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The case against hookup sex with Hannah Ferguson Jul 09, 2024

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Swipe left, swipe right, match, meet, hook up, repeat. We all know the dating dance, but is it really serving us as women?

Enter Hannah Ferguson, the 25-year-old media queen who isn’t afraid to tell us how it is.

When Hannah was in her late teens and dating for the first time, Tinder ruled the scene and sex was available at the swipe of a finger. But a string of sub-par experiences left her wondering if hookup culture is selling women a lie. Have we come to expect scraps because that's all that's on offer? And how can we push back and have the sex and relationships we deserve?

Featured in this episode:

Hannah Ferguson, CEO of Cheek Media Co. and author of Bite Back

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Hey Yumi! I'm tired of doing it all Jul 02, 2024

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Women bear the load of most of the invisible (thankless) work in a household. And that shit gets heavy.

School lunches, laundry, dentist appointments, shopping, snot-wiping, cleaning, care-giving – and don’t forget to get those 10k steps in while you’re at it!

We're exhausted just thinking about it.

Yumi dishes out advice on how to even out the mental load and take the weight off your shoulders.

If you’ve got a snag in your life that you just can’t figure out, let us take on the burden! Send an audio note to ladies@abc.net.au

Horny women Jun 25, 2024

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What if your appetite for sex was insatiable? Would you love to be boning every day, multiple times a day?

There's this idea that it's men that are always lusting after sex. But guess what? Women can be horn dogs too! But that horniness often comes with the label "slutty".

Yumi Stynes chats to women who are relishing their pleasure and enjoying plenty of orgasms while they’re at it.

Hey Yumi! My mum-guilt is crushing me Jun 18, 2024

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When you’re stuck in the daily grind of working-mum life, sometimes it can be hard not to feel like a shitty mum.

School lunches, getting them dressed (FFS), raising good humans, endless meetings – it's exhausting and soul-destroying.

Yumi has some advice to ease the mum-guilt, when your heart is being yanked in opposite directions and backing away from work isn’t an option.

If you’ve got a problem that not even your girl gang can help you solve, let us take on the burden! Send an audio note to ladies@abc.net.au

Beating burnout Jun 11, 2024

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Yumi has been cheeky and stolen the keys to the ABC archive to bring out one of our favourite episodes. Life is tiring. The cozzi livs, the constant merry-go-round of caring and work and chronic stress can be overwhelming. For some, this relentless pace can lead to burnout.

Hey Yumi! My prolapse is a problem Jun 04, 2024

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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.

Rosie Waterland's mum died. She’s kind of relieved May 28, 2024

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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

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Hey Yumi! How do I introduce a kink? May 21, 2024

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

Yumi spreads the word on pegging your boo, how to introduce anal 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

PCOS: Infertility, beards and BS May 14, 2024

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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

Hey Yumi! My partner's gone full slob May 07, 2024

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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!