Ready or Not
The podcast for and about mothers and parents who make work, work by two cousins with four children between them.
We publish content all week long via our podcast, Substack, and social channels.
Every Monday, our banter-based podcast Witching Hour with Loz and Lu will land in your ears right here.
Every Wednesday, we publish our flagship interview podcast with Lucinda aka Lu, Ready or Not.
Every Friday, we publish our brand new mini tip-based episode with Ready or Not's agony aunt and advice queen Loz, Ask Ready or Not.
Lucinda also shares deep dive essays on career and motherhood plus bonus content on our Substack channel - readyornot.substack.com.
Every other day, you'll also find us talking to our community via @readyornot.pod
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Leonie Akhidenor on toxic productivity and the relationship stuff that's keeping mums and dads up at night
Leonie Akhidenor is a property developer, relationship coach and the host of Parenthood, a podcast that explores the parenting experience from all angles. She's also a mother who has faced both pre a…
The importance of workplace besties and mums share how they felt when their partner returned to work after baby | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
"I focused more on my business and staff than setting myself up for motherhood": Good Times Pilates founder Cat Webb on what she's learned
Cat Webb wouldn't quite call herself the maternal type and motherhood wasn't exactly something that she dreamed of. But, she wanted a family, so she knew she had to go through the former to get the l…
"Don't p*ss on my foot and tell me it's raining" | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
What do we call this...a postpartum therapy session? How to doula your friend? The interviewer becomes the interviewee? It's all of the above with Charlotte Squires | Postpartum Diaries
Welcome back to Postpartum Diaries! This week, Lucinda's doula and friend Charlotte Squires (aka The Living Doula) joins her to talk all things postpartum, going from one to two, conversations to hav…
Live from London: No sleep, tricky bosses and Loz on travelling without kids and returning to work | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
"I was almost paralysed by it": Midwife Lauretta Hamilton on navigating hyperemesis, identity shifts and the mental load
Welcome back to a regular episode of Ready or Not! Part 3 and 4 of the Postpartum Diaries will return next week, but for this week, we're taking a break to bring you a regular Ready or Not interview …
Why simple is smart and the rising trend of back to school Botox | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
Lucinda's first four weeks: The early days of going from one to two, how the parenting load has been shared and what's been surprising | Postpartum Diaries
Welcome back to Postpartum Diaries! This week, we're talking all things the first four weeks, covering:
- What's surprised Lucinda in her second postpartum
- The early days of going from one to two
- The prod…
Mums talk money and Ballerina Farm: do we deserve to be outraged by another mum's postpartum journey? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
"I felt like the girl who cried birth": Lucinda's bizarre birth story | Postpartum Diaries
A big hello from your host Lucinda. Today, things are looking a little different around these parts as we kick off the Postpartum Diaries: a four-part series that today, will begin with my Witching H…
Employers tracking their staff: how much is too much and are you more confident in motherhood or career? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
Ana Kresina on how to plan financially for parenthood and why mothers need to think more about superannuation
As a mother of two, Ana Kresina knows all too well that there are so many delightful moments in parenthood.
But as a financial educator working in tech, Ana also knows that kids can be exhausting and …
Saving for retirement on part-time pay: the challenges many mothers face and "it left a very sour taste in my mouth" | Witching Hour
Welcome back to a new year of Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose li…
Jade Huggins on navigating life, work, pregnancy and motherhood after loss
Jade Huggins is a Senior Product Manager at Portmans. She’s also a mother of three, but while her first and third born are firmly in her arms, she sadly lost her middle child, Sonny, at 32 weeks.
Here…
Why perfectionism doesn't always help us at work, the importance of holidays without kids and some baby news! | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister co…
MotherUp founder Kathryn Millhouse on high achieving and good enough mothering
Kathryn Millhouse has achieved a lot in her professional life, but she’ll be the first to tell you that the confidence she had to back herself in within the workplace didn’t exactly translate to moth…
Gritty Pretty founder Eleanor Pendleton on what she needs as a mother and what fulfills her as a person
Welcome back to a new year and season of Ready or Not! In business and in motherhood, Eleanor Pendleton is a wise, intuitive woman. Nearly 10 years ago, she launched Australia’s premiere beauty websi…
Your 2024 goals, does the tooth fairy accept paypass and what do A type personalities have to do with motherhood and failure? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to a new year of Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose li…
Holiday listening: All your childcare questions answered by an expert
Hello from your very pregnant and very tired host. I'm Lucinda, and this is Ready or Not's three part holiday listening series. Over the next three weeks, we'll be re-releasing some of the year's mos…