At this point, you're probably halfway through the school holidays—congrats!

As the holidays seem to stretch longer each year, you might find yourself running out of entertainment ideas. Or perhaps you're back at work this week, juggling family life and your professional responsibilities.

This episode offers equal parts escapism and practical advice. Sit back, relax (or at least try to), as This Glorious Mess brings you a school holiday survival guide.

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Host: Tegan Natoli, Annaliese Todd

Producer: Grace Rouvray and Thom Lion

Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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We’ve all had our moments of questionable parenting. Let this podcast ease your guilt.

From using your child’s diaper as your own to accidentally calling emergency services or pocket-dialing your mothers’ group while recounting a salaciously sexy story, we’ve found the best parenting confessions for you to enjoy. Have a good laugh while navigating the chaos of the summer holidays!

Enjoy!

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CREDITS:

Host: Annaliese Todd & Stacey Hicks

Producer: Grace Rouvray

Audio Producer: Lu Hill

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A mum with a birth plan, and a baby with a very different idea…

Michelle Battersby’s birth was long, her baby got stuck and she was forced to pivot to a birth she had never considered.

The entrepreneur, marketing guru & founder of Sunroom shares her diary of a birth.

Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world, and we have all medical questions and concerns cleared up by one of Australia’s favourite paediatricians, Dr Golly.

If you’d like to share your birth story, we’d love to hear from you at podcast@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice note here.

You can listen to more of Diary Of A Birth here.

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Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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