Carina O’Brien

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1,722 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Carina O’Brien’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 9 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 4.

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Working Mumma · Why Don't I Feel Like Me Anymore? Matrescence, Identity & Returning to Work with Amanda Jackson · 26 May 2026 podcast

It's not just about voice-verified

someone returning necessarily always back to the same role, but r respecting who they've now becoming. voice-verified

Why does it I guess make us have this obviously we're going through a lot emotionally, physically and that as a new mum, but why is it, I guess, making us really question all fats facets of our life, of not only who we are, of an identity, but you know, from a work perspective? voice-verified

What is it about the matrescence journey that makes us probably question so much of our lives? voice-verified

Definitely. voice-verified

I've had many a person say to me, You're so lucky you get a day off with your kids. voice-verified

And I'm going, Trust me, I go back to work for a break. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And you're going, This is not a like a luxury day off. voice-verified

Even today, yes, I'm doing some podcasts, but I spent this morning shopping because Easter's around the corner. voice-verified

We're recording this the Monday before Easter of and I'm just going, I've got to buy all the Easter eggs and what are we doing? voice-verified

So there's even a mental load that you're carrying. voice-verified

Even though you're not physically working, you're still doing other invisible labour. voice-verified

One hundred percent. voice-verified

And so is there anything that dads go through? voice-verified

So as we're talking about the workplace, did dads go anything similar to Matressens? voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And I guess it's probably pretty important to actually talk about it and not try and bury it under the hatchet and Oh, what's this? voice-verified

Oh no, we're just gonna keep going. voice-verified

As women are returning back into work, they've obviously got a new identity, new person, who they are. voice-verified

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