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#24 Mothers Talking - Why Every Mum Needs Their Tribe

Season 2, Ep. 24

In this episode of A Little Birdie Told Me we speak with Lucy and Kara, best friends and the founders of Mum Talks, about their personal motherhood journeys, their unbreakable friendship and their highly successful business.

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