117 episodes
Ladies, We Need To Talk ABC listen
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- Health & Fitness
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4.7 • 3.5K Ratings
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Want to know how to close the orgasm gap? Riding your hormonal rollercoaster blindfolded? Feel like kicking your mental load to the kerb? You're not the only one. Ladies, We Need To Talk dives headfirst into the tricky topics we often avoid talking about, like our alcohol consumption, the struggles of monogamy and the wonders of our vaginas. With sensitivity, personal stories, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor. Join host Yumi Stynes as she tears open the sealed section on life.
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Pongy vagina
Uh oh, what’s that you smell... a funky odour down below? The thought of having a stinky crotch is nightmare fuel for some women, but do we even need to worry about our musky bouquet?
The delicate aroma of our lady-garden can be affected by things like our menstrual cycle and our lifestyle but how do we tell when the stank goes from normal to full on malodorous pudenda territory and what can be done about it?
It’s time to take off those undies and confront the smelly minge in the room with your bestie Yumi by your side for support.
Featured in this episode:
Deborah Bateson, Professor of Practice and an expert in sexual health at the University of Sydney
Sarah O'Neill, comedian -
Tell Aunty Yumi Your Problems!
Do you have a conundrum you can’t talk to your mates about? Or maybe you’ve tried, and they’ve awkwardly mumbled something while staring at the ground. Well, help is at hand!
Next season, as well as our regular episodes we’re also launching Ladies, We Need to Talk...Back with me, Yumi Stynes, as your personal agony aunty.
Does your partner live in their dirty old trackie daks while you make an effort to look good, and you don’t know how to raise it with them?
Are you looking after your parents while also trying to raise your kids and feel like you’re failing at both?
Maybe you have an STI and don’t know how to talk to potential partners about it?
Nothing is off the table - LET ME SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS!
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Staying for the money
What happens when you want a divorce but the cost of leaving your marriage would cripple you financially?
Would you ever stay in an unhappy marriage for the security money offers?
It’s no secret, life is bloody expensive right now. From soaring rents to the cost of a bunch of broccoli, times are tough! So, sticking it out in a relationship you’re no longer happy in can seem appealing.
Yumi Stynes talks to women who’ve had to make that extremely difficult choice.
Featured in this episode:
Victoria Devine, host of She’s on the Money
Emily Maguire, CEO of Respect Victoria
Rachel Voysey, Founding Director of the Relationship Room
Some names have been changed to protect identities
Life Line: 13 11 14
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Clementine Ford on the case against marriage
What if we put a stop to marriage...for good? Like, just stop with flouncy white dresses, walking down the aisle and having a dude give us away.
In her new book, I Don’t, Clementine Ford is calling for just that. She reckons that a ring on a finger is a bridal march to losing your identity.
From the moment we come screaming into the world, we’re pushed the line that to find “the one” to get married and settle down is the be all and end all. You might discover a cure for cancer, scale Mt Everest and be a total baddie but if you’re unwed you haven't quite made it in the eyes of society.
Clem Ford talks to Yumi Stynes about her call to arms for us to ditch the bouquets and our man's dirty laundry for a life on our own terms.
Featured in this episode:
Clementine Ford, author and feminist
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BEST OF - Pelvic flaw in all of us
Do you wizz when you sneeze? Or avoid star jumps at the gym? One in four of us (!) have pelvic floor problems which can lead to incontinence and prolapse (eek).
But don’t stress! Yumi Stynes has kegel’d her way back to the Ladies archives and dug up some reassurance that you can definitely turn things around. Just be prepared to clench. -
Falling for a narcissist
You think you’ve met “the one” and they seem totally perfect for you, but is it all too good to be true? Could you be dating a narcissist?
What starts out as a dreamy relationship filled with fancy presents and compliments galore, suddenly turns sour and you’re left wondering if you’re slowly losing your mind.
Narcissists make up only 1% of the population but the impact they have on the women who date them can be truly devastating.
Yumi Stynes meets women who have fallen in love with a narcissist and uncovers the psychology behind their charm.
Featured in this episode:
Tamara Cavenett, clinical psychologist
Some names have been changed to protect identities
Life Line: 13 11 14
1800 Respect: 1800 737 732
Customer Reviews
One of my favourite podcasts ever!
Thank you for your delightfully honest and frank podcast.
Fascinating insight into every day issues.
Please stick to the format
I love how this podcast always gave some insight into the views of different people. Was disappointed that the last episode was giving some much airtime to Clementine Ford and her views just to promote her book. Would be better to hear from more everyday people without an agenda.
ALL THE GOLD STARS
Thank you Ladies We Need To Talk for all the topics you have covered. I have learnt SO much from your podcasts and also learnt I’m not alone is so many experiences.
You will always be one of my favs ✨