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Ladies, We Need To Talk
Hosted by ABC Australia · EN
Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire.
Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates.
You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health.
With sensitivity, personal stories from real women, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor.
Get in touch with episode ideas, feedback, or just say hi! Ladies@abc.net.au
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Mental health: Overcoming depression
Oct 13Tap to summarizeOne in six women will get depression in their lifetime, compared with one in ten men. So, is it hormones or circumstances or a combination of both that's makes us more susceptible? And importantly, how can we confront the black dog if it's at our door?In part one of this three-part series, Yumi Stynes sits down with women who've been in the grips of depression to understand how they overcame it. She also lays out the essential ingredients for good mental health.Featured in this episode:Professor Bronwyn Graham, neuroscientist and clinical psychologistIf you need someone to talk to, call:Lifeline on 13 11 14 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 Headspace on 1800 650 890 QLife on 1800 184 527 What to listen to next:Loneliness — you're not aloneThe price of perfectionismHow to give zero f*cks Perimenopause: lifting the brain fogYou can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. What to read next: How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhoodThe dark side of being a perfectionistWhy genital herpes does not mean the end of your sex lifeWhat happens to your sex life during perimenopause?This mini-series will answer questions like: How do women experience mental health conditions differently to men? What does depression feel like? Is depression the same as feeling sad? What is the role of hormones in women’s depression? How does sleep impact depression? What can exercise and diet do for depression? What are effective treatments for depression? What is Electroconvulsive Therapy? This episode contains references to mental health, depression, melancholic depression, suicide, antidepressants, SSRIs, medication, hospital, parenting, motherhood, relationships, family, wellness, health, exercise, hormones, stress, sleep, CBT, psychiatric facility, electroconvulsive therapy, ECT.
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The 'joy thief' — Penny Moodie on living with OCD
Dec 23, 2024Tap to summarizePenny Moodie’s childhood was marked by catastrophic thoughts: that her parents would die in an accident, that she had contracted HIV, that she was pregnant, even though she’d never had sex. These all-consuming anxieties wouldn't leave Penny, they occupied a huge part of her life, and she developed compulsions around them which she believed would keep her and the people she loved safe.
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Hey Yumi! I'm sick of doing all the work at Christmas
Dec 16, 202400:01:36Tap to summarizeAhh Christmas, the festival of eating, drinking and cranky mums. Because in order to have the beautifully set table, thoughtful presents and delicious glazed ham, someone's got to prepare and plan it all. And that someone, is usually a woman, who, by 5pm, has had enough.Is there a Christmas elf who can help out? Or maybe it's time for blokes to step up and take on their fair share of the mental load.Yumi Stynes and Monty Dimond share their tips on how to redistribute the labour on and before the 'most wonderful time of the year'.
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BONUS – Inside the world of a dominatrix
Dec 11, 202400:14:00Tap to summarizeNote: This episode contains explicit content.What is it like to be a professional dominatrix? To indulge in the power play between dominant and submissive for a living?In this special bonus episode, Yumi Stynes goes into a domme's dungeon to find out what really goes on beyond the whips and chains. She discovers a world that's full of power, sexual fantasy, pleasure and pain.
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Oh my kink! Pulling back the covers on BDSM
Dec 9, 202400:28:00Tap to summarizeNote: This episode contains explicit content.Kink, or BDSM is often played out behind closed doors. Because it's hidden from view, there's an assumption that it's just a few people at the fringes who are into kink, while the majority of us have vanilla sex. But what if interest in kink was more common than you think?Yumi Stynes meets three women embracing their kinky side. From findom (financial domination) to humiliation and cuckolding, their tastes go well beyond missionary.
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Ladies, we are winners!
Dec 5, 2024Tap to summarizeWe've got big news to share with all our Ladies crew! It involves something smooth and shiny, that has us all very excited. And no, it doesn't vibrate. We also wanted to take a chance to welcome all our new listeners, and help guide you on starting your Ladies We Need To Talk listening experience!Here are some classic episodes to start you on your journey:Horny womenPongy vaginasTime to name (and shame) the mental loadBeing cheated onOr you can always start from scratch and go back to Season 1... we promise you will love it all!
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Esther Perel will change how you think about intimacy
Dec 2, 202400:43:00Tap to summarizePsychotherapist Esther Perel is one of the most influential thinkers on sex and relationships in the world.She helps us make sense of how we relate to the people around us and what it means to be intimate. Is intimacy just in the bedroom? Or can we have intimacy with our closest friends? How about with the guy at the coffee shop?And when we do disrobe and have sex with someone, how can we get what we desire out of the experience, whether it's a one-time thing or for the hundredth time.Esther entered the zeitgeist with her book Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, which gave us language for the opposing promises of marriage — romantic passion and long-term security.She's since drawn millions of listeners to her podcast, Where Should We Begin, where she publishes live couples therapy sessions. (R)
Transcribe →Hey Yumi! I'm too tired for sex
Nov 25, 202400:14:00Tap to summarizeIt's no surprise your sex life takes a hit as a parent. You're thinly spread. There are so many things to manage in your head, from cutting up cucumbers to potty training and paying the plumber on time. Getting it on with a partner, or even by yourself drops down the priority list, below napping.Masturbation can seem like a laughable indulgence. Because when, oh when, does a sleep deprived mum with a job, a partner and a kid get time, and a dimly lit room to bring herself to O-town?Yumi Stynes and self-pleasure coach Chloe Adriana talk about how to bring mazzing back on the menu when you’ve lost your appetite.
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Is egg freezing all it's cracked up to be?
Nov 18, 202400:32:40Tap to summarizeEgg freezing is sold as a way for women to hack their fertility and buy some more time on the biological clock.Fertility companies are marketing the procedure as an insurance policy, but some experts argue it's better thought of as a lottery.Rates of egg freezing have almost doubled in recent years but the number of people coming back to use those eggs are staggeringly low and even then, there's no guarantee of a baby. Then there's the cost, between $5000-$10,000 per cycle.Alongside egg freezing, the AMH test, or egg timer test, is also being promoted as a way for women to take control of their fertility but the only way to know if you're fertile is to try and get pregnant.This episode sorts the science from the sell around egg freezing and fertility tests.Featured in this episode:Dr Tessa Copp, University of Sydney School of Public Health.
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The myth of 'making it' — Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Nov 11, 202400:26:00Tap to summarizeSamhita had it all. As the executive editor of Teen Vogue she was living the Devil Wears Prada life — fashion shows, fancy dinners and towering heels.She was a girlboss. But at the height of her success, cracks began to appear. She was anxious, burnt out and her body was falling apart.But Samhita was at New York Fashion Week in a fur coat and clutching a Gucci handbag, having just put Malala Yousafzai on the cover of her magazine, who was she to complain?After spending a lifetime trying to climb the corporate ladder, she started to wonder whether it was possible, as a woman, to have it all. And if so, was it worth the cost?Samhita sits down with Yumi Stynes to talk about redefining success and happiness.
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