The Careers and Cartwheels Podcast

Welcome to Careers & Cartwheels — the podcast where two mums with two very different lifestyles talk about the chaos, joys, and honest truths of motherhood.

One of us is juggling a career, kids, and home life. The other has left the workforce to stay at home, and now homeschooling while running a busy household. Our lives may look different, but we’re both doing the same thing every mum is doing: the mum juggle.

Each episode we dive into real conversations about family, identity, balance (or lack of it!), and everything in between. We share laughs, lessons, and the messy, beautiful reality of motherhood — so you’ll always leave feeling a little less alone and a little more supported.

Whether you’re packing a lunchbox for school or setting up a homeschool activity, there’s a seat for you here.

And if you want even more support, join our Facebook Group - Careers & Cartwheels Jugging Mums to share and connect with other mums just like you

Listen, laugh, and cartwheel your way through motherhood with us!

— Zana & Pam

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Episodes

Thursday Jul 10, 2025

Mum guilt

Thursday Jul 10, 2025

Mum guilt, it’s such a huge topic! On this podcast we talk about what mum guilt is and how it is seperate from regular day to day guilt. We discuss how mum guilt has affected us from a broken down relationship, to time spent at work, or NOT at work and everything in between!

Tuesday Jul 08, 2025

Postpartum identity loss and grief

Tuesday Jul 08, 2025

This episode is all about postpartum identity loss and how to bounce forward into your new self.

Show note links:
Kelly Siebold (a Postpartum depression and anxiety survivor, Founder and CEO of Thrive Postpartum, and host of the Let’s Thrive Postpartum podcast)
Dr. Louanne Brizedine, author of The Female Brain 2006
Weblinks:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-to-thrive-postpartum/202502/who-am-i-now-coping-with-postpartum-identity-loss?
https://birthpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/journal/published_paper/volume-34/issue-5/vwmfBdzE.pdf?
Book recommendation:
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

Thursday Jul 03, 2025

Meet the mums behind the mic

Thursday Jul 03, 2025

Welcome to Careers and Cartwheels - the podcast where two mums with two very different lifestyles talk about the chaos, joys, and raw truths of motherhood - whether you’re juggling meetings or mastering messy play, this is the podcast for you!