Hope you had an amazing Easter break and thank you to everyone who submitted questions for our very belated birthday Q&A. As you can hear, I recovered from the spicy cough but somehow caught a cold straight after and still sound like a man, so we delayed it AGAIN which means if you have any extra questions or good news stories for the episode shoot them over this week and we’ll eventually get around to recording it.




In the meantime, I’ve got a ZINGER today for you that I recorded when I sounded much nicer from someone I’ve admired and learnt from for a while now and whose brain I feel very lucky to pick. Today’s guest is the perfect example of the many things at school that we often felt like we’d never find useful in real life, but who has proven that wrong bringing science to the wild world of beauty.




You may know her as Lab Muffin but Michelle Wong is far from a lab rat bringing her credentials (ie a chemistry PhD) to explain what works and what doesn’t in the world of beauty and cosmetics. Think of all the intimidating ingredient names and jargon in the beauty world and Michelle has probably demystified all of them in an approachable, easy to understand way in one of her videos or posts gaining her a booming audience around the world.




Michelle is also a fellow lover of Aussie success story, Bondi Sands, and we run through some of our favourite SCIENCE-BACKED goodies from the new Everyday Skincare range. I hope you learn as much as I did!




FOLLOW MICHELLE HERE




TRY THE BONDI SANDS EVERYDAY SKINCARE RANGE




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Hope you had an amazing Easter break and thank you to everyone who submitted questions for our very belated birthday Q&amp;A. As you can hear, I recovered from the spicy cough but somehow caught a cold straight after and still sound like a man, so we delayed it AGAIN which means if you have any extra questions or good news stories for the episode shoot them over this week and we’ll eventually get around to recording it. In the meantime, I’ve got a ZINGER today for you that I recorded when I sounded much nicer from someone I’ve admired and learnt from for a while now and whose brain I feel very lucky to pick. Today’s guest is the perfect example of the many things at school that we often felt like we’d never find useful in real life, but who has proven that wrong bringing science to the wild world of beauty. You may know her as Lab Muffin but Michelle Wong is far from a lab rat bringing her credentials (ie a chemistry PhD) to explain what works and what doesn’t in the world of beauty and cosmetics. Think of all the intimidating ingredient names and jargon in the beauty world and Michelle has probably demystified all of them in an approachable, easy to understand way in one of her videos or posts gaining her a booming audience around the world. Michelle is also a fellow lover of Aussie success story, <a href="https://bondisands.com.au/collections/skincare">Bondi Sands</a>, and we run through some of our favourite SCIENCE-BACKED goodies from the new Everyday Skincare range. I hope you learn as much as I did! <a href="https://www.instagram.com/labmuffinbeautyscience/?hl=en">FOLLOW MICHELLE HERE</a> <a href="https://bondisands.com.au/collections/skincare">TRY THE BONDI SANDS EVERYDAY SKINCARE RANGE</a> + Announcements on Insta at <a href="https://dashboard.whooshkaa.com/episodes/278466/instagram.com/spoonful_of_sarah">@spoonful_of_sarah</a>+ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/872575293109562/about/">Join our Facebook community here</a>+ Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of YAY!

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Michelle Wong // The chemistry behind our cosmetics!

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We are back after an episode off, thank you so much for your patience while we worked some magic in the back end. Somehow, we are already seizing the MAY and are just days away from Mother’s Day, so I lined up the perfect guest for a yap about one of the most defining facets of being a mum. 

I could genuinely talk for an entire series (nay an entire podcast) about the mental load of parenting and how invisible it can sometimes be. While I adore being a Mum more than anything else, there is nothing quite so validating and reassuring than to hear someone else articulate the overwhelm it can create (and bonus points if they have any tips that might help alleviate some of the workload).

Enter, the incredible Chantel Mila whose practical, time-saving, home-organising tips have led MILLIONS of people around the world to follow her every move. From a mindblowing trick to remove oil stains from clothing to the easiest way to keep your bathroom spotless, Chantel has changed my life in many ways and also happens to be a fellow member of the Day Management family - shout out to our incredible management team. 

After the success of her first best selling book, The Dream Clean, she has just published her second, The Fair Share, designed to help households equitably distribute the ubiquitous mental load through a practical, transformative four-week program. I won’t give away too much as Chantel explains it so eloquently herself, but this was SUCH a validating, enlightening, and enjoyable chat about how she went from 14 to nearly 3 million followers, her most viral home hacks to date and how we can all take on our fair share. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

Follow Chantel here.
Buy your copy of The Fair Share here.

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We are back after an episode off, thank you so much for your patience while we worked some magic in the back end. Somehow, we are already seizing the MAY and are just days away from Mother&rsquo;s Day, so I lined up the perfect guest for a yap about one of the most defining facets of being a mum.&nbsp;
I could genuinely talk for an entire series (nay an entire podcast) about the mental load of parenting and how invisible it can sometimes be. While I adore being a Mum more than anything else, there is nothing quite so validating and reassuring than to hear someone else articulate the overwhelm it can create (and bonus points if they have any tips that might help alleviate some of the workload).
Enter, the incredible <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mama_mila_au/">Chantel Mila</a> whose practical, time-saving, home-organising tips have led MILLIONS of people around the world to follow her every move. From a mindblowing trick to remove oil stains from clothing to the easiest way to keep your bathroom spotless, Chantel has changed my life in many ways and also happens to be a fellow member of the Day Management family - shout out to our incredible management team.&nbsp;
After the success of her first best selling book, The Dream Clean, she has just published her second, <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Fair-Share-Life-Changing-Four-Week-Program/dp/1923390066/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28A7IB334JJ4N&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QvbBSy6joBtExlvI1kvOLTQXoNnwYQDHLevNMCb9nsPDK74z9FDEdrCgFe13vr1kSYSX24G0nx_8C7pdseZ8kD2T253dB-T3U6n8G8bk6dQGrIXfrwGnrqTW4RHrBVquiAmpXSBCXJbjidV0VWh9YvAn1gGDO3PCnekHMAKg2Yaxe8RegC_E56sR2Ju4dtt2rrHAmPw4ZzXcl825Xvx7KTtlp6cy9QsGXrUIKeUoJoOxDBtM-5fONlE8eaTGhbAvwX_taQNxB8TCUzg2Zn2zFvYJAkDkTKWwM-2uf6ZjuBQ.KnR2vX0kiwozZNLKAv-iSUJGHv2D6dAkdkuEcCtX95Q&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+fair+share&amp;qid=1773114376&amp;sprefix=the+fair+share%2Caps%2C267&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=linkfiregen&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;ascsubtag=cd327fe669966e734aa36101e96bdd90&amp;ref=dmm_acq_soc_au_u_lfire_lp_x_cd327fe669966e734aa36101e96bdd90&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn6gb2-sxYSqxGbGAx7cLv1mpUcxb9QDb7xClelHRsN2YRUwfnh_pKscUsY_M_aem_derfcnLOy58zmzT8_nUDXw">The Fair Share</a>, designed to help households equitably distribute the ubiquitous mental load through a practical, transformative four-week program. I won&rsquo;t give away too much as Chantel explains it so eloquently herself, but this was SUCH a validating, enlightening, and enjoyable chat about how she went from 14 to nearly 3 million followers, her most viral home hacks to date and how we can all take on our fair share. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!
Follow Chantel <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mama_mila_au/">here</a>. Buy your copy of The Fair Share <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Fair-Share-Life-Changing-Four-Week-Program/dp/1923390066/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28A7IB334JJ4N&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QvbBSy6joBtExlvI1kvOLTQXoNnwYQDHLevNMCb9nsPDK74z9FDEdrCgFe13vr1kSYSX24G0nx_8C7pdseZ8kD2T253dB-T3U6n8G8bk6dQGrIXfrwGnrqTW4RHrBVquiAmpXSBCXJbjidV0VWh9YvAn1gGDO3PCnekHMAKg2Yaxe8RegC_E56sR2Ju4dtt2rrHAmPw4ZzXcl825Xvx7KTtlp6cy9QsGXrUIKeUoJoOxDBtM-5fONlE8eaTGhbAvwX_taQNxB8TCUzg2Zn2zFvYJAkDkTKWwM-2uf6ZjuBQ.KnR2vX0kiwozZNLKAv-iSUJGHv2D6dAkdkuEcCtX95Q&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=the+fair+share&amp;qid=1773114376&amp;sprefix=the+fair+share%2Caps%2C267&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=linkfiregen&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;ascsubtag=cd327fe669966e734aa36101e96bdd90&amp;ref=dmm_acq_soc_au_u_lfire_lp_x_cd327fe669966e734aa36101e96bdd90&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn6gb2-sxYSqxGbGAx7cLv1mpUcxb9QDb7xClelHRsN2YRUwfnh_pKscUsY_M_aem_derfcnLOy58zmzT8_nUDXw">here</a>.
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The Mental Load Of Motherhood With Mama Mila

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Especially as a former ballerina myself, I am thrilled to share with you the delightful Benedicte Bemet who also started ballet at 3 years old but then went on to become not just a professional ballerina but a celebrated Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet. You may not know what that rank means if you live outside the world of ballet, but you’ll surely recognise the term prima ballerina being the highest rank in a company and Benedicte is one of only 11.

Recognised from early on in her career for bringing both technical brilliance and emotional depth to roles, you will quickly hear how deeply passionate she is about what she does and she is asuch a pleasure to watch on stage. She graduated only a few years after those in my own cohort who lasted the full distance, so I have followed her career since her very first year in the company and it was a pinch me moment for little Sarah to actually get to sit down with her and hear about it. 

From busting myths about Black Swan to how she wraps her feet for performances, moving back from Hong Kong without her family to follow her dreams and the psychology of resilience, discipline and optimism through injury, Benny is so well adjusted, warm and it’s impossible not to love her. Whether you’ve danced or not, there’s so much about identity, reinvention, and what it really takes to pursue something at the highest level. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Follow Benedicte here.
Get tickets to Romeo & Juliet and more here.

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Especially as a former ballerina myself, I am thrilled to share with you the delightful Benedicte Bemet who also started ballet at 3 years old but then went on to become not just a professional ballerina but a celebrated Principal Artist with The Australian Ballet. You may not know what that rank means if you live outside the world of ballet, but you&rsquo;ll surely recognise the term prima ballerina being the highest rank in a company and Benedicte is one of only 11.
Recognised from early on in her career for bringing both technical brilliance and emotional depth to roles, you will quickly hear how deeply passionate she is about what she does and she is asuch a pleasure to watch on stage. She graduated only a few years after those in my own cohort who lasted the full distance, so I have followed her career since her very first year in the company and it was a pinch me moment for little Sarah to actually get to sit down with her and hear about it.&nbsp;
From busting myths about Black Swan to how she wraps her feet for performances, moving back from Hong Kong without her family to follow her dreams and the psychology of resilience, discipline and optimism through injury, Benny is so well adjusted, warm and it&rsquo;s impossible not to love her. Whether you&rsquo;ve danced or not, there&rsquo;s so much about identity, reinvention, and what it really takes to pursue something at the highest level. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Follow Benedicte <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benedictebemet/">here</a>. Get tickets to Romeo &amp; Juliet and more <a href="https://australianballet.com.au/performances/romeo-and-juliet?srsltid=AfmBOorgl-XWUkWpN0YcDqxpp1QTkmB4GiXQJ3pjqktoTW8CzZ9mMBgY">here</a>.
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The Pointe Of It All With Prima Ballerina, Benedicte Bemet 

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If you follow me on socials, you’ll know I wear SO much Nakedvice - I love it when style is effortless, comfortable and versatile and I wear my Nakedvice pieces over and over. For a brand still dominating after over ten years dropping an immaculate collection every month with two physical stores and possibly more to come, you’d be forgiven for expecting the founders behind it all to have started with extensive fashion and business experience, extensive resources and an extensive team around them. 

What I LOVE about Sarah Miller and Jessie Gargan is that they are so unexpected in such a refreshing and inspiring way. Jessie was in her very first role in the workforce when she hired Sarah, who still hadn’t finished her uni degree, as a Christmas casual and they hit it off before quickly realising they had a shared vision for their own brand. We spend so much of our episodes on self doubt, decision paralysis and fear of failure but these two young girls in their 20s were uninhibited in their belief they could make it work. And they certainly did launching in Jessie’s brother’s bedroom growing Nakedvice into the booming business it is today which is still fully owned and funded by them. 

I’ll let them tell you the rest but they’re such an amazing example that youth, inexperience and naivety aren’t the barriers you sometimes expect them to be and that motherhood and business isn’t incompatible. I LOVED hearing more about the women behind a brand I love and hope you all do too.

SHOP NAKEDVICE HERE.

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If you follow me on socials, you&rsquo;ll know I wear SO much Nakedvice - I love it when style is effortless, comfortable and versatile and I wear my Nakedvice pieces over and over. For a brand still dominating after over ten years dropping an immaculate collection every month with two physical stores and possibly more to come, you&rsquo;d be forgiven for expecting the founders behind it all to have started with extensive fashion and business experience, extensive resources and an extensive team around them.&nbsp;
What I LOVE about Sarah Miller and Jessie Gargan is that they are so unexpected in such a refreshing and inspiring way. Jessie was in her very first role in the workforce when she hired Sarah, who still hadn&rsquo;t finished her uni degree, as a Christmas casual and they hit it off before quickly realising they had a shared vision for their own brand. We spend so much of our episodes on self doubt, decision paralysis and fear of failure but these two young girls in their 20s were uninhibited in their belief they could make it work. And they certainly did launching in Jessie&rsquo;s brother&rsquo;s bedroom growing Nakedvice into the booming business it is today which is still fully owned and funded by them.&nbsp;
I&rsquo;ll let them tell you the rest but they&rsquo;re such an amazing example that youth, inexperience and naivety aren&rsquo;t the barriers you sometimes expect them to be and that motherhood and business isn&rsquo;t incompatible. I LOVED hearing more about the women behind a brand I love and hope you all do too.
<a href="https://fave.co/4dNTBEu">SHOP NAKEDVICE HERE.</a>
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The Unstoppable Duo Behind Nakedvice 

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