No Filter

A couple of months ago you may have heard my interview with Marilee Mai, the mother of a little girl called Milan who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer last July and who I met when I spent some time in the hospital with one of my kids at the end of last year. Many of you have been asking for updates as to how Milan is going and it’s with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you know she passed away this week.... For Milan’s parents, Marilee and Min and for her little sister Micah and brother Major and everyone who knew and loved Milan we extend our deepest sympathies and our most heartfelt love and sorrow for her loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In April 2016, Elle Halliwell was going about her life as fashion editor and showbiz reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She was fit, she ate healthily and she only drank on weekends.  Everything was fine...until she got a call that would change her life. Elle found out she had Leukemia and 48 hours later she found out she was pregnant. So what were those 48 hours like? What happens when cancer and motherhood collide? And how do you keep living a normal life when your world is turned upside down? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Elle Halliwell. Buy her book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. T

When self described crap housewife, journalist and presenter Jessica Rowe announced she would be leaving her job as co-host on Studio 10 to spend more time with her daughters Allegra and Giselle, people cared.  Because when high profile women lean out of their jobs, it seems like the decision is being made on behalf of all women. So how did she know when it was time to lean out of her job and lean in to her family? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Jessica Rowe.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.Like to have your opinion heard? Want to win $100? Take our short survey now for your chance to win 1 of 3 $100 gift vouchers. H

For the first 37 years of her life, Liz Ellis never planned on having kids. The former Australian Netball captain met her husband, rugby union player Matthew Stocks, when she was in her early 20s.  After the birth of her first daughter, Evelyn, Liz knew instantly she wanted more kids. But the next chapter of her life was not going to be easy. For 5 years, Liz suffered from secondary infertility. Now she has written a book filled with expert information called If At First You Don’t Conceive to help other families going through what she went through... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Liz Ellis. Buy her book apple.co/mamamia or at any good bookstore.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the

Jamelle Wells has spent the past ten years in New South Wales courtrooms. She’s not a judge, a lawyer or a serial criminal, she's a Court Reporter. Since 2008 she's has been working for the ABC, covering some of the biggest cases in the country. From the trial of Hey Dad star, Robert Hughes to the Sydney Siege, Jamelle has covered it all. So how does she do her job without taking what she hears in the courtroom home?  CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Jamelle Wells. Buy her book The Court Reporter at apple.co/mamamia or at any good bookstore.  Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. This episode was brought to you by…The Australian Red Cross Blood Service: She Give

Sarah Ferguson is an award winning journalist, author, mother, wife and daughter. A little under a year ago she received a phone call from her brother who told her their mother had suddenly, unexpectedly died. This week, Sarah is facing her first Mother’s Day without her beloved mum Marjorie. She’s written a book On Mother  that captures the days, weeks and months after her mother's death... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Sarah Ferguson. Buy her book On Mother  here or at apple.co/mamamia.com.au Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry du Bois is a great bloke. Everyone who knows him will tell you that.  And even if you don't know him, he's one of those guys you see on TV and you just want to be mates with him.  So last year, when the former builder got his second cancer diagnosis and announced it on The Living Room, people had a lot of feelings. The outpouring of support proved that people don't just love Barry, they love him hard.  Which is why he’s decided he’s not going anywhere... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Barry du Bois. Buy his book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs are two comedians from Byron Bay who tour the country with their stand up show Women Like Us. Between them, they have seven kids. Publicly and privately, they discuss everything from menopause, to moon cups, to being sandwiched between parents that need you and teens that need you too - even if they pretend they don’t. And because their conversations on stage have resonated so much with a group of women who society often glosses over, Mandy and Ellen have written a book, also called Women Like Us... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs. Find out about their tour here, buy their book here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia W

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of The Bachelor? What the audition process is like? What it's like to be filmed on a first date? Amy Kaufman is an LA Times reporter who writes a lot about TV, film and pop culture and her book, Bachelor Nation: Inside the World Of America's Favourite Guilty Pleasure reveals how The Bachelor sausage is made.  So, what really goes on inside the mansion when the cameras are turned off? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Amy Kaufman. Buy Amy's book here or at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2016 Constance Hall’s world changed forever after a Facebook post about 'parent sex' went unexpectedly, next-level viral. Constance had been sharing honest stories about raising her four kids online for years, but it was this one that kicked her into the stratosphere and made her Australia’s best known ‘Mummy Blogger.’ It’s also when things went very nuts. Hate groups were formed, but so too was a community of women who backed her, calling themselves ‘Queens’. And her private life became very, very public.  So what is it like being famous for being honest? How do you speak your truth when some people want to bring you down? And how the heck do you raise six kids with another on the way? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Constance Hall. Follow her on Instagram here, pre-order her new book here, buy her clothes here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered strai

What would you do if your 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer? Last year Marilee Mai's daughter Milan was feeling under the weather so they took her to the hospital.  Little did they know it was a place they'd be in and out of for the next year. So what do you do when you're faced with this completely unexpected and terrifying reality?  How do you act? How do you make sure your other two kids are ok? And how do you stay positive for your daughter when you don't know what's around the corner?  This episode of No Filter is raw, emotional and full of love... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Marilee Mai.  Find the Go Fund Me Page here: https://www.gofundme.com/6fnp68-milans-brain-cancer-battle Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any boo

Have you ever finished a night out with one of your girlfriends and asked her to text you when she gets home? American author Kayleen Schaefer has written a book about. Kayleen wanted to examine and celebrate female friendship, in pop culture and in life. How has it changed? Why is it so powerful? And why isn’t it celebrated more? Listen, then text it to your girlfriend. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Kayleen Schaefer Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Want to win some skin care goodies? Head to www.mamamia.com.au/nofilterfeedback to tell us what you think. See omnystudio.com/l

Blanche d’Alpuget has spent 62 of her 74 years exploring lust, longing and a lifelong quest for love. It was 1970 in Jakarta when a then married Blanche met a then married Robert Hawke. She thought his name was Robin. Little did she knew he would go on to become the great love of her life. Six years later, in 1976, she met Robert again. Their affair began and continued on and off until 1995 when they married. In person, Blanche is extraordinarily beautiful down-to-earth, quick to laugh, searingly honest and still madly in love with the man who has - along with her career and her son - been the big love of her life. She joins Mia to talk about Bob, love and her new book On Lust and Longing… CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Blanche d'Alpuget Buy Blanche's book at apple.co/mamamia or here. Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/

For the past six years, Melinda Hildebrandt has been parenting by the seat of her pants. Melinda had always dreamed of becoming a mother and that dream came true in 2012, when she gave birth to her daughter Amelia. When Amelia was two, she was diagnosed with severe deafness and autism. To help her cope with her experience of mothering a little girl who was very different to the one she’d imagined having, Melinda started blogging. And last year she released a book - Amelia and Me - on deafness, autism, and parenting by the seat of her pants. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Melinda Hildebrandt. Buy Melinda's book at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find a

In her 41 years, Glennon Doyle has worn a lot of very different capes.The best selling American author has been a recovering bulimic, alcoholic, drug user, wife, mother, Christian mummy blogger, and activist but her most recent cape, is the one that really changed her life. In 2016, Glennon wrote her New York Times bestselling book, Love Warrior, about putting her marriage back together after her husband had cheated on her. The book went on to become part of Oprah’s Book Club selection and put her in the same realm of Elizabeth Gilbert and Brene Brown. But it was after the book was released, that Glennon had a realisation that flipped her world upside down. She was in love with a woman named Abby Wambach. And she’s never been happier... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Glennon Doyle. Buy Glennon's book Love Warrior at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on

Don’t underestimate Celeste Barber. Just because you’ve seen her recreating celebrity photos on Instagram doesn't mean that's all she's about.  Celeste Barber is an actress, comedian and writer. She’s also not rolling in cash, despite being one of the world’s most famous Instagrammers with over 3 million fans.  So apart from being a woman who can get the Kardashians and Tom Ford to repost her photos who is Celeste? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Celeste Barber Producer: Elissa Ratliff No filter is presented to you by Clinique, Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. Want to win some skin care goodies? Head to www.mamamia.com.au/nofilterfeedback to tel

16 years ago, Australian journalist Laura Brown packed up her surburban life and moved to New York. Today, she is a media superstar and powerhouse as the Editor-In-Chief of InStyle Magazine where she is revolutionising the fashion and magazine industries with her very Australian humour and her ability to get her celebrity friends to do anything she asks. So how did a girl from Camden land one of the most kickarse jobs in the world? CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Laura Brown Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sami Lukis doesn’t count sheep before she goes to sleep. She counts men. Specifically the ones she has slept with. The 47-year-old presenter and radio host has been dating for 30 years. And she’s taken her dating stories and turned them into a book, Romantically Challenged. She talks to Mia about the good, the bad and the ugly of the dating world. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Sami Lukis Find Sami's book Romantically Challenged at apple.co/mamamia Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aly Raisman is one of the most famous, successful and popular gymnasts in the world. She's a six time olympic medalist and captained the gold medal winning US team in both 2012 and 2016. She’s also one of 250 young girls who was abused by the Doctor of the American Gymnastics team, Larry Nassar. She talks to Mia about her experience and how she’s advocating for change... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Aly Raisman Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/ to this and all our pods delivered straight to your inbox. Email the show at podcast@mamamia.com.au Download the Mamamia Podcast App here. Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Tonner didn’t know much about eating disorders. As a human rights lawyer and mother of four, she knew they existed but she didn’t know how they could take someone to the brink of self-destruction and sometimes beyond. But then one day her 13-year-old daughter Chloe told her she wouldn’t drink water because she thought it would make her fat and suddenly she was faced with a frightening reality. Anne has written a book about that time, called Cold Vein, in the hopes she can educate people about what anorexia is really like. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman. With thanks to special guest Anne Tonner. Find her book Cold Vein at apple.co/mamamia If you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder contact The Butterfly Foundation here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff  CONTACT US Suggest a guest via: podcast@mamamia.com.au Or join the conversation on facebook This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.