Full Timers Club

Quick heads up - this one gets spicy so pop your headphones in if little ears are around. We need to talk about romantasy. The dragons, the fae courts, the slow burn romance and yes, the spice. Because what started as a BookTok trend has quietly become a $600 million publishing phenomenon, and the people driving it? Tired, high-responsibility women. Mums. Us.This week Ellie finally converts Pen to ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) and we get into why this genre has become so much more than a guilty pleasure for so many mothers. We talk about losing yourself after having kids, what it means to rediscover desire on your own terms, and why picking up one of these books can feel less like escapism and more like coming home to a version of yourself you thought you had quietly filed away.Diapers by day. Fae drama by night. Welcome to The Full Timers Club.

Communication is something most of us take for granted. But for so many children and families, being understood, and understanding the world around them, requires tools, support and a whole lot of patience.This week we sit down with Jenn Winstone, Speech Therapist and co-founder of MyComms, for a conversation every parent needs to hear. We talk about why communication doesn't come easily for everyone, what it looks like when a child cannot express what they need, and how MyComms is making personalised communication tools accessible to every family, not just those with the resources to seek them out.And the one thing Jenn said that has genuinely stayed with us, you can never over support a child with extra communication tools.Resources:https://commspec.cohttps://www.instagram.com/mycomms.au?stkn=cWVzeHhpd2p1MXVy

We have all been there; the moment your child loses it and somewhere in the chaos, you lose it too.In this episode, we sit down with Gen Muir - Parent Educator - for one of the most honest conversations we have had on the podcast.We get into what is actually happening in a child's brain during a meltdown, why our kids' big feelings so often trigger our own, and what mum rage really is and where it comes from. We also talk about how to come back from a blowout and what to say to yourself when the guilt spiral hits afterwards.This one is for every parent who has ever wondered if they are getting it wrong. 🤍Resources:https://www.connectedparenting.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/connectedparentingau/?hl=enhttps://www.highlowbuffalo.com.au/

Can you believe we are already halfway through 2026? 🤯This week it's just the two of us. No guests, no agenda. Just an honest and open check in on how the first six months of the year have actually gone. The highs, the lows and everything in between.We revisit our words of the year, get real about where we have shown up and where we have fallen short, and talk about the moments that have quietly shaped us more than we expected. And then we look ahead, because there is still so much road ahead and we are absolutely not coasting to December. This episode is your permission slip to pause, reflect and reset. ☕🎙️

Returning to work after having a baby is one of the most emotionally complex things a mother will ever do. And yet somehow, we’re expected to just get on with it. 🤍This week we sit down with Lou Wilson from The Village for a conversation that is long overdue. We talk about what it really feels like to walk back into the workplace as a mum. The guilt, the identity shift, the juggle that never quite feels balanced.We get into what career ambition looks like when you’re also someone’s everything at home. And we discuss what really needs to change with parental leave for there to be a noticeable shift. This is the conversation working mums and dads deserve to have.