This Glorious Mess

Is the family dinner really just a guilt trip with cutlery?

One of the most pervasive pieces of parenting advice is making everyone feel bad about themselves. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester unpack the pressure to sit and eat at a dining table together—even when that table (if you have actually have room for one) is buried under laundry and unopened mail.

Big news, friends. Jessie Stephens and Amelia Lester are bringing a whole new vibe to parenting podcasts with this brand new mini series: Parenting Out Loud. 

If you're deep in the trenches, Parenting Out Loud will help make your world feel just that little bit bigger with the week's hot topics explored, examined and digested. Because if parents are thinking about it, we're talking about it. 

On this week's episode, grand...

In this special final episode of This Glorious Mess, leading psychologist and one of Australia's most sought-after voices on child development, Claire Rowe shares her insights on guiding our daughters through the emotionally intense world of female friendships. Claire unpacks normal friendship drama and actual bullying, from playground politics to social media pressures; and the big mistake we are all making and hindering their res...

Body dissatisfaction is affecting nearly half of young people in Australia, even keeping them from going to school. Scary statistics, so Annaliese and Tegan dig deep to discuss their own struggles with body shame and how comments about food played a significant role in their childhood.

Parent educator and mother of four boys Gen Muir returns with a counterintuitive approach to sibling rivalry, and some desperately needed strategies to get to the root cause of sibling fights. Gen offers a refreshing perspective on why conflicts between siblings occur and what they're really about (hint: it's often not what parents think!)

On today's show, one mum confesses to the heart-stopping moment she realised she'd driven halfway down the street without her toddler who was cheerfully waving goodbye from the window! We also hear from parents who were forced to hide in their own home when their daughter secretly invited her entire class to a birthday party they knew nothing about, and a mortified mum reveals how her toddler's public bathroom announcement  at...

Renowned psychologist and bestselling author of 'Raising Boys' and 'The New Manhood' Steve Biddulph returns to offer practical guidance for raising emotionally healthy boys. Breaking down the three crucial stages of boyhood development, Steve offers strategies to build the essential qualities of good men. He explains why creating a village of diverse male role models is vital and how to counter toxic influences that target vulnerab...

Were you smacked as a child? You’re not alone - most Millennials and Gen X were. In fact, corporal punishment in schools wasn't banned until the mid-nineties!

Fitness guru and girl-dad Sam Wood returns to share his practical approach to getting reluctant kids moving, in an age where less than a quarter of Aussie kids meet recommended activity levels.

On today's show, one mum reveals the delicious deception she orchestrated when her health-conscious friend's child discovered her secret chocolate stash. We also hear from a mum whose piñata party blunder left a group of expectant children staring at... absolutely nothing. And we hear how a make-believe game went hilariously wrong when a toddler took her fish transformation a little too literally!

Welcome to MID Season Five...We have a very special guest.

In this practical and wisdom-packed episode, professional organiser and founder of Mise en Place, Anita Birges, shares her game-changing approach to conquering family chaos through simple systems that actually work! With four children in her blended family, Anita understands firsthand the overwhelm of managing endless school bags, lunch boxes and sentimental clutter, offering solutions from her revolutionary "go elsewhere box" that...

In this special mother-son episode, beloved comedian and broadcaster Kate Langbroek and her 21-year-old son Lewis Lewis (yes, same first and last name) share the kitchen table wisdom that created their enviable mother-son relationship, and what really works in raising boys to become good men.

How is it another school holidays already?! With family getaways and plane trips back on the cards, so are some of the not-so-fun parts of travelling with kids. So we've put together a whole heap of hacks to make your next trip just that little bit smoother. From Plane Pals to lollipops, we've got you covered!

On today's show, one parent admits to the cheeky Easter swap they use on their unsuspecting toddler, while another mum cringes at the unwanted present their child left in their in-laws pool...and we hear how a baby-chino caused a world of profane drama!

On today’s episode, writer, comedian and host of Mamamia's 456 Club podcast, Cathrine Mahoney joins us to share her unfiltered experience of parenting a teenager. With her trademark humour, Cathrine Mahoney offers hilarious reality checks about what's coming in the teenage years from endless food bills to impossible-to-wake mornings, and the unexpected melancholy of the parenting moments you don't realise will be your last.

We are This Glorious Mess but this week we are also the Bluey Parent Appreciation Group (BPAG for short). We know it’s not just parents and little kids who love Bluey, early childhood educators are actually using episodes to teach. We explain why.

In today's candid episode, fitness guru and girl-dad Sam Wood gets refreshingly honest about the behind-the-scenes challenges of raising four daughters. He shares the very relatable conundrum of what happens when different parenting styles cause tension, and how couples counselling helped him and his wife Snez navigate their way through.

Netflix's confronting new series Adolescence has everyone talking about how young boys are being exposed to dangerous online ideologies and incel culture.