Who do you turn to on the tough days of parenting? When you're stuck in the trenches a phone call, a play date, or a coffee catch-up can be like oxygen.

Today, in this brand new chapter of This Glorious Mess, hosts Annaliese Todd and Tegan Natoli kick things off with a shout-out to the village. The people in your community who lift you up, spark joy, and sit with you through the tough moments.

We also welcome a very special new friend, Sarah Marie Fahd. She's here to help, or at the very least, let you vent out your parenting problems.

Plus, we introduce a new kind of recommendation, the essential items you might need to add to your parenting toolkit to help fill your cup.

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CREDITS:

Host: Tegan Natoli, Annaliese Todd & Sarah Marie Fahd 

Producer: Grace Rouvray

Audio Producer: Lu Hill

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.