Move Over Mama

Aurora Iler is a name you need to know. Why? At only 13 this young Australian actor is a Youth Oscar winner. She has also written, directed and produced two short films.This movie triple threat is going to make you either question what the hell you are doing with your life or inspire you to do something with your life…She flew from Sydney to be on the Mama couch with us and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her here to congratulate her on her Youth Oscar win and hear what is in store for this amazing teen. Including writing, directing and producing her first full feature film..Aurora's exceptional talent has garnered her numerous accolades, including the Queensland Young Achiever of the Year Award in April 2024 for her significant 'Contribution to Community or Family Safety'. She made history as the Youngest Filmmaker at the Mammoth Film Festival in March 2024 and was honored as the 'Best Up and Coming Actor' at the Lady Filmmakers Festival in Beverly Hills in October 2023.Yet with all these awards and achievements Aurora has had to deal with bullying and subsequently moved schools because of it. Still Aurora has so much grace towards her tormentors and just wants us all to appreciate the extraordinary in all of us.As Millie so perfectly sums up in this podcast, after meeting Aurora, you just want to be best friends with her.We hope you love this episode.Please share and help spread the word about Aurora so she can find funding for her next film. You can follow Aurora at @therealaurorailerThis Podcast is brought to you by The Magnus Ball happening on 19th October at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Gold Coast.  The Magnus Ball raises much needed funds and awareness for some amazing disability charities. I am the emcee of this fabulous gala evening and Dr Dinesh Palipana a past guest on the Podcast is our esteemed key note speaker!  Get your tickets at magnushealth.com.au 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fashion designer and have a brand that sells all over the country and the world?Our mentor today is Sonia Stradiotto who is celebrating 35 years of being a fashion designer. She has dressed some of Australia’s most influential people, thrown the biggest fashion shows in the country and her style is pure glam.. sequins and sparkles, just like her personality. But it has not been easy. Starting with a hole in the wall shop, sewing everything herself, this designer had no free pass and built her empire on her own, then the pandemic hit and no-one had anywhere to go to wear her designs. This didn't deter her, she pivoted and started an at home fashion revolution and inspired everyone to take the rubbish out in a ball gown, she was one of the few that came out the other side of the pandemic stronger than beforeWith a book and documentary coming out soon be inspired by Sonia's story of starting small to building a lasting legacy. You can find Sonia's designs here https://soniastradiotto.com.au/ and follow her on all socials @soniastradiottocoutureThis Podcast is brought to you by The Magnus Ball happening on 19th October at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Gold Coast.  The Magnus Ball raises much needed funds and awareness for some amazing disability charities. I am the emcee of this fabulous gala evening and Dr Dinesh Palipana a past guest on the Podcast is our esteemed key note speaker!  Get your tickets at magnushealth.com.au 

Our next guest is not someone as well-known as our other guests, but the point of this podcast is not always to have famous in the public eye people, its to have all walks of life people who are making a difference in the world, and we are hoping after your time with our next guest you will be inspired to volunteer your time to give back… that’s a clue… Giving and helping others doesn’t just make the world better, studies indicate the act of giving back boosts your own happiness, healthy and wellbeing. So you can do it for the greater good, but you can also be selfish and do it for you!Meet CEO And founder of the Charity Baby Give Back, Carly Fradgley. Before she started the charity Baby Give Back she was a successful  lawyer. After realising how lucky she was she wanted to give back and started the charity in her garage distributing second hand baby goods to mothers in need. It is now a large organisation supporting thousands of children. In this episode Carly shares what it’s like to give up a successful career you studied hard for, to do something altruistic and make even more of a difference. If you love this episode please join us and the teen Baby Give Back Force. Let us know your interest and together we can organise a teen day and all get together to help mothers and babies in need. This episode is brought to you by Little Scholars School of Early Learning, champions of the powerful impact of learning through play during the first five years of a child’s life. With 14 early learning campuses throughout South East Queensland, Little Scholars is dedicated to nurturing children from six weeks to five years old. They prioritise your child’s growth and development, focusing on teaching and guiding them to gain essential life skills. Little Scholars’ approach embraces the joy and wonder of childhood, ensuring learning through play remains at the heart of your child’s experience. Discover how Little Scholars can be an extension of your family. Visit us at mylittlescholars.com.au to book a tour today.

By popular demand we are delighted in this episode to be joined on the Mama couch by Gold Coast Twins Lucy and Lily Cohen.16 years old but wise beyond their years, these beautiful blonde 'basic Aussie girls' are making waves on TikTok with their infectious personality and creativity. With a combined social audience heading towards the million mark their videos are a blend of relatable anecdotes, cute fashion edits, hauls, get ready with me's, trends and entertaining dance moves. Captivating audiences with authenticity and humility their ability to connect with the a fan base of 'basic Aussie girls' is enviable. Lily and Lucy have mastered the art of crafting engaging and relatable content that resonates with audiences of all ages. Whether they are sharing stories from their daily life or participating in trends creatively they bring a sense of joy and kindness to the digital sphere as they inspire and entertain. One of our most requested guests, we have to admit they were on our wish list from the beginning as one half of this podcasting duo dreamed of interviewing them about their rapid rise to fame and unpacking how they navigate requests for photos in shopping centres by strangers, learning to collaborate with big brands, deflecting the hateful comments and managing all this while still completing school and staying normal.We are thrilled Lucy and Lily agreed to jump on the podcast and share so openly with Millie all of the above and more. Please like, share, subscribe, listen twice and cheer loudly for these lovely girls and their message of love in this episode of Move Over Mama. 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.au

INTRODUCING SEASON 2 of MOVE OVER MAMAWith your hosts Emily Jade O'Keeffe and Millie Valentine.We unpack some of our favourite learnings from our guests in Season 1, tease whats coming up in Season 2 and chat a little more about our most asked topic.How we navigate ADHD in our family.We speak candidly about how our family discovered our neurodiversity, what we now all affectionately call it and the tools we use to overcome some of the complexities of it. Including using a diary which you can purchase here https://theresilienceproject.com.au/shop/product/6-month-wellbeing-journal/SHARE YOUR THOUGHTSThanks for listening to the Move Over Mama podcast. We’d love your feedback. If you enjoyed the episodes, please tell your friends and family and subscribe.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.au

A special fast tracked episode today because we wanted to jump on an opportunity just like our guest did and ended up on stage in a packed arena performing with Teddy Swims.Our mentor today made something so epically cool happen for herself just by taking a chance and there is so much to learn from her moment. She is a professional Busker, and busks all over the country making a decent living out of it. Last week she decided to busk in Brisbanes Queen Street mall on the day Teddy Swims was performing at the Riverstage. She performed a few of his songs over and over and live streamed it on Tik Tok in the hope he would see it, or be in the area and see her and be compelled to watch her and even perform with her..Guess What it WORKED and now she has been on every radio station, TV station, socially blown up and now Performed on stage with him! Now she is with us, we can almost still smell Teddy Swims hugs on her!!Inoxia we can’t wait to get to know you better. Lets Move Over to learn from INOXIA about how to manifest and hustle, earning a living through busking and what Teddy Swims is really like..If you want to find out more about Inoxia  you can follow them on her socials @Inoxiasounds look for the Blue Tick  and see her perform there or find out where she will perform through her live streams. She is worth finding. And if you like this episode, please subscribe, share with a friend or give us a review. You can follow socials @emilyjadeokeeffe @Millie_Valentine @moveovermama_This episode is brought to you by Little Scholars School of Early Learning, champions of the powerful impact of learning through play during the first five years of a child’s life. With 14 early learning campuses throughout South East Queensland, Little Scholars is dedicated to nurturing children from six weeks to five years old. They prioritise your child’s growth and development, focusing on teaching and guiding them to gain essential life skills. Little Scholars’ approach embraces the joy and wonder of childhood, ensuring learning through play remains at the heart of your child’s experience. Discover how Little Scholars can be an extension of your family. Visit us at mylittlescholars.com.au to book a tour today.

16 years old and already her parents Boss! Meet Glitter Girl, aka Sophia Rizzo a Young Entrepreneur who started selling Glitter in the classroom at age 9 and now at 16 has a business with over 200 items in stock and ships globally. Big things are coming for Glitter Girl as a brand and we are so excited for what you can learn from todays podcast. Something Millie has touched on a few times in this podcast is how she has always been a little entrepreneur herself, selling lemons, lemonade, or pompoms out the front of our house. When that wasn't enough she started a little insta biz called Crystals for Kids, she is always hustling and thinking of ways to make money. I’ve never stopped her because I love her hustle, and also every cent she earns is money I don’t have to earn to spend on her! Todays mentor is a little similar but way ahead of the game. When Sophia decided to dress colourfully for school and had a “little idea” to bring pots of glitter to her school and charged her classmates $2 for the craft glitter which she ordered online. Despite getting in trouble at school, she pivoted and started to sell at markets and online, that business is now called Glitter Girl and making enough that both Sophia’s parents quit their jobs so they could work full-time FOR HER. She has now won awards including Gold Coast Bulletin's Young Woman of the Year awards, Business awards and many more. We thought our listeners would love to hear how such a young person can start a business and be so successful she is now supporting her own family. We know many of you have similar dreams, so settle in and learn how you can start your own business from Move Over Mamas youngest mentor yet!If you want to find out more about Glitter Girl you can follow her on her socials @Glittergirl.au or shop her products online at www.glittergirl.com.au We wish Sophia the best of luck and can't wait for her next big announcement, its coming soon. And if you like this episode, please subscribe share with a friend or give us a review. You can follow socials @emilyjadeokeeffe and @millie_valentine 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.au

We ALL know someone who has had cancer. Some may have even lost someone dear to them and are still grieving. Millie's Dad Gerard lost his Dad to lung cancer. Poppy Jim died when Gerard was only 19 years old and we think about him every day and it's been 20 years. Cancer is a long hard journey for everyone, but imagine being the person who has the cancer. What do you do? What do you need from your friends and family and how do you try to stay positive when its really very scary?Our next mentor has walked that walk and got the worst news of her life, stage 4 Lymphoma and she was only 31. Cancer is rated in stages, and Stage 4 is as bad as you can get, but she lived, and then created a video that went viral called ‘You only get one life” it inspired so many to get out there and live the best life possible, her viral video then led to a book called 'Life is Tough but so are You'… and now she travels the country reminding people of what they are capable of and also making them laugh. We are so excited for you to meet and be mentored by Briony Benjamin!Find out why worrying is like a rocking chair, what cancer feels like, and learn how to think about illness periods in your life. Listening to Briony you will never be the same again, you will wake up every morning feeling blessed you are well. So get out there and live your best life, ways to do that are to subscribe to this podcast, and share.. we promise just listening to all the mentors will make your life better than yesterday! We love you guys.. 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.au