Me And My Tiny Human

Is the juggle doable as a solo mum? Technically, yes. But it might break you a little.In this final episode of this season, I talk about how I'm trying to keep everything going and the importance of not forgetting about yourself in that mix. I also explain why I’m taking a short break from the podcast (don't worry, it's not for long!) and why sometimes you just need to take something off your plate before you fall to bits.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

This week I'm answering a question about whether I've ever been judged for my parenting.This came into my inbox at the perfect time because I'd had someone judge me that very same week.And let's just say, I wasn't that jazzed about it.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

This week, I'm answering a question about the hardest stages of solo motherhood so far.I've got a whole episode on the first 6 weeks so we don't need to explore that hellscape again 😂.Instead, I'm going to share my thoughts on a phase I'm in the middle of right now that is pushing me to my absolute limits.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

This week I'm talking about a few items you must have if you're a solo mum.When you don’t have anyone to hand your baby to so you can take a shower or the toilet, these three things are a life saver. EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.

This week’s not a cry for help, I promise 😂It’s just a moment, between you and me, to talk about something I wasn’t ready for...how bad I would look 95% of the time after becoming a parent.From constant scratches and bruises to hair so bad I've asked ChatGPT for a hair routine (twice). I already had a pretty low bar for the amount of effort I was willing to put into my appearance. Bu it really hits another level when time, sleep, and energy vanish into the solo mum vortex.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

This week there’s no listener question, just a moment, between you and me, to unpack the unexpected panic that can set in when you're a solo parent with zero plans.I've never been one for the Sunday Scaries but what I have experienced is the Real Life Scaries that can often happen when you've returned from a holiday with parent friends and you realise "Holy crap. I've got to do this on my own?"It's almost easier to do it when you don't get a sneak peek into how much easier it is to pass the time with another person there.Coz when you step back into real life after that, those wide open hours can feel even longer than they do already.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

This week I'm answering a listener question about one of the most common fears people have when considering solo motherhood - what about companionship??Q: "I know you said a partner is out of the question but what about companionship? How do you manage to incorporate that? I am 39 and have a few eggs frozen and still feel unsure about so much including if I even want to go down this path on my own. All my friends are married with kids and I just feel people look at me confused."I hear ya! I feel like confusion was the reaction I got the most when I told people I was going to have a baby solo.So, in this episode I share how I felt about relationships before becoming a solo mum, how that changed once I made the decision to go it alone, and whether I ever miss having a partner now that I’m deep in the trenches of parenting on my own.I also reflect on the kind of love I’ve experienced in past relationships vs. the love I feel from my daughter and how it's unlike anything I’ve ever known.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.

Today I'm answering a meaty question from Anonymous...Q: "How much time did you give to considering how your daughter will feel and what she will experience being born into a situation where she will not be raised by and have a relationship with her biological father, and her biological father's side of the family? She has 50% of her DNA from a stranger. Did you talk to any donor conceived people or adopted people and ask them about their perspectives? How much will you disclose about her biological father's identity to her and others? I discovered I was a donor conceived (DC) person at 40 years old after completing a DNA test. As a DC person I loathe the term "donor". It's not an organ, it's not even a blood transfusion, a sperm donation results the child assuming 50% of the father's DNA and that is a huge factor in the make up and identity of the child."This question was brilliant because it really made me think about how I could make sure I'm thinking about this from my daughter's perspective and make sure she has the easiest time possible with this information.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

No question today, just a little observation from my time as a solo parent...the truly unfair notion that you spend most of your days doing absolutely nothing and yet you've never been more tired.HOW DOES THAT WORK?This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

In this episode I'm answering a question from Sam..."How did you go with feeding your kid solids? I'm terrified my daughter is only going to want to eat chicken nuggets."Oh Sam. I hear you!This was my greatest fear too.I get that kids like what they like, and if she only wanted chicken nuggets after I'd introduced her to everything else, there wasn't much I could do about that.But I was determined to get her to try as many different things as possible so she was aware there are more flavours out there than crumbed chicken.Unfortunately, I think I may have gone too far 😬This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showSolid Starts First 100 Days GuideWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Today I'm answering this question from Anonymous..."I’m currently doing IVF to become a solo mum and while I’m super hopeful and optimistic it will work out, the realities are starting to dawn on me that it may not. And I may have to make peace with that at some point. So I guess my questions are - Did you think about this? Did you have a limit on how many round you would do? How did you handle the IVF rollercoaster once you decided you were ready to be a mum? Do you know anyone who tried without success (because this needs to be normalised as much as solo motherhood imo)?"I was 42 when I had my daughter so if there was one thing I was definitely across and that was the fact that, at my age, becoming a mum was more unlikely than it was likely.Every fertility appointment I went to (and there were a lot of them) I was reminded of the statistics.So I knew, no matter how much I wanted to be a mum, there were absolutely no guarantee it would happen.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Today I'm answering this question from Carly..."Do you ever feel any level of guilt for your daughter that because of your (our) choice, she won’t have a father (one of the good ones - engaged, mature, loving) in her life? Yes it was the right decision for me but i do question myself on that sometimes." - Carly (& my little one, Gracen)Do I ever think about whether I should have gone down a different path? You'll have to listen to find out!This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Before I became a parent, I had no idea how judgey people could be about parenting.It seems that when there's a baby involved, everyone has an opinion and the biggest thing people seem to have opinions on? Breastfeeding. I've been amazed at the willingness of strangers to share their two cents when they've got no idea about the circumstances of somebodies life.So what's with all the judgement? And why do people care?This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant help starting your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Today, I'm answering a question from Samantha: "Do you think there are any qualities that you have that have been helpful in being a solo mum? I'm really disorganised and can be kinda lazy at times and I'm worried those qualities are probably going to suck if I'm thinking about having a baby on my own."Firstly, Samantha, if you do decide to go down the solo mum path, I think you'll surprise yourself.It's amazing what we're a;; capable of getting done when there's a tiny human howling at you and probably sh*tting their pants at the same time 😂Ultimately, the only trait you need to be a great mum, of any description, is the ability to love your kid.Everything outside of that is just logistics but as for traits I've found handy doing it solo, there are a few, and in this episode I'm going to share the qualities I believe have really helped me.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize RatliffLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Let me preface this episode by saying this is MY experience and NONE of this is advice.Sleep is a very sensitive topic for parents, mostly because we're getting bugger all of it but I wanted to share my experience so you can take from it what you need and ignore what you don't.Every baby is different so it's likely that none of the stuff that worked for me will work for you and vice versa. Welcome to the punish of teaching your kid to sleep!!In this episode I chat about my experience with sleep training, the Snoo, co-sleeping and the phrase that will haunt you in your dreams: "Drowsy but awake."If I had a list of priorities when I became a parent, sleep was top of the list.Mostly because I had no one else to hand this little person off to so if I was getting no sleep I knew that was a recipe for disaster.So, I did everything I could to create an environment where my daughter had the best possible chance of learning how to do it because that's really all you can do.The rest is up to them and you have no idea how they're going to take to it.But I knew I didn't want to take short cuts early (even though it would have been SO MUCH easier at the time) because I didn't want to be fixing bigger problems later. I wanted to try and tough it out as best I could in the hopes that we could get the hard stuff out of the way early and then course correct later.So this is what worked for me.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize Ratliff LINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Today, I'm answering a question from Anthea:"I notice you don't really put your daughter on social media and I was interested in the thinking behind that and what you feel about other parents who do it?"Brave is the person who genuinely admits what they think of other parents 😂 But in this instance, even though I can't get myself comfy with posting my kid on social media, I'd happily watch videos of your kids all day!Tiny humans are excellent content so I understand why people post about them but my lack of social media content is really just my way of ensuring I'll have a legitimate rebuttal for when my daughter eventually asks me for Instagram (or whatever platform is around when she's older).That's right. My approach to putting my kid social media is about planning for a conversation that's potentially ten years away.Nothing weird about that, right?This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize RatliffLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.

Today I'm answering this question from Annabelle: "What would you say your life is like the majority of time...enjoyable, manageable or overwhelming?"What's the answer? You'll have to listen to find out!If you'd like to submit an question to the show you can do it here.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.

After this episode I promise we'll move onto sunnier pastures because once I got through the first six weeks on my own, things started to improve.Not to the point where I was actually enjoying myself (that hit around the 8 month mark) but there are some things I learned from my experience in the first six weeks I wanted to share if you're thinking of rolling solo.This is probably the time, apart from in the hospital, when you need the most help and support so don't be afraid to ask for it (says the person who did NOT ask for it enough).This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Just a head up that some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase these items. This is at absolutely no extra cost to you and I only ever recommend products or services I personally use or truly believe in. Thanks for supporting the show!The carrier I loved - Marsupi CarrierThe parenting book that features my interview and the interviews of other mums doing the career/business/baby juggle - The Juggle by Genevieve DayThe device that rocks the pram while it's stationary (this helped me get a bit of extra nap time) - Rockit Pram RockerThe thing that saved me more hours of sleep than I could count - The SnooClick here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.

In this episode I'm unpacking one of the periods I found the hardest of this whole experience - the post-baby hospital stay.I (naively) thought being in a hospital would mean I'd be surrounded by support, but that wasn't the case and I ended up in a pretty dark place by the end of it.And if I had my time again, I would have put my hand up for help way more and hired someone to be there with me so I wasn't alone, but I honestly didn't have any idea I would struggle so much (because I've never done anything like this before). If you're thinking "This sounds depressing!" Don't worry! Tragedy plus time equals comedy! And there's a great story about a situation with some hospital shoe covers I'm still dining out on.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.

Happy New Year! Whatever you're up to, I hope you're having a great time.In this episode I'm taking a walk down memory lane and looking at a few of the things from the first couple of years of parenting that I am VERY happy to be leaving behind.Things like the backwards facing car seat, trying to get my child to sleep in the pram, breastfeeding, breast pumps and my tiny human not being able to talk so I'm left playing Sherlock Holmes trying to work out what the heck she needs.I know people tell you not to wish away the early years, but honestly, there are a lot of things in the early part of parenting that just SUCK.So it's time to say farewell to some of those things and hello to a whole bunch of new challenges (no doubt) in 2025!This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Lize RatliffLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Great Instagram account to follow for baby first aid - Tiny Hearts EducationClick here to submit a question to the showWant to create a podcast of your own? Check out my podcasting course, PodSchoolEmail me: rachel@meandmytinyhuman.comFollow me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube or check out the website.