Am I A Bad Mum?
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Am I A Bad Mum?
After millions of downloads and years of oversharing on Am I A Bad Mum?, Katie Mattin and Rachel Thaiday are introducing Who Even Are We. Who Even Are We? is a twice-weekly podcast about identity shifts, friendships, parenting teens (or nearly teens), marriage, confidence, chaos, and all the t...
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Why Don’t We Want Sex Anymore?
Why does desire seem to disappear in your 40s? In this episode we unpack hormones, mental load, exhaustion, body confidence, feeling “touched out” and...
Life Beyond the To Do List
When did life become one giant to do list? In this episode we talk about the mental load, constantly doing things for everyone else, and why so many w...
Be Kind to Yourself
When your body feels flat, your mind can quickly follow. In this episode we chat about exhaustion, exercise, food guilt, social batteries, and that re...
Wait… Women Can Get Happy Endings Too?!
After Katie’s very memorable Bali massage story went viral, she and Rach discover there’s actually a sensual massage service designed entirely for wom...
Wax Play: Sexy or Just a Cleaning Nightmare?
Wax play is apparently a thing and we needs answers! Rach explains the world of temperature play, safe words and body safe candles before we call in s...
Rach Reveals All
In this episode taken from This Is Me podcast a few years ago, Rach shares the story behind the life people thought they knew - from her childhood and...
We Went Viral… Then We Read the Mean Comments!
After one innocent joke went viral, the internet had plenty to say! We read some of the wildest comments, talk about what happens when your content su...
Did I Erase My Own Career?
Fresh from a therapy session, Katie unpacks a pretty huge realisation: after losing her radio job, she didn’t just leave the career behind she almost...
Feeling Old
Katie shares the unexpected chemist visit that left her questioning everything, while Rach admits how one innocent conversation during a photoshoot tr...
Parenting Your Inner Child With Luke Evans
In this episode of Who Even Are We?, Katie and Rachel are joined by resilience coach and mental health educator Luke Evans to explore the powerful con...
The Meghan Markle Debate That Divided Our House
One TV appearance sparked a huge argument at home. Katie shares why Meghan Markle's MasterChef guest spot left her frustrated, while Rach and her brot...
When You Grow But They Stay the Same
Have you ever looked at your relationship or friendships and wondered, have we grown apart… or have I just grown? This week we're diving into what hap...
Dogs in Prams... WTF?
Dogs in prams. Cats in backpacks. Emotional support animals on planes. Somewhere along the way, something changed... but is it for the better? Are we...
Mid Year Reset: Small Goals, Big Change
Halfway through the year is the perfect time to pause, reset and refocus. In this episode, Katie and Rachel share how they're re-evaluating their goal...
AI Is Our Best Friend And Worst Enemy
After using ChatGPT to diagnose everything from a UTI to future proof careers, Katie and Rach ask whether AI is making life easier or quietly taking o...
Is AI Taking Over Our Jobs… and Our Brains?
In this episode we unpack the growing fear that AI is replacing real jobs, real creativity, and even real human connection. From legal letters and pod...
The last 5 things we Googled
In this bonus episode of Who Even Are We?, we reveal the last five things we Googled - and let’s just say, the search history tells a story. From ever...
Breaking the Family Line - Ancestral Trauma
In this episode we explore ancestral trauma, family patterns, and the emotional weight passed down through generations. Rach reflects on motherhood, c...
Stalkers, Second Wives & Serious Red Flags
In this episode we are unpacking stalkers, unwanted attention and the bizarre ways some people mistake obsession for romance. From Katie’s radio days,...
How Long Is Too Long For Your Undies??
In this episode we ask the big life question: how long is too long to keep your undies, bras, pyjamas and everything else hiding in the top drawer? Fr...
The Hollywood Afterparty That Got Weird
Katie shares the wild story of a night out in London that unexpectedly turned into a private “afterparty” with Hollywood actor Christian Slater before...
Are We Losing the Ability to Be Bored?
When was the last time you sat in silence without reaching for your phone or finding another job to do? In this episode, we unpack why boredom feels s...
One Wine Away From Missing the Flight
Katie reveals how she’s managed to miss multiple flights, including one unforgettable incident involving an airport bathroom, while Rach shares the ve...
What We've Quietly Given Up On
This episode we chat about the little things we’ve quietly let go of with age - nightclubs, uncomfortable clothes, people pleasing, loud music, fake t...
Petty Hills We’ll Die On
In this episode we get passionately petty about the little things we feel far too strongly about - from paying for parking, long emails and self-servi...
The Anti Hustle Era
In this episode we unpack what it means to step away from constant hustle - from work guilt and phone boundaries to the mental load of motherhood, pro...
Inside the Sex Industry with Carly Electric
In this episode we sit down with sex worker Carly Electric for a raw, funny and surprisingly emotional conversation about life in the sex industry. Ca...
Is the Universe Trying to Tell Us Something?
Katie and Rach dive into the big, weird questions of life - the universe, belief, manifestation, aliens, dreams, death, purpose and whether everything...
Are we all addicted to scrolling?
In this bonus episode we get honest about social media, doom scrolling, unfollow guilt, comparison traps, likes, ads and why an app can still mess wit...
Death and the things we don't talk about
This week, we’re talking about death — the thing we all know is coming but somehow never really know how to talk about. From cremation vs burial, livi...
Dog Owners Beware
In this bonus episode of Who Even Are We, we take on one of life’s most unexpectedly divisive topics: picking up after your dog. From proud poo-bag sw...
Beauty Maintenance
In this episode we get honest about the never-ending world of beauty maintenance. From Botox, brows and box dye to laser, nails, nose hair and the gui...
Aging gracefully.... kind of
In this episode we get honest about aging, beauty standards, plastic surgery, grey hairs, sagging skin, social media filters and the pressure to “age...
Who will we be when the kids leave home?
In this episode we talk about the strange, emotional and sometimes freeing stage of life when kids start to leave home. After years of being needed, o...
We like dining alone!
Why is it that as we get older we don't enjoy going as much or being in large groups? Once upon a time we loved to socialise and now we like to be at...
Revisiting your 20 year old self
In this episode we talk about our 20-year-old selves and how, although we wish we looked like we did back then, it's taken a long time to realise our...
It cost HOW MUCH??
Katie decided to take her kids on a day out in the city to ride Lime scooters, but it didn't quite go to plan!
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We worry about EVERYTHING
In this episode we chat about the things we worry about - which, as females and Mum's feels like EVERYTHING! There are techniques we use that we want...
Getting rid of the Cortisol belly!
In this episode Katie has researched Cortisol and has some interesting information to share around fasting and how we should be eating as women in our...
Parenting teenagers and the effect it has on our self esteem
In this episode we chat about the work we need to do on our own self esteem to equip us with parenting teenagers because it's a wild ride that can do...