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Missta Mums#66 PART 2: Behind closed doors with Sophie Cachia and Maddy PrespakisTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Mumamoo and Upstate Studios.Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer!In Part 2 of our conversation with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis, we go deeper. After sharing their unique love story and Sophie's birth journey in Part 1, this episode dives into the realities that come after as they are figuring out their "new normal" (all while enduring pressures of a public life). Sophie and Maddy open up furth...2025-06-1139 minMissta Mums#65 PART 1 - Behind closed doors with Sophie Cachia and Maddy PrespakisTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Mumamoo and Upstate Studios. Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer!In this incredibly special episode, we sit down for an exclusive chat with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis for their first-ever interview together as a couple. This is a rare and intimate insight into their beautiful relationship!Their relationship began as best friends for two years before evolving into something more.We dive into th...2025-05-2850 minMissta Mums#64: Amie Rohan- VBAC After 2 C-Sections: A Powerful Birth & Self-Love StoryTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Mummamoo and Upstate Studios.Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer!his episode is one for the books.We sit down with the incredible Amie Rohan as she shares her raw, powerful, and never-before-heard birth story—and trust us, you’ll want to hear every second.After two caesareans, Amie never imagined she’d be attempting a vaginal birth. But when the opportunity suddenly appeared, she fo...2025-05-141h 07Missta Mums#63 Mum fails (our and your stories)Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing. Use code MIS20 for 20% off site wide! In todays episode we asked you what your biggest mum fails were! Plus Demi and Melinda share their mum fails, some of which they had never told anyone before! The purpose of sharing our mum fails is to make others feel not alone. We all stuff up, we are human and we can only look back and laugh now! Demi shares her uneventful first birthday "non celebration" for...2025-04-1642 minMissta Mums#62 Dads Abroad: A Surrogacy StoryTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing. Use code MIS20 for 20% off site wide! In this heartwarming and hilarious episode of Missta Mums, we chat with two incredible dads-to-be, Mitch and Euan, as they navigate the rollercoaster ride of international surrogacy. With just two-ish months until they meet their baby, they take us through the entire process—from choosing an egg donor to preparing for life in Colombia, where they'll welcome their baby girl.We dive into the emotional highs, the unexpected hurdles (hello, language barriers) and the...2025-04-021h 05Missta Mums#61 PMS, Parenting & Business: The Chaos Continues!Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing.Use code MIS20 at checkout for 20% off STORE WIDE.Podcast Description:This week's episode is product sponsored by Edge Clothing. This week on Missta Mums, the girls get real about PMS—because let’s be honest, it hits differently at 34 than it did at 25! Demi’s symptoms are like clockwork while Melinda chats about her classic school lunchbox mix-up! Plus, they dish out some solid business advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, take on another Uncomfortable Challenge, and drop their latest “not sponsore...2025-03-1954 minMissta Mums#60 Relationship advice after kids + Demi's dress shopping nightmareWell one guarantee from today's episode will make you want to tune in extra carefully!We ask our community their advice on how to keep a relationship alive post kids and we received some amazing responses!There was also common themes where most couples struggle which we discuss. Demi chats about her challenges with finding a dress, after purchasing 10 online and returning all of them!The uncomfortable challenge had Melinda squirming in her chair and Demi acting like she lost a limb!We...2025-03-0556 minMissta Mums#59 MIL stories, our first uncomfortable challenge and kinder drop-offsIn todays episode we dive headfirst into the Mother In Law stories you sent in! We all have a story (good or bad) and they were very entertaining! Including Demi's MIL story she had to share (just wait until you hear it..)Demi explains her struggles with Archie at drop off time for kinder and daycare which has brought her to tears plus we give each other our first uncomfortable challenge! (yikes) We have a new segment called "not sponsored but wish we were" where we give our fav...2025-02-1957 minMissta Mums#58 Season 3! We are BACKseason 3 guys!! We are back and better than ever! After an inundation of requests, we have now uploaded a video of our pod too for you to enjoy! In today’s ep we both give a recap of our school holidays, family updates and what’s set for this season of the Missta Mums pod! We are both trying to be even MORE open and honest this season and peel back yet another layer! We also want to be more involved with our podcast community! If there...2025-02-0543 minMissta Mums#57 Our final ep for 2024This is our final ep for 2024!
In todays ep, we share our personal peak and pits for the year plus we discuss the pressure in the build up to Christmas plus some random chin wags in between!
This ep wraps up our second season and we cant believe it!
Thank you for the support this year of our humble pod! We appreciate every single one of you!
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2024-12-2229 minMissta Mums#56 Jenna Hutchison's birth storyTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Payne Therapies. Use code 'Missta Pilates' for 10% off the mums and bubs courses in 2025 or off a general reformer pack of 10 classes.
After multiple requests from our IG community, we finally sat down with Jenna @loveludie for her to reveal the birth story of her first born daughter, Romi!
With the dream of a no drugs vaginal birth, we can confirm things absolutely did NOT go to plan!
Jenna had major spinal surgery at 18 years old which heavily impacted the possibility of a vaginal birth (whi...2024-12-1545 minMissta Mums#55 Nicole Gleeson, RCH emergency nurse and founder of Rhythm First Aid on summer safetyTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc.
In todays ep we chat to Nicole Gleeson, founder of Rhythm First Aid and RCH nurse of 11 years, working mostly in the emergency department about summer safety for your family!
Topics such as drowning, bites, burns, traveling and snake bites are covered in this ep with many incredibly helpful tips along the way!
This ep is a must listen, to help refresh yourself on everything you need to know this summer!
Nicole and her carefully selected group of...2024-11-2548 minMissta Mums#54 Bad mum guilt, how to get off the phone, Demi's negative body image and Mel's anxiety continuedTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc.
In today's chat we work through an incident at Demi's where she "let downl" Scarlet which resulted in Demi's realisation that she needs to slow down and refocus her engird onto the stuff that matters. We also attempt to figure out a way to get off the devices plus we dive deeper into Mel's underlying anxiety that she wasn't previously aware of and take a harder look at trying to unpack how to conquer Demi's body image post having a baby! This ep felt...2024-11-1147 minMissta Mums#53 Demi's body image and deep dive into Mel's underlying anxietyTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc.
We hadn't seen each other in weeks and had plenty to catch up on! But today, we spoke a lot about Mel's underlying anxiety that she thought was "normal" and recently learnt was the probable cause of most of her skin issues (IYKYK).
Demi touched on her body image difficulties at the moment however we are very keen to revisit this topic!
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Todays catchup is just like catching up with your girlfriends chatting all things about mum life updates!
Demi updates us all on Parker's sleep journey and feeding journey! We hear (again) about Archie's naughty behaviour continuing on and Mel gives us an update about her latest trip away with the family!
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2024-10-1436 minMissta Mums#51 Missta Mums catchup, emergency scare, post ep afthermath and business updateTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Munched.
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In todays ep we discuss the aftermath of Aaron's episode going live, revealing his childhood abuse and anxiety.
Demi retells her nightmare overnight emergency visit and mad dash to Adelaide, plus Demi speaks about how she sleep trained Parker.
Mel tells a scary incident of Valerie crossing the road and not listening plus we have some not so great business news!
We hope you...2024-09-2939 minMissta Mums#50 Alison from The Incremental Shift chats to us about neurodiversity in childrenTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Munched.
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We have an amazing chat today with Alison, owner of The Incremental Shift Family Dynamics & Neurodiversity Strategist who helps parents navigate a neurodiversity diagnosis.
Alison has built a supportive, safe and non judgemental community where parents can turn in their time of need which she is so proud of.
If you or anyone you know has been diagnosed with ADHD or Autism, please contact Alison, to...2024-09-1649 minMissta Mums#49 Mardi Dangerfield, missed post natal depression and life BTS as a partner of AFL champion.Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Geelong Arts Center "Wonder Children's Festival"
We were thrilled to sit down with the very nervous Mardi Dangerfield, who felt very uncomfortable to sit in the hot seat!
We didn't know what to expect with this episode as Mardi usually keeps her cards close however she chatted to us about her steep decline in mental health after giving birth to her firstborn son, but only realised years later when she had her second child.
Mardi chats...2024-09-0150 minMissta Mums#48 Amelia O'Brien post traumatic stress after miscarriage, panic attacks and anxiety.Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Geelong Arts Center 'Wonder Children's Festival' and Bounce Inc.
We were lucky enough to sit down with Amelia O'Brien for a incredibly honest chat about her mental health and how different it is for her behind the scenes of her social media!
Amelia lost her son Tommy at 16 weeks which triggered her deep set anxiety to surface through panic attacks and force her to seek professional help.
Amelia is navigating through her healthy journey with small yet positive steps in the...2024-08-261h 01Missta Mums#47 Rachel Baker, founder of LBDO, sexual wellness productsTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Geelong Arts Center 'Wonder Children's Festival'
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We were to lucky to sit down with Melbourne girl, currently in New York, Rachel Baker, founder of LBDO to chat all things sexual wellness and her mission to create an aesthetically pleasing safe space around the discussion!
Rachel gives great advice about your forever changing libido, especially after children and explains ways to improve yours and your partners communication around your sex...2024-08-1952 minMissta Mums#46 TRIGGER WARNING - this episode references child sexual abuse.Today's episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Wonder Children's Festival presented by Geelong Arts Centre.
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Aaron also describes in detail suffering from a server anxiety disorder and how he has healed from that.
2024-08-1250 minMissta Mums#45 Tully Humphrey, business owner and new mumToday's episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc, Geelong Arts Center Wonder Children's Festival.
We sat down today with Tully Humphrey, owner of multiple businesses but best known for Tully Lou, activewear brand!
Tully is an open book and we loved having her on! She spoke so openly about her adjustments to motherhood, her previous eating disorder and how that affected her mentally with her changing body through pregnancy.
Tully spoke in depth about her social media trolls since becoming a mum and how she deals with her internal monologue navigating...2024-08-041h 00Missta Mums#44 Missta Mums catchup! Demi feeling overwhelmed and identity crisisDemi has been feeling very overwhelmed lately and has a good vent about where these feelings are coming from and how having a 4th child has changed her life!
Demi also chats about struggling to dress herself at the moment after having Parker and the stress she is putting on herself to "do it all" We also chat about 2.5 year old kids and consistent night waking!
You will feel like you are catching up with some girlfriends and having a vent about mum life in this ep!!
Enjoy Missta Fam!! 2024-07-2140 minMissta Mums#43 Abbey Gelmi, Gestational Diabetes and HG and managing life!We were lucky enough to sit down with Abbey Gelmi today!
Abbey is talented TV presenter for Channel 7, has her own podcast "Two Good Sports" and is a mum to son, Louis, with another baby on the way!
Abbey speaks so honestly about her experience with HG and how shocked she was to receive the news she also has Gestational Diabetes! Abbey explains she has "a critical internal monologue" and talks us through how she needed to work on changing that as a parent.
We know you...2024-07-1459 minMissta Mums#42 Daughter born with permanent hearing loss, second born with cancer and giving birth as a surrogate 5 weeks ago.Today episode is proudly brought to you by Sleeps and Leaps
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Shani Martin is in the hot seat today and this has potentially become our favourite episode! She hates the praise, but she is the most amazing person (you will agree when you listen to the ep)
Shani's first born daughter was born with permanent hearing loss with no known causes or trace of any virus. Her second born was born with a cancerous tumour on her chest, which spontaneously resolved itself at 6 months old.
...2024-06-3058 minMissta Mums#41 Missta Mums: Demi & Mel dive into mixed feeding, bts of Missta plus a little life update!!Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Beauty Company, Nip Co and Munched
It feels like it's been a hot minute since Missta Mums updated you but they finally got around to recording an update. Demi chats about life as a Mum of 4 (again) and gives some pointers on how her and hubby are prioritising their communication, Mel brings up a meltdown she experienced by her eldest at school drop off and the girls give an honest update of life behind the scenes at Missta HQ. The main topic of this chat is...2024-06-1650 minMissta Mums#40 Sarah Pound; author, chef, mum of 3 with a rapidly growing insta fanbase!Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Beauty Company and NipCo and The Beauty Company
Well today was a treat chatting to Sarah! Best known on IG as "Wholesome By Sarah"
She has had rapid growth over the past few years and built this business on the back of a hard time with her catering business, navigating through covid!
Sarah is down to earth, hilarious, hard working and passionate about her work! She recently released her first (dream) book, Wholesome By Sarah.
2024-06-091h 03Missta Mums#39 Reece Conca - Azoospermia and infertilityTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Munched and The Beauty Company
Wow what a special episode! When we recorded this with Reece, he was in the depths of his journey navigating his Azoospermia diagnosis! Just days ago, Reece and (wife) Annabelle announced their pregnancy and we are so happy for them!
Reece speaks openly about his mental after health finishing football and moving to Geelong, in addition to his Azoospermia diagnosis!
You will be as shocked as us to hear about the statistics of male infertility! 2024-06-0250 minMissta Mums#38: Tom Boyd no 1 draft pick in the AFL, left the system due to mental health, now father, speaks about parenting publically for the 1st timeTodays episode is proudly Brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company.
This is Tom’s first time chatting publicly about parenting as he is mostly is interviewed about mental health and his infamous decision to walk away from AFL and “give up” $2million to end his contract at The Bulldogs. Tom has a (nearly) 2 year old daughter named Armani, and a wife named Anna. Although Demi couldn’t help but quiz Tom on his incredibly interesting and unique AFL career, we get to learn about Tom’s life before football, a bit about his own parents...2024-05-191h 07Missta Mums#37 Phoebe Simmonds: owner of The Memo & The Blow Australia on running businesses along side Mum lifeTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Hella Mallow
Today's chat is for all of our business girlies!!
Phoebe Simmonds, owner of The Memo, the famous online and boutique store front for parents; Your feel good parenting destination to help make big decisions, easy. Here, you can find a quality curation of the best baby brands on the planet and everything a new parent needs to feel good, prepared and supported when raising a child.
An inspiring business chat that we recorded in Phoebe's flagship boutique store in Armad...2024-05-0649 minMissta Mums#36 Missta Mums: Demi on instant newborn health anxiety kicking in and life as a Mum of 4!Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company
Demi and Mel catch up to chat about their previous week in parenting!
Demi speaks about her *nearly* 7 year old daughters nervous traits and fear towards going to bed! Scarlet goes to the toilet 8 times before bed and makes up every excuse as to why she cant go to bed.
Mel talks about her weekend away camping in a tent with her family of 5! What was originally a holiday Melinda didn't want to go on, turned out to be wholesome and relaxing.
You will feel like...2024-04-2847 minMissta Mums#35 Lorinska Merrington, The Yummy Mummy of MelbourneTodays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Hella Mallow
You will be able to feel Lorinska's upbeat energy through your speakers! She is so fun and we loved having her in the studio!
Lorinska is a mum of 3, Penelope, Florence and Edward.
Lorinska famously leads a glamorous life but chats to us about how her perfect world flipped upside down after giving birth to her 3rd child, Edward! All her parenting tricks and techniques that worked for her older two "perfectly behaved" girls...2024-04-211h 05Missta Mums#34 Missta Mums: Demi talks baby essentials, the girls give a business update & Mel’s life update!Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition , The Beauty Company and Fauve and Co
We have stepped out of hospital and are back in Demi's living room for a catch up about life post Parker's arrival and how Demi is settling in at home as a family of 6!
Demi tells us her list of "must have" hospital items and her most used baby products since arriving home!
We disclose the silent struggle we have been facing the last few months with our business along with some BIG changes that have happened behind the scenes!
We love catching...2024-04-0745 minMissta Mums#33 Candice Smith: Mum of 2 and her sons diagnosis of CMV, hearing loss and miscarriageThis episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Fauve and Co and The Beauty Company.
We sit down with (another) one of Demi's friends, Candice Smith. Wife to Isaac Smith, mother of 2, (Isla and Emmett) and co-owner of Home At Heart.
Candice, for the first time speaks openly about the traumatic period in their life when their son, Emmett, was diagnosed with CMV (Cytomegalovirus). What started with a failed hearing test at birth which was assumed to be fluid in the ears lead to a much more serious diagnosis.
2024-03-311h 04Missta Mums#32 PART 2: Demi and Mitch in hospital with the shock early arrival birth story!This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Fauve and Co!
Part 2: Post Baby
Today we visit Demi in hospital with husband Mitch to get all the details from Demi's emergency c-section of her son, Parker James Duncan.
What Demi once thought was going to be a "boring planned c-section" turned into baby #4 arriving two weeks early and Mitch missing a game of footy to make a mad rush home from Adelaide in time for the birth!
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- Maternal-assisted cesarean
- Water breaking early + risk of infection
- Mitch making the call...2024-03-3126 minMissta Mums#31 PART 1: Demi + Mitch on their final update before their 4th baby is earthside!This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos and Fauve and Co!
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Demi and Mitch answer questions from our beloved Missta community as they eagerly await the arrival of their 4th baby!
We her about their day to day life and how they manage their time, a small argument about who does what jobs around the house plus the ins and outs of life building up to the arrival of their 4th baby!
Baby Duncan #4 was due to arrive early April, however after recording this episode only days ago, bubba Duncan was...2024-03-2748 minMissta Mums#30 Emma Vosti: TV presenter and Mum of 2 on her son's cataract, pregnancy with HG and the lie behind "how Mums can do it all"This week's episode is proudly brought to you by: Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos & The Doula Plan.
TV Presenter, business owner and Mum of 2 young boys, Emma Vosti joins Demi & Melinda to unpack motherhood, work / life balance and trying to manage it all when maybe you just simply can't?!
This episode quickly became a favourite!! Emma spoke to the girls on a very raw level about what it was like to suffer from HG while pregnant with her boys. She took them back to a dark phase of her life as she broke down in tears...2024-03-1859 minMissta Mums#29 Alex Nation on getting your confidence back post kids, The Bachelor, communication with your partner and the ups & downs of your sex life.This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition: Science backed and empowering nutrition advice for Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum.
You probably best know Alex from Ritchie's season of The Bachelor and then again from Bachelor in Paradise. The 32yo Mum of 3 chats to us about her reality tv adventures, having a baby at the age of 18, figuring out she is bi-sexual to settling down with her fiancé and having two children.
Alex doesn’t shy away on the topic of sex and describes why she feels comfortable and confident in the bedroom. The girls dive into intimacy after having...2024-03-031h 06Missta Mums#28 Ash Pollard: on her career in Reality TV, having 2 daughters 14 months apart, the PND that followed and her journey now on dealing with her past!My goodness we loved recording this episode!!
We were lucky enough to sit down with Ash Pollard, aka the Queen of Reality TV.... You may know her from My Kitchen Rules, Dancing with the Stars, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here or The Traitors.
You will leave this episode feeling as though you know Ash on a deep level as she calls it how it is and dives into each topic honestly and openly. We chatted about her career pre kids, her 2 surprise pregnancies, her severe post natal depression that followed, life as...2024-02-191h 04Missta Mums#27 Kellie Finalyson's terminal cancer battle while being a Mum to her daughter Sophia plus her journey to give Sophia a sibling.In our first episode back, we're joined by the lovely Kellie who at the tender age of 25 was diagnosed with Stage 4 Bowel Cancer. Kellie was a first time mum to her 3 month old Daughter Sophia at the time. We talk about the unfortunate events that led to her devastating diagnosis. Kellie grieves the loss of her first year as a mother as she was unable to parent Sophia whilst undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation. Kellie spoke about how it took a village to raise Sophia in her first year of life and that Sophia didn't know who her own Mother was. After...2024-02-051h 05Missta Mums(mini) BONUS EP: Missta Mums on the lead up to Christmas, the long break with kids at home & Demi's family trip to Echuca.In today's mini ep, we touch on the busy time in December leading into Christmas with Christmas parties, school break ups, kinder break ups, organising presents, moving the Elf of the Shelf plus how big of a day Christmas Day is and Demi wanting to start her own family traditions without moving her kids around! We talk about the weird time between Christmas and New Year when we don't know what day it is or what's going on, how parents do it when they work full time over January with kids at home, Demi's family trip to Echuca, Mel losin...2024-01-1526 minMissta Mums#26 Missta Mums (mini ep)And that's a wrap for 2023!
In today's episode we wrap up what has been a big year for us! We answer a couple of our most frequently asked questions, Demi gives an in depth pregnancy update and Mel explains why she is moving house the week before Christmas!
Of course you get a Missta BTS update and we explain the plan for 2024!
Our final ep for this year and we cant thank you enough for your support to keep our podcast growing. We have loved our Missta community getting to know us on a...2023-12-1834 minMissta Mums#25 Amy Finch on life as an International cricketer's wife from the shock of falling pregnant to family life & online trollingToday's ep was like a coffee catch up with girlfriends!!
Demi and Mel had the pleasure of chatting to Amy Finch, wife to Aussie cricket star, Aaron Finch who has travelled the world playing International Cricket.
We learnt about the extended period of time Aaron is away for work and the logistical challenges they face running (and creating) a family around his work extensive work schedule.
Amy disclosed the horrific cyber bullying they can endure with Aaron’s job being in front of a global audience, which included death threats to Aaron’s loved...2023-12-1152 minMissta Mums#24 Daughter diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 4 years old: Meet Kim MicallefToday we had the pleasure of chatting to Kim, the proud owner of White Smiles Geelong, who opened up to us about life as a mother of a child with Type 1 Diabetes.
7 year old daughter Willow, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 4, when at the time was only hours away from going into a life threatening diabetic coma.
Kim was not aware of her daughters condition and assumed it was an average virus however as she noticed Willow's water consumption increasing and her gasping for air one night when talking, Kim was a...2023-12-0452 minMissta Mums#23 Miriam from Mumamoo, an Australian owned baby formula company on all the rules around advertising infant formulaDid you know in Australia you can advertise gambling, alcohol, viagra and even extra marital affairs? I bet you didn’t know you weren’t allowed to advertise infant formula?!?!
Consumers aren’t made aware that there are rules in place from an agreement here in Australia that was put in place to stop baby formula companies from advertising Infant Formula.... WILD!
Today we sat down with the lovely Miriam who is a co-founder of Mumamoo, an Australian owned & made baby and child formula. Miriam openly shares how and why Mumamoo was created and the daily issues t...2023-11-2746 minMissta Mums#22 Dylan Buckley on his IVF journey with his wife and being a DadToday we chat to the talented and down to earth; Dylan Buckley! (For those of you who don't know, Dylan is Demi's cousin!)
Dylan is a popular podcaster, author, owns a producing company and most importantly, a dad. Normally Dylan is the one doing the interviewing but today we were able to steal him away for a change of topic, sit him in our guest chair (in his studio) and chat about becoming a Dad and Dad life.
He opens up about his 2 year IVF journey sharing the frustrations, the hurt and the struggles to b...2023-11-2052 minMissta Mums#21 Dr Kara Thompson: Birth plans not going to plan, a Mother's mental health and how she connects with women on a Motherly level as an ObstetricianIn today's Ep, Demi sat down with not only her Obstetrician but local business owner of Berth: Exert Pregnancy & Birth Care where they dive into the pressure Mums put on themselves with birth plans and feeding journey's and the mental toll it has on them postpartum.
We learn more about Kara and her pregnancy journeys with her 3 girls going through IVF to begin with and then falling pregnant naturally with her 3rd and the connections Kara makes with her clients when they're going through certain situations that Kara herself has been through.
We also dive into...2023-11-1348 minMissta Mums#20 Missta Mums (mini ep) Life & Bizz UpdateIn today's Ep of Missta Mums, we hear from Demi chatting about her family holiday in Noosa and what she recommends while away with young kids.
Mel dives into why and how she removed TV from her son's day to help improve his attitude and we meet Kirsty, the newest Missta employee who you will see regularly across our socials.
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Laura's mother unfortunately never got the help she needed by a professional which ultimately led Laura down a path to work on herself over the years, to finally come to the point where she can thank her mother for everything that she is, forgives her and acknowledges that she did they best she could in her own way.
Laura, a...2023-10-3056 minMissta Mums#18 The emotional toll of a Missed Miscarriage on Madi Rohan + becoming a Mum without a Mum.Trigger Warning - Miscarriage
We sat down with Madi Rohan, a local Geelong mum-to-be who is pregnant with her first bubba however went through a 'missed miscarriage' initially. Madi talks about how she had zero knowledge on the topic and wish she had of been more knowledgeable on how common miscarriages actually are (1 in 4 women) as she said she's never felt so alone.
Madi went through a missed miscarriage which both Demi and Melinda had never heard about before, Madi spoke in depth about what happened and was very vulnerable throughout the entire chat. We als...2023-10-2351 minMissta Mums#17 Missta Mums + Mitch Duncan in the hot seat with a big announcementHERE WE ARE - Back recording with Mitch which we didn't think we would be so quickly but there's only really ONE reason we'd get him back.... The Duncan's are having another baby! Baby #4 is on the way, due in April 2024 - YAY!!!!!
We hear about the day Demi found out she was pregnant and then her telling Mitch (it was all recorded 😆) and the emotions from complete shock to "WTF" to "ok we're doing this" to "we're so excited"!! We get the in's & out's of it all so be prepared!!
********TRIGGER WAR...2023-10-1652 minMissta Mums#16 Renee Enright: Fashion stylist, Mum of 3, on a journey to being the best version of herselfWow the weeks really to fly around so quickly, here we are again with a new guest!
Local Geelong gal, Renee Enright; arguably the coolest mum ever... describes herself as curious with a large thirst for knowledge about so many things to do with the earth, spirits, healing & trauma and so many other aspects of life.
We dive into the big change it was for her and her kids from having her hubby be 15 minutes up the road for work for 21 years to changing jobs, commuting to the other side of Melbourne almost daily. We...2023-10-0956 minMissta Mums#15 Brit Selwood's Infertility Journey and the struggles to eventually becoming a mother!In today's episode, we sat down with Demi's good friend Brit Selwood to talk openly, for the first time about her infertility journey and the struggles she went through before finally falling pregnant and giving birth to darling Joey in Feb 2023.
It was a very raw ep, Brit gave us her honest thoughts on her own experiences and talked in depth about why she doesn't like to share much about it all online. We also learnt about who Brit was before she was 'Brit Selwood' and how passionate she was and still is about her job as a Special...2023-10-0248 minMissta Mums#14 (mini) Missta Mums life & business updateOur last Ep for the term and yes, we decided to work in school terms, it makes sense to us and also make it easier for us with mum life!
Today's mini Ep is another life and business update - there is always so much to chat about.
We recap our first ever hosting gig, Catwalk for Cancer. Nerves were sky high and we spoke SO fast to begin with however it eased as we went back on stage more and more... we are so glad its under our belt now. It was a great n...2023-09-1127 minMissta Mums#13 Daisy Pearce: Life as an professional athlete navigating a high risk twin pregnancy and returning to workOur guest today Daisy Pearce, once a midwife, now a Channel 7 media football commentator and also in the coach's box at Geelong Cats but best known for her stella AFLW career, chats to us about how she had to navigate her own way through a high risk pregnancy with twins in the height of her AFLW career.
During pregnancy her and her partner Ben, discovered that one twin had heart issues, making her pregnancy in the public eye incredibly difficult, not knowing the fate of one of one twins.
Daisy describes herself as an “open boo...2023-09-0459 minMissta Mums#12 Mum of 3, Hannah Jenkins on one of her twin daughters diagnosed with Cerebral PalsyOur guest today is (another) friend of Demi’s, Hannah Jenkins who Demi knows through the Geelong Cats.
Hannah talks to us about her high risk pregnancy with her twin girls and how her waters ruptured at 23 weeks resulting in weeks of bed rest in a Melbourne hospital, while her toddler and husband were up and down the highway to and from Geelong almost everyday. Her twin girlies Piper and Willa were born at 30 weeks and spent a period of time in NICU before being able to move back to the Epworth Geelong Maternity Ward for another pe...2023-08-2856 minMissta Mums#11 a (mini) Missta Mums life & business update!We kept it short and sweet for you in todays Missta Mums ep, even though it may seem like we have SO much to say, this week we didn't!
However you can feel our stress levels rising as we give you a little life and business update. Demi is currently feeling stressed and overwhelmed and feeling as though she is “failing” as a wife and mother and in business news, we are facing road blocks as we rejected the first two rounds of sampling with our new manufacturing company while our stock is dwindling... and we're about to SELL OUT of M...2023-08-2127 minMissta Mums#10 Emma Hawkins' on Hyperemesis during Pregnancy and life as a working Mum of 3Our co-host (Demi’s) bestie, Emma Hawkins is in the hot seat today and no stone was left unturned in this honest chat! Emma is a Mum of 3 and married to Geelong Cats player Tom Hawkins, a business owner, content creator and marketing genius who has years of experience behind her.
She dives into her three pregnancies in which she suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum and talks us through how isolating it really is with this diagnosis. From “bum sweat” to haemorrhoids, you will get to see a glimpse of Emma that we don’t get to see on her soc...2023-08-141h 03Missta Mums#09 Missta Mums Birth Stories and Feeding Journey'sYou asked and we listened!!
By popular request, Demi and Melinda dive headfirst into their birth stories and feeding journeys and there's no holding back to ensure they describe every last detail for you!!
Demi explains her feelings towards her 3 'elective' caesareans and you will be surprised to find out what happened to Demi the night before her caesar was booked for her second baby, Ollie. And also the fact her body went into natural labour with her 3rd baby 10 days early.
Mel explains what it was like finding out...2023-08-0758 minMissta Mums#08 AFL's Richmond Coach opens up about about his daughter's cancer diagnosis: Andrew McQualterAndrew McQualter, dad of 3 young girls and the recently appointed head coach of the Richmond Football Club sat down with us and opened up about what life was like going through the cancer diagnosis of his first born daughter at just 8 weeks old. He describes the moment he found out about the cancer diagnosis for his newborn, his coping mechanisms plus the feeling of anxiety going into ultrasounds for his future children.
This was all going on back in 2017 around the time the Richmond Football club were going through finals and ended up winning the Grand Final for the first...2023-07-3150 minMissta Mums#07 Celeb Make Up Artist and Business Owner: Tess HolmesIn today's ep we sit down with celeb make up artist and business owner Tess Holmes.
Tess opens up about her birth story with Hardy for the first time publicly, the struggles with her eldest starting school and her passion towards make up.
The birth of her second born is an incredible story that involves her husband catching their baby, in their bed at home while waiting for the ambulance to arrive.
Tess also touches on the difficult transition her daughter Lara had this year starting Prep and how shocked she was that...2023-07-2446 minMissta Mums#06 Missta Mums: Personal wellbeing and identity crisis as a parentIn this weeks episode we dive into our personal identity crisis and losing a sense of style as a mother. We talk about getting out of active wear and trying to get our groove back as Mums of 3.
We also discuss the importance of exercise and how it has helped change our wellbeing and moods as a parent.
Plus a few funny stories thrown in between, we think you will love this chin wag with us girls!2023-07-1737 minMissta Mums#05 Mumma Nicky; cervical cancer survivor who is on a journey to become a MumThis episode is incredibly close to our hearts!!
Nicole Baumann, a 35yo local Geelong girl and a very good friend of Melinda's sits down with the girls and walks them through her cervical cancer battle which left her unable to carry her own children.
Nicole is has been on a surrogacy journey with her husband Mark, for around 9 years and today, she shares her update about her current surrogate and all of the hurdles they have jumped along the way.
Nicky is a positive, upbeat, larger than life person who is desperately fighting...2023-07-1041 minMissta Mums#04 Demi & Melinda: Who is the diva and who is the snob?In this Ep, you feel like you are in the same room, catching up with the girls listening along while they have their Missta Mums chin wag.
Demi chats about her failed weekend away with the family and Melinda reveals how she got over her fear of being judged at the gym!
The girls also chat about a few things that have been happing behind the scenes that they hadn’t mentioned publicly before, they touch on the impact their Missta community makes on their business and describe why they think they have such a loy...2023-07-0339 minMissta Mums#03 Single Mum, Entrepreneur, Author & Business Owner: Sophie CachiaWhat did Sophie Cachia say to us for the first time EVER publicly?
If you haven't lived under a rock, you'll know who Sophie Cachia is! Young Mummy blogger turned business woman, entrepreneur, book author, public speaker... the list goes on!
You won't want to miss her exclusive chat with us about juggling mum life and work life as a single parent PLUS she discloses something she has never said publicly before!
Sophie Cachia IG @sophiecachia_
Book Author of: The There Was Her & Then There Was You
2023-06-2740 minMissta Mums#02 Missta Dads (even more cringe)Welcome back!!
We thought it would be a great idea to get our husbands on the Pod but we immediately regretted that decision haha
Meet Mitch Duncan and Aaron Baxter - the Missta Dads, our other half. Aaron is our Missta Warehouse Manager as well as a stay at home Dad (by choice) and Mitch is a professional athlete.
We chat to them about Dad life, their career's and what they find hard about being Dad's of 3.
Missta Website
Missta IG: @missta_babythermos
Missta...2023-06-1944 minMissta Mums#01 Our first ever Ep (CRINGE)Meet Demi and Melinda; Missta Mums.
We're the founder's of a small business called Missta, we invented the Missta Bottle which helps parents on their formula feeding journey.
We both have 3 kids each (2017 babies, 2019 babies and 2021 babies)
Topics
How we got here
Getting to know us
Having a growing family while growing our business
Mum Life
Our business: www.missta.com.au
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This Little LifeThe Juggle is Real: The Rise of the Formidable MumpreneurFemale entrepreneurs are on the rise and a significant number of these inspiring new entrepreneurs are credited with driving small business growth across the world. In Australia alone, it is said that more than 700,000 mothers currently run their own enterprises while juggling children and home life.
But while the label mumpreneur may or may not sit comfortably with the very mothers it represents, it’s a brave new world for those ambitious few that leave behind the comfort of the corporate life to find fulfilment and success in running their own business.
Join CEO and Mu...2022-06-2934 min
Middee | Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum EducationConversations with MISSTA founders Demi Duncan & Melinda Baxter: Formula feeding & breaking down the taboo topicIn today's episode Mon is joined by founders of MISSTA Demi Duncan & Melinda Baxter. After having their own children Demi & Mel quickly discovered the judgement that came with Motherhood- more specifically surrounding the taboo topic of Formula feeding. This is where MISSTA was born. They created MISSTA to help empower women about their desired feeding choices - wether that was formula feeding or mixed feeding to not feel judgement and rather feel supported and heard. In this episode we discuss the many reasons why women may choose to formula feed and open a discussion in an attempt to help break...2022-05-2754 min