Ladies, We Need To Talk

What’s it like to switch teams mid-season? Nicola was married to a man for 25 years before she fell in love with a woman. Jennifer and Marija were in their 40s when everything they knew about their sexuality changed.  
Yumi Stynes chats to later-in-life lesbians to hear what they’ve learned from swapping sides. She also gets the low-down on sexuality research across the life span, and why so many women are coming out in their second act. 
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Hacking online dating with Prof. Jennie Young
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  
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This episode will answer questions like: 
What’s it like to fall in love with a woman in middle age? 
Are some women straight and then turn gay? 
How common is bisexuality? 
How fluid is sexuality? 
What does it feel like to have sex with a woman for the first time? 
This episode contains references to sexuality, family, mother, parenting relationships, lesbian, gay, straight, sex, orgasm, religion.

MasterChef’s Julie Goodwin has a bubbly exterior but underneath are demons she’s fought for decades.  
The celebrity cook opens up to Yumi Stynes about the anxiety and depression she’s kept hidden for so long, and how it almost undid her. 
Julie’s path to recovery wasn’t straight, but she learnt how to manage what she calls the ‘monster under the bed’ and change her life for the better.  
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What to listen to next:
Mental health: Overcoming depression
Love ya guts! What to eat to feel your best
Body image and babies with Turia Pitt and Sophie Walker
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  
What to read next:  
Why Kate chose to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery
How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhood
What loving someone with an addiction or dependence can look like
The dark side of being a perfectionist
This episode will answer questions like: 
What does anxiety feel like? 
What does depression feel like? 
How can childhood experiences impact mental health? 
How did Julie Goodwin recover from a mental breakdown? 
What can I do to improve my mental health? 
What is it like to stay in a psychiatric hospital? 
How can I cultivate joy? 
How can mental health impact relationships? 
This episode contains references to anxiety, depression, alcohol, addiction, exercise, health, mental health, psychology, MasterChef Australia.

If you've ever been with a guy who thinks jackhammering is a virtue or who can't tell your clitoris from your clavicle, this episode is for you! (Pssst share it with a bloke you know).
Yumi Stynes chats to comedian and expert dater Nikki Britton about what makes for good sex.
Plus, sex therapist Aleks Trkulja, from The Pleasure Centre, gives tips on how to take on feedback in the bedroom.
This episode will answer questions like: 
What do women want in sex? 
How are women and men’s sexual desires different? 
What can I do to increase arousal? 
What are common turn offs? 
What are the fundamental elements of good sex? 
What to listen to next:
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The new way to date
Will we ever have a cure for endometriosis?
Shedding the shame of herpes
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  
What to read next:
Why Kate chose to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery
How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhood
What loving someone with an addiction or dependence can look like
The dark side of being a perfectionist
This episode contains references to sex, gender, men, women, clitoris, mental load, marriage, sex life, therapy, masturbation.

Dr Corrine Low says heterosexual relationships are costing women financially. And she’s got the life experience and the data to back it up.  
When Corrine was married to a man and a new mum, she was the main breadwinner, shouldering the domestic load...and she was FED UP.  
Corrine’s research has found that even though we’re doing more paid work than ever, women still do most of the unpaid labour at home and it’s hurting our back pocket (and our feelings).  
Dr Low talks to Yumi Stynes about practical ways for women to have more equal relationships, share the mental load and connect our romantic and financial decisions. 
This episode will answer questions like: 
What is domestic labour? 
Do women do more work at home than men? 
How can we create more equal families? 
How does work gender inequality impact relationships? 
What is mum burn out? 
What can you do to distribute the mental load fairly? 
What to listen to next: 
Emotional labour with Rose Hackman
Turia Pitt is a selfish woman
Mental health: Anxiety and how to beat it
Has Ozempic killed body inclusivity?
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  
What to read next:  
Why Kate chose to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery
How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhood
What loving someone with an addiction or dependence can look like
The dark side of being a perfectionist
This episode contains references to gender roles, family, relationship, men, mental load, domestic labour, utility, having it all, children, parenting, child care, work life balance, mental health.

Esther Perel is on a mission to make us feel less alone. The world renowned psychotherapist says we've lost touch with the village but she's here to help us reconnect. 
Esther chats to Yumi Stynes about how to foster a community and stop putting pressure on romantic partners to fulfil our needs. She shares her own story of seeing her parents build a village as refugees, and how she learnt to lean on her chosen people when her family needed it most.     
If you’re feeling isolated or just want to bolster your community, this episode offers practical way to find and maintain your village.   
This episode will answer questions like: 
What is a village?
How can I build a village?
How does having a strong community impact romantic relationships?
How did Esther Perel build a strong community?
What's at stake when we don't have a village?
How can we all combat loneliness?
How do we ask for help?
What to listen to next: 
Deepa Paul on opening her marriage
Emotional labour with Rose Hackman
Relationship resuscitation — coming back from the brink
You can binge more episodes of Ladies, We Need to Talk on the ABC listen app (in Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts.  
What to read next:  
Building a village means showing up even when it feels hard, says Esther Perel
Why Kate chose to 'stay flat' after breast cancer surgery
How Turia Pitt's body image changed in motherhood
What loving someone with an addiction or dependence can look like
The dark side of being a perfectionist
This episode contains references to Esther Perel, village, community, friends, romantic relationship, marriage, resentment, therapy, couples therapy, Mating in Captivity, Where Should We Begin, personality styles, extroversion, introversion, love language.