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Simi Polonsky Thought She Knew What Her Life Was Going To Be Like Mar 10, 2019

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Six months after her husband died unexpectedly, Simi Polonsky gave birth to her third child. She was grieving the death of her husband, Shua, and celebrating the birth of her new son.

And not in a million years did she think that her life would end up looking like that.

Simi was born into a big Jewish family in Sydney, her father was an Orthodox Rabbi and she was one of seven kids. In her early 20s, Simi moved to New York with her sister. She married the love of her life, launched a successful business with her sister Chaya called TheFrockNYC, and started a family.

And then on an ordinary day in 2017, something unexpected and shocking happened. Her strong, healthy husband got sick and died all in the space of a couple of weeks.

Simi was back in Australia at the end of last year and she shared her story with Mia...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Simi Polonsky - find her business on Instagram here https://thefrocknyc.com/

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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How Emotional Labour Makes Women Feel Exhausted Mar 08, 2019

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A woman’s work is never done. And author Gemma Hartley knows this.

Whether she’s at home or in the office, there’s a whole layer of labour done predominantly by women that most men can’t even see. Emotional labour is being the person who notices problems, delegates solutions and makes sure life goes smoothly for everyone around her. It’s noticing there’s barely any milk left and then doing something about it - and changing the toilet paper roll when it’s run out.

This work is invisible and exhausting at the same time. And it’s not just something experienced by mothers or women in relationships.

A couple of years ago Gemma Hartley wrote an essay about emotional labour after a particularly disastrous Mothers Day. It went viral and it led to her writing a whole book on the subject - Gemma’s book is called Fed Up and she joins me now to talk about it...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Gemma Hartley http://www.gemmahartley.com/

Find her book Fed Up at apple.co/mamamia

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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The First Thing You Should Say To Carly Findlay Is Hello Mar 03, 2019

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If people stop you in the street, what’s the first thing they say to you? "Hello!"? Or "How are you?"

For author and journalist Carly Findlay her experience is very different.

Carly was born with a rare genetic skin disorder called Ichthyosis, which affects approximately one in 200,000 newborns. Ichthyosis causes the skin to build up and scale and when people see Carly they often ask what happened to her. Did she get burnt? Has she had microdermabrasion?

They often think by asking, they're being kind. But in her memoir Say Hello, she points out that despite people's best intentions that's how it feels...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Carly Findlay: https://carlyfindlay.com.au/

Buy her memoir, Say Hello, here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/say-hello-carly-findlay/prod9781460755037.html

Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/carlyfindlay/?hl=en

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Roxy Jacenko Hit Rock Bottom...Twice Feb 24, 2019

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Roxy Jacenko doesn’t like being the centre of attention.

If you are one of her 230,000 Instagram followers, you might find that hard to believe.

But the Sydney businesswoman insists her businesses, selfies and TV appearances aren’t about fame or attention. They’re about money.

This is the second time Mia has spoken to Roxy for No Filter. The first time, Roxy’s husband Oliver Curtis was in jail for insider trading. She’d been diagnosed with breast cancer and her life was... spiraling. And this time? Well, it seems life actually got a lot worse for Roxy before it got better.

She lost a lot of weight. She started taking drugs. She had an affair. And she ended up having a nervous breakdown.

So when all that happens, how do you get your life back on track?

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Roxy Jacenko: https://www.instagram.com/roxyjacenko/

Buy her new book Penelope's Playground here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/penelope-s-playground-roxy-jacenko/prod9781925695816.html

Listen to Mia's first interview with Roxy here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-filter/roxy-jacenko-and-the-whole-damn-thing

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Richard Glover Wants To Tell The Truth Feb 17, 2019

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If you grew up in the 70s in Australia, you probably look back on that period and smile.

Maybe you think of it as a simpler time or "the good old days." But were they really?

In his new book, The Land Before Avocado, journalist and broadcaster Richard Glover investigates whether the past really was as great as everyone thinks it was.

As a child of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, Richard takes us on a journey back to a place where every man could afford a house and every woman was known by her husband's name.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Richard Glover

Read his extract on Mamamia here:

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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This episode was made possible by Lifespace Probiotics

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The Lie Working Mothers Tell Feb 10, 2019

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When Christine Armstrong, author of The Mother of All Jobs, became a mother it never occurred to her she would have to give up her job. At the time, she was working in London in a high level corporate job. But after the birth of her first daughter, she realised being full-time mum AND a full-time employee was bloody hard.

So, she started looking for answers. She interviewed other working mothers and found, unsurprisingly, that she wasn’t alone.

Christine realised there was a conspiracy of silence from senior women about "having it all". But that it was the system that was broken, not the people in it.

Three daughters, and a few jobs later, her book, The Mother of All Jobs, was born.

And she joins Mia to talk about it now...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Christine Armstrong

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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This episode was made possible by Lifespace Probiotics

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What Leigh Campbell’s Instagram Won’t Tell You Feb 08, 2019

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Mia Freedman is bringing you a special episode of No Filter this week because our Executive Editor Leigh Campbell has some news...

Leigh has been a high profile journalist for more than a decade. She’s worked at Cosmopolitan Magazine, Huffington Post and Mamamia. She has a huge following on Instagram and is the host of the You Beauty podcast. But if you've been following Leigh on social media you probably know all that.

What you might not know is what's been happening behind the scenes of her Instagram feed.

A couple of months ago, Leigh decided to go public with her story and that’s when things got really surprising, especially for her.

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MORE INFORMATION

If you or anyone you know has been through pregnancy loss or infertility, we see you.

So many women have walked this path and at Mamamia we are determined to provide as many helpful resources as possible to help you navigate the emotional, physical, financial and mental strain that infertility, pregnancy loss, stillbirth or the loss of a baby brings into your life.

We understand and we know that reading words that are the same shape as your wounds doesn’t take them away but it can be like applying balm. It can help to heal and to comfort you. And to help others who may feel helpless watching your pain, better understand what you’re going through.

If this sounds like you, or a friend, please join our Never Forgotten Facebook group here or find helpful articles and the Never Forgotten book here.

https://www.mamamia.com.au/tag/never-forgotten/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mamamianeverforgotten/

CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Leigh Campbell.

If you want to hear more from Leigh, subscribe to You Beauty here.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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William McInnes: Being The Best Single Dad Possible Feb 03, 2019

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You might remember William McInnes from Seachange, or Blue Heelers, but what you may not know about him is that he can really tell a story. He’s been doing it for the past 30 years, first as an actor and later as a writer.

William has written over 11 books. A lot of them, around the themes of growing up in Australia. And his latest, Fatherhood, is a personal tribute to Aussie dads everywhere.

Mia’s conversation with William was a rollercoaster. One minute they were laughing uncontrollably, the next they were crying. William lost the love of his life, his wife Sarah in 2011. He raised their two children, Clem, and Stella by himself. He knows hardship and he isn’t afraid to share what he’s learned or get honest about his feelings.

This interview isn’t about grief or loss, it’s about a man doing the best he can for his family.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest William McInnes, find his book Fatherhood at apple.co/mamamia

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386.

Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au

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No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.

This episode was made possible by Lifespace Probiotics

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He's 98 And Surprisingly, He's The Happiest Man On Earth Jan 26, 2019

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When you meet 98-year-old Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, it’s hard not to be happy.

He’s full of life, advice and stories about a world few people remember. A world few people can imagine. A world many people want to forget about. But not Eddie. Because that dark world ended up giving him the biggest gift he could have asked for; the gift of life.

On the 10th of November 1938, Eddie Jaku’s world changed forever when a group of Nazi’s knocked on his front door.

Eddie was a Jew living in Germany, and for the next 12 years he was in and out of concentration camps, including Auschwitz. He lost his mother and father and escaped and was caught, countless times.

At 98, soon to be 99 in April, Eddie is a remarkable storyteller. And on this episode of No Filter, he tells Mia everything he remembers.

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Eddie Jaku. Find out more about his story here.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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The Woman Who's Lived In The Wild For 8 Years Jan 20, 2019

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Mia’s back with more candid conversations that count in 2019, and she’s kicking it off with a woman who couldn’t be more opposite to her.

For the past eight years, Miriam Lancewood and her husband Peter have lived in the wilderness of New Zealand. No phones. No internet. No bed. No refrigerator. No electricity. No concept of time.

They’re completely off the grid. And while that sounds terrifying to some, they wouldn’t have it any other way.

So what happens when you’re thousands of kilometres away from the nearest town and you get sick...or you want to know what time it is and you don’t have a watch or a phone?

As you can imagine, Mia had a lot of questions….

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman

With thanks to special guest Miriam Lancewood. Find her book Woman In The Wilderness at apple.co/mamamia or any good bookstore.

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386.

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