Truths, teens and taking delight with Petra Bagust

Buckle in for an uplifting conversation filled with laughter and wisdom! Petra Bagust is the host of popular Rova podcasts Grey Areas and Sunday Sanctuary, a radio personality and TV presenter, a media chaplain, mum to three young people and all-round wonderful wāhine.  In this episode, Petra shar…

Season 2 Trailer - New episodes launching Tuesday 15th October

We're back with a 2nd season of Parents We've Met. The first episode of Season 2 will be dropping on Tuesday 15th October - and while you wait, here's a little preview of what's to come. This season, co-hosts Jenny Hale (author and parent coach) and Dayna Galloway (former TV presenter and mum-to-t…

BONUS – Lessons and takeaways from the frontline of parenthood

Did you hear the one about the kids who were allowed to write on the toilet wall? And no, we don’t mean toddler scribbles!  In our Season 1 finale episode, Jenny and Dayna unpack the stand-out stories, curly questions and honest reflections from our nine guest episodes to bring you a snackable sel…

Grief, love and glorious food with Pio Terei

The final guest for Season 1 is one of our very own: the much-loved media personality, Parenting Place pou tangata and father-to-three Pio Terei.   Pull out the tissues as this kōrero is full of tears – the happy ones and the sad ones! Pio shares openly about his journey with grief after the loss …

Style, social media and grieving expectations with Heather Hale

Now if you wear clothes this episode is totally for you! This week, Jenny and Dayna are joined by the wonderful personal stylist, image consultant and mum-to-two, Heather Hale.  Heather shares honestly about the magic of being a mum, but also the unexpected hard stuff she’s navigated including pos…

The power of play and living without clutter with Sean Brown

This week, Jenny and Dayna are hanging out with a top bloke and legend of a dad, Sean Brown. Sean’s the chippie that has put Dayna’s home back together after various floods and burst pipes, but you may also recognize him as the fix-it, make-it-better builder extraordinaire from the TV show, Sort Yo…

Lifting the lid on grief with Kaiora Tipene

Co-star of the popular reality TV show, The Casketeers and māmā to SIX, Kaiora Tipene joins Jenny and Dayna for a beautiful kōrero on motherhood, whānau and a topic that’s a little bit taboo in some families: death.  Through her humble stories and reflections, Kaiora shares about her own upbringin…

Sleep deprivation and diving in the deep end with Ido Drent

Jenny and Dayna are joined by another awesome dad guest this week! Some of you might remember Ido Drent as Daniel Potts from New Zealand's favourite soap opera, Shortland Street, or more recently from his roles on TheGulf and Offspring. In recent years, Ido has shelved his acting work to spend more…

Sex, sailing and keeping kids safe online with Jo Robertson

Jenny and Dayna sit down with sex and relationship therapist, Jo Robertson, for a glorious chat on all things ‘motherhood’, including surviving deep-sea sailing adventures and navigating the sexual culture and pornography landscape that our kids are growing up in.  We learn about who Jo is as a mu…

Social media, distractions, and parenting in public with Ben Boyce

Award-winning radio host and super proud dad Ben Boyce sits down with Jenny and Dayna to share some glorious tales from his parenting journey.   Ben’s been making people laugh for years; he's one of the creative forces behind the hit comedy series, Jono and Ben, and he's the co-host on The Hits Br…