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

The antidote to loneliness in motherhood with Ariel Bryant and Keshia Hutchens
Sep 3, 2024 – 01:06:48
"We had very different pictures of motherhood" with business partners and sisters Bianca and Kritz Sciessere
Aug 27, 2024 – 01:00:05
“What if this all turns to shit?” with Emeldo founder Emily Dornbusch
Aug 20, 2024 – 44:34
Best friends Annika Hanne and Bobby Clark on dreaded texts, aligning stars and embracing magic
Aug 13, 2024 – 01:13:20
Peleina Guthrie on what mothers hide when they return to work
Aug 6, 2024 – 53:54
Jessie Stephens on what she'd go back and tell her pregnant self
Jul 30, 2024 – 53:40
Lawyer Olivia Mioni on why working full time doesn't mean mothers love their children any less
Jul 23, 2024 – 44:29
"I don't know how we survived": Keira Rumble on her darkest days in business and motherhood
Jul 16, 2024 – 54:30
Mother Untitled founder Neha Ruch on why motherhood isn't the death of ambition
Jul 9, 2024 – 41:07
The stickiness of modern motherhood with Sally Branson
Jul 2, 2024 – 50:07
"There was no plan B, so I just kept going" with natural beauty pioneer and Mukti Organics founder Mukti
Jun 25, 2024 – 44:38
The mother of all stories with Snuggle Hunny's Julie Mathers
Jun 19, 2024 – 01:09:59
Why mothers are so exhausted with U-Fhern Chang
Jun 11, 2024 – 49:49
Second act: Talking two year olds, imposter syndrome and identity with Ultra Violette's Ava Chandler Matthews and The Memo's Phoebe Simmonds
Jun 4, 2024 – 42:11
The Andrew Tate effect with feminist academic Stephanie Wescott
May 28, 2024 – 01:06:52
The piece of fatherly advice that changed everything for Francesca Jewellery founder Hannah Vasicek
May 21, 2024 – 58:04
The loneliness and judgement that comes with wanting both with Hande Cater
May 7, 2024 – 51:04
Ellen Hooper's morbid but effective approach to defining parenting roles
Apr 30, 2024 – 50:40
Liv Brown on empowering mothers to find their style and letting go of clothes that no longer fit
Apr 23, 2024 – 41:09
Natasha Heger on being made redundant during parental leave and why putting ourselves last diminishes our place in the family
Apr 16, 2024 – 50:00
"Am I a good enough mum? Am I good enough at work?" with Bridgette Gale
Apr 9, 2024 – 42:47
Minna Dubin on the rage mothers don't talk about
Apr 2, 2024 – 50:34
"It's time I address why I have felt like I can't do this": Michelle Battersby on delaying motherhood for her career
Mar 26, 2024 – 53:11
My Daily Business founder Fiona Killackey on navigating sandwich caregiving and women owning their success
Mar 19, 2024 – 54:57
Leonie Akhidenor on toxic productivity and the relationship stuff that's keeping mums and dads up at night
Mar 13, 2024 – 58:28
"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
Mar 5, 2024 – 54:39
"I was almost paralysed by it": Midwife Lauretta Hamilton on navigating hyperemesis, identity shifts and the mental load
Feb 20, 2024 – 54:46
Ana Kresina on how to plan financially for parenthood and why mothers need to think more about superannuation
Jan 30, 2024 – 51:10
Jade Huggins on navigating life, work, pregnancy and motherhood after loss
Jan 23, 2024 – 01:10:37
MotherUp founder Kathryn Millhouse on high achieving and good enough mothering
Jan 16, 2024 – 46:32
Gritty Pretty founder Eleanor Pendleton on what she needs as a mother and what fulfills her as a person
Jan 9, 2024 – 46:40
Kasey Edwards on raising girls who like themselves and feeling like she’d failed the first hurdle of womanhood
Dec 12, 2023 – 01:04:19
Day one of uni, 20 years old and a positive pregnancy test: The Natal Naturopath founder Melanie Nolan on what pushed her forward
Dec 5, 2023 – 36:41
Tori Bowman Johnson on the first words that come to mind when she thinks of motherhood and the advice she'd go back and give herself
Nov 28, 2023 – 45:00
Sophie Pearce and Jayde Couldwell on the rise and rise of Beyond the Bump and the light and shade of motherhood
Nov 21, 2023 – 01:13:39
Nell Frizzell on journeying through the panic years, the tracksuit years and the partial eclipse
Nov 14, 2023 – 01:00:14
Lisa Walker on navigating the loss of her husband and helping women over 40 claim back their energy and power
Nov 7, 2023 – 45:59
Gabrielle Nancarrow on why motherhood needn't be a dirty word for feminism and respecting a woman's choice
Oct 31, 2023 – 01:04:17
Haylee Collins on integrating our ever evolving identities and the beauty and pain of motherhood
Oct 24, 2023 – 01:06:28
Christina McKay on the power of a positive birth after trauma and losing and rediscovering herself in motherhood
Oct 17, 2023 – 47:54
Penny Moodie on OCD in motherhood, writing The Joy Thief, and THAT The Imperfects episode on the mental load
Oct 10, 2023 – 47:16
Lauren Trend on the constant whiplash of navigating paid work and parenting, feeling depleted, and working with the ebbs and flows of the seasons
Oct 3, 2023 – 49:29
Bronwyn McCahon on the golden era of magazines, rubbing shoulders with Beyonce, and keeping something for yourself
Sep 26, 2023 – 47:14
How to navigate work alongside the emotional load of fertility treatment with Fertility Collective founder Ceci Jeffries
Sep 19, 2023 – 33:15
Rachel Maksimovic on solo motherhood, letting go of perfection, and doing your best
Sep 12, 2023 – 56:08
How do you return to work after pregnancy loss when you support pregnancy, mothers, and babies for a living? With Joelleen Winduss Paye
Sep 5, 2023 – 51:01
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
Aug 29, 2023 – 55:23
Working and parenting from a motorhome in California with writer, editor, and Places We Swim author Caroline Clements
Aug 22, 2023 – 52:20
Aboriginal and South Sea Islander mother Jemmason Power on the cultural load and landing a lead role in Stan's Black Snow
Aug 15, 2023 – 52:11
Ultra Violette co-founder Ava Chandler Matthews on feeling redundant and the slow burn of motherhood
Aug 8, 2023 – 57:24