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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 51 MIN

Babies, Bricks and Big Feelings

from Suddenly Thirty

A quick note before you listen: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy, birth and unexpected complications. If that’s not the right content for you at the moment, we encourage you to skip this episode.In this week’s episode of Suddenly Thirty, the girls are back after a four-week break and a lot has happened.Emily shares the story of welcoming her second daughter, who arrived unexpectedly at 37 weeks after she went to hospital to be checked when something didn’t feel quite right. She opens up about navigating a birth experience that looked very different to what she had expected, and the importance of listening to your body and trusting your instincts.They also dive into Lilli’s latest experiment with reducing the time she spends on her phone. After realising just how attached she’d become to countless apps and constant scrolling, she shares how using the Brick has helped her break old habits and be more intentional with the way she uses her phone.Plus, they chat postpartum wardrobes, adjusting to new seasons of life and all the big feelings that come with them.Follow us on Instagram @suddenlythirtypodcast to stay up to date with what we’ve been up to, behind the scenes and future episodes.Subscribe to the Suddenly Thirty Substack where we collate all the things we’ve been into this week and share them with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quick note before you listen: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy, birth and unexpected complications. If that’s not the right content for you at the moment, we encourage you to skip this episode.In this week’s episode of Suddenly Thirty, the girls are back after a four-week break and a lot has happened.Emily shares the story of welcoming her second daughter, who arrived unexpectedly at 37 weeks after she went to hospital to be checked when something didn’t feel quite right. She opens up about navigating a birth experience that looked very different to what she had expected, and the importance of listening to your body and trusting your instincts.They also dive into Lilli’s latest experiment with reducing the time she spends on her phone. After realising just how attached she’d become to countless apps and constant scrolling, she shares how using the Brick has helped her break old habits and be more intentional with the way she uses her phone.Plus, they chat postpartum wardrobes, adjusting to new seasons of life and all the big feelings that come with them.Follow us on Instagram @suddenlythirtypodcast to stay up to date with what we’ve been up to, behind the scenes and future episodes.Subscribe to the Suddenly Thirty Substack where we collate all the things we’ve been into this week and share them with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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