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We’re opening the mailbox and answering your dilemmas!

QUESTION #1: My parents won’t stop making comments about if & when I break up with my partner. They seem to prefer my sister’s boyfriend even though my partner & I have been together longer. It’s making my partner anxious. How do I talk to my parents about this and set boundaries? 

QUESTION #2: My best friend is keeping big life events a secret from me. She’s bought houses and sold houses and bought a new car and hasn’t told me until it’s all completely fina...

This week we kick things off with a lesson in Australian culture and Laura learns that the national anthem and the iconic Qantas ads are two different songs!

Then we answer your DM about comparison when it comes to running.

Finally - do your emojis make you look old!? The New York Times seems to think so, so we compare our emojis and find out if we’re using millennial emojis. 

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The New York Times emoji article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/12/upshot/emoji-generations.html 

The list of e...

Cait Miers is a surf, fashion & lifestyle photographer, and the creator of Laugh Lines: a global portrait movement to take 1,000 makeup-free portraits of women around the world. Through Laugh Lines, Cait is on a mission to challenge beauty standards, reclaim self-worth and dismantle the idea that beauty needs fixing.

In this episode, we speak with Cait about why she started Laugh Lines, how women have reacted to seeing photos of themselves makeup-free, the BTS of starting a business, and a reminder that we are all so much more than the way we look! 

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This week Laura kicks off the episode with some observations of Steph’s drink bottle washing & car cleaning habits. Which got us thinking…how often should we be washing our drink bottles!? Once a week orrrrr once a year?

Then - Steph reflects on a Byron Bay meditation retreat she attended attended.

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The Art of Living https://www.artofliving.org/au-en/ 

A Life of Greatness episode with Gurudev https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/gurudev-stop-suffering-awaken-joy-attract-financial/id1457268944?i=1000662328190 

Hype Girl Social Club https://www.instagram.com/hypegirlsocialclub/?hl=en 

It’s time to open the mailbox and give you our thoughts on your most personal questions. This week your questions are about copping judgment for breastfeeding in public and where to draw the line with drug taking.

QUESTION #1: I’m pregnant for the first time and my mum has been making judgemental comments about women who breastfeed in public. She thinks it’s attention seeking. I don’t know how I’ll feel about breastfeeding yet but I’m not sure how to deal with my mum’s comments if & when she makes them

QUESTION #2: M...

This week Laura shares about the simple things she’s doing to rebuild her confidence postpartum 💜

Steph has rid herself and Harvey of nits…but would it be the worst thing in the world if they came back?

Plus! Why do we find squeezing things like nits and pimples so satisfying? And we asked you what gross things you find oddly satisfying and we’re so glad we’re not the only ones who enjoy these things. 

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The articles we referenced

Vice: https://www.vice.com/en/article/popp...

A few months ago we asked for your suggestions for thoughtful gifts and you guys showed up!!! We decided to compile all of your suggestions into one big episode to help you the next time you need to buy someone special a gift.

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The apron Laura bought Dalton https://houseofrocco.com.au/collections/aprons  

We mentioned a few jewellery brands… 

Sarah and Sebastian https://www.sarahandsebastian.com/collections/rings?

Linden Cook https://lindencookdesign.com/collections/rings? 

Francesca Jewellery https://www.francesca.com.au/? 

Toy Li...

We listened to Nara Smith on Call Her Daddy and we want to talk about it. We share our thoughts on her correcting the record on being labelled a trad wife and how it’s not always empowering to tell women they can “do it all”.

Plus! Steph is knitting again and the roast chook on a plane saga continues. 

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The episode where we spoke about bringing a roast chook on the plane https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/you-brought-what-on-a-plane/id1457667995?i=1000779561341 

The Call Her Daddy episode with Nara Smith ht...

Raj Barker is the founder of BURN by Body Medicine, a unique somatic movement method that combines yoga, mat Pilates, cardio and breath awareness. We’re so excited to have Raj teach her BURN classes at KICStudio this August and October and wanted to introduce her to you beforehand.

In this episode, Raj speaks with Laura about how she first came to somatic movement during her time teaching at The Class in New York City, what defines a somatic movement practice, and why the language we use around nervous system regulation matters. She explores the idea that mo...

We got a DM from you asking us for our thoughts on the rise of rib recontouring surgery so this week we’re talking about it. In case it’s not come across your algorithm - rib recontouring is a surgery that fractures the lower ribs to reduce the size of the waist. We discuss what the surgery involves, what experts are saying about it, and the marketing of the procedure that makes it look more like a holiday than a surgery.

Plus - Steph has nits, Laura had a colonoscopy, and Bailey Smith has been caught out...

Hello!!! It’s been a minute but we’re back to give our two cents on your tricky questions. 

Hiiii! It’s time for another WWYD episode! This week your questions are both food and body-image related.

QUESTION #1: Should I take a risk and pursue my dream career before it’s too late, or should I prioritise the financial wellbeing of my relationship and return to my corporate career? 

QUESTION #2: My best friend isn’t interested in my child. Where do I draw the line between our different life stages and her just being a bad...

Eating eggs, popping pimples, and watching videos out loud. We asked you what things should be ILLEGAL to do on an aeroplane and Steph rates them from 0 (not illegal at all) to 10 (totally illegal). 

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The podiatrist Steph mentioned is Stacey Power https://www.powerpodiatrybrighton.com.au/ 

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Introducing Dumbbell Lift! Dumbbell Lift is a 6-week, intermediate progressive strength program created...

Alex Light is a UK-based advocate and speaker on body image, body confidence & self-acceptance. Alex’s latest book is ‘The Price of Pretty: How toxic beauty standards are bringing women down and how we can fight back’. 

You might’ve heard us talk about Alex on the podcast before we LOVE her content so much and we were so excited to have her on the KICPod for the first time!!

Laura sat down with Alex to speak about how women’s bodies trend through time, the return of skinniness, the prevalence of GLP1’s, AI, bounce-back c...

We’re back from holidays!! Steph & Josh took Harvey & Billie to Movie World and Hayman Island, while Laura & Dalton took 7-month-old Atlas all the way to Europe! This week we sit down for a proper catch up on everything that happened - including more than one French car hire debacle!

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We are so excited to introduce our Head of Training at KICStudio, Imogen Sist!

Imogen has been on her own journey with breathwork and somatic movement for many years. When Imogen experienced the power of this practice and how it impacted her own physical & mental health, she started to introduce it into her work as a physiotherapist, and continued to see profound impacts in the patients she worked with.

And now Imogen is sharing all of this knowledge and experience with us at KICStudio

This week it’s Steph’s turn to sit in the hot seat and listen back to the goals she set for 2026!

In case you missed our episode last Monday - we wanted to take a minute to reflect on the goals that we set for 2026, see how we’re going, and make any changes. Last week Laura reflected on her goals, and this week it’s Steph’s turn.

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If you want to listen to the full episode of us discussing our 2026 goals, it’s called ‘Steph & Laura’s goals for 2026’ and yo...

Bang ya belly, live ya life!!! Katma is a NZ-based content creator. We absolutely LOVE the content she posts about body confidence and have been wanting to have her on the podcast FOREVER so we were so excited to finally make it happen.

Katma joined Laura to chat about her relationship with her body growing up, dieting from a young age, how she has built the confidence she has in herself, the rise of #skinnytok and the pressure to make ourselves smaller, and lots more. 

We loved this chat and we hope you do too.

It’s the middle of the year so we thought we’d check in on the goals we set ourselves at the start of the year! We're starting with Laura this week, and next week it's Steph's turn.

This year we set goals according to the 3B’s framework: Betterment, Belonging & Becoming. In this episode, Laura reflects on the progress she’s made on the goals she set at the start of the year and the changes she wants to make before the year ends.

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We mentioned that we have episodes coming o...

Hiiii! It’s time for another WWYD episode! This week your questions are both food and body-image related.

QUESTION #1: I'm healthy and fit, but I’ve had cellulite on the back of my legs for as long as I can remember. I’m headed on a beach holiday and I’m feeling self-conscious about it. I really want to enjoy my body in a bikini, but it makes me anxious. How would you navigate this? 

QUESTION #2: My coworkers frequently make comments about what I’m eating or how my body looks. I’ve tried telling them it makes...

We listened to Emilie Kiser on Jay Shetty’s podcast and this week we want to share our thoughts. In case you don’t follow Emilie - she and her husband lost their three-year-old son Trigg in a drowning accident. We know how triggering these conversations can be so please take care while listening to this episode ❤️

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Emilie Kiser on On Purpose with Jay Shetty https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/emilie-kiser-exclusive-the-loss-that-changed-her-forever/id1450994021?i=1000773082594 

Emilie Kiser Didn’t Know If She Could ‘Ever Forgive’ Her Husband https://www.thecut.com/article/emilie-kiser-did...

Dr Amanda Ward is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Long time listeners will know that she was the Obstetrician for both Steph when she had Harvey & Billie, and Laura with Atlas.

We asked Amanda to come on an episode of KICBump but you guys sent in sooo many questions that we decided to do a second episode for the KICPod feed!

In this episode, Amanda speaks about conceiving, finding the right OB, when to start looking for an OB, the difference between giving birth in public and private hospitals in Australia, the rise of free births...

If you’re feeling a bit down on this Monday morning, Laura has a unique pick-up for you and it’s probably not what you think!

Then - Em Vernem from Mamamia has written an uncompromising list of things she never wants to see you do in public and we loved it.

Please send us yours! We’ll pop a question box on our Instagram story or you can DM us @kicpod anytime. 

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This is the list that Em wrote: https://www.mamamia.com.au/public-etiquette-rules/ 

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Danny Kennedy is a personal trainer & coach as well as KIC’s Head Trainer. It’s been a little while since we’ve had Danny on the podcast, so we decided to bring him in for an episode about all things strength training!

We asked you for your questions and this is what you wanted to know: what do you think is the most underrated exercise in the gym? Tips for training to failure? What’s the best modality for longest fitness and longevity? Should I strength train before or after running? And lots more! 

If you ha...

This week Steph goes full fan girl over Toy Story 5!!! Steph reflects on how Toy Story has been there for every phase of her life and how it hits differently now that she’s a mum. Plus - Steph wrote us all a quiz to figure out which Toy Story character we are!

And! A reminder that dental hygiene is cool. 

Also…Laura has very specific rules around the germs she is willing to tolerate and y’all have noticed. 

FYI! Steph recently worked with Disney. This episode is not sponsored by Disney.

WE...

Dr Jacqueline Coombe is a Senior Research Fellow in the Sexual Health Unit at the University of Melbourne. Jacqui has been working within the sexual and reproductive health space for nearly a decade and she completed her PhD in long-acting reversible contraception.

In this episode, Jacqui sits down with Steph to talk through all of the different contraceptive options in Australia - the Pill, IUD, Implanon, vaginal ring, hormonal injection and condoms, as well as vasectomies, the ‘morning after’ pill and the pull out method.

Jacqui explains the efficacy and potential side-effects of each method, why...

This week we’re finishing our conversation from last week about the insecurities that have stuck with us for decades. This week - it’s Laura’s turn

Hi!!! It’s been a little bit but we’re back with another WWYD episode! This week your questions are about in-laws and a dependent friend.

QUESTION #1: My partner is the best but his parents don’t seem to like me. They live overseas and they have no interest in visiting us. I try really hard to involve them in our lives, but they never reciprocate. I can’t help but think I am not who they wanted for their son or their family. 

QUESTION #2: I feel like I’m in a completely different life stage to my...

Steph watched the new Netflix documentary about Kylie Minogue. In the documentary, Kylie reflects on the insecurities that have stuck with her throughout her career, like that she didn’t deserve her success or that she doesn’t have a good voice.

This got us thinking about the small comments that were made about us when we were younger that unfortunately have stuck with us for decades.

Plus! Laura and Dalton have been playing pranks on each other and we’re sorry if that’s not what you signed up for on your Monday morning.

SP...

Em Rusciano is back on the pod! Em is a writer, singer, performer, comedian and podcaster. Em has been on the podcast a couple of times before to talk about ADHD & autism but this week she is back to speak about all things perimenopause.

Em sits down with Steph to speak through the first symptoms she noticed, the overlap between ADHD, autism, low iron & perimenopause, quitting alcohol, strength training, and leaving the marriage she’d been in for half of her life.

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Follow Em on Instagram @emrusciano

Em’s late...

This week Laura opens up about how her anxiety has been since having Atlas. 

Also! Laura’s reflections from seeing Michelle Obama speak, and what it makes her think about her role as CEO of KIC.

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The episode where we shared our hot takes is called ‘Cold pizza is better than fresh, voice memos suck + 22 more hot takes’ and you can listen here https://pod.fo/e/419ae0 

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Blue Eyed Kayla Jade is an Only Fans creator, full-service-sex-worker, podcaster and mum of two. In her new memoir ‘Call Girl Confidential’, Kayla reveals the good, the bad & the ugly of working in the sex industry. 

In this episode, Kayla sits down with Steph & Laura to share some of the intricacies of working as a full-service-sex-worker, as well as her life outside of work, including dating & romantic relationships, and protecting her children online. 

FIND OUT MORE 

Check out Kayla’s book ‘Call Girl Confidential’ https://www.dymocks.com.au/call-girl-confidential-by-blue-eyed-kayla-jade-9781761639593 

Listen to Kayla’s pod...

This week Laura shares the extremely thoughtful (out of left-field) present that Dalton got her for Mother’s Day.

Plus! Steph has an update on the sugar glider living inside her house.

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Laura’s Sunday Life shoot https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIdiMiE3MV/ 

Our episode about choosing bridesmaids https://pod.fo/e/413ec7 

The ‘OdonAssist’ - the latest advancement in birth technology https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXdYWxEccU/?img_index=3&igsh=YzVhN21jcWdnNWhh 

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The takes are coming in hot this week 🌶️ 

We asked you guys for your hottest hot takes and some of them got us fired up! Pool vs beach, skinny jeans vs wide leg, relationships IRL vs Instagram, and lots more! 

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We love answering your questions so we’re doing it again this week

It’s time to open the mailbox!

This week you sent in questions about picking bridesmaids and your partner being uncomfortable with you having a male friend.

QUESTION #1: I have 3 best friends and a sister which makes choosing bridesmaids really difficult. I’d love to have all of them but having bridesmaids is very costly. How would you break it to a best friend that you won’t be having her as a bridesmaid?

QUESTION #2: I’ve recently become friends with my partner’s (straight, male) friend. My partner has mentioned a couple times that...

Whoops - we accidentally get emotional in this one!

We were overdue for a Q&A episode so that’s what we’re doing today and some of your questions got us good.

We answer: what Laura would tell herself before she got pregnant, how Steph’s renovations are going, how Steph & Laura see their parents differently since becoming parents, and more! 

We love doing these episodes, so don’t be shy to slide into our DMs with questions at any time

Sian Murray was the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Pleasant State - an Australian start up that created zero-waste cleaning & personal care products. Sian spent 6 years building Pleasant State with her co-founder Ami, until they closed the business in March of this year. 

In this episode, Sian sits down with Steph to talk about building and closing Pleasant State and the business lessons she has learned along the way. 

In the midst of closing Pleasant State, Sian became a mum to her son Sevi. Steph & Sian also speak about how becoming a mum changed her at...

As millennials we are SO excited to see The Devil Wears Prada 2, but something we can’t get over is how the cast look exactly the same as they did in the original movie from 20 years ago. 

It made us reflect on our expectations of celebrities and ageing, if we see them differently to people we know IRL, and how we both feel about ageing right now.

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Jamie Laing on Shameless https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-conversation-jamie-laing/id1352875216?i=1000726290258 

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Ten-year-old Steph & Laura would be LOSING their minds that they got to interview a Spice Girl!!!

This week we had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Melanie C (Sporty Spice) about the early days of The Spice Girls, how she got the title of Sporty Spice, her most iconic outfits, and what record labels thought of girl bands, as well as life after The Spice Girls, including building a solo career, and her new album ‘Sweat’.

We also ask Melanie her 3B’s - how she wants to better herself, who she wants to belong to, an...

 This week we’re talking about the expectations put on mothers sharing (or not sharing) motherhood online. 

We know y’all love Shameless as much as we do, so you might have heard a conversation that Michelle & Zara had a few weeks ago about Margot Robbie and an article calling her out for pretending she’s “not a mum”.

It inspired us to share our own experiences of sharing motherhood online and how Laura’s opinions have changed since giving birth to Atlas.

Also! Laura responds to an unhinged troll comment about her breastfeeding...