We know we need it…but how many of us are actually getting enough sleep? Turns out - not a lot! This week Laura speaks with sleep expert Elina Winell about the fundamentals of good sleep - how much of each stage we need, if we can really “catch up” on sleep, what’s worth putting into your sleep routine and what’s not, and the importance of calming our nervous system throughout the day and not just before bed.

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Learn more about Elina and work with her here: https://thesleepexpert.com/

Follow Elina on Instagram @the.sleep.expert

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Steph’s been on her phone more than she’d like but she has a plan to try and quit it!

But we want to know from you - what have you done that’s actually worked!? Tell us on Instagram @kicpod.

Plus! One of our team members had her AirPods turn up somewhere she wasn’t expecting, which inspired us to ask you…what’s your wild AirPods story?

And! Laura finally got fitted for a new maternity bra 🙌

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth https://www.sallyhepworthauthor.com/the-family-next-door
• Laura: And Just Like That https://www.hbomax.com/au/en/shows/and-just-like-that/b9c27771-247a-459d-b751-85460d3fd5a2?

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It’s KICBUMP fave - Dr Billy Garvey! Billy is back this week to talk about our favourite topic…sleep. This time it’s a little different as Steph & Billy are both in the newborn phase with babies Billie and Heidi.

In this episode, Billy and Steph both share what sleep is looking like in their homes right now, the things they’re proud of, and the things they’re less proud of, how Billy transitioned his two older kids to share a room, parental preference, and lots more.

This episode of KICBUMP is with thanks to Bonds. There’s so much to think about when it comes to sleep, and Bonds is here to take one thing off your plate, with the only baby clothing approved by Red Nose for safer sleep.

ABOUT BILLY

Billy is a developmental paediatrician and senior specialist at one of Australia’s largest tertiary paediatric hospitals with over 20 years experience working with families and children, and is the father of a three-year-old and one-year-old.

Billy has been on the KICBUMP to talk about sleep twice before.

This is part one of our sleep episode with Billy from February. It’s called 'Is sleep training the answer? How Steph is planning for baby no.2 - KICBUMP with Dr Billy Garvey': https://pod.fo/e/2d18e7

Part two was 'Your sleep questions answered - KICBUMP with Dr Billy' Garvey: https://pod.fo/e/2a87ea

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This week Laura shares about the different ways that manosphere influencers have been attempting to discredit and diminish her online and the very long history of calling women “crazy”.

And! What’s the wildest thing that’s happened to you in a job interview? We saw a TikTok comment from someone saying something not quite right in a job interview…which made us wonder if you guys had any stories of your own. And you did!

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Untamed https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81575641
• Laura: waking up to an alarm clock instead of your phone

Kic UPDATE

Introducing the Kic Rest Club with Sheet Society! The Kic Rest Club will feature all-new ways to support sleep through meditation, movement, and meals- without the overwhelm. Over two weeks, we’re building better sleep habits and discovering new rituals.

Plus, during the Rest Club, if you complete any of our soundscapes or sleep meditations in the Kic app, you'll go in the draw to win a $1000 bed reset from Sheet Society.

The Rest Club with Sheet Society is in-app from the 11th-24th of August.

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Brooke Boney is a proud Gamilaroi woman, journalist, presenter, and author. Last year Brooke resigned from her job hosting The Today Show to pursue a Master’s degree at Oxford University. This year Brooke published her first book ‘All of It: Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between’.

Laura speaks with Brooke about all of it - hard work, family, proving herself, relevance, why she left The Today Show, fertility, and more.

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Check out Brooke’s book All Of It https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Brooke-Boney-All-of-It-9781761068003

Follow Brooke on Instagram @boneybrooke

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One of the most common questions we get in the KICPOD DMs on Instagram is about weddings, so when we saw this article about the increasing costs of attending a wedding, we knew we had to talk about it. Plus we discuss how you can navigate when things are outside of your budget.

Then Steph tests Laura’s knowledge of iconic Aussie TV shows and ads. How many did you guess!? Let us know on Instagram.

WE MENTIONED

The wedding article from The Knot https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-guest-cost

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: This Is Us https://www.primevideo.com/detail/This-Is-Us/0GDP096ORVZ7V5R0WBBSDP04G5
• Laura: The Bold Type https://www.stan.com.au/watch/the-bold-type
• Laura: Working With My Best Friend (ft. Lauren) on Call Her Daddy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/working-with-my-best-friend-ft-laren/id1418960261?i=1000716418361

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When Jamila was 31 she was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma - a rare brain tumour that would see Jamila undergo surgeries, radiation, scans, hospital stays and everything in between.

Jamila has written about her experience of it all in the book ‘Broken Brains’ - which she co-authored with writer & podcaster Rosie Waterland who writes about her experience of trauma brought on by a childhood of abuse and neglect.

In this episode, Laura & Jamila discuss the surprising similarities between Jamila and Rosie’s broken brains, and how society treats physical illness very differently to mental illness. Jamila shares about the reality of her own brain - including asking for help, her husband becoming her carer, her relationship to work, and the unfairness of being sick and young.

FIND OUT MORE

Check out ‘Broken Brains’ by Jamila Rizvi & Rosie Waterland https://www.penguin.com.au/books/broken-brains-9781760895334

Jamila has been on KICPOD before. The episode is called ‘The Gender Gap with Jamila Rizvi’

Follow Jamila on Instagram @jamilarizvi

Jamila is the Deputy Managing Director at FW. Learn more about FW here: https://www.futurewomen.com/

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This week we read an article from The Cut about 8 women’s first orgasms and we LOVED it so we wanted to share it. Plus Steph shares the story of the first time she achieved a Big O.

Then - Laura accidentally spent too much on a peach which inspired us to ask you - when have you gotten to the checkout and realised something was more expensive than you were expecting? And did you buy it or put it back!?

WE MENTIONED

The orgasms article from The Cut https://www.thecut.com/article/orgasm-for-the-first-time-what-happened.html

SPECIAL SHARES

• Steph: Stick https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Stick/0QI1NAVHBFNLXDGSRHWARIJ6S3
• Laura: this video from Gem Diamond https://www.tiktok.com/@gemdimond/video/7523895011411381522?_r=1&_t=ZS-8y3xK3rcMlR

Kic UPDATE

Our sale ends in two days on July 30th! Get up to 40% off Kic by going to kicapp.com

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