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When Naturopath Sonia Tzerefos’ was pregnant with her second child, she and her husband thought they were pretty well prepared for the next challenges life would bring. They just didn’t realise how big the challenges that presented themselves were going to be. We chat with Sonia about her son’s Autism diagnosis and how she has helped her family thrive by focusing on the importance of gut health.

Kate Jones and Mandy Hose have experienced the highs and lows of parenting – and they wouldn’t change a thing. The pair met a decade ago and bonded over their premature twins with additional needs and their remarkable capacity for love, laughter and swearing like a trooper. As the mothers grew closer, however, they confided that they felt ‘on-the-floor lonely’ sometimes because nobody was talking about what it was like for families like theirs. It was time to give their community a voice. We chat with Kate and Mandy about their new book and the importance of finding your tribe.

When the original founder of SA Mums in Business stepped aside from running the networking community and business directory for SA women, members Jess Engleson and Sandra Senn knew they couldn’t let that be the end of SA Mums in Business, but rather a new beginning. We chat with Sandra about what SA Mums in Business is all about, their plans to reinvigorate the brand and what Mums can expect when they sign up.

There have been a lot of career highs for leading legal firm Partner Amy Nikolovski. From being made Partner, to Managing Partner and President of the SA Law Society, Amy’s made it happen. We chat with Amy about the pressure on women to have children, the expectation versus reality of being a working mum and her advice to other women working in law.

REBECCA MORSE: “It’s my take-out message for you in this issue of KIDDO focusing on health and wellbeing. I’m parenting three daughters through very different stages. If I’m not well-rested, hydrated and operating at optimum core strength they will eat me alive.”

Owner of mental health space, The Red Tent, Mikki Fisher wants to change the game of mental health. On a mission to create a safe space where women could openly discuss mental health struggles, Mikki believes that by changing our attitude towards mental health, we can get rid of the stigma attached and instead celebrate healing. We chat with Mikki about her online mental health space, The Red Tent, how it evolved and how people can get involved.

Wanna be a winning dad? There’s now a manual for that, thanks to Symon Jarowyj! Just in time for Father’s Day, Symon gives us some of his top 10 tips to being a winning dad!

This year’s Australian Survivor cohort is one of the most accomplished yet, but at KIDDO HQ we’ve been particularly taken with Wai Chim, who happens to be an acclaimed award-winning author of six children’s and young adult books! We chat with Wai about how being an author has played into her game strategies on Australian Survivor and how her experience on the show may end up on the pages of a new children’s book.

Owner of mental health space, The Red Tent, Mikki Fisher wants to change the game of mental health. The business owner, mother of three and strong advocate for mental health found herself inundated on her social media platform with women who wanted to open their hearts to her. On a mission to create a safe space where women could openly discuss mental health struggles, Mikki launched The Red Tent, a mental health space for women. We chat with Mikki about The Red Tent, how it evolved and how women can get involved.

In the paediatric sector alone, the breadth of support provided by Speech Language Pathologists is extensive. Some children may require help in a single area, while others need assistance more globally. Lauren from SPOT Paediatrics gives us the rundown on the ways SLP’s can support children.

We caught up with eco-warriors Jessi and Millie Poutama (also known as the ‘Wild Wives’) to discuss all things IVF and pregnancy and how pleasure plays a role amongst all of it. The power couple hope to open up the conversation about pleasure during IVF and pregnancy to encourage more parents to embrace and care for their bodies from all aspects of health and wellness.

The Golden Month offers an in-home, postpartum service based on traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic practices, tapping into nature, using all things natural to support new mums.

Adelaide model, primary school teacher, influencer, and former House Rules contestant, Jess Dover, is relishing a new role – she’s now also a Mum, after welcoming her gorgeous son, Seb (9 months), into the world! We wanted to get to know more about Jess, how her different roles have shaped her over the years and how she’s enjoying the rollercoaster ride of life as a new mum.

REBECCA MORSE: “I was 25 when I fell pregnant. I had just started a new job with the ABC in Brisbane and was ambitious. Parenthood was not on the horizon for my twenties. In hindsight I should have been as focussed on taking the pill at the same time every day as I was on my career progression, but then we wouldn’t have our Grace!”

The ingenious and innovative team behind the creative studio and bespoke event space are Rachel Evans and Lucy Temme. We sat down with them to talk about all things HYGGE, from its very beginnings, to managing a business through a global pandemic and what’s on the cards for 2021… plus all important questions like ‘what makes a good party?’ – because they would know!