Yumi Stynes

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1,797 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 21 Sep

Yumi Stynes’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Like I don't have any shame in fantasising about that.

Do you think about that?

Like does that parallel life exist for you?

Yeah.

parent and that was probably the best thing we ever did.

This is Hannah again, our mum of two and long-time listener to this podcast.

When her kids were little, she felt oppressed by the endless responsibilities of primary caregiving.

So when her husband stayed home and she went back to work, it felt like regaining a meaningful slice of her freedom.

That was

So what you're describing is at work you can meet the KPIs, at home with two little kids.

You're failing at meeting the KPIs because they're really fucking crazy to you.

And they keep changing.

They come with tantrums.

do.

It's hard for Hannah to talk about, but if she lets her mind go there, she also thinks about what her life could have been without children.

For

Love and regret can coexist.

That is something that sociologist Ella Reid found again and again in her research.

Ella reckons that there are deep societal forces connected to the motherhood fairy tale.

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