Tell us about your family. How many kids do you have?
I have a four-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter.
What’s the part of being a mum that fills you up the most?
They’ve made everything colourful. I believe in magic again because I get to experience the world through my children.
What’s one thing that genuinely helps you stay afloat in the day-to-day juggle?
A partner who values my need for time to be creative and time to be silly.
How do you carve out space for career, motherhood, love, friends, and still find a moment for you?
If you find out, can you let me know?
Where do you find fashion that genuinely feels like you?
I honestly don’t even know because my body has changed so much and I don’t live in the city, which makes access to fashion tricky, which is probably a good thing given that trend and overconsumption culture is fucking our planet.
But if someone could give me a lifelong free subscription to Paloma Wool, Deiji Studios and Marle, I think I’d be pretty happy.
What does living a healthy, grounded life look like in your world?
It’s one where rest and joy are higher priorities than being rich and productive.
I feel like we talk a lot about people who have every minute of the day accounted for. I want to be the opposite of that.
How do you keep your body moving in a way that feels realistic and sustainable?
Embracing the small pockets of time that I do have, rather than lamenting that I don’t have enough time to go to a class, and then doing nothing.
What’s one non-negotiable that keeps your mind and body well?
Reading! Meeting a good story in my bed every night is the ultimate luxury.
When you think of ‘balance’, what does that actually mean to you in real life?
For me,
balance means not feeling so anxious and rushed that I can’t remember how I got through a week.
What does your morning routine look like, honestly?
I find the mornings the hardest. I’d honestly rather do bedtime solo than the morning solo, but my husband is commuting a lot to the city at the moment, so it’s falling on me a lot.
We wake anywhere from 5am to 6.30am and my husband tends to be the one to get up with the kids. He leaves for work between 5.30am and 6.30am, so the day is completely dependent on where he is.
Normally, we’re slow to start, on the couch watching free-to-air television. My husband always puts it on for them first thing, much to my chagrin. I have a tea and they have milk.
Once we’re feeling more lively, the TV is off. We eat brekkie together, clean up a million times, I dawdle around the kitchen and take way too long to half-make a kindergarten lunchbox that I regret not doing the night before.
Then the kids fight me as I try to get them dressed, as well as myself. I FKN HATE THIS PART, THERE, I SAID IT!
Then it’s two drop-offs, a big deep breath, and a coffee and chat next door to my co-working space, Pop, which is near my house and my son’s kinder.
How do you wind down at night? What does your evening routine look like?
With a cup of tea, cuddles with my kids, and a book or magazine.
I enjoyed the most recent home edition of RUSSH. I actually read it cover to cover from 3am to 5am the other night after my daughter woke up.
What’s something about you that would genuinely surprise people?
I’m not sure much would surprise people about me. My flaws are pretty obvious pretty early.
What’s a truth about yourself that took you years to finally admit?
I’ve had to really work on the hurt I feel when being “left out” of something.
I’m very much a person who wants to make everyone feel involved and I get severe anxiety at leaving people out, so I guess I can feel hurt when I don’t think friends give the same level of thought.
But I have worked on that, and it doesn’t hurt me the way it used to.
When do you feel most like the truest version of you?
Away from my phone, with my family, somewhere outside.
What’s a single moment that quietly shifted the direction of your life?
It’s impossible to say anything other than entering motherhood. My relationship with the world is wholly different.
What’s a mistake you’re genuinely grateful you made?
I’m glad I made the mistake of thinking growing Ready or Not would be quick and easy.
It has been far from either of those things, but it’s been worth it anyway.
What’s one boundary that completely changed your life?
I’m slowly but surely teaching myself that
I don’t owe anyone, at work or otherwise, an immediate response and 24/7 availability.
It’s actually okay to just let things lie. It’s a work in progress.
What part of yourself do you judge the most, and why do you think you do?
I often wonder why I feel so deeply about everything, and sometimes wish I could be a little more unflappable.
Ultimately though, I know that it makes me who I am and makes me experience highs and lows in a way that more even-keeled people, aka my husband, do not.
No mud, no lotus.
What’s something you pretend you don’t care about, but secretly do?
Perhaps whether people like me or not?
I think I care a little less than I used to, because I no longer worry about people I know seeing my podcast reels pop up on their feeds.
I’m sure friends and friends of friends judge me, and that no longer bothers me.
That fear used to paralyse me.
But maybe I still, deep down, have a desire to please people, and if I’ve displeased someone, normally a stranger online, it can sometimes make me feel uncomfortable.
What’s something about you that people would never guess?
That I am a real sport girl? Ha, I can’t think of anything else…
If you could live an entirely different life for a year, what would you choose?
If it’s with my kids, I want to move to some far-flung Mediterranean farmhouse.
If I’m pretending I don’t have kids, I’d love to be somewhere like Tokyo, Copenhagen or New York City for a year.
What’s something that still feels uncomfortable, but you’re pushing yourself to do anyway?
I really wish a podcast could exist in the world without any video or social presence required.
But I care too much about what we’re doing through Ready or Not to put that above my own insecurities about it.
What’s a version of yourself you’re trying to become?
A slower, more purposeful person. Hustle culture is killing us in so many ways, and I’m glad I’m working that out.
When you think about your younger self, what do you wish she knew?
That trying to be liked by boys is a waste of fucking time.
What’s the hardest part of motherhood for you to admit out loud?
I feel like I’m at capacity with two kids.
and I think that even in 2026, to admit that out loud still means that society sort of pegs you as being not as good a mum as the person who can handle three or four kids.
I find that an interesting conversation that I want to have more.
Or maybe I’m unfairly projecting and I think there must be something wrong with me that I think this is my capacity when so many people around me either have or are having their third baby?!
I also find it interesting that we assume that when someone says they’re at capacity, we assume they’re not enjoying parenting, when that’s not it at all.
I’m having the best time ever with my kids at the moment, and life also feels very full and demanding because of them.
Two things can be true is a cliché for a reason, and it applies here.
What’s a small joy that gets you through this season of life?
The bond between my kids. Nothing brings me more joy than that.
VISIT, BUY, DO
VISIT: Copenhagen
BUY: Buy something special for my house or wardrobe while there
DO: Take my tired feet to a little bar for a dirty martini and some oysters.
What inspired you to start a podcast?
A deep desire to understand how mums are navigating paid work and, more importantly, how they feel about the pressure women face when it comes to parenting and career.
What has been the biggest challenge?
Earning enough money to make it viable! My word, it’s taken so much longer than I anticipated.
Have you had any moments where you’ve wanted to give up?
Not really. I’m pretty dogged and I love what Loz and I do.
When did you realise you were going to be successful, and what did you do to acknowledge it?
I still don’t think of us as a “success” per se, but maybe the closest feeling to success came when we signed the contract on something we’ll be sharing with the world soon!
Have you had to make any changes since becoming a mum? How have you managed that?
I worked in a busy, fun, full-time role in the city before having kids.
Given we live nearly two hours outside the city, I decided that role wouldn’t work with motherhood, so I began freelancing.
No regrets.
Can you share anything that’s coming up for you?
I can’t yet! But very soon!
Do you have any tips or advice for someone wanting to follow their dreams?
If it’s worth pursuing, you just find a way.
Go with your gut.
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