PODCAST · kids
Missta Mums
by Demi Duncan and Melinda Baxter
We are here to talk all things parenting struggles, juggles and baby bubbles plus everything in between. Follow along as we discover untold stories from our guests and dive deeper into the motherhood abyss.
Episodes
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#77 Grand final parties, school holidays and big revalations
The band is back together in Geelong, and we're SO excited to be back in your ears! 🎙️ In today's episode, we're catching up on Demi's Grand Final party and Dom Dolla concert, Mel's husband and son's trip to Korea, and the adjustment to having everyone home again. We're also chatting about the...
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#76 - Life catch up, Parenting advice and trying to "do it all"
In todays chat we break down why you can't "do it all" with out sacrifice and how social media shows only 1% of someones life. We answer a few of the questions you sent us and of course top it off with general life update chats!
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#75 Demi opens about honestly about her new life in Perth + understanding your business data
After a little break, the Missta Mums Podcast is back! In this episode, we're catching up with a life update from Demi as she settles into life in Perth, sharing the highs, challenges and mum-life with Mitch's new work hours. We also chat about what's been happening behind the scenes at Missta,...
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#74 Life in Perth and BTS updates
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios! Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! In todays episode, Demi discusses how life has been in Perth and how the transition has felt for her and her family. We also...
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#73 The back story behind our new business, BLUU
In todays (mini) episode, we break our silence on the full back story of how BLUU started! Bluu is our brand new business baby and we are SO EXCITED to share it with you all when it is ready for launch! Can you guess what BLUU is?
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#72 The last one of the year.. and in VIC together!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios! Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click Here to redeem your offer! This year flew and so did our sanity 😅 It’s Demi’s LAST episode as a Victorian resident, and the overwhelm is REAL. Inside...
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#71 Demi & Mel: Life since dropping the moving bomb!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios!Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click Here to redeem your offer! In todays casual chit chat we dive a bit further into how Demi is now feeling about moving (which may surprise you) We recap...
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#70 Demi is moving to PERTH
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios!Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! We honestly cannot believe we are saying this but it is happening .. Demi and her family are moving to Perth! In this episode…
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#69 Nicole Baumann - Failed transfer, no surrogate and starting from scratch again.
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios! Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! In this heartfelt and sensitive episode, Nicole Baumann shares her journey following another failed surrogacy transfer, and…
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#68: Sydney Adventures, Hand Foot and Mouth & Missta BTS
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios! Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! The Missta Mums are back with another catch-up, and this week there’s a lot to chat about! Demi and Melinda take you behind…
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#67 Sick Kids, School Holidays & Shoulder Surgery
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Upstate Studios! Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! After a much-too-long break (thanks, life!), the Missta Mums are finally back behind the mics! In this catch-up ep, Demi and...
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#66 PART 2: Behind closed doors with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Mumamoo and Upstate Studios. Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! In Part 2 of our conversation with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis, we go deeper. After sharing their unique…
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#65 PART 1 - Behind closed doors with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Mumamoo and Upstate Studios. Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! In this incredibly special episode, we sit down for an exclusive chat with Sophie Cachia and Maddy Prespakis for...
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#64: Amie Rohan- VBAC After 2 C-Sections: A Powerful Birth & Self-Love Story
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Mummamoo and Upstate Studios. Use code MISSTA at checkout to receive an unlimited 30 day pass for only $29! Click here to redeem your offer! his episode is one for the books. We sit down with the incredible Amie Rohan as she shares her raw, powerful…
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#63 Mum fails (our and your stories)
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing. Use code MIS20 for 20% off site wide! In todays episode we asked you what your biggest mum fails were! Plus Demi and Melinda share their mum fails, some of which they had never told anyone before! The purpose of sharing our mum fails is…
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#62 Dads Abroad: A Surrogacy Story
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing. Use code MIS20 for 20% off site wide! In this heartwarming and hilarious episode of Missta Mums, we chat with two incredible dads-to-be, Mitch and Euan, as they navigate the rollercoaster ride of international surrogacy. With just two-ish...
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#61 PMS, Parenting & Business: The Chaos Continues!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Edge Clothing. Use code MIS20 at checkout for 20% off STORE WIDE. Podcast Description: This week's episode is product sponsored by Edge Clothing. This week on Missta Mums, the girls get real about PMS—because let’s be honest, it hits differently at 34...
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#60 Relationship advice after kids + Demi's dress shopping nightmare
Well one guarantee from today's episode will make you want to tune in extra carefully! We ask our community their advice on how to keep a relationship alive post kids and we received some amazing responses! There was also common themes where most couples struggle which we discuss. Demi chats…
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#59 MIL stories, our first uncomfortable challenge and kinder drop-offs
In todays episode we dive headfirst into the Mother In Law stories you sent in! We all have a story (good or bad) and they were very entertaining! Including Demi's MIL story she had to share (just wait until you hear it..) Demi explains her struggles with Archie at drop off time for kinder and...
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#58 Season 3! We are BACK
season 3 guys!! We are back and better than ever! After an inundation of requests, we have now uploaded a video of our pod too for you to enjoy! In today’s ep we both give a recap of our school holidays, family updates and what’s set for this season of the Missta Mums pod! We are both trying to…
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#57 Our final ep for 2024
This is our final ep for 2024! In todays ep, we share our personal peak and pits for the year plus we discuss the pressure in the build up to Christmas plus some random chin wags in between! This ep wraps up our second season and we cant believe it! Thank you for the support this year of our…
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#56 Jenna Hutchison's birth story
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Payne Therapies. Use code 'Missta Pilates' for 10% off the mums and bubs courses in 2025 or off a general reformer pack of 10 classes. After multiple requests from our IG community, we finally sat down with Jenna @loveludie for her to reveal the birth...
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#55 Nicole Gleeson, RCH emergency nurse and founder of Rhythm First Aid on summer safety
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc. In todays ep we chat to Nicole Gleeson, founder of Rhythm First Aid and RCH nurse of 11 years, working mostly in the emergency department about summer safety for your family! Topics such as drowning, bites, burns, traveling and snake bites…
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#54 Bad mum guilt, how to get off the phone, Demi's negative body image and Mel's anxiety continued
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc. In today's chat we work through an incident at Demi's where she "let downl" Scarlet which resulted in Demi's realisation that she needs to slow down and refocus her engird onto the stuff that matters. We also attempt to figure out a way to…
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#53 Demi's body image and deep dive into Mel's underlying anxiety
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc. We hadn't seen each other in weeks and had plenty to catch up on! But today, we spoke a lot about Mel's underlying anxiety that she thought was "normal" and recently learnt was the probable cause of most of her skin issues (IYKYK). Demi...
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#52 Missta Mums catchup
Todays episode it proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc. Todays catchup is just like catching up with your girlfriends chatting all things about mum life updates! Demi updates us all on Parker's sleep journey and feeding journey! We hear (again) about Archie's naughty behaviour continuing on and…
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#51 Missta Mums catchup, emergency scare, post ep afthermath and business update
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Munched. Use code MISSTA for 20% off munched products! In todays ep we discuss the aftermath of Aaron's episode going live, revealing his childhood abuse and anxiety. Demi retells her nightmare overnight emergency visit and mad dash to...
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#50 Alison from The Incremental Shift chats to us about neurodiversity in children
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Munched. Use code MISSTA for 20% off Munched products! We have an amazing chat today with Alison, owner of The Incremental Shift Family Dynamics & Neurodiversity Strategist who helps parents navigate a neurodiversity diagnosis. Alison has...
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#49 Mardi Dangerfield, missed post natal depression and life BTS as a partner of AFL champion.
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Geelong Arts Center "Wonder Children's Festival" We were thrilled to sit down with the very nervous Mardi Dangerfield, who felt very uncomfortable to sit in the hot seat! We didn't know what to expect with this episode as Mardi usually...
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#48 Amelia O'Brien post traumatic stress after miscarriage, panic attacks and anxiety.
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Geelong Arts Center 'Wonder Children's Festival' and Bounce Inc. We were lucky enough to sit down with Amelia O'Brien for a incredibly honest chat about her mental health and how different it is for her behind the scenes of her social media! Amelia...
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#47 Rachel Baker, founder of LBDO, sexual wellness products
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Geelong Arts Center 'Wonder Children's Festival' Use code MISSTA20 for 20% off LBDO products We were to lucky to sit down with Melbourne girl, currently in New York, Rachel Baker, founder of LBDO to chat all things sexual wellness and her...
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#46 TRIGGER WARNING - this episode references child sexual abuse.
Today's episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc and Wonder Children's Festival presented by Geelong Arts Centre. TRIGGER WARNING We strongly encourage you not to listen to this episode if you could become distressed hearing from a victim of child sexual abuse. This is a perspective of one...
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#45 Tully Humphrey, business owner and new mum
Today's episode is proudly brought to you by Bounce Inc, Geelong Arts Center Wonder Children's Festival. We sat down today with Tully Humphrey, owner of multiple businesses but best known for Tully Lou, activewear brand! Tully is an open book and we loved having her on! She spoke so openly about...
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#44 Missta Mums catchup! Demi feeling overwhelmed and identity crisis
Demi has been feeling very overwhelmed lately and has a good vent about where these feelings are coming from and how having a 4th child has changed her life! Demi also chats about struggling to dress herself at the moment after having Parker and the stress she is putting on herself to "do it all"...
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#43 Abbey Gelmi, Gestational Diabetes and HG and managing life!
We were lucky enough to sit down with Abbey Gelmi today! Abbey is talented TV presenter for Channel 7, has her own podcast "Two Good Sports" and is a mum to son, Louis, with another baby on the way! Abbey speaks so honestly about her experience with HG and how shocked she was to receive the news...
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#42 Daughter born with permanent hearing loss, second born with cancer and giving birth as a surrogate 5 weeks ago.
Today episode is proudly brought to you by Sleeps and Leaps DISCOUNT CODE: Missta15 Shani Martin is in the hot seat today and this has potentially become our favourite episode! She hates the praise, but she is the most amazing person (you will agree when you listen to the ep) Shani's first born...
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#41 Missta Mums: Demi & Mel dive into mixed feeding, bts of Missta plus a little life update!!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Beauty Company, Nip Co and Munched It feels like it's been a hot minute since Missta Mums updated you but they finally got around to recording an update. Demi chats about life as a Mum of 4 (again) and gives some pointers on how her and hubby are...
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#40 Sarah Pound; author, chef, mum of 3 with a rapidly growing insta fanbase!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by The Beauty Company and NipCo and The Beauty Company Well today was a treat chatting to Sarah! Best known on IG as "Wholesome By Sarah" She has had rapid growth over the past few years and built this business on the back of a hard time with her catering...
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#39 Reece Conca - Azoospermia and infertility
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Munched and The Beauty Company Wow what a special episode! When we recorded this with Reece, he was in the depths of his journey navigating his Azoospermia diagnosis! Just days ago, Reece and (wife) Annabelle announced their pregnancy…
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#38: Tom Boyd no 1 draft pick in the AFL, left the system due to mental health, now father, speaks about parenting publically for the 1st time
Todays episode is proudly Brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company. This is Tom’s first time chatting publicly about parenting as he is mostly is interviewed about mental health and his infamous decision to walk away from AFL and “give up” $2million to end his contract at The...
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#37 Phoebe Simmonds: owner of The Memo & The Blow Australia on running businesses along side Mum life
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Hella Mallow Today's chat is for all of our business girlies!! Phoebe Simmonds, owner of The Memo, the famous online and boutique store front for parents; Your feel good parenting destination to help make big...
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#36 Missta Mums: Demi on instant newborn health anxiety kicking in and life as a Mum of 4!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition and The Beauty Company Demi and Mel catch up to chat about their previous week in parenting! Demi speaks about her *nearly* 7 year old daughters nervous traits and fear towards going to bed! Scarlet goes to the toilet 8 times before bed…
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#35 Lorinska Merrington, The Yummy Mummy of Melbourne
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Hella Mallow You will be able to feel Lorinska's upbeat energy through your speakers! She is so fun and we loved having her in the studio! Lorinska is a mum of 3, Penelope, Florence and Edward. Lorinska famously...
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#34 Missta Mums: Demi talks baby essentials, the girls give a business update & Mel’s life update!
Todays episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition , The Beauty Company and Fauve and Co We have stepped out of hospital and are back in Demi's living room for a catch up about life post Parker's arrival and how Demi is settling in at home as a family of 6! Demi tells us her list of "must...
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#33 Candice Smith: Mum of 2 and her sons diagnosis of CMV, hearing loss and miscarriage
This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Fauve and Co and The Beauty Company. We sit down with (another) one of Demi's friends, Candice Smith. Wife to Isaac Smith, mother of 2, (Isla and Emmett) and co-owner of Home At Heart. Candice, for the first time speaks openly about the...
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#32 PART 2: Demi and Mitch in hospital with the shock early arrival birth story!
This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, The Beauty Company and Fauve and Co! Part 2: Post Baby Today we visit Demi in hospital with husband Mitch to get all the details from Demi's emergency c-section of her son, Parker James Duncan. What Demi once thought was going to be a...
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#31 PART 1: Demi + Mitch on their final update before their 4th baby is earthside!
This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos and Fauve and Co! PART 1: Pre baby Demi and Mitch answer questions from our beloved Missta community as they eagerly await the arrival of their 4th baby! We her about their day to day life and how they manage their time, a small...
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#30 Emma Vosti: TV presenter and Mum of 2 on her son's cataract, pregnancy with HG and the lie behind "how Mums can do it all"
This week's episode is proudly brought to you by: Womb Nutrition, Eco Kiddos & The Doula Plan. TV Presenter, business owner and Mum of 2 young boys, Emma Vosti joins Demi & Melinda to unpack motherhood, work / life balance and trying to manage it all when maybe you just simply can't?! This…
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#29 Alex Nation on getting your confidence back post kids, The Bachelor, communication with your partner and the ups & downs of your sex life.
This episode is proudly brought to you by Womb Nutrition: Science backed and empowering nutrition advice for Fertility, Pregnancy and Postpartum. You probably best know Alex from Ritchie's season of The Bachelor and then again from Bachelor in Paradise. The 32yo Mum of 3 chats to us about her...
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#28 Ash Pollard: on her career in Reality TV, having 2 daughters 14 months apart, the PND that followed and her journey now on dealing with her past!
My goodness we loved recording this episode!! We were lucky enough to sit down with Ash Pollard, aka the Queen of Reality TV.... You may know her from My Kitchen Rules, Dancing with the Stars, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here or The Traitors. You will leave this episode feeling as though you…
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How many episodes does Missta Mums have?
Missta Mums currently has 77 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Missta Mums about?
We are here to talk all things parenting struggles, juggles and baby bubbles plus everything in between. Follow along as we discover untold stories from our guests and dive deeper into the motherhood abyss.
How often does Missta Mums release new episodes?
Missta Mums has 77 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Missta Mums?
Missta Mums is created and hosted by Demi Duncan and Melinda Baxter.
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