Kee is joined by Lize Ratliff while Kelly is living her best life in Paris, and this episode has the full motherhood spectrum: the tiny sentence that makes you feel like you might actually be doing something right… and the 6am meltdown that brings you straight back to earth.

Because motherhood can be a beautiful birthday moment one minute, and grapes in the wrong bowl the next.

 

LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED
Flik Flak Switch Watch for Kids
Holme Beauty Base Primer
Secrets of The Bees - Disney+

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kee Reece Searles @keereece
Liza Ratliff @lizaratliff

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kee is joined by Lize Ratliff while Kelly is living her best life in Paris, and this episode has the full motherhood spectrum: the tiny sentence that makes you feel like you might actually be doing something right&hellip; and the 6am meltdown that brings you straight back to earth.
Because motherhood can be a beautiful birthday moment one minute, and grapes in the wrong bowl the next.
&nbsp;
LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED <a href="https://www.flikflak.com/en-au/">Flik Flak Switch Watch for Kids</a> <a href="https://holmebeauty.com/products/base-primer">Holme Beauty Base Primer</a> <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-059dc4ee-f790-476d-82b3-e418c1f96780">Secrets of The Bees - Disney+</a>
HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kee Reece Searles&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a> Liza Ratliff <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/">@lizaratliff</a>
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother’s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother&rsquo;s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

Eat Sleep Repeat

Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother’s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it’s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother&rsquo;s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it&rsquo;s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

The Birthday That Hit Different

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/d6528dc9-7087-4a94-89f3-b44300246214/transcript

Mother’s Day sounds simple enough… until it isn’t.

This week, Kee and Kelly get into the joy, grief, pressure and weird expectations wrapped up in one very loaded Sunday. From wanting to be celebrated, to complicated relationships with mums, to the small moments that can make the day feel beautiful, brutal, or both.

 

LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED
A History of Mother’s Day
An Ode to “Other Mothers” - Kee Reece

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Kee Reece Searles @keereece

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mother&rsquo;s Day sounds simple enough&hellip; until it isn&rsquo;t.
This week, Kee and Kelly get into the joy, grief, pressure and weird expectations wrapped up in one very loaded Sunday. From wanting to be celebrated, to complicated relationships with mums, to the small moments that can make the day feel beautiful, brutal, or both.
&nbsp;
LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-13/history-of-mothers-day-from-civil-war-to-family-reunions/8517898">A History of Mother&rsquo;s Day</a> <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/celebrating-mothers-day/">An Ode to &ldquo;Other Mothers&rdquo; - Kee Reece</a>
HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kelly McCarren&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mccarren/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Kee Reece Searles <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a>
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

Can We Be Honest About Mother’s Day?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/d5945e91-09d9-4535-8c0d-b44100d6fc37/transcript

A chaotic work week, a Facebook Marketplace find of dreams, and a cat emergency that made Kelly look like she’d fled a crime scene - just a regular week really.

 

LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED
Maison Balzac The Everything Bottle
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Kee Reece Searles @keereece

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

A chaotic work week, a Facebook Marketplace find of dreams, and a cat emergency that made Kelly look like she&rsquo;d fled a crime scene - just a regular week really.
&nbsp;
LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED <a href="https://www.davidjones.com/brand/maison-balzac">Maison Balzac The Everything Bottle</a> <a href="https://www.bigw.com.au/product/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke/p/6073383">Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke</a>
HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kelly McCarren&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mccarren/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Kee Reece Searles <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a>
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook Marketplace People, We Need To Talk

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/014268bd-c77f-4cb2-8686-b43c00c4465c/transcript

There’s a word for the strange, disorienting shift that happens when you become a mum and realise you’re not quite the same person anymore: matrescence.

In this episode, Kee and Kelly unpack the science behind how motherhood changes the brain, and hear from the shitters about what changed for them too: bodies, friendships, work, confidence, rage, softness, identity, and the sudden inability to hear a story about a child without crying.

 

LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED
Make Matrescence Mainstream
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence
Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Kee Reece Searles @keereece

AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

There&rsquo;s a word for the strange, disorienting shift that happens when you become a mum and realise you&rsquo;re not quite the same person anymore: matrescence.
In this episode, Kee and Kelly unpack the science behind how motherhood changes the brain, and hear from the shitters about what changed for them too: bodies, friendships, work, confidence, rage, softness, identity, and the sudden inability to hear a story about a child without crying.
&nbsp;
LINKS TO EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JclS0tX0BM&amp;t=2s">Make Matrescence Mainstream</a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/its-hard-to-describe-what-it-feels-like-to-become-a-mum-but-it-has-a-name-matrescence-267108">It&rsquo;s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name:&nbsp;matrescence</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0d59e7wjlo">Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests</a>
HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kelly McCarren&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mccarren/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Kee Reece Searles <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a>
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

What Is Matrescence? How Motherhood Changes You

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/3ea926be-9be7-482a-8ac3-a44f016e43d1/clips/7e83e9d3-6733-4d2d-a822-b43a0063bd6c/transcript

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