Ready or Not

DEAR READY OR NOT: Will it ruin your career if you take a step back (or out) and re–enter later? What to do if you’re in a senior role and the amount of travel is a nightmare and whether you should tell someone that they’re being gossiped about in the office. Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

Alicia Loxley is familiar with pressure. The pressure to succeed in an industry that most of her uni lecturers told her was too hard to make a career in, the pressure of what became an intense first pregnancy, ending in bed rest and potentially life threatening consequences for both her and her son, and the pressure she feels to always being doing well both as a mum and a journalist. And where she feels most pressure isn’t from the job she’s worked so hard in; it’s in being a mum to three children. Here, we talk about why she can’t understand people that don’t identify as feminists, the discomfort that lies in being completely out of control when, before kids, we become accustomed to trying our best to control everything, what it’s been like to navigate a public role that requires you to be sharp and presentable, when motherhood can make you feel the exact opposite, and why she now understand the cliche that to raise a teenage son is to experience the slowest breakup imaginable. I learned so much from Alicia, and if I’m honest, I wondered how open a journalist in the public eye feels she can be. I needn’t have doubted her though; this is as candid a conversation as you’ll hear. So let’s get into it.Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.Working mums, motherhood, parenting, feminism, returning to work.

Welcome back to the show! Coming up today:The state of screen time in our homes: We polled you on all things screentime and let’s just say… we felt a little guilty and gobsmacked by the results. Then, Everyone is talking about that work from home grab from Emma Grede and we need to talk about it, and Joeli Brearley’s reaction reel.Here’s the clip we played at the top of the clip about babysitting.Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.Working mums, motherhood, parenting, feminism, returning to work.

DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you tell your partner that works from home to get the f*ck out of the house while you’re on maternity leave? Should you stay in a job you love with no flexibility?  And should you be calling recruiters before applying for roles, or is that outdated advice?Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL! Welcome back to a different episode of Ready or Not, where ahead of Mother’s Day, Lu and Loz sit down with journos, mums, and best mates Estelle Griepink and Lana Murphy to reflect on what we’d go back and tell ourselves about:BirthPostpartumBreastfeedingGoing from one to twoReturning to paid workGot a question for Dear Ready or Not? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

DEAR READY OR NOT: How do you know when you’re ‘done’ having kids? Is more money worth less flexibility and what to do when you don’t feel like having sex after you’ve had a baby. Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.

Welcome back! Coming up today:Would you live in a world with no men? A viral street interview video seems to have created a bigger conversation, but are we really that surprised?Women have always been 50% of the population, yet only occupy around 5% of recorded history. We need to talk about it.  —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review. You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.— In this episode, we cover: botox, school holidays, the manosphere, andrew tate, louis theroux, working mums, cosmetic procedures, facelifts, feminism, motherhood, parenting, postpartum, friendship, school. 

DEAR READY OR NOT: I covered her mat leave so why is she treating me like the problem now she’s back? Do I stick it out with a moody manager while trying to get pregnant and how do I stop carrying the mental load without losing my mind. Got a question? Submit it here! —Thanks for listening! If you liked the show, please tell your friends, subscribe or write a review.You can also find us on Instagram:@readyornot.pod@laurentreweek_@lucindamckimm_And join us on DOME below! YEEHAW!homeofdome.com/ready-or-not/— This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which we're lucky enough to raise our sons and daughters always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We Pay The Rent and you can too here.