Mia Freedman is a writer, editor, columnist, broadcaster and podcaster. She is a former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan and TV executive for Channel 9, and the founder of Mamamia and Spring Street. Mamamia began as a personal blog in Mia’s lounge room in 2007 and now reaches more than 4 million women per month with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New York.

Mia's published books are Work Strife Balance (2017), Never Forgotten: Stories of love, loss and healing after miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death (2014), Mia Culpa (2011), Mama Mia: A memoir of mistakes, magazines and motherhood (2009), and The New Black (2005). She is the host of two podcasts - No Filter and Mamamia Out Loud, and is a regular on the radio and TV circuit.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Mia's interview are available at thegarretpodcast.com/mia-freedman.

Mia Freedman is a writer, editor, columnist, broadcaster and podcaster. She is a&nbsp;former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan and TV executive for Channel 9, and the founder of <a href="http://www.mamamia.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Mamamia</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.spring.st/" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Spring Street</a>. Mamamia&nbsp;began as a personal blog in Mia&rsquo;s lounge room in 2007 and now reaches more than 4 million women per month with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New York.
Mia's published books are Work Strife Balance (2017), Never Forgotten: Stories of love, loss and healing after miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death (2014),&nbsp;Mia Culpa (2011),&nbsp;Mama Mia: A memoir of mistakes, magazines and motherhood (2009), and&nbsp;The New Black (2005). She is the host of two podcasts - <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/no-filter/id995159486?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">No Filter</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mamamia-out-loud/id928350893?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Mamamia Out Loud</a>, and is a regular on the radio and TV circuit.
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Mia's interview are available at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/mia-freedman/">thegarretpodcast.com/mia-freedman</a>.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.

Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).

The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).

The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/garretpodcast">Twitter</a>.
You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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