Move Over Mama

We are in for a Totally Wild ride for this episode of Move Over Mama. Our Mama Mentor started his TV career on Big Brother 20 years ago in 2004 where he won our hearts as the blonde kind heartthrob and came 8th. When he got out of the house he scored a gig hosting Totally Wild, a show that sadly folded but was so popular with kids, it was all about wildlife and adventure and ran for years on our TV.But at the height of his hosting success he left the screen and Australia for New York City and began working behind the scenes. He now produces some of the biggest TV shows in the world, including The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, Australian Idol, Holey Moley and Crikey! It’s the Irwins.In this episode WES DENING gives anyone who wants to work in TV, both in front and behind the scenes, some insight into making TV, how to impress in Auditions, how to get on a set, and even spills the tea on all the famous people he's met and hung out with, including Travis Kelce. He is our second interview with a TAYLOR SWIFT link, we are getting closer Little Mamas, one day we really might get her on the podcast. A mother and daughter can dream right!If you want to see more of Wes, you can by watching Australian Idol, knowing he’s the guy putting it all together, next year on Channel 7 where the winner will receive a recording contract and $100k! Or you can find him on socials @wesdeningYou can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE:@moveovermamaTIKTOK:@move_over_mamaAnd our website www.moveovermama.com

Get comfy little Mamas and throw on your favorite Homebodii Pyjama's because the founder and creator of sleepwear brand HOMEBODII is snuggled on the Mama couch with us today. We are having a Pyjama party!This Christmas thousands of happy people around the world will be unwrapping a new set of Homebodii PJ’s possibly with their name embroided on the pocket, and they will be thrilled. Ingrid Bonner started her working career as a model for big brands like Calvin Klein, but at 30, she decided to switch it up and become the designer dressing the models. Now her business rivals Calvin Klein in global sales and it all started in her living room..She created the brand in 2012 and since then has featured at New York Fashion Week, her luxe sleepwear is among the most 'pinned' in the world, she has won numerous awards, and opened stores all over the world. We are so impressed by Ingrid and what she has built but we are also are very thankful to her. She is such a cheer leader of women and girls and was one of the first supporters of Millie giving PJ’s to Millie and her social media besties Lilah and Madi to wear for their 'Sunday Night Live's' which led to this podcast.In this podcast you will learn the steps to create a global brand, where Ingrid finds inspiration for her designs, what kind of study Young Entrepreneurs should undertake, and more importantly maybe go and watch our podcast to see the cutest new Christmas drop she bought to record the podcast in.If you want to find out more about Ingrid and Homebodii you can follow them at @homebodii www.homebodii.com and Ingrid at @homebody with a Y!This podcast is brought to you by our dentist, The Thirty Two Dental Studio, located here on the Gold Coast.The Studio provides Australia’s most cutting-edge cosmetic and general dental care for all ages – and they’re currently perfecting Millie’s smile with Invisalign! Make a reservation now at the32.com.auYou can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mamaAnd our WEBSITE is now LIVE www.moveovermama.com

An absolute musical legend is joining us on the mama couch. A powerhouse vocalist, songwriter and lead singer of the iconic Australian band BACHELOR GIRL!I can’t remember the last password I created but I can remember all the words to her hit song Busses and Trains. For 2 decades that song has been an anthem for teen girls, the lyrics still hold strong today. She is also our first Aria award winning artist on the mama couch. Your Mum's love her and you will too after listening to this episode. (PS Go find the song and pop it in your Spotify list)Tania wasn’t just a star in the 90’s and 00's. She's now a sought after song writer and written for people like Samantha Jade, Delta Goodrem, Taylor Dane, The Veronicas, Sheppard and Jess Mauboy. She moved away from Australia to live in Sweden for a long time, had a son, then Covid hit so she came home. Now back in Australia and on our stages trailblazing all female festivals and soon celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Buses and Trains.Tania Doko's story may help any future song writers or singers listening in as she shares how she writes, what inspires her, how music video clips are made and we also chat about our thoughts on the upcoming social media ban for teens. (hint-we are not happy)If you love Tania Doko and want to know more about her you can follow her @Taniadoko on Instagram for all her new music and future concert dates. Or www.taniadoko.comThis podcast is brought to you by our dentist, The Thirty Two Dental Studio, located here on the Gold Coast.The Studio provides Australia’s most cutting-edge cosmetic and general dental care for all ages – and they’re currently perfecting Millie’s smile with Invisalign! Make a reservation now at the32.com.auYou can follow us on all our socials and our websitewww.moveovermama.comINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mama

If you have ever dreamed of working in TV, or in front of a camera, our next Mama Mentor got her start in a reality TV show called the MOLE. A show which kick-started her TV career. She competed against 12 other contestants and despite being the youngest, won. It was one of the first reality shows on TV, that led her to a long career on our screens. But TV star Liz Cantor first made waves in Australia as a competitive surfer. Sponsored by Billabong, her surfing career took her all over the world to compete. In 2003 she was also the first female Surf Judge to travel internationally on the World Surf League.Since then there is nothing Liz Cantor hasn’t had a crack at, with nearly 20 years experience in live television. From making peoples dreams come true being Lotto Liz hosting the Powerball, 7News Gold Coast Weather, Creek to Coast and Weekender and in 2016 she gained the title 2 x Reality TV Show winner! After winning another reality show. 'Living Stone – Botswana' was screened internationally and saw Liz and husband Ryan represent Australia, surviving starvation and the wilderness of Africa, against couples from England, New Zealand, America, South Africa and The Middle East.Shes also been in BLUEY! As ‘Weather Presenting Pup’ and movies as well, one of my favorites ‘Getting Squared”, the sequel Spit comes out next year. More recently Liz swapped TV stations to join Channel 10 presenting weather weeknights and she may be the first woman in Australia to appear on two networks at the same time, still staying with her 7 show Weekender. That is the power of just asking. Liz gives everything a go and loves adventure, there is so much to learn from Liz. You can find Liz weeknights on Channel 10 News 5pm, or on her socials @lizcantorThis episode is brought to you by Vee Organics! They offer a natural approach to skincare for tweens and teens, supporting the unique needs of your growing skin.Vee Organics believes that healthy, glowing skin is more than just appearance—it’s about confidence. That’s why they’re dedicated to nurturing young skin with gentle, natural ingredients, helping you build positive skincare habits from an early age. Discover their amazing range of products today at www.veeorganics.comUse code MOVEOVERMAMA for a 20% discount on your order.You can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mamaAnd our WEBSITE is now LIVE www.moveovermama.com

Returning to the 'Move Over Mama' couch is Money Expert Sarah Megginson, this time with a very personal story to share.We met Sarah Megginson last season to talk about money because her day job is the money expert for Finder.com. After gifting us with one of our most popular podcasts to date (because who doesn't want to start making money young) Sarah rejoins us with her close friend Lisa Messenger and the baby boy they created together. Sarah was recently Lisa's surrogate, which means she carried Lisa's baby because Lisa couldn't carry her own.A bit about Lisa: She is a girl boss, a highly respected publishing professional with 40 books under her belt, and a star in the entrepreneurial space. Privately, Lisa struggled with the one thing she could not achieve through hard work and a positive attitude. She had almost given up on having a child when Sarah came to her with an extraordinary offer. To carry her baby. After spending nearly half a million dollars trying and many methods both medical and alternate, Lisa and Sarahs friendship was the magic baby dust needed to create a miracle.Millie and I are no stranger the IVF journey. It took 6 years to have Millies’s brother Teddy. Millie became used to Doctors visits and sitting in waiting rooms during follicle counts and transfers. In fact Millies initial birds and bees talk was that a Doctor was helping her have a sibling and that’s what she thought happened for all families. She’s older now and of course understands the miracle of life, and we watched with awe Sarah and Lisa's journey together making Hugo as close friends.We think it’s a story perfect for Move Over Mama because our little Mamas need to know all the journeys people explore to have a family and to celebrate that we live in an age where families can be made in many different ways. This podcast covers who Lisa and Sarah were as teens, what led to needing the offer of Surrogacy, what the Surrogacy journey is like, and some of the complicated notions like what Leo will call Sarah, what Sarah's kids call Leo, and what will they tell Leo about his creation and birth.We hope this podcast episode both educates and more importantly gives hope to those on a similar journey. Please share with anyone you know who needs to hear this story.If you want to find out more about Sarah and Lisa their book "The Power of TWO" its out now.https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-power-of-two-lisa-messenger/ebook/9781763516465.htmlThey are on socialsSarah @sarahmegginsonmoneyLisa @lisamessaneger @collectivehub @collective_retreatand a shared one @mummyatlast This episode is brought to you by Vee Organics! They offer a natural approach to skincare for tweens and teens, supporting the unique needs of your growing skin.Vee Organics believes that healthy, glowing skin is more than just appearance—it’s about confidence. That’s why they’re dedicated to nurturing young skin with gentle, natural ingredients, helping you build positive skincare habits from an early age. Discover their amazing range of products today at www.veeorganics.com!Use code MOVEOVERMAMA for a 20% discount on your order. You can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mama

Wicked Mania is about to hit the world. Prepare to see Pink and Green EVERYWHERE and we are all about it. But before there was the movie with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, let's not forget there was the MUSICAL!We love musicals in our family, like L.O.V.E them.We love going to them at the theatre, watching them as movies, quoting them, singing songs from them in the car, around the house or out shopping (sorry Coles), and we have even performed in them. Our combined family musical count is Annie, Oliver, Wizard of Oz, Mamamia, Pricilla Queen of the Dessert, Aladdin and Billy Elliot… so it's safe to say we lost our minds over Courtney Monsma agreeing to join us on the Mama couch. She is Australian Theatre ROYALTY!We are such HUGE fans of this talented Gold Coast girl who is now quite simply the best thing in Australian theatre. She is currently touring the county as Glinda the Good Witch in WICKED and before that the list is endless. Ana in Frozen, Sophie in Mamamia, Princess Jasmin in Aladdin, Catherine Howard in Six and she's also in the hit TV show Paper Dolls.We think Courtney is just 'Thrillifying' on and off stage and after listening to our chat we think you will feel the same.While we start the chat with all things WICKED, we move onto talking about her stage anxiety, how she overcame her self sabotage, and how her methods could help you.Don't miss Courtney in Wicked at QPAC before she heads to Perth and beyond www.wickedthemusical.com.auYou can follow Courtney on her socials @courtneymonsma look for the blue tickThis episode is brought to you by Pavement! Just in time for summer, their new collection features fresh violet and white styles, perfect for sunny days ahead.  Pavement’s latest range empowers teens to express their individuality with fun, stylish, and parent-approved outfits. Explore the collection now, available exclusively at Big W, both in-store and online! www.bigw.com.au/brands/pavementYou can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mama

Welcome to Season 3 Lil Mama's! We missed you... PS.. Happy Birthday to us!In this episode we chat about our favorite moments from Season 2, behind the scenes of when our guests came to the Move Over Mama studio, and the things we learned that have stayed with us and hopefully you too... please tell us you are saying your gratitudes when you clean your teeth?!We share a sneak peak into the guests planned for Season 3 and most importantly we chat about our BIRTHDAYS.Our birthdays are a day apart (I had a baby for my birthday!) and so we share our plans for our birthdays, our hopes for the year ahead and we asked Chat GPT what we should know at 13 and 48 years old and see if we do actually know those things.We hope you love Season 3 as much as we have loved planning and recording it. In the words of Shania-Let's go girls!!!This episode is brought to you by Pavement! Just in time for summer, their new collection features fresh violet and white styles, perfect for sunny days ahead.  Pavement’s latest range empowers teens to express their individuality with fun, stylish, and parent-approved outfits. Explore the collection now, available exclusively at Big W, both in-store and online!www.bigw.com.au/brands/pavementYou can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mama

A filmmaker, politician, environmentalist, pro-surfer, mental health advocate, podcaster and businessman join us on the Mama Couch to help us with our environmental anxiety.Sounds like a huge team of people sitting on the couch with us huh! But in fact it is just two amazing 20 something-year-old guys, and the above is only SOME of what is on their resumes.So let's start with Kal Glanznig. From fundraising to get solar for his high school as a teen, to being the youngest elected councillor to the Sutherland Shire Council, Kal has won Young Citizen of the Year in 2020 and Environmental Citizen of the Year and is an impressive young leader who has represented Australia at the UN Climate Conference as a delegate and speaker. He recently made a film called Rising UP which is out in November.Cooper Chapman is an Ex Pro Surfer (Top 100 in the world) who now has his own podcast called the The Good Humans Podcast and he is the founder of The Good Human Factory which is an organisation and movement to connect people with simple tools to improve their wellbeing and thrive in life. His workshops have reached over 35,000 students and 10,000 corporate participants since 2020.Together with Surfers for Climate Change (https://surfersforclimate.org.au/) they have teamed up to deal with the environmental anxiety young Australians feel today. Over three quarters of young Australians aged 16-25yrs are concerned about climate change, but feel powerless, aren't taking action, have a negative future outlook and it's having an impact on their mental health. In simple terms the concern they have is that the issue is too big to fathom and overcome, and yet both Kal and Cooper assure us in this podcast that it's the little things we can all do daily that really matter and will help clean up our beautiful world.Today is world mental health day, so in honor of that, listen in to find out how just picking up 3 items of rubbish a day, and practicing gratitude while cleaning your teeth can greatly impact both the environment and your mental health.Follow KalInsta @kalglanznigwww.vote1kalglanznig.comwww.risingup.tvFollow CooperInsta @cooperchapman and @goodhumanspodwww.goodhumanfactory.comYou can follow us on all our socialsINSTAGRAM:@moveovermama_@emilyjadeokeeffe@millie_valentineYOUTUBE: @moveovermamaTIKTOK : @move_over_mamaThis episode is brought to you by Pavement. The much-loved teen wear brand at Big W has just released a new summer range, full of cherry red fun, perfect for those upcoming summer vibes.Pavement is all about empowering youth to express their individuality through fun, stylish, and parent-approved clothing. Shop now in-store and online exclusively at Big W!www.bigw.com.au/brands/pavement