Big Mum Energy
Welcome to Big Mum Energy – the podcast for real mums who are done with the fake highlight reels. This is where the honest conversations about motherhood, mental load, marriage, and the chaos of parenting actually happen.We’re talking: ✔ The juggle of working mums.
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IVF, Near Death & Two Little Embryos Still Chillin’ in the Freezer (opens the original)
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Megan has basically been through the IVF Olympics. Ten years of trying, an ectopic pregnancy that nearly killed her, a $15,000 IVF cycle that produced nothing and two embryos still sitting in the freezer. And now she's decided she's done. But how do you know when you've tried enough? This isn't the highlight reel. This is where the real mums hang out. In this episode 00:00 Megan's IVF journey 04:29 The medical procedure 08:41 Ten years of trying 11:02 Why she cancelled her hysterectomy 13:24 The
Swinging Rumours, Book Week Costumes & The GoFundMe for a $28,000 Boob Job (opens the original)
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Two and a half hours of AFL affair podcasts, swinging rumours and absolutely bugger-all new information… followed by a $140 Book Week costume and a visit to the plastic surgeon. Ali gets stuck into the very public fallout involving Jules Neale, Lachie Neale and Tess Crosley, including the two podcast interviews that promised answers but somehow left her with more questions — and considerably less patience. Then it's onto the annual parenting fever dream that is Book Week. One kid wants Pikachu.
I did a line on the weekend... No biggie?! EXCUSE ME (opens the original)
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This week on Big Mum Energy , Ali has a bit of everything — parenting dilemmas, drugs, social media, mum judgement and one very questionable decision involving a car alarm. This episode covers parenting, teenagers, kids pretending to be sick, drug culture, cocaine use, social media bullying, mum guilt, successful mums, online criticism and modern parenting debates . No expert panel. No perfect answers. Just Ali asking the questions a lot of us are thinking and probably getting herself into troub
That One Time My Mum Shot the Neighbour’s Dog | Throwback Thursday (opens the original)
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What happens when you sit down with your mum and start unpacking the family stories that probably should have stayed in the family? In this Throwback Thursday episode of Big Mum Energy , Ali is joined by her mum, Aunty Kim, for an unfiltered mother-daughter conversation full of outrageous stories, hard truths, hilarious memories and the moments that shape a family. And yes… it starts with the story of the time Aunty Kim shot the neighbour’s dog. From there, things only get wilder. In this episod
Get Help, Babes! (opens the original)
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In this follow-up episode of Big Mum Energy , Emily shares what happened after she made the brave decision to reach out for support, leave domestic violence behind and start rebuilding her life. Ali and Emily talk about: The moment she realised she couldn't do it alone Finding the courage to ask for help Leaving an abusive relationship Healing after domestic violence and coercive control Rebuilding confidence, independence and hope Why no woman should ever feel ashamed to seek support This is a
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