado Junkie

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Previously Claire was National Director of Solar Citizens, a community-led renewable energy advocacy organisation. A former journalist, Claire has extensive experience advocating for social impact, including driving communications for the Every Australian Counts campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and as a senior leader at Amnesty International Australia. 

Claire’s father worked at coal fired power stations all his career, and now she spends her days working on how we can replace them in time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, and ensure that workers, communities and First Nations peoples share the benefits as the world quickly moves to clean, renewable energy.

https://claireorourke.com/climate-action/

https://greenelectricityguide.org.au/

https://www.marketforces.org.au/superfunds/

https://350.org.au/

https://indigenouspeoplesorg.com.au/

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings, Claire Tonti

Music - Avocado Junkie

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To find out more about the Melbourne Queer Film Festival you can head to https://mqff.com.au/

For more from Claire Tonti you can head to www.clairetonti.com or instagram @clairetonti

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Editing - RAW Collings, Claire Tonti, David Martin Harris

Music - Avocado Junkie

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Born in Manchester in the UK, Harper moved to Australia with her family when she was eight. There, she lived in the outer Melbourne suburb of Boronia, and eventually acquired Australian citizenship. As a teen, Harper returned to the UK with her family and resided in Hampshire. Later, she attended the University of Kent and studied English. After spending time working on her career as a print journalist, she moved back to Australia. She now lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children. In this episode we discuss Jane's approach to her writing, what it was like to go from a relatively unknown print journalist to an international bestselling author and how motherhood has changed her. We also talk about mother guilt and it was so comforting to know that even Jane Harper shares this experience!

For more from Jane Harper and to purchase a copy of her latest book Exiles you can head to https://janeharper.com.au/

You can find more from Claire Tonti at www.clairetonti.com or on instagram @clairetonti

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00:00 Becoming a Naturopath

01:45 Love For Farmers

04:16 Power of Nature

07:32 Support Hormonal Health

15:50 Other Conditions

18:13 Claire's Story

19:50 What To Do and Why Adrenals Are Important

23:42 Dangers

30:24 Perimenopause

39:26 What To Do with PMDD

41:48 Balance Mood with Food

44:34 The Plate Rule

46:34 The Order We Eat Stuff

49:15 PCOS

55:11 Alcohol and Hormones

01:01:58 Nausea with Periods

01:04:04 Breastfeeding

01:07:25 Where To Find Help

For more information and support you can find Freya at the links below:

Instagram: @freyalawlernaturo

Website: https://www.freyalawler.com.au/

You can find more from Claire Tonti at www.clairetonti.com or on instagram @clairetonti

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Originally from rural NSW, Tim currently resides in North Melbourne, the traditional land of the Wurundjeri people, where he recently completed his studies in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT. As an avid fan of the full stop, he’s afraid of sentences longer than 6 words; this bio is trying.

For more from Tim head to:

Instagram: @t.j.loveday

Twitter: @TimLovedaypoet

Website: https://www.timloveday.com/

You can find more from Claire Tonti at www.clairetonti.com or on instagram @clairetonti

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She is one half of Bad Producer Productions, an independent podcast network specialising in arts, comedy and sport (she represents the Arts part). Astrid also judges literary prizes and teaches in the Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is also a Member of the Victorian Disability Advisory Council advising the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, making her debut appearance on Q+A in 2021.

Before embarking on this creative storytelling career, Astrid was an economics and policy consultant for almost a decade. She specialised in climate and social policy, and to this day is trying to figure out how stories can help save the planet.

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, Astrid left the consulting world to pursue what she loves: books, ideas and storytelling. And the world is so lucky she did.

You can find Astrid on instagram @_astridedwards_ or you can head to www.astridedwards.com

You can find more from Claire Tonti at www.clairetonti.com or on instagram @clairetonti

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Lucianne has worked as a sustainable fashion consultant and journalist in Melbourne, Sydney, London and Paris. She is the Fashion Editor for The Saturday Paper and a regular contributor to The Guardian where she writes the column Closet Clinic about how to care for your clothes. While living in Paris, she founded a showroom and consultancy for high-end, sustainable designers from the United States, Europe and Australia. In October 2020, she launched the sustainable fashion site Prelude, which was profiled in Vogue as ‘paving the way for a slower, “gentler” fashion industry’.

Here is a summary of Sundressed:

Why beautiful clothes in natural fibres are the answer to fashion's climate crisis. Lucianne looks beyond sustainable fashion to a future remade by natural fibres. An exploratory dive into the art and industry of clothing and an ode to the possibilities in nature, Sundressed is an accessible, engaging and optimistic challenge to designers, farmers and business to think bigger. If we grasp their potential, natural fabrics will revolutionise more than the way we dress. Regenerative farming of fibres like cotton, wool, flax and cashmere can restore biodiversity, soils and water cycles, making it possible to create beautiful clothes while improving the environment. She introduces the farms and fashion houses that are changing the industry. Luc uncovers a growing hive of activity worldwide, from mulberry groves in China and cotton collectives in California to Mongolian goatherds and Australian sheep farmers. Her extensive research in sustainability is interwoven with her insights and personal experiences in fashion houses internationally. With a designer's eye for detail and an insider's understanding of the market, Lucianne shows us where our clothes come from and why it matters.

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You can find Lucianne on instagram @luciannetonti or to contact her for consultancy and writing you can head here and to purchase Sundressed head here

You can find more from Claire Tonti at www.clairetonti.com or on instagram @clairetonti

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Music - Avocado Junkie

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Santi is currently writing a book called Black Convicts and I cannot wait to read it. Here she is the delight of a human that is Santilla Chingaipe 

Just a side note Santi also apparently makes excellent marmalade which of course makes her my favourite kind of human.

For more from Santi you can find her here or you can watch Our African Roots on SBS on demand here

For more from me you can head to my website www.clairetonti.com or find me on instagram @clairetonti

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Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Neela’s CV is incredibly impressive the through line of which is a keen passion for justice and equality. Neela has been a fierce public advocate for change within the medical profession. She was instrumental in the Medevac Bill which was a law that was passed by the Australian Government providing critically sick refugees and people seeking asylum held in offshore detention a pathway to be transferred to Australia for urgent medical treatment. It was passed because of professionals like Neela who encouraged doctors from across Australia to write letters to their local MPs. Aside from her public work as a commentator (she has often been called on to speak about the issues facing the medical profession during the Covid19 pandemic) Neela has just written a brilliant unputdownable book called The Registrar which is out now. It is a fictional story about a new registrar called Emma Swann and as well as being a great read is also a deep look at our broken hospital system and the way it treats the people charged with our care. In this episode we discuss what it is like for women working within our hospital system that is often deeply patriarchal, sexist, racist and rife with bullying.

For more from Neela you can find her on her website on instragram @drneelaj and to purchase a copy of The Registrar (which you should do immediately) you can head to any good book store or here

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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For more from Erin you can follow her on instagram @kindredwomen

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Music from Lucy's The Power of the Period performance at TEDxPerth.

Hear more from Lucy at www.mygreatestperiodever.com, on Instagram @LucysPeaches and Facebook Lucy Peach.

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

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Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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I want to also acknowledge in this episode that there are also people who have wombs and experience menstruation who don’t identify as women (or for that matter women who do not have wombs) but who will still absolutely benefit from access to this knowledge and this episode. Even if you are not planning to have children yourself there is so much to be gained from Kym’s wealth of knowledge and experience in this area. She has some really strong messages about caring for ourselves and our bodies in a holistic way and the absolute awe and respect we should have for women who give birth.

Kym obtained her degree in Physiotherapy, as well as post graduate certificates in advanced pelvic floor rehabilitation, and exercise for women through the University of Melbourne.

For more from Kym you can head to her website www.womankindphysiotherapy.com or follow her on instagram @womankindphysiotherapy

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Here she is the bubble of joy that is Pip Reid.

For more from Pip Reid you can head to her instagram @using_music or at her website www.usingmusic.com.au

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

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Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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For more from Maggie Zhou head to her instagram @yemagz or you can follow her writing at the Australian Refinery 29

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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As Amani will tell you today the attack and her mother’s devastating loss was completely shocking and unexpected. However in hindsight and with the language and education around emotional abuse and coercive control she has now she can see there were red flags throughout her mother’s life that led to this moment.

So much of what we discuss today is difficult however there is also so much to be celebrated in the incredibly vibrant artwork that Amani creates. Her self portrait where she is holding a picture of her mother Salwa holding a photo of her own mother that was taken by the Fairfax Press has now become an iconic image symbolising the enormous grief and loss she and so many women have suffered at the hands of their abusers.

For more from Amani you can head to her instagram page @amanihaydar or visit https://annaemina.com/collections/all

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontsatod@gmail.com

If this episode has brought anything up for you please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or for family violence support you can contact 1800 RESPECT ( 1800 737 732)

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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She shares fragments of her family’s story in this interview and I wanted to give you a little context here too.  

Siân Darling’s grandfather was an opera singer, a kickboxer and a diplomat. One morning he went in search of food. When he returned his wife and and six year old son had been taken, later confirmed murdered. There is a song called The Partisan that is one of her favourite songs. When she hears it she sees them running through a dark forest towards a spark of their living legacy Siân herself. Her family’s life was forever changed by the events of the Holocaust and it is clear that Sian’s work now as an advocate, curator, film maker and producer is informed by her family’s jewish heritage and the shared trauma of the 11 million lost.  Siân is co-Chair of human rights media organisation, Right Now Inc. , an ambassador for Groundswell and also the founder of the museum of Inherited Memories that curates exhibitions and events in response to inherited memories of cultural survival, inspired by Holocaust memorial and the value of 'never again'. The Museum supports curators to work with contemporary artists to unravel and understand the layers of stories from collective memories to inform a more empathetic reality.

Siân is also manages esteemed Australian songwriters Paul Kelly  Kev Carmody and Jess Hitchcock. In 2020, she produced the charting Kev Carmody tribute album, Cannot Buy My Soul (2020 Edition), released by EMI. The album features 42 songs of Aboriginal truth-telling sung by some of Australia's greatest musicians.

Siân has also created both in 2021 and very recently in 2022 two concerts Uprising: Songs of Resistance and Songs and Survival boasting a powerful line-up of performers uniting against racism & antisemitism.

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontsatod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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For more about play therapy you can head to the Play Therapy Association at https://appta.org.au/

For more information for parents about Play Therapy: https://www.bapt.info/play-therapy/info-parents/

Additional resources:

The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr

The Memory Tree by Brita Teckentrup

Something Very Sad Happened by Bonnie Zucker

The Grief Wave by Trace Moroney

The Tiny Star by Mem Fox

The Invisible String (a book for children about grief)

Dr Becky Good Inside (lovely parenting advice & child appropriate language to use)

Play Matters with Dr Kathy Walker

Flick’s favourite parenting books:

No Bad Kids by Janet Landsbury

The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson

Attachment Play by Aletha Solter

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontsatod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Rhi talks today about how she came to be on the Shameless team, about being a young woman in the advertising space at a high level and what she loved and also hated about working in that environment. About her incredible mum and the role model she gave her for womanhood. We talk about fear and career ambition and what happens when you are a strong opinionated young woman. Rhi also talks about her first meeting with Zara and Mich and what it took to take a leap of faith and join their team. She also talks openly about living alone during lock down and what she has learnt about looking after her mental well being. Rhi is wise and warm and funny and as a friend recently coined an entire vibe in and of herself. I was so thrilled to record this conversation at Shameless HQ and cannot wait to watch Rhi’s star continue to rise. 

For more from Rhiannon Joyce you can head to @rhiannonjoyce or you can find Shameless Media at https://shamelessmediaco.com/

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show at tontsatod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Ramona Magazine is full of content from cis and trans women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and BIPOC (black, Indigenous and people of color). It’s a place to share stories and experiences of womanhood and feminine energy and feminism. To fan girl over Harry Styles, to learn about our bodies, to explore sexuality and to ultimately relish in our power and diversity.

Freya herself is passionate about teaching other women and humans how hormones and cycles and fertility work and why it is so important we understand our periods. She isn’t afraid to speak openly about her battle with anxiety and also about this complex thing many of us are embarking on called motherhood. In this chat we talk about the origins of Ramona, about her period educator mother, about creative expression and feminism and self doubt and we also talk about the book series that inspired the title of Ramona – Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary. The series follows Ramona Quimby and her family. One of the best things about this children’s book series is that Ramona is able to be both loud and brash while also sensitive, constantly questioning herself and her place in things. It’s special particularly to Freya as it was a formative text in allowing her to understand that girls can be many things – something which in a lot of children’s literature they don’t always get to be. We also chat about her deep love of the Brady Bunch and Harry Styles. Can we all just have a moment to pause and appreciate the gift that is Harry. Anyway I digress. After the mikes were turned off I talked to Freya for another hour and I could have kept going. I hope you feel like this too – in the book series Ramona Quimby (of which I own the box set and can’t wait to share with my kids) Beverly Cleary writes (of Ramona) she was not a slow poke grown up. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened next. AND that my friend is the energy Freya moves with. Not sure if I’ve ever related to something more in my life. I’ve never been a slow poke grown up and as Freya so rightly demonstrates through her Instagram and her work. There’s SO MUCH to be and do and see and find out. One shouldn’t ever be afraid to be enthusiastic and love things and fan girl all over the place. Life is simply too short for not caring. And Freya is someone who clearly lives caring about A LOT. Let’s all be fan girls and relish in it. Here she is Freya Bennett on TONTS.

For more from Freya you can head to @freya___bennett or follow @ramona_mag

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email the show through tontspod@gmail.com

Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Tucked away in our backyard studio just before Christmas I had a late night conversation with Zahra that changed my perspective on a lot of things I thought I understood.

For more from Zahra you can head to @soulful_seeds on instagram or her blog www.soulfulseedsblog.com/links/

For more from Claire you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

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Theme music - Avocado Junkie and Alice in Winter

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You might also recognise Sarah from her best selling book and hugely successful company I Quit Sugar.

I found Sarah however through another one of her books called First we make the beast beautiful. In this book she uncovers what it means to live with anxiety and it is both a frank record of her life growing up on a rural property in a minimalist household as well as a guide for others seeking to find comfort and help in navigating what it means to be human and how to live with mental illness. Sarah’s search for meaning and her giant intellect and thirst for knowledge has taken her to so many wild places and I felt so privileged to sit with her for an hour and ask her question after question. I hope you enjoy this big conversation about everything from why we are here and the meaning of life to Sarah’s incredible gift for entrepreneurship running a thriving enterprise as a child called Creation Engine making library bags and elephant pins in her bedroom.

Sarah has also just launched on Audible – Make Anxiety Your Superpower where she speaks with 10 people living with different flavours of anxiety, in honest and open conversations about their shared experience. From panic attacks to high functioning anxiety and control, Sarah listens to these incredible, yet all too familiar, stories and shares her philosophy and practical tips to not only help reframe anxiety, but to go one step further...to make it our superpower.

For more from Sarah you can find her at www.sarahwilson.com or @_sarahwilson_

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Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie and Alice in Winter

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I read somewhere once that sometimes putting art into the world is like sending out a beacon to your people to say hello here I am is anyone else out there feeling the same as me? And that’s how I reckon it is with Jo. I hope you fall as much in love with her as I did during this conversation.

A little more about Joanna in 2017 she was longlisted for the Out-Spoken Prize For Poetry and in the December was commissioned by GOSH Arts to write a book for Great Ormond Street Hospital which was subsequently turned into a film read by Rupert Everett.

Follow Joanna Bennett on instagram @tatterhood_

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Show credits:

Editing - RAW Collings and Claire Tonti

Theme music - Avocado Junkie

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Trailer credits:

Editing - Claire Tonti and RAW Collings

Theme Music - Alice in Winter

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As always thank you to RAW Collings for editing this week's episode.

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For more from Benjamin you can head to www.benjamin-law.com and here is a recommendation recipe from Ben for Chinese Chicken Congee https://lilydalefreerange.com.au/recipes/Chinese-Chicken-Congee

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As always thank you to RAW Collings for editing this week's episode.

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Laura was a joy to talk to you and I can't wait for you to hear this episode.

For more from Laura and to purchase some #gokindly beautiful bedding you can head to https://www.gokindly.com.au/

If you or anyone you know is experiencing family violence or homelessness please reach out to the following organisations:

24 HOUR FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICE - SAFE STEPS  1800 015 18824 HOUR HOMELESSNESS SERVICE  1800 825 955

Berry Street

Juno

Womens Housing Ltd

Launch Housing

And if this episode brought anything up for you at all please reach out to someone you trust or to Lifeline on 13 11 14

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As always thank you to RAW Collings for editing this week's episode.

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Links discussed in today's episode:

Man Enough with Justin Baldoni

Dr Kristen Neff

The Artist's Way Morning Pages with Julia Cameron

For more from Sandeep you can head to Saaricollective.com.au 

And you can find me at @clairetonti on instagram or at www.clairetonti.com or subscribe to my newsletter here

As always thank you to RAW Collings for editing this week's episode.

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For more from Yves you can head to their website www.yvesrees.com or purchase a copy of All About Yves here

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As always thank you to RAW Collings for editing this week's episode.

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For more from Alice head to www.aliceinframes.com or follow her on instagram @aliceinframes

Head here to purchase her vegtastic tome In Praise of Veg

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A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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For more from me you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

For more from Charlie you can check out Tofop and Dadpod on all good podcast apps or head to www.tofop.com

Fofop with Claire and Charlie

Just Make The Thing with Charlie Clausen

Thanks you as always to RAW Collings for editing this episode.

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Links:

ABC Education

Reading Eggs

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Berry Street Education Model

You’ve been listening to a podcast by me Claire Tonti and this week with Daniel Steele. For more from Dan you can find him at https://upgradethinklearn.com/

And for more from me you can head to my website www.clairetonti.com or on Instagram @clairetonti

Thank you as always to RAW Collings for editing this episode and if you’d like to contact the show you can email me at tontspod@gmail.com

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For more from Clare you can find her at www.clarebowditch.com where you can find links to her memoir Your Own Kind of Girl as well as a list of what she calls FUN STUFF like a recipe for her mum’s Dutch Apple Pie to songs you can play with 3 chords on guitar. 

For more from me you can head to www.clairetonti.com or @clairetonti on instagram

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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For more from Tarang Chawla you can visit his website www.tarangchawla.com

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A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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Inform and Empower: Cyber Safety Education helps schools and parents navigate the incredibly difficult task of protecting and educating our kids through the online space, social media and technology.

Vanessa Hamilton resource for sexuality education and supporting parents and schools www.talkingthetalksexed.com.au

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A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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For more from Holly Wainwright you can visit her website www.hollywainwright.com or you can find her on her podcasts Mamamia Outloud and This Glorious Mess or buy her books from all good bookstores.

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Show credits include:

Clip from When Harry Met Sally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8kpYm-6nuE

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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For more from Maria Angelico you can find her in Sisters on Netflix or on Instagram @mariagloriagraceangelico

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Show credits include:

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in conversation for TED talks hosted by Pat Mitchell. The three discuss longevity, feminism, the differences between male and female friendship and what it means to live well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSercnrqeN4

Vanity Fair interview with Dolly Parton on her career and writing the hit song 9 to 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jOGcVLGFvg

Original audio taken from the 1980 film 9 to 5 produced by Jane Fonda, written by Patricia Resnick and Colin Higgins

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find me on instagram @clairetonti or at www.clairetonti.com

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a voice memo to be included in the show.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAWCollings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find more from Zainab on Instagram @zainabjohnson or on her podcast Honestea with Z 

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A big thank you to this wonderful team:

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Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find more from Hilary Holmes and information about her work at www.hilaryholmes.com.au

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A big thank you to this wonderful team:

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Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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For more from Sam Peterson head to www.theproducerboy.com or find his podcast Confessions of the Idiots here

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a voice memo to be included in the show.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAW Collings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find me on instagram @clairetonti or at www.clairetonti.com

For more from Jess Perkins head to www.jessperkins.com.au or find her on instagram @jessperkins

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a voice memo to be included in the show.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAW Collings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find me on instagram @clairetonti or at www.clairetonti.com

For more from Jessie head to @jessiestephens90 on instagram and her podcasts Mamamia Outloud and True Crime Conversations

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a voice memo to be included in the show.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAW Collings

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Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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You can find me on instagram @clairetonti or at www.clairetonti.com

For more from Jamila Rizvi head to www.jamilarizvi.com.au and listen to her wonderful podcasts The Weekend Briefing and Anonymous was a Woman

You can email me with suggestions for episode topics and guests to tontspod@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a voice memo to be included in the show.

A big thank you to this wonderful team:

Editing - RAW Collings

Theme Music - Avocado Junkie

Graphic Design - Emma Hackett

Photography - Anna Robinson

Styling - Hilary Holmes

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