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
Childcare educators are earning so little while childcare is so expensive and is working from home good or bad for feminism? | 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…
Penny Moodie on OCD in motherhood, writing The Joy Thief, and THAT The Imperfects episode on the mental load
When Penny Moodie appeared on her husband Hugh Van Cuylenburg's podcast to talk about the mental load of parenting, the response was huge.
Penny shared an experience that so many mothers can relate to…
Does having a clean home make you a successful person and why women are opting out of marriage | 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…
Lauren Trend on the constant whiplash of navigating paid work and parenting, feeling depleted, and working with the ebbs and flows of the seasons
There’s a lot to love about mother, Self-Practice founder, creative director, and consultant, Lauren Trend.
She’s incredibly relatable, but as a queer mother, she has a lot to teach us about inclusive…
Friendship shifts after kids and what's our problem with women who decide to be child-free? | 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…
Bronwyn McCahon on the golden era of magazines, rubbing shoulders with Beyonce, and keeping something for yourself
From deciding on a whim to pack up her little Mitsubishi and leave Brisbane for the glossy magazines of Sydney, to the stone she received from a magic healing man in India that remained taped to her …
The UK women over 65 combatting loneliness and the work perks parents actually want | 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…
How to navigate work alongside the emotional load of fertility treatment with Fertility Collective founder Ceci Jeffries
When Ceci Jeffries and her husband received their infertility diagnosis, she hit rock bottom. She resigned from her job, withdrew from her friends and she was living what she describes as a quietly m…
We're not buying what Joe Jonas' publicity team is selling and the winning formula for landing a part-time role | 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…
Rachel Maksimovic on solo motherhood, letting go of perfection, and doing your best
Picture yourself living the good life in Bali. You pee on a stick thinking you'll quickly quash any fears that you might be pregnant, but those two lines appear. The test is positive and you're keepi…
Having it all sounds exhausting and leaning out is just learning to say no | 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.
In today's episode, we cover:
- Michelle Wolf'…
How do you return to work after pregnancy loss when you support pregnancy, mothers, and babies for a living? With Joelleen Winduss Paye
How do you return to work after a pregnancy loss when you support pregnancy, mothers, and babies for a living?
This is the situation that Lactation Consultant, Midwife, Naturopath & Educator Joelleen …
Girl math is more fun than mum math and why we're done with over apologising | Witching Hour
Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we navigate making work, work alongside parenting.
In today's episode, we cover:
- Are…
Amy Pearson on finding something you love outside of being a parent, empowering mothers to thrive in business, and how she built Sun Mother Studio
An hour in conversation with Amy Pearson feels a lot like a session with a business coach, which comes as no surprise given she splits her professional time between brand design, education, and mento…
Charlotte York Goldenblatt returns to work and how do you approach a promotion when you're pregnant? | Witching Hour
[Just a heads up, there's a few swear words in this ep] Welcome to the first episode of Witching Hour, coming to your ears every Friday.
Think of Witching Hour as Ready or Not's loose little sister: a…
Working and parenting from a motorhome in California with writer, editor, and Places We Swim author Caroline Clements
If you're an avid consumer of lifestyle and travel media in Australia, there's a fair chance you've pored over the intelligent words of Caroline Clements.
As one of the first editorial leaders in the …
Aboriginal and South Sea Islander mother Jemmason Power on the cultural load and landing a lead role in Stan's Black Snow
Jemmason Power is an Aboriginal & South Sea Islander mother who lives in Meanjin Brisbane with her husband and her son. She works full time as a consultant & facilitator in indigenous cultural respon…
Ultra Violette co-founder Ava Chandler Matthews on feeling redundant and the slow burn of motherhood
You might not find a more honest conversation on motherhood and career than the one you're about to hear.
Ava Chandler Matthews is a mother and the co-founder of Ultra Violette, a skincare brand stock…
Writer and postpartum doula Naomi Chrisoulakis on the frustration of being at the mercy of motherhood
Naomi Chrisoulakis is a freelance writer, postpartum doula, and a mother of two.
In the early days of her career, she cut her teeth in the magazine industry, working for the likes of Marie Claire and …
We're back! With a daycare Q&A, a new pregnancy, and a recap on holidaying (can we call it that?) with a 15-month old
That daycare Q&A episode I've been rudely promising for three weeks now is finally here, and I am finally back from my holiday.
Given this episode is a bit different in nature, I also share a reflecti…