Ready or Not

ODd Network
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  • Parenting
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The podcast for and about mums who make work, work, brought to you by two sort of cousins Loz (mum of three) and Lu (mum of two). Each Monday, we banter on all things motherhood, feminism, career, ambition, and pop culture. Thursdays, we answer three listener questions on all things motherhood and career. As an extension of the motherhood/career conversation, each month, you'll also find an interview with a real mum that's definitely not doing it all, but rather, doing her best to navigate it all. Find us at https://www.instagram.com/readyornot.pod/?hl=en

  1. 17h ago

    The mythical history of women and work with Ashley Brooks-Garrett

    When I noticed a new follower notification pop up just a few months ago, with some 300 followers and the Instagram handle @youwanted.this, I was intrigued by the name. Immediately, I had a pretty good idea of what the content might look like, and I was right: its creator - Ashley Brooks-Garrett – was clearly passionate about exploring feminism, life, and work through the lens of motherhood and womanhood. In the short time since I first started noticing her content, she’s built a much bigger following: an audience made up of people who are either enraged or in full support of the topics she explores so thoughtfully and thoroughly, through social media, Substack, and her mental load app, Tether, too. So today, we find out more about the mother and the brains behind it all: what her career life has looked like, what her motherhood journey has entailed so far, what drove her to the work she’s doing now, and why a woman that calls it how it is, is immediately branded as negative, complaining, and as you’ll hear from Ashley herself, far worse, too.  This conversation set a fire within my brain, as we talk about so many of the issues that mothers and women face today, so I hope you like listening as much as I did. I’m Lucinda, this is Ready or Not, and here’s the clever and candid Ashley Brooks-Garrett.  — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The mythical history of women and work with Ashley Brooks-Garrett

  2. 2d ago

    How society uses sex, money & beauty to control mums

    Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: Does society have a weird sense of ownership over mothers? And if so, where does it stem from? What’s it connected to? And what does beauty, sex, and money have to do with it?  Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review, it supports the show more than you think. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How society uses sex, money & beauty to control mums

  3. 6d ago

    Help! My kid only eats beige food or vegemite on toast

    DEAR READY OR NOT: What do you do when your child will only eat beige food? How to manage being a working mum without a village and should I have a third baby at 40? — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Help! My kid only eats beige food or vegemite on toast

  4. Aug 2

     What you're really saying when you call your mum friend boring

    Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: What you're really saying when you call your mum friend boring: We came across this brilliant Substack by Jennie is Writing and we had to talk about it. Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

     What you're really saying when you call your mum friend boring

  5. Jul 29

    "Am I a bad mum if I don't sleep train?"

    DEAR READY OR NOT:  What do you do when your boss rejects your request to extend parental leave? What do you wish you'd done more of on mat leave? And should you feel pressured to sleep train before heading back to work? — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    "Am I a bad mum if I don't sleep train?"

  6. Jul 26

    Why do we think the school years will be easier?

    Welcome back to the show! Coming up today: Why do we all think that the school years will be easy? Mums need to be honest about the toll of school years, as Loz draws on her first year of navigating it all.  If we could start from scratch, what would a genuinely feminist care ecosystem look like? — Episode links mentioned in the episode: For Parents segment. Ambition segment. Dads & flexibility segment. — Got a question for Dear Ready or Not? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Why do we think the school years will be easier?

  7. Jul 22

    “How do you survive your first day back from mat leave?”

    DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you make it through your first day back at work when your baby's starting daycare too? How do you say no to after-hours meetings? And what's the reality of working remotely with young kids? — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.   You can also find us on Instagram:   @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_ —  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    “How do you survive your first day back from mat leave?”

  8. Jul 19

    The red & green flags of fatherhood

    Welcome back, moms! Today: Red, Green, or Just Normal? Should we be applying red and green flags to relationships and if so what are some of the ones you, our community have come up with. We deepdive a Substack piece titled ‘What I've Noticed About Moms Who Seem Less Stressed’ — Got a question? Submit it here!  — Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram: @readyornot.pod @laurentreweek_ @lucindamckimm_—  This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The red & green flags of fatherhood
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About

The podcast for and about mums who make work, work, brought to you by two sort of cousins Loz (mum of three) and Lu (mum of two). Each Monday, we banter on all things motherhood, feminism, career, ambition, and pop culture. Thursdays, we answer three listener questions on all things motherhood and career. As an extension of the motherhood/career conversation, each month, you'll also find an interview with a real mum that's definitely not doing it all, but rather, doing her best to navigate it all. Find us at https://www.instagram.com/readyornot.pod/?hl=en

Information

  • Creator
    ODd Network
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    433
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lucinda McKimm & Lauren Treweek
  • Show Website
    Ready or Not

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