Kids & family

Sweat, Snot & Tears

The warts-and-all take on parenting, with Netmums editors Annie O’Leary and Wendy Golledge plus well-known guests, sharing their birth stories, parent fails and everything in between.

Episodes

20 of 224 episodes

S19 Ep13: Family Food Made Easy: #3 What’s Really on the School Menu? With Sophie Gastman, Megan Waring & Catherine Lippe

Family Food Made Easy: What’s Really on the School Menu? What our children eat at school isn’t just about keeping them full until home time....

71:11Oct 22, 2026

S19 Ep12: Family Food Made Easy: #2 Snack Wins: Boosting Fibre Between Meals with Nichola Ludlam-Raine & Dr. Clare Holley

If there’s one thing most parents can rely on, it’s being asked for a snack – usually about five minutes after you’ve cleared away the last...

48:30Oct 8, 2026

S19 Ep11: Family Food Made Easy: #1 Boosting Family Meals with More Fibre - with Rhiannon Lambert & Lauren Leyva

Welcome to Family Food Made Easy , a special podcast collaboration from Netmums and Veg Power, supported by Sainsbury’s. Hosted by Louise Bu...

50:49Sep 24, 2026

S19 Ep10: The Gill Family Unfiltered: JB & Chloe on Marriage, Parenting and Life at Home

For the Series 19 finale of The Netmums Podcast, we’re switching things up with a special video episode. After a series spent asking the que...

32:18Sep 1, 2026

S19 Ep9: ELLIE TAYLOR: The truth about motherhood (that nobody says out loud)

What happens when the parenting reality doesn't match the picture you imagined? On The Netmums Podcast this week, comedian, actress, author...

44:58Aug 10, 2026

S19 Ep8: CHARLOTTE STIRLING-REED: How to feed the family this summer and healthy eating without the pressure

Summer holidays are brilliant... until someone says, ‘I’m hungrrrry’ for the fifth time before 11am. In this episode of The Netmums Podcast,...

50:11Aug 3, 2026

S19 Ep7: LAUREN GOODGER: Love, loss and learning to stay strong through motherhood

*This episode contains discussions around baby loss, birth trauma and grief. Please listen in a way that feels right for you. This week on T...

52:47Jul 27, 2026

S19 Ep6: KATIE PIPER: How do we raise confident children in an appearance-obsessed world?

How do we raise our children to believe they're enough in a world that's constantly telling them they need to look different, be different o...

30:54Jul 15, 2026

S19 Ep5: LAUREN COWELL AND ELLEN ROOME: The online safety conversation every parent needs to hear

This week on The Netmums Podcast , Louise Burke and JB Gill tackle one of the biggest parenting challenges of our time: keeping children saf...

50:00Jul 8, 2026

S19 Ep4: ANNA MATHUR: I love my family... So why am I snapping at them?

This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise Burke and JB Gill are joined by psychotherapist and best-selling author Anna Mathur for an honest c...

50:40Jun 30, 2026

S19 Ep3: Gladiator Matt Morsia on fitness, family and raising resilient children

This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise Burke and JB Gill are joined by Gladiator star, author and dad-of-two Matt Morsia for a thought-pro...

61:12Jun 23, 2026

S19 Ep2: KELLY SOMERS: Returning to work after your baby, motherhood and doing it your way

This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise Burke and JB Gill are joined by World Cup 2026 presenter and mum of one Kelly Somers for an honest...

45:07Jun 16, 2026

S19 Ep1: SAM THOMPSON 'ADHD isn’t a problem to fix: Sam Thompson on diagnosis, labels and learning to understand our kids

This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise Burke and JB Gill are joined by TV presenter, podcaster and ADHD UK ambassador Sam Thompson for an...

48:40Jun 9, 2026

S18 Ep11: LIZ MCCLARNON-CHO: First-time mum at 44: IVF, loss and becoming a mum against the odds

In this powerful live episode of The Netmums Podcast recorded at The Baby Show, Atomic Kitten star Liz McClarnon-Cho opens up about her emot...

26:23May 14, 2026

S18 Ep10: SHANE AND SHEENA LYNCH: Raising grounded teens, the ‘nepo baby’ debate and family life behind the spotlight

As your children grow into teenagers, knowing when to step back can be one of the hardest parts of parenting. This week on The Netmums Podca...

58:34Apr 14, 2026

S18 Ep9: ROSIE KELLY-SMITH: Postpartum anxiety and navigating motherhood through the generations

This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise and JB are joined by Rosie Kelly Smith, for an insightful and heartfelt conversation about the real...

57:31Apr 7, 2026

S18 Ep8: PARIS FURY: When to hold on, when to let go – parenting seven children

What does parenting really look like when you’re raising seven children – across completely different ages and stages – and learning, in rea...

67:38Mar 31, 2026

S18 Ep7: LAURA ADLINGTON: After my miracle... I'm finding joy and finding myself again

Trigger warning: Discussions of baby loss. This week on The Netmums Podcast, Louise and JB are joined by Laura Adlington – the Great British...

27:30Mar 24, 2026

S18 Ep6: DR BILLY GARVEY on understanding your child's mental health and his tips for Parents

In this episode of The Netmums Podcast, Louise and JB welcome Dr. Billy Garvey, a developmental paediatrician and author of the insightful b...

49:38Mar 17, 2026

S18 Ep5: REBECCA ADLINGTON: Just keep swimming: on parenting through loss and teaching kids to swim

On this week’s Netmums podcast, Louise Burke and JB Gill are joined by olympic gold medallist and mum of three, Rebecca Adlington, for a ver...

56:02Mar 10, 2026