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This week we’re finishing our conversation from last week about the insecurities that have stuck with us for decades. This week - it’s Laura’s turn

Hi!!! It’s been a little bit but we’re back with another WWYD episode! This week your questions are about in-laws and a dependent friend. QUESTION #1: My partner is the best but his parents don’t seem to like me. They live overseas and they have no interest in visiting us. I try really hard to involve them in our lives, but they never reciprocate. I can’t help but think I am not who they wanted for their son or their family.  QUESTION #2: I feel like I’m in a completely different life stage to my best friend and I don’t know what to do. I’d be very happy to let the friendship naturally shift, however she is incredibly dependent on me. How would you suggest approaching the friendship going forward without cutting it off fully, but empowering the both of us to be able to live more independently?  SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS If you have a question you want our opinion on, please slide into our DMs on Instagram! We’re @kicpod. If you’re not on Instagram, you can email us at kicpod@kicwellness.com.  All questions will be anonymous

Steph watched the new Netflix documentary about Kylie Minogue. In the documentary, Kylie reflects on the insecurities that have stuck with her throughout her career, like that she didn’t deserve her success or that she doesn’t have a good voice. This got us thinking about the small comments that were made about us when we were younger that unfortunately have stuck with us for decades. Plus! Laura and Dalton have been playing pranks on each other and we’re sorry if that’s not what you signed up for on your Monday morning. SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Devil Wears Prada 2 https://www.hoyts.com.au/movies/the-devil-wears-prada-2  Laura: Loui Burke’s rules for making your bed https://www.instagram.com/p/DYgXbbdBtyt/  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Em Rusciano is back on the pod! Em is a writer, singer, performer, comedian and podcaster. Em has been on the podcast a couple of times before to talk about ADHD & autism but this week she is back to speak about all things perimenopause. Em sits down with Steph to speak through the first symptoms she noticed, the overlap between ADHD, autism, low iron & perimenopause, quitting alcohol, strength training, and leaving the marriage she’d been in for half of her life. WE MENTIONED Follow Em on Instagram @emrusciano Em’s latest book is ‘Blood, Sweat and Glitter’. You can check out the physical copy here https://www.dymocks.com.au/blood-sweat-and-glitter-by-em-rusciano-9781763550759 Or listen to the audiobook on Audible https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Blood-Sweat-and-Glitter-Audiobook/B0G1137CWR  Em made a podcast all about perimenopause! It’s called Rage Against The Vagine https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rage-against-the-vagine/id1832399017  Buy tickets to Em’s show Addicted To Love https://emrusciano.com/addicted-to-love/  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Laura opens up about how her anxiety has been since having Atlas.  Also! Laura’s reflections from seeing Michelle Obama speak, and what it makes her think about her role as CEO of KIC. WE MENTIONED The episode where we shared our hot takes is called ‘Cold pizza is better than fresh, voice memos suck + 22 more hot takes’ and you can listen here https://pod.fo/e/419ae0  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Dutton Ranch https://www.paramountplus.com/au/shows/dutton-ranch/   Laura: Off Campus https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0I4OWKAPLUWIO5013W3F3ZN952  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blue Eyed Kayla Jade is an Only Fans creator, full-service-sex-worker, podcaster and mum of two. In her new memoir ‘Call Girl Confidential’, Kayla reveals the good, the bad & the ugly of working in the sex industry.  In this episode, Kayla sits down with Steph & Laura to share some of the intricacies of working as a full-service-sex-worker, as well as her life outside of work, including dating & romantic relationships, and protecting her children online.  FIND OUT MORE  Check out Kayla’s book ‘Call Girl Confidential’ https://www.dymocks.com.au/call-girl-confidential-by-blue-eyed-kayla-jade-9781761639593  Listen to Kayla’s podcast ‘Storytime with Kayla Jade’ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/storytime-with-kayla-jade/id1808322115  Follow Kayla on Instagram @blueeyedkaylajadee YouTube You can watch all our episodes on YouTube! Watch and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@KICPod  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Laura shares the extremely thoughtful (out of left-field) present that Dalton got her for Mother’s Day. Plus! Steph has an update on the sugar glider living inside her house. WE MENTIONED Laura’s Sunday Life shoot https://www.instagram.com/p/DYIdiMiE3MV/  Our episode about choosing bridesmaids https://pod.fo/e/413ec7  The ‘OdonAssist’ - the latest advancement in birth technology https://www.instagram.com/p/DYXdYWxEccU/?img_index=3&igsh=YzVhN21jcWdnNWhh  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Out Of Body (Noah Kahan documentary) https://www.netflix.com/au/title/82161512  Laura:  ‘Dr Edna Lekgabe - New Baby… New Brain… Matrescence’ - The Imperfects  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dr-edna-lekgabe-new-baby-new-brain-matrescence/id1476501557?i=1000763695293  KIC UPDATE Check out our range of KIC Dinemaic meals at https://www.dineamic.com.au/pages/kic   YouTube You can watch all our episodes on YouTube! Watch and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@KICPod  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC@kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The takes are coming in hot this week ️  We asked you guys for your hottest hot takes and some of them got us fired up! Pool vs beach, skinny jeans vs wide leg, relationships IRL vs Instagram, and lots more!  YouTube You can watch all our episodes on YouTube! Watch and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@KICPod KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We love answering your questions so we’re doing it again this week

It’s time to open the mailbox! This week you sent in questions about picking bridesmaids and your partner being uncomfortable with you having a male friend. QUESTION #1: I have 3 best friends and a sister which makes choosing bridesmaids really difficult. I’d love to have all of them but having bridesmaids is very costly. How would you break it to a best friend that you won’t be having her as a bridesmaid? QUESTION #2: I’ve recently become friends with my partner’s (straight, male) friend. My partner has mentioned a couple times that he feels at times uncomfortable with the dynamic. How do I navigate this without feeling like I’m being told who I can or can’t be friends with? WE MENTIONED The episode where we talk about sex dreams is called ‘What is your sex dream trying to tell you?’  https://pod.fo/e/3b874e SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS If you have a question you want our opinion on, please slide into our DMs on Instagram! We’re @kicpod. If you’re not on Instagram, you can email us at kicpod@kicwellness.com.  All questions will be anonymous

Whoops - we accidentally get emotional in this one! We were overdue for a Q&A episode so that’s what we’re doing today and some of your questions got us good. We answer: what Laura would tell herself before she got pregnant, how Steph’s renovations are going, how Steph & Laura see their parents differently since becoming parents, and more!  We love doing these episodes, so don’t be shy to slide into our DMs with questions at any time

Sian Murray was the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Pleasant State - an Australian start up that created zero-waste cleaning & personal care products. Sian spent 6 years building Pleasant State with her co-founder Ami, until they closed the business in March of this year.  In this episode, Sian sits down with Steph to talk about building and closing Pleasant State and the business lessons she has learned along the way.  In the midst of closing Pleasant State, Sian became a mum to her son Sevi. Steph & Sian also speak about how becoming a mum changed her attitude towards business. FIND OUT MORE Follow Sian on Instagram @sianleee KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As millennials we are SO excited to see The Devil Wears Prada 2, but something we can’t get over is how the cast look exactly the same as they did in the original movie from 20 years ago.  It made us reflect on our expectations of celebrities and ageing, if we see them differently to people we know IRL, and how we both feel about ageing right now. WE MENTIONED  Jamie Laing on Shameless https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-conversation-jamie-laing/id1352875216?i=1000726290258  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Raising Chelsea https://www.disneyplus.com/en-au/browse/entity-0b7ad228-5160-4dde-8a64-bd7c9e7f2ebf   Laura: free public transport in Victoria has been extended until the end of May https://transport.vic.gov.au/news-and-resources/news/free-public-transport-across-victoria  Laura: The Ritual newsletter https://kicwellness.com/pages/newsletter  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten-year-old Steph & Laura would be LOSING their minds that they got to interview a Spice Girl!!! This week we had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Melanie C (Sporty Spice) about the early days of The Spice Girls, how she got the title of Sporty Spice, her most iconic outfits, and what record labels thought of girl bands, as well as life after The Spice Girls, including building a solo career, and her new album ‘Sweat’. We also ask Melanie her 3B’s - how she wants to better herself, who she wants to belong to, and who she wants to become. FIND OUT MORE Follow Melanie on Instagram @melaniecmusic Listen to Sweat when it releases on May 1st https://melaniec.lnk.to/sweatalbumpresave Tickets to Melanie’s tour are on sale now! Check them out here https://www.livenation.com.au/melanie-c-tickets-adp284  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting podcast? It’s called KICBump and you can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPod @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKIC @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.