The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer

Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer

Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, exhausting and isolating but you don’t have to do it alone! Follow along as they attempt to navigate, ask questions, share stories, break down the everyday challenges and hopefully keep you from googling phrases like “What does it mean when my baby’s poop is green?” Grab your coffee, tea, Kombucha or favorite libation and join as they discuss mom fails, poop talk, pillow talk, and much more. These moms will engage in some brilliant interviews with celebrity friends, parenting experts and listeners like you! From the creators of the celebrated Your Zen Mama community, Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer bring you “The Mother Daze”, a refreshing and real look in to the wild and wonderful days of Motherhood. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, whether you’re listening sitting in your minivan or taking some me time in the tub.

  1. 1d ago

    The Witching Hour: A Mother Daze Halloween Special

    It’s a Halloween spooky special on The Mother Daze! This week we’re getting our witchy on and diving headfirst into all things spooky season! We’re chatting Halloween plans, costumes and all the festive chaos before Sarah whips out her tarot cards for a little mystical guidance. We also get some eerily accurate spirit animal readings (seriously, HOW do they know us so well?!) and Tez takes us down a few spooky rabbit holes with chilling tales that’ll have the hairs on the back of your neck standing up! PLUS, there’s a new podcast baby in the family! Tez spills all the creepy details about the birth of The Mother Daze’s spooky sister podcast, They Run The Night, a creepy, crimey, WTF-ery adventure she’s hosting with her gal pal Susie Collins, officially dropping on HALLOWEEN! So light your candles, grab your broomsticks, summon your spirit animals and come get weird with us, Dazeys! Resource Links: They Run The Night Podcast locolove.com Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  2. Oct 22

    Toddler Mayhem, Close Calls & Holy Sh*t!

    This week on The Mother Daze, we’re chatting all things toddler WILDNESS! Running away for solo adventures in the wilderness, diving off patios, chucking rocks in mouths, falling, tripping, slipping, sliding, donking and generally causing absolute MAYHEM! Just the basic insanity of having a one-year-old in an already chaotic household full of kids. Funnnn guys funnnn, insanely cute but send help!  Things take a rather serious left turn as one of the girls shares a recent, terrifying brush with death. A confronting experience that brought with it a massive shake up and a powerful reminder of just how fragile and precious life really is. How one split second distraction in this case actually saved her. Tez fills us in on the new dreamy home, the excitement, the overwhelm and the seemingly IMPOSSIBLE task of moving house while juggling five kids, work and the million other things that keep life spinning! Meanwhile, Sarah shares the absolute madness that unfolded when the boys were out of town recently and it’s was just her, their nanny Sonya and the three little girls. Let’s just say the shit REALLY hits the fan (or the face, in Sarah’s case!). From near-death experiences to poo-covered disasters, we’re giggling our way through the glorious mess of motherhood. Because sometimes, if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry! As we always say Weeeeeeeeee Resource Links: Koala Eco Natural Bathroom Cleaner Koala Eco Natural Kitchen Cleaner Koala Eco Natural Room Spray Kick Building, Byron Bay Artipoppe Baby Carrier Bugaboo x Stella McCartney Butterfly 2 Plus Pram MooGoo MooGoo Kids Moothpaste (Strawberries & Cream) Koala Eco Skylight Smart Family Calendar They Run The Night Podcast Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  3. Oct 15

    New Roots, Movie Sets and Cosmic Shifts!

    This week on The Mother Daze, Tez talks shooting a movie alongside her boys! Whaaa?! The girls chat the magic of sharing the set together, watching our kids follow their passions and the incredible joy of seeing them step into who they’re becoming. Plus, the girls get into some WILD stage parent stories, competitive Pokémon folks, sideline sporting fanatics and the hilarious (and sometimes downright bonkers!) lengths some people go to in perhaps trying to live out their own dreams through their kids! Weeee And in some very exciting news, Tez and her family have landed their dream Byron pad, complete with a wraparound porch, cows and climbing ivy! She chats about the dreaminess of finding a home in a place they love so much, the magic of planting roots and creating a space for their fam to thrive.  The girls also reflect on the collective upheaval of 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse. From the shit hitting the fan and friendship turmoil to unexpected life shake-ups and everything in between, it seems like the collective has been put through the wringer this year! And ya know what? Horses represent strength, resilience and courage and after all the twists and turns of this year, we’re FINALLY feeling the energy shift! Yahooo. Resource Links: They Run The Night Podcast Apple Cider Vinegar (2025) The Clearing (2023) @starofthesea.polly christinaprokos.com  Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. Oct 8

    Bare Faces, Beauty Finds & Big Shifts!

    This week on The Mother Daze, Teresa is getting ready to return to God of War with a freshly dyed head of hair and a heaping dose of self-care! The girls chat new beauty finds, Teresa’s new at-home facial friend from Shark Beauty, and Sarah shares some of the trusty everyday serums she keeps coming back to. We chat about how too much makeup can make us feel less like ourselves, and those glossy, retouched magazine shoots that look beautiful… but also have us wondering, “Wait, is that actually me?” It’s also Sarah’s birthday!! 43 woop woop! She’s another year older and feeling pretty content with exactly where she is, craving more simple days with the people she loves. Her book tour is also wrapping up, which gets us talking about how weirdly uncomfortable it can feel to actually be proud of ourselves and give ourselves a little pat on the back. We’ve also got some long-overdue Dazey member shout-outs (WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!), plus we unpack some of the shifts we’ve both been feeling lately. Is there something in the air?! Because it certainly feels like the universe is moving things around. Resource Links: Mountain Glow Serum Ursa Major Bare Glow Baeo Shark FacialPro Glow Shark Ninja Green Slate Mineral Polish Ursa Major Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  5. Oct 1

    Mom Fog, Mum Guilt & the Overload Season

    This week, Sarah’s book is officially OUT and she’s hitting the press tour!  Weeeee! Tez talks licking back up on God of War and the separation anxiety that comes with the idea of saying goodbye to her older kids even just for a week. Sarah shares a scary mom-fog moment that sent her into a shame spiral, and Tez shares her own similar story. We unpack the Motherload, how a simple break in routine can trip up an overloaded brain, and importantly, the preventative methods and systems we can all put in place to help keep our kids safe in cars, especially on hot days. Plus, moving house, shooting movies, the craziness of this mothering season, travelling, book-launch madness and giving our friendships a whole lot of grace when life gets wildly busy. Because the best friendships are often the ones where nobody keeps score and everyone just gets it when we are in the trenches. Resource Links: Sarah's Book (Now Available):  Life Uncut Podcast Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. Sep 24

    Raising Teens!! Connection over Correction with Daniel Ahearn

    This week on The Mother Daze, we’re joined by a repeat guest, our friend, Daniel Ahearn! Dan is the author of The Way Back Home, a father of two and an attachment-focused family therapist. Daniel’s work is all about helping parents and teens stay connected through the beautiful, messy and sometimes completely bewildering years of adolescence. And you better believe we came armed with ALL our burning questions about raising teenagers!!!  At the heart of Daniel’s book is an attachment-based approach to parenting and one beautifully simple idea we LOVE: connection over correction. Sounds dreamy yasss… but HOW do we actually do that in the thick of teen life?! We talk repairing after conflict, holding boundaries without blowing up the connection, natural consequences, and why sometimes we need to stop correcting for a hot sec and connect with what’s actually underneath the behaviour. Then we get into alllll the things. How much is too much to share about our own (sometimes rather colourful ) pasts? How do we talk about drugs and alcohol without making it weird or terrifying? Mental health days, losing them to their peer group, loosening the reins (gulp!) and building the kind of relationship where, when the messy stuff happens, they actually WANT to come to us.  Resource Links: The Way Back Home Daniel J. Ahearn danieljahearnlmft.com waybackhome.app Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  7. Sep 17

    Parallel Lives, Unhinged Algorithms & Christian Bale

    This week it’s just the gals and we’re realizing that despite living on opposite sides of the world, we are somehow living PARALLEL LIVES. Oldest kids starting high school? Check. Dreaming up new homes? Check. Small beach-town days where you can’t leave the house without bumping into someone you know? Check. Youngest babies taking their first steps at exactly the same time? CHECK. Both families are deep in one of those wildly busy seasons where everything seems to be happening at once, so we’re celebrating the little wins too, including WYATT MAKING THE SURF TEAM!!  Then we compare algorithms, which turns out to be a fairly confronting window into who the internet thinks we are. Teresa’s is an unhinged cocktail of true crime, dream houses, babies in utero, Cruel Intentions nostalgia and gloriously expressive un-Botoxed women on screen, while Sarah’s is relentlessly serving her outdoor wear and diastasis recti tips. Which naturally leads us to AI and the fact that we are apparently the EXACT demographic these fake videos were made for. Did we believe the sloth in the floodwaters holding a kitten? Absolutely. But now we’re so suspicious we’re questioning the REAL stuff too. Do we need a “100% HUMAN” certification for content the way we have “organic” for food?! PLUS, Teresa discovers you can apparently tell Chatty G to stop blowing smoke up your ass and give it to you straight weeeeee!  Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. Sep 10

    Book Tours, Baby Steps & Big Kids

    Sarah has a BOOK coming out!!! We’re officially two weeks out from the release of When I’m Not With You, and Sarah has been BUSY. Between the promotional tour, book signings and launching a book while also, you know… mothering, we’re catching up on all things BOOK BABY. Speaking of babies… BOTH of ours started walking in the exact same week. Just a couple of babies coordinating milestones from opposite sides of the world. Meanwhile, Wyatt has started HIGH SCHOOL (!!), sending us down a rabbit hole about big kids, independence and the slightly rude realization that they do, in fact, keep growing up. We also get into the wild world of Down Under school fundraisers and our latest obsession: what kind of childhood do we actually want to create for our kids? More space to run wild… or living in town where they can jump on their bikes and have friends, the beach, the skate park and a little community at their fingertips? PLUS, we’re chatting about what’s next for The Mother Daze, memberships, more solo eps and how much we LOVE bumping into Dazeys in the wild. Books are being birthed, babies are walking, teenagers are teenager-ing and apparently nobody got the memo to slowwww down! Resource Links: When I Am Not With You  Follo​w Sarah Wright Olsen: IG: @swrightolsen Follow Teresa Palmer: IG: @teresapalmer  FB: https://www.facebook.com/teresamarypalmer/ DISCOUNT CODES: • Go to www.baeo.com and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 • Go to www.lovewell.earth and get 20% when using the code MOTHERDAZE20 More about the show! • Watch this episode on YouTube here • Co-founders of @yourzenmama yourzenmama.com • Read and buy our book! "The Zen Mama Guide To Finding Your Rhythm In Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond"  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, exhausting and isolating but you don’t have to do it alone! Follow along as they attempt to navigate, ask questions, share stories, break down the everyday challenges and hopefully keep you from googling phrases like “What does it mean when my baby’s poop is green?” Grab your coffee, tea, Kombucha or favorite libation and join as they discuss mom fails, poop talk, pillow talk, and much more. These moms will engage in some brilliant interviews with celebrity friends, parenting experts and listeners like you! From the creators of the celebrated Your Zen Mama community, Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer bring you “The Mother Daze”, a refreshing and real look in to the wild and wonderful days of Motherhood. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, whether you’re listening sitting in your minivan or taking some me time in the tub.

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