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
Listener question: How do we keep the intimacy alive in our relationship after having babies? | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is talking about keeping the relationship spark alive after kids. Because let’s …
The first thing The Midwife Mumma founder Amelia Lamont said after giving birth
If you've been following the journey of Amelia Lamont, you'll already know that she's an absolute hoot. And if you haven't been, then you're in for a treat. She's real, she's raw, she doesn't take he…
Loz's reply to the men that came for her in the comments section | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood.
Today on the show:
- Money talk: Why women need to o…
WFH with a toddler? Here’s what actually works (not just the Instagram version) | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is diving into all things working from home with a toddler. Forget the Instagram…
Sarah Tarca on the most divisive parenting choice she's ever made
Sarah Tarca's decision not to send her kids to childcare has nothing to do with me and my choice to send mine, and yet, of all the choices she's made in her parenting life, this is the one that is th…
Are we allowed to say we love motherhood? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood.
Today on the show:
- The hidden dangers of mompreneu…
Easter holidays: Managing guilt when you can’t take time off | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is diving into all things working from home with a toddler. Forget the Instagram…
If pregnancy is easy, motherhood will be too, right? With Homb founder Larissa Leone
When I listened back to that grab you'll hear at the top of this episode, it brought me to tears, and I imagine or at least dream that it's sending ripples of hope and warmth through the air waves to…
Do we have a nostalgic obsession with traditional motherhood? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood.
Today on the show:
- Loz is sick of hearing from chi…
Weekend reset: The Sunday night routine that saves your work week | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is sharing a Sunday night reset routine that will change your work week. If Mond…
Nell Frizzell on journeying through the panic years, the tracksuit years and the partial eclipse
[RE-RELEASE] There's a good chance you haven't listened to today's episode, but you may have heard Loz and Lu bang on about it a million times. It was originally published in November 2023 when Lu/Lu…
Does your resentment reach 'volcanic' levels? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood. Today on the show:
- New Australian data exposes gr…
Why “I’ll just do it myself” is keeping you stuck (and how to stop) | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is calling out a habit that so many mums fall into: the “I’ll just do it myself”…
BONUS: Psychologist Sarah Garby answers your questions on navigating motherhood & mental health
In part 2 of our conversation with Sarah Garby, she jumps on the mic solo to answer your listener questions:
1. How do I cope with my two and a half year old? The emotions are intense.
2. How do I over…
How to cope with the noise of modern parenting with psychologist Sarah Garby
Sarah Garby is one of those people that just feels good to be around, and I think after listening to this conversation, you'll agree that it comes as no surprise that she found her passion in psychol…
Are we losing perspective when it comes to our careers? | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood. Today on the show:
- “I’m not ready”: Mum’s heartbr…
What to do when you’re overqualified but need flexibility
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz chats about what do you do when you’re clearly overqualified for a role but need…
Is motherly intuition a myth? With Renee White
Renee White is the first to admit that she had zero awareness when it came to what to expect in motherhood. In fact, on reflection, she wasn’t prepared for it at all. And so, her journey would take m…
The reality behind ‘mumfluencer’ money & working motherhood | Witching Hour
Welcome back to another episode of Witching Hour, the show where two cousins and mums of two banter all things making work, work alongside motherhood.
Today on the show:
- Why do some people get sympath…
How to ask for a pay rise after maternity leave (and actually get it) | Ask Ready or Not
Welcome back to Ask Ready or Not! It’s Ready or Not’s tip-based episode, landing in your ears every Friday. Today, Loz is tackling a question that so many mums returning to work face: how do you ask …