297: Alison Gossage on Postpartum Rage and the Decision to Leave the Land
Not long ago, Alison Gossage made a decision that some rural women quietly face… but rarely talk about. She left the land. Ali is a mum of t...
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Hosted by Stephanie Trethewey. Motherland shares real, raw, and unbelievable stories of motherhood told by women on the land. Each week, a rural mum from somewhere in Australia shares her mo...
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20 of 328 episodes296: Ellen Fitzgerald on Unimaginable Loss, Motherhood & the Rural Childcare Crisis
Ellen Fitzgerald is a mum of three living on a cattle property northwest of Longreach. Like so many rural mothers, her days are full… raisin...
295: Courtney Moir on Winning Muster Dogs and the Hobby That Became Her Lifeline
Last month, rural mum of two Courtney Moir was crowned the winner of Muster Dogs Season Four. But there’s a lot more to her story than what...
294: Rachel Bjelke-Petersen on Following Her Gut & the Pothole That Changed Everything
Rachel Bjelke-Petersen spent her childhood weekends travelling Queensland’s campdraft circuit with her dad. While horses, cattle and red dir...
293: Tahnee McCarthy On Motherhood, Her Husband’s Life-Changing Farm Accident & Finding Herself Again
Tahnee McCarthy is a paediatric physiotherapist, mum of two, and stepmum to one living outside Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. The life she’...
292: How A Chance Encounter With Alpacas Changed Michelle Hamilton’s Life & Helped Her Find Joy Again
Michelle Hamilton lives on a farm in Central Queensland with her husband Pete and son Wiley. Growing up on the land, she thought she was rea...
291: Vanessa Bell's Life From High Fashion to High Country, And How Wool Healed Her
Vanessa Bell has lived many lives in one. Discovered at just 15, she was launched into high fashion — travelling the globe and shooting for...
290: Kimberly Stevens Turned the Loss of Her Son into A Lifeline For Other Parents
Kimberly is a psychologist and mum from Moranbah, Queensland. Five years ago, her world was shattered when she lost her 13-year-old son, Eth...
289: Prue McCormack on Navigating Her Son's Autism & ADHD Diagnosis in the Bush
Prue McCormack is a sixth-generation cattle farmer in the Hunter Valley, NSW, a vet, and a mum of two. When her son Jock was three, Prue and...
288: Born for Motherhood - Laura Wilson's Incredible Journey Raising 6 Kids Under 10
Laura Wilson lives in Quilpie in far western Queensland, where she and her partner Jake are raising six children under the age of ten. Yes,...
BONUS ep: Kylie Lindsay on Motherhood at 40, Anxiety and Juggling an Incredible Career
Today I’m thrilled to bring you a bonus episode with Kylie Lindsay, Head of nbn Local in Queensland, for a powerful conversation about leade...
287: Corrina Rawlinson on When You Can’t Push Through Anymore and Finding Joy Again
Today's episode is one of the most raw and important conversations I’ve ever shared. Corrina Rawlinson is a rural mum from Esperance, W...
286: Why Rachel Kirby Chose to Live in a Caravan, Raise Three Kids, & Work the Shearing Circuit
Rachael Kirby’s version of motherhood looks nothing like it did a year ago. After growing up in rural central NSW and meeting her husband in...
285: Belinda Vivers’ extraordinary story of love, loss, betrayal and rebuilding her life
Today's episode is a story of love, unimaginable loss, betrayal, and deep, hard-won hope. Belinda Viver’s daughter Adelaide tapped me o...
THROWBACK: How city girl turned pilot & farmer Debbie Dowden has "seized life by the throat"
Debbie Dowden arrived in Australia by boat when she was just 3 years old. Her family were ‘10 pound poms’ in search of a sunnier life in Aus...
THROWBACK: Sonja Chrystal on growing up with a paraplegic farming dad, no mum, & surviving PNDA
Weeks before Sonja Chrystal was born, her father was in a farming accident and became a paraplegic. Months after she was born, her mother pa...
THROWBACK: Queen of the jungle & netball superstar Liz Ellis on fame, farming & fertility
When I say the name Liz Ellis, you probably think one of three things: One of the greatest Netballers our country has ever seen A very funny...
THROWBACK: The heart-warming tale of how Phoebe White inherited a mountain
Phoebe White has had a lot of titles and lived in a lot of places in her 35 years. She’s been a PE Teacher in Sydney. A Fashion stylist in L...
THROWBACK: Five Children, One Remarkable Woman: Louise Taheny’s story
At 56, Louise Taheny has lived a very big life. The twists and turns and setbacks have truly made her who she is today; a very remarkable wo...
284: Whitney Spicer on Motherhood, Identity & How Art Changed Her Life
Whitney Spicer always dreamed of becoming a mum. What she didn’t expect was that a few sample pots of Bunnings paint would change the course...