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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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...
Pushing my health ideas on to people that don't care!
In this episode we discuss 3 different acts of kindness and how Katie made hers more about herself!
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Carrying the Mental Load
As Mum's we tend to carry the mental load but is it because our brains are wired differently?? And why do we feel guilt over asking for help? In this...
Is Chat GPT going to replace our doctors?
In this episode we chat about the jobs that could soon be taken by AI. Katie has 2 examples of using AI instead of going to the GP but Rach is NOT con...
Inside the Manosphere Controversy
We've both watched the show and have our own takes on the controversial Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere show on Netflix! Why we think the men are...
Turning Grief into Connection with Psychic Medium Barbra Banner
In this episode we are Joined from Los Angeles by Evidential / psychic / trance medium Barbra Banner to chat about connecting with spirits, the messag...
Supplements, what should we take?
Rach spends a lot of time researching what we do and don't need, and Katie wastes a lot of money on what she sees on Instagram that she thinks she nee...
Losing your identity
In this episode we chat about jobs and Rach changing her career in her 40's. Also when you lose your job, who are you left with? We unpack identity lo...
Broke & ashamed
We’ve all had moments we don’t talk about, and in this episode Katie opens up about a time when she didn't even have the money to buy her kids school...
Money blocks and the anxiety we have
In this episode we chat money, money, money! From comparison with others, our money blocks, anxiety, and the shame around it.
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Jackie O: Our thoughts
In this episode we address the story that's dominating Australian headlines - what's going on with Kyle & Jackie O??? After working in radio for 17 ye...
Fitness in your 40's
We're a bit sick of the conflicting messages around what exactly we should be doing in terms of exercise. Cardio or no cardio? Do we have to run or ca...
Make someone's day
Rach has come up with an idea that she thinks will make someone's day. Pick a different person every day and lets start filling buckets!
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Adoption & the abandonment trauma that goes with it
In this episode Katie opens up about being adopted as a new born and all the heavy stuff that goes with it.
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The things we thought we'd never say
When do we get to the stage where we start saying stuff that sounds like it's coming out of our parents mouths??! From 'money doesn't grow on trees' t...
It's time to fill your bucket up - lets get selfish!
Are we in a midlife crisis or a midlife awakening?? In this episode we are talking about how we do so much for other people, whether it be the kids, h...