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When we have big relationship questions, we ask Megan Luscombe! Megan is a relational strategist with over 14 years experience working with individuals, couples & businesses. We love her pragmatic approach to answering our relationship questions and we try to have her on the podcast every couple of months to share her wisdom <3  This time Laura came to the episode with her own Roman Empire: do all couples have the same fight? And why? And how do you stop it!? Plus - what is cheating? Arguments over phones in relationships, boundaries vs control, going to bed angry, the conflict waiting room, and more! WE MENTIONED Read Megan’s Substack ‘The Waiting Room of Conflict’ https://meganluscombe.substack.com/p/the-waiting-room-of-conflict  Listen to Megan’s podcast ‘Why Are You Even Like That?!’ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/why-are-you-even-like-that/id1872282641  FIND OUT MORE Work with Megan https://www.meganluscombe.com.au/  Follow Megan on Instagram @meganluscombe_ KIC UPDATE Join the waitlist for the KIC Studio here: https://kicwellness.com/pages/studio-waitlist FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’re talking about Trimester Zero - the practice of spending months (or years!!!) preparing your body to conceive a baby. You mightn’t be surprised that we have a LOT of thoughts about it (not good ones!) and so in this episode we discuss what is actually worth considering before trying to conceive.  Then - Laura took one for the team happily volunteered to watch MAFS and she wants to talk about it - her & Steph’s previous encounter with the male stripper friend, the vows, the flowers, the families, and a mantra that we love, actually.  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Ex-Wives Club by Sally Hepworth https://www.amazon.com.au/Ex-Wives-Club-Alibis-collection-ebook/dp/B0DW4JJB3B   Laura: Confidence Coaching #1 - from the KIC app https://links.kicwellness.com/15Nnkw3vN0b  Kic UPDATE We’re opening our very own KICStudio! This is something we've always wanted to do, but we knew we had to make it extra special. We can’t reveal too much yet, but what we can say, is that it's like nothing you've ever experienced.  The doors are opening in April! The waitlist is now open. Sign up to be the first to hear about our studio location, our class offerings - and get first access to our limited foundation memberships.  Join the waitlist for the KICStudio here: https://kicwellness.com/pages/studio-waitlist KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting episodes? You can find them in the new KICBump feed. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US & GET INVOLVED  KICPOD @kicpod on Instagram - DM us with questions or ideas! Not on Instagram? Email us at kicpod@kicwellness.com Steph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello!!! This year we’re mixing up what we do with our Wednesday episodes and bringing back something we LOVE but haven’t done in a long time: answering your DMs!  This week we’re answering your questions about splitting costs in a relationship & using sex toys. QUESTION #1: I do the food shop in my relationship and I’m buying my boyfriend food that I never eat. It’s starting to add up 🤑 Should I suck it up or say something? QUESTION #2: I’m 31, I have a baby, and I’ve never used a vibrator before. Is that weird?  If you have a question you want our opinion on, please slide into our DMs on Instagram! We’re @kicpod. All questions will be anonymous <3  WE MENTIONED Laura mentioned an episode we've done with Victoria Devine. It's called 'Savings Tips, Money Values and AfterPay with Victoria Devine' and you can listen to it here: https://pod.fo/e/2240b9  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’re checking in on our screen time! Last year we both set the intention to reduce our screen time and this week we’re checking in again see how we’re going. Then…the Blake Lively/Taylor Swift text messages got us thinking…what’s the thing on your phone that you’d be most embarrassed for someone to find? We think we’ve discovered something that could be the most embarrassing thing of all. And! Laura vs Dalton vs 3 boiled eggs 🥚  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: People We Meet on Vacation (the movie) https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81764371?source=35&fromWatch=true  Laura: the Winter Olympics https://www.9now.com.au/shows/winter-olympics  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting episodes? You can find them in the new KICBump feed. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke Bateman is a former professional rugby league player, reader, writer, BookToker and podcaster. This week he sits down with Steph to share his 3B's - who he wants to become, how he’d like to better himself, and who he wants to belong to. He also shares about navigating the world right now as a man who is vulnerable and open about his feelings, the profound impact that his mum and sister have had on his life, his happy place in western Queensland, and of course, plenty of book reccos!  FOLLOW LUKE Follow Luke @lukereads on TikTok + @lukebateman_ on Instagram  Watch Luke on I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! airing Sunday - Wednesday at 7.30pm on 10 RECCOMENDATIONS Ice Station by Matthew Reilly https://www.dymocks.com.au/ice-station-a-scarecrow-novel-1-by-matthew-reilly-9781742611747 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid https://www.dymocks.com.au/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-by-taylor-jenkins-reid-9781761102943  Between Sisters by Kristen Hannah https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781925482966/  Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben https://www.penguin.com.au/books/gone-before-goodbye-9781529956887  Listen to Luke on Inherited https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/luke-bateman-on-the-booktok-backlash/id1770026917?i=1000746692424  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 This week Steph shares what happened the night before Harvey’s first day at a new kinder. Plus! Laura came with a iMessage life hack and we want to know from you…is it a life hack or a shit hack? 💩 And! Laura has a new t-shirt and Steph’s not sure if she’s being pranked or not… SPECIAL SHARES Steph: His & Hers by Alice Feeney  https://www.dymocks.com.au/his-and-hers-by-alice-feeney-9780008370947   Laura: Two Weeks Notice https://www.stan.com.au/watch/two-weeks-notice-2002  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting episodes? You can find them in the new KICBump feed. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liv Morrison is an accredited clinical dietitian & nutritionist and is the in-house dietician for the Kic app.  We love having Liv on the podcast every couple of months to ask her your nutrition questions. This time she answers: how do I incorporate more vegetables into my diet? What are some protein rich breakfast ideas? What are the best foods to help me poop? op 5 foods to help you poop? How much protein & fibre do we actually need? And more!  If you have questions for our next episode with Liv, DM us on Instagram @kicpod  WE MENTIONED Nerva - the IBS & Gut Hypnotherapy app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mindsethealth.ibs&hl=en  The episode with Liv talking about nutrition & ADHD is called ‘ADHD, eating disorders & nutrition - with dietitian Liv Morrison’. Listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c1c8f The episode with Liv talking about fibre is called ‘We ask a dietitian how much protein we *actually* need’ https://pod.fo/e/2d0942  MEAL PREP IDEAS The KIC app has a category for meal prep. To find it - navigate to the ‘Nourish’ section and find ‘Meal prep’ FOLLOW US Liv Morrison @noworries.nutrition on InstagramKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KICBump now has its own dedicated podcast feed. Head over there now to hear Laura's birth story + all other KICBump episodes. LISTEN HERE Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kicbump/id1873118863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NdOhAMFeXOynU9iGSMKhs?si=QvATUraORoqR_KwkgEwqPQ LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/kicbump Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/nbgvr26w Castbox: https://castbox.fm/vc/6994962 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we listen back to the words of the year we set for 2025 and reflect on how our years turned out compared to our intentions. Then we share our new words for 2026. And boy were we unprepared for how emotional this one got! 😭  WE MENTIONED Listen to our word of the year episode from 2025 here: https://pod.fo/e/2aa672  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben https://www.penguin.com.au/books/gone-before-goodbye-9781529956887  Laura: Younger season 7 https://www.stan.com.au/watch/younger  KICBump PODCAST Looking for our parenting episodes? You can find them in the new KICBump feed. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Olivia is the host of the podcast Tell Me More and one of our very first KICPod guests way back in 2020! This is a 3B's episode where we invite people we admire to share with us their 3B's - who they want to become, how they’d like to better themselves, and who they want to belong to. WE MENTIONED Steph mentioned the book The Motherhood by Jamila Rizvi https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-motherhood-9780143783572  If you haven’t listened to Liv’s podcast before, check out these episodes: The Truth about OCD with Penny Moodie and Angie Greene https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-truth-about-ocd-with-penny-moodie-and-angie-greene/id1716520554?i=1000718353314 Living my Best Life (with Brain Cancer) with Francesca Klemich https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-my-best-life-with-brain-cancer-with/id1716520554?i=1000712140922  Navigating Body Image and Anxiety in Pregnancy with Jess King https://podcasts.apple.com/dm/podcast/navigating-body-image-and-anxiety-in-pregnancy-with/id1716520554?i=1000727929966  You can also hear Steph & Laura on Tell Me More. Steph’s episode is called A Life Online with Steph Claire Smith https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-life-online-with-steph-claire-smith/id1716520554?i=1000657710421  Laura’s episode is called A Little More #10: Anxiety & Online Perfection with Laura Henshaw https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-little-more-10-anxiety-online-perfection-with/id1716520554?i=1000682338649  FOLLOW US Olivia @oliviamollyrogers on InstagramKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokKic @kic on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicwellness.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.