Babes, Listen: Recent Episodes

Jess and Nat

Jess and Nat’s purpose is to support women in having a better relationship with movement and their bodies. They're both passionate about educating and empowering women around the well-being benefits of movement.

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Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.We have absolutely loved our time with Plains FM and can't thank them enough. We're so excited for this next chapter!!!

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We get insight on the POV of a lawyer in the Christchurch court rooms, we chat protection orders, stalking and also how Jess & Nat really need to get their wills sorted

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We chat types of intelligence. Do this quiz to find out your intelligence type: https://www.idrlabs.com/intelligence-type/test.php

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Fascinating chat in body awareness, body knowledge and body intelligence. Oh and also birds getting stuck in Nat’s hair

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Prioritising our next chapter, taking back autonomy and frailing like a fruit

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Lily Cain joins us to chat about her job in family law and how Bluey is the cure to burnout

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Following on from last week we chat beauty standards and how much they’ve changed.

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We chat BBL’s, boob jobs, Botox and the cultural expectations of beauty

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Festive tears, boob jobs and the holiday blues

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Get the insights into hospo, running a small business and getting a kid into a trolley

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Dr Amy Montagu joins us and chats safety behaviours, post mortems and how to handle spicy food.

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dealing with intrusive questions like apparently the clock is ticking, and how’s your husband’s job!?

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Jess’ potential move to Auckland, stress induced rashes and how to make big life changes

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life changes, deep brain reorienting and division of chores as a feminist.

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We are now moving to Paris! Greg can coach rugby, Nat can migrate and Jess and Ese will study French.

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Well this ended up being about this incredibly weird experience we’re gonna call ‘Trashgate’.

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Jess wanted to help Nat feel less lost and it absolutely backfired. Here's a wee quiz to find out your personal values - https://personalvalu.es/

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Is there such thing as good and bad food? Like who decided that chocolate was not good for you!?

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The tables get turned! Ben Hogg, listener from day one, interviews us on the highs and lows of podcasting.

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Penny Roy joins us before she heads off on deployment and honestly shares what it's like to be a female in the army.

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Be smart but don’t show off, be sexy but not slutty, be attractive but never basic.

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joining us today is Nat & Dinner Nat and also are vanilla people being real or are they just not being themselves??

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Jess embarrasses her children again, Jess loses Nat in a sea of teenagers and pimple life hacks

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Dr. Amy joins us for a chat about psychology, concussions and the danger of scooters

Instagram @dr.amy.psychologist

Need to talk? Text 1737

Crisis team 0800 920 092

Depression helpline 0800 111 757

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we’re manifesting this summer surfing with men and to maintain friendships with women in unstable places. Let’s get wild! Disclaimer: heads up we are talking about coercive control and mental health in this episode, so if that’s not for you today that’s totally cool!

Here’s where to get help:

Women’s refuge 0800 733 843

Shine Free 0508 744 633

Text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor

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Jess has a Reality TV schedule, and Nat is now your IT gal... apparently with low tolerance.

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Get on to threads, jeans are bullshit, and belonging vs fitting in

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Nat googles the end of scary movies while watching them, and Jess had to pee with the hyenas in South Africa

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Pop culture and how it influences your teenage years

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Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Niamh Clerkin joins us to talk everything sex, endometriosis, pelvic floor, leaky bladder, pre and post pregnancy and menopause

@nu.balm @mnapelvichealth

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When you're mistaken for the mistress and how to overcome toxic shame.

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Meet Carlos, our incredible producer (who definitely did not write this himself) and get insight into what's like to produce Babes Listen

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Nat expecting nothing from others due to her traumatic birthday party; and Jess not being ok with an A.

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From a project manager, to a fitness professional, to a parent, to a student, to a wife, too OVERWHELMED!!!

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Pros and cons of having faith, and what if you don't?

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Turns our Jess doesn't follow through and Nat doesn't know when to let go.VIA Character Strengths Survey: https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

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When you’ve ruined a surprise birthday or you've accidentally call your boss ‘baby’, here’s how to get your foot out of your mouth.

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Body positive movement, fat acceptance movement, Lisso, Ariana Grande, and body neutrality

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When you get the urge to tickle someone, there's another quiz from Jess and this time it's about body image!https://www.thebodywiseprogram.com/body-image-quiz

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The downsides of toxic positivity, when white jeans are not appropriate, and cracking knuckles

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Journaling they say, it’ll be fun they say. Here’s the link to find out how grateful you are: https://www.idrlabs.com/gratitude/test.php

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St Paddy's day, campaigning for wine to be drank on the 14th of July, and we dive into gaslightinghttps://www.areyouok.org.nz/

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Panic attacks, when narcissism is good, and how to spot when it's bad.Thake the Narcissistic Test here: https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic-personality-quiz#1

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Heatpump dryers,therapy, afternoon sex, and REM

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Nat is crowdfunding for a heat pump dryer so she can get more sleep, highlights of Babes Moves, Jess hates Nat's GRIT class but she loves the leaving part.

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I did not get to see Fatboy Slim but I looked great, Always cheer everyone , because you do not know their stories, and god damn Brian. IYKYK

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Why is Nat considering selling feet pics to get to Beyonce's concert? Why is it hard to workout sometimes and what is vulny you ask? Warning-the topic of suicide comes up in this episode so please go to the link below for help if you need support:https://mentalhealth.org.nz/helplines

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Including with your partner, with exercise, with yourself. Why so hard?!

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Our friend Freud, night terrors & possessed children, and one month until our Babes Move workshop, come!!

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Nat's podcast amnesia, why boredom and laziness are good for us.

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Nat starts off the year in iso and Jess is a proud Leo, but are horoscopes even real?

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Fad diets - we've all done them (Don't worry, we've failed at them too).

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Jumping the fence at RnV and Hanmer Springs. New years resolutions and why they don't always work

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Injuries, sickness, christrmas expectations and can't wait to sleep

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MLM vs. Pyramid schemes (and no, don’t worry, we’re not here to recruit you for an “amazing opportunity”)

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Strategies for making friends and how to be a good one.

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Jess is an MIA kind of friend, why hogging the talking stick is never good and try this quiz that apparently looks into your soul!

Quiz: https://www.psychologies.co.uk/test/are-you-a-good-friend/

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Come to our babes move event, you don't wanna miss out! In this episode figure out how loose or rigid your boundaries are. Get your tickets from:

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Sarah, Jess' cousin, shares with us her experience with the Christchurch earthquake and grief. Get your ticket to our Babes Move Workshop, we can't wait to meet you! We have such an amazing afternoon planned for you. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/babes-listen-live-workshop-babes-move-tickets-462705172627

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What did Nat find in her hotel room??? And tips and tricks to deal with the energy drainers in your life.

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Turns out our empathy score isn’t as high as we thought https://www.idrlabs.com/multidimensional-empathy/test.php

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Did you know that holding onto resentment is bad for your physical health?

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Find out if Nat and Jess are cheaters, and what even is cheating?

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From Covid to chlamydia, allergies to the Pill, molemaps to Dua Lipa!

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Find out if you or your other half is a psychopath. Because psychopaths need love too.

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Why are we attracted to the bad boy?

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You know when they're too nice, piss sitting down, they're slow and they are love bombing you? That's the Ick

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Polyandry, threesomes, safe sex and whatever your number is, you're still a hero. Ps. Don't take any medical advise from this podcast ;)

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The downside of being a serious monogamist, scratching a Tesla and polygamy

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Getting banned from a country, visiting a country in the middle of a war and being reckless while we are young

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We chat parenting styles, failing your license, and phallic art

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We chat career quizzes, industry changes and the fact that you don’t have to stay in the same job until you retire

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We chat overtraining, birthday crying, and trolls

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We chat relationships, work, and quirks

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We Chat Extreme Trolls, Love Languages, and Eggs on Toast

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We chat consent and our experience with it.

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We chat about our own pregnancy scare stories and the newly overturned law in the States

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We chat moving from avoiding conflict to embracing it.

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We chat road rage, nail polish, and assumptions

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We chat second opinions, smear tests, and how to check the gals.

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What is your tolerance for uncertainty

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Mandi Hirini chats pelvic floor and group fitness

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Self care, shitshow week for Nat, and robot vacuum cleaners

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Our experiences with negative body image and how to support our friends struggling with it

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We chat assumptions about fitness, rugby, modeling, and the french

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Chantelle fills us in on what it is like to be a doctor.

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Jess and Nat discuss bullying, coping strategies and building resilience

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Jess and Nat navigate the challenges of making new friends

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Jess and Nat chat about post natal depression and supporting Mums

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We're isolating and it's Jess's fault!! Listen to find out more!

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Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Jess and Nat discuss the importance of trusting your instincts

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Jess and Nat talk about how your greatest fear can become your greatest strength

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Jess and Nat discuss anxieties, apathy and honesty

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Jess and Nat chat about wedding crashers, sore knees and forgotten children

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Jess and Nat chat about Nat's wedding and how to take a compliment

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Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Nat and Jess give their take on New Year's Resolutions

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How to maintain your fitness over the holidays.

Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Nat and Jess talk about gender spaces and the fitness industry.

Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Jess and Nat share their experiences with Male expectations.

Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Body neutral and taking the power back.

Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Jess and Nat talk about when something just doesn't feel right.

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Nat ans Jess share the joy of failing and making mistakes.

Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.

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Nat and Jess chat about their experiences with imposter syndrome.

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Empowering women through the well-being benefits of movement.