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The Mother Daze with Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer
by Sarah Wright Olsen & Teresa Palmer
Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, exhausting and isolating but you don’t have to do it alone! Follow along as they attempt to navigate, ask questions, share stories, break down the everyday challenges and hopefully keep you from googling phrases like “What does it mean when my baby’s poop is green?” Grab your coffee, tea, Kombucha or favorite libation and join as they discuss mom fails, poop talk, pillow talk, and much more. These moms will engage in some brilliant interviews with celebrity friends, parenting experts and listeners like you! From the creators of the celebrated Your Zen Mama community, Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer bring you “The Mother Daze”, a refreshing and real look in to the wild and wonderful da
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Book Tours, Baby Steps & Big Kids
Sarah has a BOOK coming out!!! We’re officially two weeks out from the release of When I’m Not With You, and Sarah has been BUSY. Between the promotional tour, book signings and launching a book while also, you know… mothering, we’re catching up on all things BOOK BABY. Speaking of babies… BOTH…
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Dropping balls, brain farts & are these our last babies!?
Are these babies our last?! This week we’re sitting in that very weird space between babies growing up and big kids flying the nest, with Isaac heading off to college, Wyatt officially becoming a teenager and Esme hitting double digits. Meanwhile, the toddlers are TODDLERING, and somehow no…
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Toddlers, Teens and a Damn Stingray!!!
This week on The Mother Daze, the fires in Canada bring up some big feelings for Sarah’s kids, stirring memories of losing their home, smoke-filled skies, masks and even Covid. Then it’s straight into the chaos: Esme gets stung by a stingray, Sarah mistakes Eric’s sunscreen-covered face for a...
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Own or Be Owned: Motherhood, Money & Making Yourself Less Needed with Codie Sanchez
This week on The Mother Daze, we’re joined by powerhouse entrepreneur, contrarian thinker and author Codie Sanchez for a conversation about ambition, motherhood, money and the sneaky ways we can become the biggest obstacle to our own freedom. Ahead of the release of her new book, Own or Be Owned,...
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Losing Our Marbles, The Mother Load & Meltdowns!
This week on The Mother Daze we’re solo-ing it and Tez is too… solo parenting coming up on WEEK FIVE! Wahooooo! The Palmer kids are back in school, there’s explosive baby diarrhea, sore booties, diaper-free disasters and multiple kid meltdowns happening AT THE SAME TIME. Just another relaxing…
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Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Us This?! Perimenopause with Dr. Sarah Oreck
This week we’re joined by Dr. Sarah Oreck, a Columbia University-trained reproductive psychiatrist and co-founder of Mavida Health, to unpack one of the most misunderstood stages of a woman’s life: perimenopause When does it actually start? Can you be postpartum and in perimenopause at the same...
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Un-Botoxed, TikTok & Screen Time!
This week on The Mother Daze, it’s smart phone fears, dumb phone cheers… ? but when do we finally bite the bullet? We dive into screen time, devices, kids growing older, the fear surrounding social media, and raising tweens in an increasingly online world. Is an Apple Watch the perfect first…
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Pivots, Perimenopause & Plot Twists!
This week on The Mother Daze, Sarah and Teresa are talking all about change… because wow, life has been LIFE-ing lately. The Palmer household has had a few unexpected plot twists, and Teresa shares the silver linings that have come with them. She celebrates the beautiful togetherness Vancouver...
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The Four Clairs: Which one are you? With Christina Prokos
Christina Prokos is back on the podcast! Our go-to intuitive, spiritual teacher and medium returns for one of our favourite kinds of conversations. This week we’re diving headfirst into all the woo woo, wow wow, universe-y, matrix-y, magic-weeeee shiz that we can’t get enough of here at The…
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YOLO! Ocean Turns 1 & RV Round Two
Teresa’s back with RV trip round two, proving once again that life is always better when it’s packed to the brim with adventure. From laughing through the chaos to Mark somehow ending up captaining a boat in Idaho with absolutely zero boating experience, it’s a classic Palmer family YOLO…
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Spiritual Hygiene, Spell Work & Soul Magic! With Devyn Goss
This week we’re joined by our resident witch and long-time Dazey, Devyn Goss, for a conversation that wanders through magic, motherhood and everything in between. We chat about her journey into pagan witchcraft, practicing in a coven, studying under baby medium Emily, and why she believes we’re…
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Transitions, Trust & Tarot!
This week on The Mother Daze, we’re feeling all the things. With Wyatt graduating and our kids somehow growing up right before our eyes, we found ourselves reflecting on this wild season of life. From starting over after the fires to moving cities (and even countries), we chat about what it’s…
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Healthy with a Side of Happy! With Sabrina Rudin
This week on The Mother Daze, we have a brilliant guest: Sabrina Rudin. Mama, restaurateur, cookbook author and multi-hyphenate do-er of very cool things. She’s chatting with us about the winding road that led her to a healthier, happier relationship with food, and the path she’s taken to share…
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The Great RV Escape: The Mayhem, the Madness, the Magic!
This week on the podcast, Sarah and Teresa debrief their epic double-family hangout and all the beautiful chaos that came with it. From the sight of Tez and Mark’s 30ft RV parked right out front of Sarah and Eric’s house for two days straight, a glimpse of full-on family commune living of our...
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Human Design for Relationships, Parenting & Self-Discovery with Erin Claire Jones
Sarah and Tez are joined this week by Erin Claire Jones, one of the world’s leading experts on Human Design, and wow… this conversation gave us plenty of “that explains so much” moments. We chat with Erin about how she first discovered Human Design, the path that led her to this work, and what...
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Signs, Spirals & Staying Present
Sarah and Tez are riding solo this week and covering everything from baby crawling styles, Wyatt’s special new role, and Teresa’s latest board game obsession, to teachable moments with our kids when feelings of comparison and insecurity begin creeping in. We chat about why planting those…
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BROAD DAZE: with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen
We are BACK for our second Broad Daze episode and apparently we’ve got pussies on the brain… cats, people. CATS. In true double-bestie fashion we cover everything from cat parenting, cat fostering and cat birthing (yes really) to kitty litter hacks, pee anxiety, spirituality, identity shifts…
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Homeschooling, Memberships & A Children’s Book!
This week on our solo ep we’re chatting all things new beginnings and beautiful chaos as we officially launch our new YouTube memberships and share the exciting new direction we’re taking The Mother Daze community in. We’re also revealing some of the exclusive offerings just for members…
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Truth, ‘Selfishness’ and Expansion with Kerry Faherty
This week we’re diving into Selfish, the raw and revealing memoir by Kerry Faherty, mother and co-founder of Faherty Brand. We unpack radical honesty, telling the full truth about your life without people pleasing, and the tension that comes with being fully seen. Including why sharing your truth...
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Woo Woo, Parts Work and Parenting Truths
It’s another solo with Sarah and Tez and they’re wading through the woo-woo as they do do. Teresa shares a parenting a-ha around nighttime musical beds; the pull to sleep close to the people you love versus the expectation everyone should be in their own beds by a certain age. She opens up about...
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Somatic Healing, Nervous System & Reparenting with Sarah Baldwin
Sarah Baldwin joins us this week for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had on the podcast. A somatic practitioner and educator, Sarah reminds us that tending to our own nervous systems is one of the most generous things we can do for our children. Our kids look to us to learn what…
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Safety, Signals & Seasons with Sarah and Tez!
We’re in one of those everything-at-once seasons. Sarah wraps up her dream job, Ocean hits 9 months (how??), Lotus “dadas” throughout the ep, and we spiral into the kids growing up, the paths we thought we’d take, and how we both somehow dodged university and landed in acting instead. We talk car...
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Introducing Broad Daze! With Olivia Allen (and Rachel Bilson in spirit)
This week we’re joined by our darling friend Olivia Allen; actress, producer, writer, and one half of the bestie duo behind The Broad Ideas pod with Rachel Bilson. This is a come-back-to-yourself kind of episode. We’re talking full body yeses vs obligation energy, and learning how to trust what...
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The No-Botox Beauty Uplevel, Sleep Scores & Armpits Folds
This week on The Mother Daze we’re deep in the beautiful chaos of motherhood, with scooting babies keeping us on high alert and baby proofing becoming a full-time job. We chat the simple joys of a Costco run, what our sleep scores and aura rings are really telling us, and Sarah’s surprisingly...
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Cleaning House with Lindsay Dahl
This week on the pod we sit down with environmental health expert and mama Lindsay Dahl, author of Cleaning House, for a deeply grounding, eye-opening chat about what it really means to create a healthier home without spiraling into perfectionism. From beauty products to the everyday cleaning...
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Premonitions, Pals & Portals!
This week on The Mother Daze, we’re in the thick of it. The tired mama juggle is real and we’re giggling our way through it, throwing some grace at it, laughing at the dropped balls and celebrating the wins! We chat about outgrowing friendships, curating new connections, and what it really looks...
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Fashion, Flow & Founder Energy with Megan Papay
Today we’re joined by our friend Megan Papay, co-founder of Freda Salvador, a brand that feels less like a shoe company and more like an energy. Built on three generations of shoemaking, Freda has become a reflection of personal style, intention, and the quiet power of women building something...
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Identity, Birth Order and Balancing Hollywood
This week’s wild stories are plentiful. We unpack the absurdity of driving through the night to be a “Sexiest Person” while standing next to a Victoria’s Secret supermodel… and personally feeling mildly unalived. Not emotionally. Just aesthetically. Spiritually. Sleep-deprived-y. (And this was...
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Aging, Authentic Beauty & Launching a Brand with Emily Doyle of Ursa Major
This week we sit down with Emily Doyle, founder of Ursa Major and fellow mama, to talk about the real birth story behind building a brand while raising a family at the same time. We dive into the why behind Ursa Major, what it means to keep it real and relatable in the beauty business, and Emily...
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Women’s Circle Magic, Mother Overload & Turning 40
Solo ep this week aaaaand we went everywhere! We talk all about our women’s circle and the way it keeps showing up for us in the most nurturing, grounding, “ohhhh this is why community matters” kind of way. The softness. The honesty. The way women holding women just hit different. Tez retells a...
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From Vogue Covers to Bumpsuit: Nic Trunfio on Pregnancy, Postpartum & Forgiving Ourselves
From the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Elle, to founding one of the world’s leading maternity and postpartum brands, Nicole Trunfio has redefined what it looks like to show up for women through motherhood with her groundbreaking company Bumpsuit. This week on the pod, we talk with Nic…
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Big Moves, Big Jobs (GOW!) & BFF Hangs!
We’re talking big life shifts! Tez’s big move (“It’s gonna be a bit chilly, eh?”), her God of War news, and the auditioning experience, including those moments where the universe shows up right when you’re on the brink. We dive into audition horror stories, nerves, rejection, and the emotional...
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Rethinking Risk, Informed Choice & Continuity of Care with Dr Melanie Jackson
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Melanie Jackson, PhD researcher and host of The Great Birth Rebellion, to explore evidence-based maternity care and how birth systems can better support women and babies across all birth settings. We discuss the medicalisation of birth, how fear and risk are...
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Manifesting, Mindset Shifts & One-on-One Kid Time
In this solo episode, we get into the manifesting practices we actually use, what’s brewing with our next women’s circle, and why one-on-one time with kids in big families really hits different. We talk about the mindset reset that comes with realising we’re living inside the dreams we once…
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The Birth of Babies, Businesses & The Byron Bay Bubble with Jes Saddington of Dazed but Amazed
This week we sit down with Jes Saddington! Mama of two, Byron Bay local, and founder of cult-favourite linen label Dazed but Amazed. One of Tez’s Byron homies and a BFF for life, Jes and Tez dive into the community they’ve built in the Bay; sun-soaked surf and skate evenings, never-ending...
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New Year Manifestations, Tarot Readings & Major Life Changes!
First episode of the New Year! In today’s episode of The Mother Daze Podcast, we’re talking manifestation, tarot, and major life shifts as we step into 2026. We unpack a huge new job, stepping into our witchy era, and the big life pivots unfolding for the Palmers. We reflect on Christmas and New...
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Replay: It’s A Love Fest! With Riley Keough On Motherhood, Loss & The Balancing Act
Today’s episode is a total pinch-me moment as we sit down with our OG Dazey and ultimate Mother Daze superfan, the incredible Emmy-nominated Riley Keough! It’s a full-circle love fest as we gush over Riley’s phenomenal career and dive into shiz like the A-holes who hate kids on planes,...
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Replay: ‘Menifestation’, Cervical Orgasms and Primal Psychology with Amber & Hilary!
Manifesting—but with a twist! This week on The Mother Daze, we’re joined by Amber & Hilary of Twin Transmissions to explore their next-level approach to creation: Menifestation. It’s all about tapping into your feminine power, decoding primal psychology, and working with quantum energy to call in...
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Holiday Chaos, Reflection & Closing Out 2025
Our final episode of 2025 is a SOLO!! We sit down babies on laps, to reflect, laugh, and take a breath before the new year. We talk about the holidays, the juxtaposition of what this past year brought us, the blessings, the heart ache and the many many gifts! We also discuss what we’re genuinely...
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IVF, Surrogacy and the Journey to Motherhood at 47
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by mama and singer Julie Mintz, whose path to her daughter Ophelia is nothing short of extraordinary. Decade-old frozen eggs, shocking lab errors, surrogacy setbacks, countless retrievals, and the discovery that she and her husband were both genetic carriers…
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Women’s Circles, Gratitude & Getting Through the Hard Seasons
This week on The Mother Daze, we’re diving into the heart stuff, our upcoming Women’s Circle, the quiet magic of gratitude, and how to stay steady when life starts serving up lemons. We talk about getting through the hard seasons, reflecting on where we’ve been, and the alchemy that unfolds when…
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Birthing Aurora: a first birth story with Laura May
This week, Tez and Sarah sit down with one of Tez’s Byron Bay gal pals, the luminous Laura May; mama and founder/creative director of the beloved brand Nagata. Laura shares how she worked with the universe to call in the divine timing of her daughter’s conception, what her first pregnancy was…
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Postpartum Wellness, Universe Winks & Our Exciting New Venture
This week on The Mother Daze, we are deep-diving into everything, in the most delightfully all-over-the-place way that only we can. Teresa gives the inside scoop on her brand-new movie, we share the messy/heart-bursting updates from our weeks, and we finally reveal our next big adventure: the…
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The Family Flow Episode: Chores, Chaos & Connection
This week on The Mother Daze, we dive headfirst into the wild (and occasionally sticky) world of keeping a household semi-functional, with boobies out, chores flying, and dogs eating things they definitely shouldn’t. From getting kids to clean up without it turning into a hostage situation to our...
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Teaching Kids Manners (Without the Meltdowns) with Etiquette Expert Myka Meier
Modern manners meet modern parenting in this heart-warming chat with etiquette expert Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette and mom of two. We dive into teaching kids the why behind “please” and “thank you,” handling toddler meltdowns in public, restaurant etiquette for families, and helping...
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Solo Parenting, Co-sleeping & Spooky Season!
Solo sisters this week! Tez and Sarah are catching up on all things spooky season from Halloween plans to Sarah’s gas station mishap and the accidental F-bombs flying in front of the kids. They dive into velcro babies, the baby-vs-car-seat battle, solo parenting chaos, morning mayhem, bed…
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Saying Her Name with Joy - Lindzi Scharf on Motherhood, Grief, and Evan’s Light
This week, we sit down with writer, producer, essayist and friend Lindzi Scharf (whose work has appeared in The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter no less!) Lindzi opens up about her journey through motherhood, grief, and joy. She shares the story of her daughter Evan, whose bright light...
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The Postpartum Debrief - Boozies, Birth, and Bodily Love
Sarah and Teresa are flying solo this week for a bestie catch-up and postpartum debrief. Tez shares her first few weeks of newborn life from sexy adult diapers to having the biggest boozies in the land. Baby Lotus drops a bomb… literally, a live gift for the Dazeys (and her mum!) The girls talk...
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Pelvic Floor 101: Healing, Strength, and Support with Dr. Allison Oswald
In this episode, we’re diving deep (literally and figuratively!) into one of the most important yet often misunderstood parts of our bodies: the pelvic floor. Joining us is the incredible Dr. Allison Oswald, a pelvic health specialist who helps women reconnect to their bodies through every stage…
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Birthing Lotus Bloom: Teresa’s 5th birth story
Lotus Bloom’s Birth Story In this very special episode, Teresa recounts the homebirth of her 5th baby, Lotus Bloom. From the wild chaos in the days leading up to labour to a last-minute pivot (and then a re-pivot!) in her birth plans and then getting sick right before the big day (it was a faaar...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming, exhausting and isolating but you don’t have to do it alone! Follow along as they attempt to navigate, ask questions, share stories, break down the everyday challenges and hopefully keep you from googling phrases like “What does it mean when my baby’s poop is green?” Grab your coffee, tea, Kombucha or favorite libation and join as they discuss mom fails, poop talk, pillow talk, and much more. These moms will engage in some brilliant interviews with celebrity friends, parenting experts and listeners like you! From the creators of the celebrated Your Zen Mama community, Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer bring you “The Mother Daze”, a refreshing and real look in to the wild and wonderful da
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Sarah Wright Olsen (American Made, Parks and Recreation) and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) are two moms, from opposite ends of the world, meeting for an hour every week to discuss the mayhem, magic and madness of raising their 8 children between them. Motherhood can feel overwhelming,...
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