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PJ hears about concerns over low fuel supplies and rising winter heating costs, an emergency preparedness booklet causing viral stress for local parents, the workplace debate over whether Christmas leave should prioritize parents. And more...

PJ Coogan talks to Ellie Quinn award-winning wedding coordinator at Fernhill House in Clon about why today's couples are taking back control of their big day from parents and opting for all-in-one country house venues.

Eimear O'Brien from Cork Wanderers Hockey Club joins PJ to break the silence on perimenopause, pelvic floor issues, and why women shouldn’t have to hang up their boots.See also @corkwanderershc

After a single Facebook post sparked hundreds of messages, Ciara McDonnell joins PJ to explain how her new group, Kindred Paths, is helping Cork women ditch screen fatigue and find real friendship. See also @byciaramcdonnell

Jacinta and PJ look at the Christmas roster row, asking if younger and child-free staff are fed up constantly being expected to sacrifice the holidays for parents.

Just weeks after leaving St Michael’s Unit, author and mother of five Yvonne Welham talks candidly to PJ about bipolar, extreme parental burnout, and why stepping away saved her life. "Gracefully Broken" by Yvonne Welham from Orla Kelly publishing is out now

After her hilarious school car-park rant went viral, Cork mum Avril Sheehan joins PJ to ask why the government sent an emergency survival guide to every house in Ireland—and whether they thought

With 85 days to Christmas, Irish Times parenting journalist Jen Hogan joins PJ to debate whether workers with young kids should jump the queue for holiday leave or if first-come-first-served must apply.