This week on Can We Just Get a Minute, we’re starting our very own book club! 📖✨

This week we talk about the books that brought us together.... we’re chatting romance, spicy reads, guilty pleasures and all the books that have kept us up way past bedtime.

Grab your favourite book, pour yourself a drink and come join the book club! 💕📚

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This week, we’re joined by Lisa Fairbairn, who shares her personal story of raising her daughter with autism and global development delay and the realities that come with navigating life, education and support as a family.

Lisa opens up about the challenges parents face when the support their children need simply isn’t available or adequately funded, the constant advocacy that comes with parenting a neurodivergent child, and the emotional impact this can have on the whole family.

We also talk about why awareness matters, what needs to change, and how we can better support neurodivergent children and their families.

Lisa is turning her own experience into action through An Evening for Every Mind, a fundraising event raising money to provide much-needed educational and wellbeing support for neurodiverse children.

https://events.humanitix.com/an-evening-for-every-mind

This is an honest, important and incredibly moving conversation about autism, motherhood, advocacy and fighting for the support our kids deserve. ❤️

Everyone talks about the pregnancy, the birth and the excitement of bringing your baby home… but what about what happens to Mum afterwards?

In this episode of Can We Just Get a Minute, we’re having a raw and honest conversation about the fourth trimester and the parts of motherhood that don’t always get talked about.

We chat about postpartum anxiety, depression, the pressure to feel happy, identity changes, overwhelm, the reality of struggling when everyone expects you to be “fine.”

We share our own experiences, the moments that caught us off guard, and the things we wish someone had told us before becoming mums.

In this episode, Amy spills the tea on three unforgettable first-date stories — from the good, the bad, the awkward and the moments that had us asking… WHAT?! 😂

Because sometimes you get a second date… and sometimes you get a story to tell the girls instead! 🍷😂

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Can We Just Get a Minute? ...to Talk About Perimenopause

This week we're joined by the incredible Anastasia Bennett, Registered Clinical Nutritionist and founder of Perimenopause Health NZ.

We dive into the often misunderstood world of perimenopause and talk about the changes so many women experience long before they realise what's happening. From anxiety, weight gain to hormones, metabolism and practical ways to support your body.

✨ In this episode we chat about:

• What perimenopause actually is.
• Signs and symptoms to look out for.

• Nutrition and lifestyle changes that can make a difference.

To learn more about Anastasia and her work, visit https://www.perimenopausehealth.co.nz/

Find her on instagram @perimenopause_health_coach

In this episode, we have an honest conversation about body image, the moments we first noticed our bodies changing, and the emotional rollercoaster that can come with looking in the mirror and seeing someone different.

We talk about:

• How pregnancy changed our relationship with our bodies.
• The pressure to "bounce back" after having children.
• Comparing ourselves to others and learning to let go of unrealistic expectations.
• Speaking kindly about ourselves—especially because we're raising daughters who are always listening.
• How we want our girls to grow up loving their bodies.

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Divorce is one of life's biggest changes, and in this episode of Can We Just Get a Minute, we're opening up about the realities of what it can look like.

Amy shares her personal divorce story—from making the incredibly difficult decision to leave her marriage, to navigating the emotions, the challenges of co-parenting, and the journey of rebuilding her life. She speaks honestly about the heartbreak, the uncertainty, and how she found strength she never knew she had.

Together, we talk about the stigma that can surround divorce, the importance of supporting mums through life's biggest transitions, and the reminder that it's okay for life to take a different path than you imagined.

In this episode, we cover:

• Amy's personal divorce journey
• The emotional impact of ending a marriage
• Co-parenting and putting the kids first
• Rebuilding confidence and finding yourself again
• Healing, hope, and moving forward
• Why every woman's story deserves compassion, not judgment

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What started as a girls' trip to Bali became so much more.

In this episode, we share the story behind the trip that inspired Mums on Tour and why stepping away from the daily demands of motherhood can be life-changing.

We chat about the laughs, the unexpected moments, the conversations that stayed with us, and why every mum deserves the chance to reconnect with herself—not because she's trying to escape her family, but because looking after yourself matters too.

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