We speak to nutritionist, dietitian, body image advocate and author Lyndi Cohen about how to mentally embrace the many (!) and often weird (!!) changes your body undertakes during pregnancy - and also the very real need to properly fuel it. Being a mum of two herself, Lyndi tells it how it is, and isn’t afraid to make fun of herself in the process. 

You can follow Lyndi on Instagram @nude_nutritionist, download her app here, grab her book here or find out more about her services here. 

Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia’s Youtube channel, and find more good stuff at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and @elle.aus on Tiktok. 


This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

We speak to nutritionist, dietitian, body image advocate and author Lyndi Cohen about how to mentally embrace the many (!) and often weird (!!) changes your body undertakes during pregnancy - and also the very real need to properly fuel it. Being a mum of two herself, Lyndi tells it how it is, and isn&rsquo;t afraid to make fun of herself in the process.&nbsp;
You can follow Lyndi on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nude_nutritionist/?hl=en">@nude_nutritionist</a>, download her app <a href="https://lyndicohen.com/back-to-basics">here</a>, grab her book <a href="https://lyndicohen.com/books">here</a> or find out more about her services <a href="https://lyndicohen.com/">here</a>.&nbsp;
Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/elleaus">Youtube channel</a>, and find more good stuff at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@ELLEAUS</a> on Instagram and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@elle.aus</a> on Tiktok.&nbsp;
 This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements <a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit">here</a>.

ELLE Australia wants to bring to the fore the questions that so many women have about their fertility, and what it means for their futures. Whether it's how to have a baby solo, what to do when faced with infertility, or how to know if you even want kids in the first place, there's a myriad of crossroads and choices that all women inevitably face.

Beyond Expectations is hosted by Ali Izzo, who is ELLE’s Head of Digital and also a mum of two—so she’s been there! Dropping weekly, these candid conversations with some of Australia’s most inspiring women bring light, lived-experience and hopefully humour to the many ways in which women navigate their fertility. Often, with unexpected results. 

This podcast is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years.You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

ELLE Australia&nbsp;wants to bring to the fore the questions that so many women have about their fertility, and what it means for their futures. Whether it's how to have a baby solo, what to do when faced with infertility, or how to know if you even want kids in the first place, there's a myriad of crossroads and choices that all women inevitably face.
Beyond Expectations is hosted by Ali Izzo, who is ELLE&rsquo;s Head of Digital and also a mum of two&mdash;so she&rsquo;s been there! Dropping weekly, these candid conversations with some of Australia&rsquo;s most inspiring women bring light, lived-experience and hopefully humour to the many ways in which women navigate their fertility. Often, with unexpected results.&nbsp;
This podcast is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years.You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements <a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741662098250000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OZMBdTclh24z0RjdAmCOW">here</a>.

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Lyndi Cohen Knows How Weird Your Pregnancy Body Can Feel

Listing Sarah Rose’s accolades is enough to make anyone feel a little sheepish about their own output into the world, but the Sydney-based disability advocate isn’t here to cover herself in glory. Sarah was born with the most common type of dwarfism, achondroplasia, but her disability has never held her back. Be it competing (three times) in the Paralympic Games, and winning a bronze medal in swimming, becoming a mum (twice now), or transferring the lessons she learnt as an athlete to the wider world of advocacy. 

Sydney-based Rose uses her platforms - social media, a podcast and most recently a children’s book - to promote the visibility of, and understanding around, Australians living with a disability  - which is something that affects one in five Aussies. Here, she shares how disability played into her - and society’s - expectations of fertility, falling pregnant via IVF and becoming a mum-of-two. 

You can follow Saah on Instagram at @sarkaterose and you can find Sarah’s delightful children’s book ABC Disability online here, and in all good book stores.  

Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia’s Youtube channel, and find more good stuff at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and @elle.aus on Tiktok. 


This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

Listing Sarah Rose&rsquo;s accolades is enough to make anyone feel a little sheepish about their own output into the world, but the Sydney-based disability advocate isn&rsquo;t here to cover herself in glory. Sarah was born with the most common type of dwarfism, achondroplasia, but her disability has never held her back. Be it competing (three times) in the Paralympic Games, and winning a bronze medal in swimming, becoming a mum (twice now), or transferring the lessons she learnt as an athlete to the wider world of advocacy.&nbsp;
Sydney-based Rose uses her platforms - social media, a podcast and most recently a children&rsquo;s book - to promote the visibility of, and understanding around, Australians living with a disability&nbsp; - which is something that affects one in five Aussies. Here, she shares how disability played into her - and society&rsquo;s - expectations of fertility, falling pregnant via IVF and becoming a mum-of-two.&nbsp;
You can follow Saah on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarkaterose/?hl=en">@sarkaterose</a> and you can find Sarah&rsquo;s delightful children&rsquo;s book ABC Disability online <a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/sarah-rose-alley-pascoe-rebecca-feiner/abc-disability">here</a>, and in all good book stores.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/elleaus">Youtube channel</a>, and find more good stuff at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@ELLEAUS</a> on Instagram and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@elle.aus</a> on Tiktok.&nbsp;
 This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements <a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit">here</a>.

Sarah Rose Wants You To Know This

Jesinta Franklin has found a new kind of happiness in the post-baby era of motherhood. The Gold Coast-based mum-of-two has always been open about how challenging she found that newborn stage (also, during Covid!), but here Jesinta also shares the lesser-talked-about positive bits about being a mum. While maintaining her entrepreneur and modelling careers, Jesinta opens up about how her approach to motherhood has changed as her kids approach school-age, and how she tries to chase down joy in the everyday. 

You can follow Jesinta Franklin on Instagram @jesinta_franklin, and find out more about Your Reformer here. 

A big thank you to Your Reformer and Pivotal Conversations for assisting with the audio and video production of this episode with Jesinta, which was recorded in Jesinta’s home on the Gold Coast. 

Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia’s Youtube channel, and find more good stuff at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and @elle.aus on Tiktok. 


This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

Jesinta Franklin has found a new kind of happiness in the post-baby era of motherhood. The Gold Coast-based mum-of-two has always been open about how challenging she found that newborn stage (also, during Covid!), but here Jesinta also shares the lesser-talked-about positive bits about being a mum. While maintaining her entrepreneur and modelling careers, Jesinta opens up about how her approach to motherhood has changed as her kids approach school-age, and how she tries to chase down joy in the everyday.&nbsp;
You can follow Jesinta Franklin on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesinta_franklin/?hl=en">@jesinta_franklin</a>, and find out more about Your Reformer <a href="https://yourreformer.com.au/">here</a>.&nbsp;
A big thank you to <a href="https://yourreformer.com.au/">Your Reformer</a> and <a href="https://www.pivotalconversations.ai/">Pivotal Conversations</a> for assisting with the audio and video production of this episode with Jesinta, which was recorded in Jesinta&rsquo;s home on the Gold Coast.&nbsp;
Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/elleaus">Youtube channel</a>, and find more good stuff at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@ELLEAUS</a> on Instagram and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@elle.aus</a> on Tiktok.&nbsp;
 This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements <a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit">here</a>.

Jesinta Franklin On The Good Bits Of Parenthood That No One Talks About

Maz Coote is the founder/owner of successful beauty and lifestyle PR firm, Coote Agency, but it was her less-than-ideal experience with her own fertility that inspired her to co-found a new at-home hormone testing company, called When. Not many women start a bio-medical testing company after doing egg freezing, but Maz is anything but average. Here, she shares what she learnt along the way, and why falling pregnant naturally was, surprisingly, always part of her plan. 

You can follow Maz on Instagram at @mazzycoote, her agency at @coote.agency and When at @whenfertility.  

Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia’s Youtube channel, and find more good stuff at @ELLEAUS on Instagram and @elle.aus on Tiktok. 

The information provided is not a substitute for independent medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or medical condition. You should speak with a medical practitioner if you wish to assess your fertility and before making any decisions about healthcare, including contraception.

This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world’s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit’s range of prenatal supplements here.

Maz Coote is the founder/owner of successful beauty and lifestyle PR firm, Coote Agency, but it was her less-than-ideal experience with her own fertility that inspired her to co-found a new at-home hormone testing company, called <a href="https://www.whenfertility.com.au/">When</a>. Not many women start a bio-medical testing company after doing egg freezing, but Maz is anything but average. Here, she shares what she learnt along the way, and why falling pregnant naturally was, surprisingly, always part of her plan.&nbsp;
You can follow Maz on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mazzycoote/?hl=en">@mazzycoote</a>, her agency at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coote.agency/?hl=en">@coote.agency</a> and When at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whenfertility/?hl=en">@whenfertility</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Please rate, review, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends. You can watch full episodes of each of the Beyond Expectations chats on ELLE Australia&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/elleaus">Youtube channel</a>, and find more good stuff at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@ELLEAUS</a> on Instagram and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@elle.aus">@elle.aus</a> on Tiktok.&nbsp;
The information provided is not a substitute for independent medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or medical condition. You should speak with a medical practitioner if you wish to assess your fertility and before making any decisions about healthcare, including contraception.
This episode is proudly brought to you by Elevit, who have exclusively partnered with ELLE Australia on the launch of Beyond Expectations. Elevit is the world&rsquo;s most studied prenatal multivitamin brand, and has been helping babies come into the world for over 20 years. You can explore* Elevit&rsquo;s range of prenatal supplements&nbsp;<a href="https://www.elevit.com.au/products/elevit">here</a>.

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