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We both watched the new Netflix documentary series 'Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model' and we have thoughts. We talk through what we remember of the original TV show and what it taught us as teenagers about what it meant to be a model and how that matched our experience working as models in NYC (Steph) and Europe (Laura). We also discuss the similarities between ANTM and reality TV these days and the lengths that some contestants will go to for fame. 

Plus! Guess which clothing brand slid into Steph’s DMs 👀 And what is the brown...

Natassia is the founder of the sensitive skincare brand Conserving Beauty. 

This week Natassia joins Steph to share her 3B's - who she wants to become, how she’d like to better herself, and who she wants to belong to.

Natassia also shares about what people misunderstand about her as the founder of a beauty business, Conserving Beauty’s recent rebrand, challenging her internal voice, and making the best of bad things.

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Find out more about Conserving Beauty: https://www.conservingbeauty.com/

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Steph has been getting comments both on Instagram and IRL about her body changing and this week we wanted to talk about it.

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses body image and disordered eating. Support is available via The Butterfly Foundation. Their number is 1800 33 4673. 

Plus! Laura has an update on the next step in her running journey. 

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When we have big relationship questions, we ask Megan Luscombe! Megan is a relational strategist with over 14 years experience working with individuals, couples & businesses. We love her pragmatic approach to answering our relationship questions and we try to have her on the podcast every couple of months to share her wisdom

This week we’re talking about Trimester Zero - the practice of spending months (or years!!!) preparing your body to conceive a baby. You mightn’t be surprised that we have a LOT of thoughts about it (not good ones!) and so in this episode we discuss what is actually worth considering before trying to conceive. 

Then - Laura took one for the team happily volunteered to watch MAFS and she wants to talk about it - her & Steph’s previous encounter with the male stripper friend, the vows, the flowers, the families, and a mantra that we love...

Hello!!! This year we’re mixing up what we do with our Wednesday episodes and bringing back something we LOVE but haven’t done in a long time: answering your DMs! 

This week we’re answering your questions about splitting costs in a relationship & using sex toys.

QUESTION #1: I do the food shop in my relationship and I’m buying my boyfriend food that I never eat. It’s starting to add up 🤑 Should I suck it up or say something?

QUESTION #2: I’m 31, I have a baby, and I’ve never used a vibrator before...

This week we’re checking in on our screen time! Last year we both set the intention to reduce our screen time and this week we’re checking in again see how we’re going.

Then…the Blake Lively/Taylor Swift text messages got us thinking…what’s the thing on your phone that you’d be most embarrassed for someone to find? We think we’ve discovered something that could be the most embarrassing thing of all.

And! Laura vs Dalton vs 3 boiled eggs 🥚 

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Luke Bateman is a former professional rugby league player, reader, writer, BookToker and podcaster.

This week he sits down with Steph to share his 3B's - who he wants to become, how he’d like to better himself, and who he wants to belong to.

He also shares about navigating the world right now as a man who is vulnerable and open about his feelings, the profound impact that his mum and sister have had on his life, his happy place in western Queensland, and of course, plenty of book reccos! 

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 This week Steph shares what happened the night before Harvey’s first day at a new kinder.

Plus! Laura came with a iMessage life hack and we want to know from you…is it a life hack or a shit hack? 💩

And! Laura has a new t-shirt and Steph’s not sure if she’s being pranked or not…

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Liv Morrison is an accredited clinical dietitian & nutritionist and is the in-house dietician for the Kic app. 

We love having Liv on the podcast every couple of months to ask her your nutrition questions. This time she answers: how do I incorporate more vegetables into my diet? What are some protein rich breakfast ideas? What are the best foods to help me poop? op 5 foods to help you poop? How much protein & fibre do we actually need? And more! 

If you have questions for our next episode with Liv, DM us on Instagram @kicpod 

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This week we listen back to the words of the year we set for 2025 and reflect on how our years turned out compared to our intentions. Then we share our new words for 2026. And boy were we unprepared for how emotional this one got! 😭 

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Listen to our word of the year episode from 2025 here: https://pod.fo/e/2aa672 

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Olivia is the host of the podcast Tell Me More and one of our very first KICPod guests way back in 2020!

This is a 3B's episode where we invite people we admire to share with us their 3B's - who they want to become, how they’d like to better themselves, and who they want to belong to.

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Steph mentioned the book The Motherhood by Jamila Rizvi https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-motherhood-9780143783572 

If you haven’t listened to Liv’s podcast before, check out these episodes:

The T...

It’s our first catch up episode of the year!!

It’s Laura’s first episode since giving birth to baby Atlas at the end of last year. Steph recaps her & Josh’s night at YUNGBLUD’s concert, including watching the show from the side of the stage and hanging out in his dressing room.

Plus! We finish the episode with a very exciting podcast announcement

Annabelle Lee hosts the podcast 'everybody has a secret' and produces Shameless. Considering how much we love Shameless (and we know you guys love it too!) we thought it was about time we had Annabelle on the pod!

This is a 3B's episode where we invite people we admire to share with us their 3B's - who they want to become, how they’d like to better themselves, and who they want to belong to.

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We asked Annabelle to record an episode of 'everybody has a secret'. She recommended ‘propose or gtfo’...

Gem Diamond (née Watts) is a beauty writer, MC, and host of the beauty podcast Glow Journal.

This is a 3B's episode where we invite people we admire to share with us their 3B's - who they want to become, how they’d like to better themselves, and who they want to belong to.

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The charity Gem mentioned is Pinchapoo https://www.pinchapoo.org.au/ 

Gem recommended these episodes of her podcast Glow Journal…

‘Natassia Nicolao (Returns) | Founder & CEO of Conserving Beauty’ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...

YUNGBLUD is on the podcast! YUNGBLUD (aka Dom Harrison) is in Australia for his IDOLS world tour and before his Melbourne show he stopped by the KICPod studio to sit down with Steph.

In case you missed it - Steph is a massive YUNGBLUD fan!

In 2023 we surprised Steph with a video call with him and you can listen to that episode here: https://pod.fo/e/222890 

In this very special episode, Dom speaks with Steph about his musical tastes, being a fan of Justin Bieber at the same time as Mick Jagger, m...

Self-awareness, Emotional Freedom Techniques, hypnotherapy.

These are just a few of the powerful mindset tools that we’ve built into the KIC app this year and they are all part of our new year challenge, alongside movement designed to complement each pathway.

This week we have Janey Martino (Kic CEO & founder of meditation app Smiling Mind) back on the podcast to discuss these tools - her experience with them, how she has used them with others & the monumental benefits she has seen from them, and how they work in the app. 

Plus Steph & Lau...

From the podcast 'Inherited' with Ruby Hall.

While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Laura's turn again! Laura was on Inherited in late 2024 where she spoke with Ruby about her parent's divorce, how this impacted her relationship with conflict, and what she learned from the New York Marathon.

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We love Inherited and we think you might too! This episode was called 'Laura Henshaw on rewriting marriage.' You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Happy new year!!! We always start the year with a goal-setting episode but this year we’re doing things a little bit differently. With the help of our coach & Kic CEO, Janey Martino, this year we're setting goals according to the 3B’s: Betterment, Belonging and Becoming.

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From the podcast 'Inherited' with Ruby Hall.

While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Steph's turn again! Steph was on Inherited earlier this year where she shared with Ruby four of her life lessons. This week we're sharing two and you can hear the other two in the full Inherited episode.

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We love Inherited and we think you might too! This episode was called '3 Life Lessons with Steph Claire Smith' and you can listen here https://p...

Every week we share a Special Share: something we’re reading, watching, listening to, cooking, or doing, and this week we’re sharing our top Special Shares from the year!

If you’re looking for something to consume over the holiday period, try some of these reccos…

TOP ALBUM

TOP PODCAST

TOP MOVIE

TOP TV SHOW

 From the podcast 'Big Small Talk' with Sarah Jane Adams & Hannah Ferguson.

While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Laura's turn! Laura was on Big Small Talk this year where she spoke with Sarah about wellness trends and diet culture.

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We love Big Small Talk and we think you might too! This episode was called 'SMALL TALK: Which 'Wellness' Trends Are Actually Toxic? With Laura Henshaw' and you can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...

We checked the stats and found the Wednesday episodes you guys loved most in 2025. 

While we're on holidays we thought we'd chuck them all together in the one episode for you to enjoy again (or for the first time)!

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How to practice self-compassion - with Dr Emily Musgrove https://pod.fo/e/2e7424

A catch up with Zara McDonald: our top 3 business lessons https://pod.fo/e/2f6b20

Q&A with Laura’s husband Dalton on pregnancy, childbirth & becoming a dad https://pod.fo/e/2f7d...

 From the podcast 'Australian Birth Stories' with Sophie Walker.

While we're on holidays we'll be sharing episodes of us on other podcasts in case you missed them. This week it's Steph's turn! Steph was on Australian Birth Stories for the second time this year where she shared her birth story with Billie.

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We love Australian Birth Stories and we think you might too! This episode was called '565 | Steph Claire Smith – second baby, breech presentation, spontaneous labour, drug-free birth'. You can listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/565-steph-claire-smith-second-baby-breech-presentation/id1242155321?i=1...

Our business - Kic - is 10 years old! To celebrate, we decided to do something a little different this week, and invite three of our community members into the studio to join us for the episode!

We spoke through our health & fitness journeys over the past decade and the role that the Kic app and community have played in it.

Thanks to Sharon, Pauline & Breanna for joining us

Melissa Leong is a food writer and a former judge on Masterchef Australia. This year Melissa published her memoir ‘Guts’ and we were so excited to finally have her on the pod to talk about it!!

In this episode, Melissa sits down with us to talk about how she balanced writing a book about herself with keeping things personal, the pressure of taking on one of the most high profile jobs in the country (as a judge on Masterchef) and all the expectations that came with it, how she thinks about success, burnout, and the freedom that come...

This week Steph shares about her & Josh’s decision to have more kids and how they made it.

Plus! We got a DM from you asking if it’s normal for your mother-in-law to expect payment to babysit and we have thoughts.

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Domenica gave birth to her daughter Dove in August this year. In this week's KICBUMP, Domenica sits down with Steph to share about her pregnancy and birth story, including the mental state she was in going into pregnancy, her traumatic pregnancy which included sickness, hives & thyroid issues, deciding to have an elective epidural & induction, and the judgement she got from other women for making the decision.

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We mentioned the podcast The Pile-On. You can listen to Domenica’s episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au...

It’s Laura’s birth week! Before Laura went on maternity leave, we asked you for your questions so we could do one final Q&A together.

You asked...what are you most excited about? How has your relationship with your body changed? What do you wish you knew before you got pregnant? Have you finally bought a pram? And lots more!

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Clare Stephens is a podcaster, editor, and formerly was the editor-in-chief for Mamamia. This year Clare published her first novel 'The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done' and launched her new podcast The Pile On.

The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done follows the story of Ruby, the editor of a feminist website, and Felicity, an online commentator who makes it her mission to take Ruby down.

In this episode Clare sits down with Steph & Laura to share where the book came from, as well as Clare’s work at Mamamia, why she stepped down as edi...

This week we open the mailbox again and answer one of your questions: have your thoughts about cosmetic procedures changed since you last talked about it?

Remember you can ask us a question for an episode at any time by DMing us on Instagram @kicpod. 

Then Laura updates us on her latest pelvic floor physio appointment…this time with Dalton.

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This is the Skims article Laura referenced in the injectables segment: https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/hbanews/danae-mercer-skims-body-confidence 

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Larissa Leone is the founder of the postnatal stay Homb. Larissa went through postnatal anxiety and depression after giving birth to her daughter Valentina almost 13 years ago. That experience, and knowing that no other postnatal stay like it existed, inspired Larissa to create Homb.

Steph stayed at Homb after giving birth to Billie earlier this year and knew a little bit about Larissa’s story but in this episode Steph sits down with Larissa to learn more and find out where Homb came from.

Larissa shares about her experience of postnatal anxiety & depression, how her po...

Big Brother Australia is back on TV and last week there was a conversation on the show about traditional gender roles and a desire to return to caveman times. We were RAGING (and confused!?) when we saw it and so we had to talk about it.

Then! Steph shares a story from her weekend driving home from the farm and an important lesson about petrol.

Plus! Laura has another sewerage story and we want to hear your most horrific sewerage stories! Send us a DM on Instagram @kicpod. 

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Daniel Principe is a youth advocate and educator who delivers workshops to students, parents and educators around relationships, sexuality & masculinity.

In this episode, Laura sits down with Daniel to find out what he’s seeing in schools right now - how masculinity influencers and misogynistic content are shaping boys and their beliefs about themselves and women, the values they are actually seeking in their relationships vs what the internet tells them they should look for, the shaming and dehumanising behaviour he sees online and in schools, and the positive signs from some young boys who are doing th...

This week we open the mailbox and answer one of your questions: is there anything you used to share online that you don’t anymore and why?

You can ask us a question for an episode at any time by DMing us on Instagram @kicpod. 

Plus! Steph’s favourite millennial guessing game is back. This time Steph plays Laura lines from iconic 90’s & 2000’s movies and Laura has to guess which movie they’re from.  

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We have a brand new trainer in the Kic app! It’s Mills and she's here with a brand new hybrid training program & 16 hybrid masterclasses for you all to enjoy.

In this episode we get to know Mills - her experience of growing up riding horses, finding her confidence in the gym, discovering hybrid training, and what you can expect from her new hybrid training program.

TRAIN WITH MILLS

If you want to try Mills' program or masterclasses - you can sign up for a 7-day free trial to Kic. Find out more at...

We thought we’d do something a little bit different this week and invite relationship coach and friend of the podcast, Megan Luscombe, on for one big deep dive segment!

A few weeks ago Megan left a comment on one of our reels around the idea that “men need sex to feel love”. We wanted to unpack this with Megan so we got her in the studio to break down this idea for us.

Plus we talk about the pressure for women to get back into sex postpartum, sex vs intimacy, using sex as a bandai...

Dr Kavita is a Lactation Specialist, mum of three, and Steph’s go-to for all things breastfeeding.

In this episode, Steph speaks with Dr Kavita about all things pumping and bottle feeding: who should be pumping? How and when should you incorporate pumping, bottle feeding, and formula? What does pumping and using formula do to your supply? And do I need to have a freezer full of breastmilk!?

FIND OUT MORE

Follow Dr Kavita on Instagram @dr.kavita.t and TikTok @dr.kavita.t

Check our Dr Kavita’s website for more...

This week Laura comes with a body and pregnancy update, including her birth preference and a bit TMI about what’s going on down…there.

Plus Steph & Laura catch up about their holidays to Noosa (Steph) and the Eden health retreat (Laura).

And! What do you do when you run into someone IRL and realise you're not following each other on Instagram?

ALSO P.S! Remember you can now find our Dineamic Penang chicken curry at Coles and the rest of our Dineamic meals online www.dineamic.com/collections/kic

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