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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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.

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If there’s one thing that brings us all together—whether for a heartfelt connection or just pure practicality—it’s dinner time.

No matter who we are, we all have to eat, and that simple act unites us.

Throughout the year, we’ve been gathering stories from parents across Australia about how they navigate the chaos, joy, and challenges of dinner time. Now, we’d love to share those stories with you.

This is Dinner Time

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Research showa that PND is more likely to occur 4 years after birth than at any point in the first 12 months.

In This Glorious Mess From the archives, Leigh Campbell and Tegan Natoli deep dive into Post Natal Depression.

PND affects up 100,000 parents every year in Australia alone. If are experiencing any of the symptoms discussed in this episode please speak to your GP.

If are experiencing any of the symptoms discussed in this episode please speak to your GP.

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'Twas the night before Christmas and there were presents to wrap. But then mum said "I've had enough of this crap!"

In today's very special episode we dive into what YOU truly deserve this Christmas, and find out the helpful ways other parents are wrangling this holiday season. Plus, forget Mariah Carey - our resident Dad Thom Lion has written the ultimate Christmas song that sums up a certain "phenomena" that happens in your home every Christmas day.

Consider us your festive friends with ideas to share for the mayhem ahead.

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Are you juggling kids, partner, job, chores and social engagements with no down time? In this episode of This Glorious Mess from the archives, hosts Leigh Campbell and Tegan breakdown the myth of superwoman and how they stop putting so much pressure on themselves.

Plus they hear your hacks on how to ease the mental load.

And in Nails + Fails Leigh is officially not smart enough to be a parent after being stumped by Alexander’s questions and Tegan’s child bribery stops working!

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Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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We've all heard about the mental load, but what about kin keeping?

If you one day stopped wrangling the extended family or your in-laws to attend group gatherings, would you just never see each other again?

Today we explore how much effort you should be putting into being the kin keeper and why it’s ok to take a step back.

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