Feeling guilty no matter what we do and calling in your village with Jessica Prescott & Vaughne Geary Ready or Not

[Content warning: we swear in this episode!}
Jessica Prescott and Vaughne Geary are the founders of Mama Goodness, a business dedicated to nourishing and nurturing mothers. They’re also the authors of Life After Birth, a new postpartum bible published by Hardie Grant.
Having launched Mama Goodness just before the pandemic, they learned about the intensity of small business fast. Working so closely together, the pair are like sisters, and I cannot believe they haven’t known each other since kinder. They’re that tight.
Here, we talk running a business through a pandemic, writing a book together, and what they’ve learned from each other along the way, both as business owners and friends.
Jess also shares her different experiences as both the primary and secondary caregiver, and Vaughne, who does not yet have any children herself, talks about the importance of a village and of breaking down the barriers between mothers and maidens.
(Full disclosure: this is a day late due to losing my voice after my son's first daycare sickness that got us both - working parenting, hey?!)
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In acknowledging the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia, each episode, I’ll be doing a shout out to an indigenous business or charity doing great things.
This week, it’s Laundry Gallery, a multidisciplinary creative hub located in Darwin, Australia.
Housed in a reimagined iconic 70’s era laundromat, it represents modern iterations of Indigenous art and culture, providing an accessible pathway for age-old stories to co-exist with the modern world.
You can check out their beautiful art here or in person in Darwin.