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Sex, heath, relationships: frank, funny, furious. Join host Yumi Stynes as she rips open the sealed section on life.

Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the personal stuff that's hard to talk about, even with your closest mates.

From the wonders of our vulvas to managing the mental load to the search for orgasms and much more!

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.

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    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.8 • 87 Ratings

Sex, heath, relationships: frank, funny, furious. Join host Yumi Stynes as she rips open the sealed section on life.

Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the personal stuff that's hard to talk about, even with your closest mates.

From the wonders of our vulvas to managing the mental load to the search for orgasms and much more!

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.

    Have you ever been the "other woman"? Email us!

    Have you ever been the "other woman"? Email us!

    The "other woman" has been demonised in pop culture, but is it time we learnt to understand her choices rather than judge her for them? 

    Hey Yumi! My prolapse is a problem

    Hey Yumi! My prolapse is a problem

    If you’ve carried a baby, you may have had to deal with the fall out (literally) of pelvic prolapse. But having your organs pop out of your vagina isn’t limited to mammas, getting older is also a big factor. 

    • 8 min
    Rosie’s mum died. She’s kind of relieved

    Rosie’s mum died. She’s kind of relieved

    Rosie Waterland’s mum was, to put it mildly, chaos personified. Charming and caring one minute, abusive and cruel the next.  

    This year, she died. A moment Rosie was strangely prepared for. But her mum’s death left her to contend with the conflicting emotions of grief and relief. 

    Yumi Stynes sat down with Rosie for a heart to heart about growing up with an abusive parent, grieving and coming out of the other side of childhood trauma.  

    Featured in this episode:  

    Rosie Waterland, author and podcaster 

    Lifeline: 13 11 14  

    1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 

    • 23 min
    Hey Yumi! How do I introduce a kink?

    Hey Yumi! How do I introduce a kink?

    Would you like to flip the script and peg your partner? 

    Yumi spreads the word on pegging your boo, how to introduce a**l play into your sex life and the ins and outs of doing it (or not) so everyone feels good.  

    If you’ve got a problem that’s doing your head in, never fear because your hottest, coolest agony aunt is primed and ready to help you out! Send us an audio note to ladies@abc.net.au  

    • 7 min
    PCOS: Infertility, beards and BS

    PCOS: Infertility, beards and BS

    Weight gain, bristly hairs, no period. Welcome to  Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome.  

    PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility worldwide and it can cause debilitating physical and psychological symptoms. 

    1 in 8 women have PCOS, so that’s at least a couple of friends in your group chat. So why do we still know so little about it?  

    Yumi Stynes catches up with ladies who’ve been battling PCOS for years and finds out how they get on top of it. 

    Featured in this episode: 


    Professor Helena Teede, female endocrine specialist from Monash University 

    • 32 min
    Hey Yumi! My partner's gone full slob

    Hey Yumi! My partner's gone full slob

    Do you have to pry your partner off the couch with a fork-lift? Are they living in skanky trackies 24/7? 

    Yumi spills the tea on what to do if your other half has gone full slob. 

    Got a life problem you just can’t solve? Help is at hand! We’re handing the mic over to you, our lush listeners and taking the burden of problem solving off your shoulders... because Ladies, We Need To Talk... Back! 

    Send us your questions as a voice note to ladies@abc.net.au - we can’t wait to hear from you!

    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
87 Ratings

87 Ratings

blindmansteve ,

Bonus: More than pads and tampons

Brilliant, interesting and informative podcast. Well presented by sexy Aussie babes.

passwordnottaken ,

Changed. My. Life.

How can so many women around the world not know so much about their own bodies? Ladies it’s time for change! Thank you for talking about all these topics I feel so normal now!

Haley53 ,

Eye opening-amazing

Fantastically open

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