Move it Mama - The Sparkle Pod

The marathon debrief

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys! Well if you're not interested in marathon chat then this podcast isn't for you. In today's chat we are day one post Jess's marathon and so n...

Kelly Coe 2.0

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been nearly three years since we last had Kelly Coe on the podcast and what a total THRILL it was to have her back. On both occasions we've sat d...

Strengths, the weekend, and the potential fifth child no more (kinda)

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The weekend debrief is a fun way for us to start the week and we know you guys are enjoying it too, so thank you for your downloads, listens and DMs! ...

Kirsten Gordon! Coffee and sleep etiquette, DITL, running, grief & more

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello guys, welcome back! This week we're joined by our dear friend Kirst. For anyone that doesn't know, Kirst takes a couple of workouts every week i...

A bit vulny, pls be kind lol.

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy day-of-the-waffly-pod Monday! We're here for a vulnerable time not a lol time. That's the phrase, right? It is today :p In this episode we are j...

Hello Char :)

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It sure is a good day when sissy Char comes to play! Today we welcome Char back to the podcast for the first time in a long time. Weirdly our podcast ...

The pre-easter debrief (delivered post-easter)

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We thought we had nothing to chat about and started this podcast like two flat pancakes. Turns out, talking to our mics from the Sunny Coast and the '...

Sonja Courtis - empowerment coach

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are so proud to introduce Sonja Courtis to The Sparkle Pod. Sonja is a local Christchurch woman working as an empowerment coach. Having been to Son...

Odd questions + subsequently f**ked up stories

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey pals, welcome to your sparkly pod. In recent weeks, this episode has become a post-weekend debrief however, our confession from the start is that ...

Our cousin Amanda - determination, courage & GRAFT.

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's funny the way you grow up side by side with your 'baby cousin' who suddenly also becomes an adult and is very much no longer a 'baby'. Arguably p...

Weekend debrief: bad dreams & the ready salted debate

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys! Another bonus ep! Who are we :) welcome to the week and hello Monday (for those of you listening fresh!). In today's episode we're dissectin...

Get your skin checked

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you a guest this week and a very special one at that. Joining us on The Sparkle Pod today is Jana - a long time Move it Mama member and frien...

Monday bonus ep!

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SURPRISE! What do we have here then, you say! Well, on this weeks Wednesday episode of the Sparkle Pod we're bringing you a very special guest, so bef...

GLOVES

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we haphazardly take a tangent to discussing GLOVES. Fortunately that's not actual gloves but an acronym (not a mnemonic?) for some ...

The fasting chat continues

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last weeks episode created quite a bit of chat, particularly in Leece's DMs. Thank you for your support to the podcast and specifically for your feedb...

Leece opens up

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're a day late, did you notice?! Were we missed? :) Today's episode has been inspired by the Facebook post Leece did on Friday 16th February. In thi...

The morning after debrief (or thereabouts)

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's fair to say that after we get together with a room full of Move it Mama members our energy is renewed. It is just something else, to be in a room...

A plane story from the frequent flyer, death musings, back to diet culture & more

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For today's episode Leece has recently returned from a few days in Wellington with family. Naturally we discuss what this encompassed and how it is th...

Mum rage; why do we feel like housekeepers & maids?

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So when we put it out to social media for topics to discuss on the podcast, this one stuck out. It went something like this - 'mum rage, and why do we...

Diet culture and cementing habits

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy podcast day! Excited to be here. In today's episode we answer a few questions from the DMs. We had a tricky one come through which was: how do I...

What's up 2024!

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back!! And what fun it is to be back on the mics for 2024! Two thousand and twenty four, or is it, twenty twenty four - which side are you on!? ...

2023, the year of the ick.

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Sparkle Pod often ends up almost resembling some kind of big rocket fuel concoction, made up of all sorts that leaves you feeling, hmm... with a s...

Leece and HOBBSY back on the mic

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello guys! You're in for an assortment today with Leece hosting sissy Hobbs on the pod (for those that don't know, that's our sister in law/our broth...

What's Giving The Ick Continued

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many of you enjoyed (or squirmed) your way through our shower chat and also got a laugh out of the six fish 'ick' chat. Today, we continue in the same...

Peeing in the shower, six fish & so on

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last weeks chat had some of you shook. Messages such as, 'nothing that goes on the bottom goes near the face', and so on. In short, MUCH of our listen...

Looking after your partner & the great shower etiquette debate

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Another Wednesday, another Sparkly Pod - you sure can count on the Move it Mama podcast to hit the big topics hard. In today's episode Leece has a mom...

What's giving the ick and fart trauma

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bit on this week, from why Santa is already present in the shopping malls of the Sunshine Coast, what's giving Leece the ick and what kind of assump...

Bra washing etiquette, parenting palavers and "life hacks"

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello guys, available to your ears once more. This weeks episode is a mixture; from the outset we're very pleased with ourselves for aligning to our i...

The roundup: sobriety, junk food, rugby, parenting, etc.

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! A mix of things to climb into those pretty little earholes today - including our mother's voice!! So, welcome to the roundup of our musings fro...

A grey pube, Taylor Swift (again) & being on the same page as your partner

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello beautiful listeners, we hope you're having a good week so far. Our second recording for the week and here we are. A frustrated and flat Jess who...

Bonus ep - meatballs, working mum life and MIA boob grabs.

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Well, look at us sneaking in a second episode again, aye!? Just for you! Okay okay it's definitely for us, too, LOL. We're back to waffle into ...

Kathie goes to cop college

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys, welcome back. Over the past year or so you'd have heard Jess talk about a client who enlisted her help in getting police college fit. This w...

Nutrition & Beckham (barely a breath about tampons or ejaculation)

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Musing" our way through life: motherhood ranting and nutrition chat

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The podcast referenced in this episode can be found here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uPpMRWwyDwUQfVyYrL1p8?si=94b0779577234cbeBook: 'Fast like...

Why can't a woman be more like a man

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's 6am in Queensland at the time of recording this weeks episode and both of us are quite proud of our understated tones lol. You know, as per the i...

Bonus ep - tampon chronicles, had it or hit it, pocket $

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we get messages asking for more than one podcast a week. This is absolutely something we'd love to do but also sometimes life won't allow it...

Sarah Wallace round 2: pneumonia, mom life & Sam's abs

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How much we love and adore Sarah Wallace and her gorgeous family is no secret - and we are excited to welcome her back to the pod. In June of this yea...

Enough is enough: farts, spoofy sheets & nutrition

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello guys! Welcome back. It seems the end of last weeks pod left some of us shook lol. This week, things are little less shook-y. We chat about the w...

We took a turn: a lost tampon, swamp donkey & more

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode needs to come with a few warnings because things really took a turn or two. A bit to do with body hair and bodily functions and a bit to ...

Jealousy gets you nowhere it only makes you ugly

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As you'll no doubt know, Leece has always been one to wear her heart on her sleeve. One of those, "what you see is *definitely* what you get" sorts. S...

Chewing the fat with a few gristly bits

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, we're back. This week we sought some inspo from the DMs at the last minute, so, in a bid to talk about things other than poo and coffee we end ...

RIP 'rigmaroles', hello ebbs & flows

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've bitten off a little more than we can chew today. We begin feeling very excited about our new and agreed upon podcast structure, only to learn as...

Bonus ep - Leece's 'key' to courting & a mum life DMs answered

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Well we promised a bonus episode after our unplanned hiatus last week so here we are (we also promised Char but shh don't tell anyone she'll be...

Supermarket embarrassment, holiday debrief & the coffee/poo debacle

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Absence makes the heart grow fonder, no!? Sorry for being MIA for a minute there but naturally, we're back. This week we're waffling away on al...

Social media and comparison being the thief of joy

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than you. So a few things sparked today's conversation, but for the m...

Overwhelm, 50 shades of grey & the mile high club.

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every now and then the overwhelm feels huge - we know you relate. Whether it's housework, your job, motherhood, whatever. We start today's chat with a...

Mom stuff, discipline stuff, cost of living stuff, etc etc etc.

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys, we're back with some really "tuneful" singing and lots of waffly chat. Are you excited? Same, lol. In this weeks episode we're chewing the f...

Kristie Amadio - eating disorder recovery

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This chat comes with a trigger warning as we take a deep dive into eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. Today we're excited to introduce o...

Scrunch bum tights + sending nudes

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! The Sparkle Pod brings you an assortment of waffle this week. From the scrunch bum tight conundrum to Leece's aversion to movie quotations and ...

Maggots are flies!?

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Leece and Jess are answering some DMs today. We start with a question about balancing the load between you and your spouse when it comes to things aro...

Body dysmorphia and lube

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! In today's episode we're inspired to revisit Jess's history with body dysmorphia. A few things have instigated this chat but mostly it's due to...

Answering your DMs - from skincare to sugar

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let's go back to circa 2021 and CAVEAT the fact that Jess sang the WRONG song at the end of this pod and she's really shame about it and goodness know...

Nurturing our relationship via the sparkle pod. Where else?

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HELLO! We're back - Leece and Jess chewing the fat for the first time in what feels a little too long. Oftentimes we're busy and so this weekly catch ...

Danni Carr - How I Quit Alcohol

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danni Carr has a passion for self improvement and self preservation. After years of touring and partying with musician husband Ash Grunwald, the exces...

BONUS EP - the in depth story; Leece ditching wine

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well that was a first! Just sitting in my wardrobe recording a podcast on my own! Recently, I was lucky enough to record a conversation with a lady ca...

Mother's Day musings, sound baths and sobriety

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Off the back of a school Mother's Day service today's podcast starts off with some beautiful song lyrics and a dusty eye. It's no surprise to those th...

Char with Leece on her first year as a mum!

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jess is out of action this week with snot and the rest of it all up in her grill, so in today's podcast we have both Leece and Char in full chinwag st...

Leece & Jess on choosing happy, perspective and the ebbs and flows of life

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HELLO! Thank you for your patience as we took a pretty unexpected week off. A bit happening in the Move it Mama world and life itself so we appreciate...

Leece, Jess, Char - Pepsi/Coke continued & a few snorts

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back again - this time with Char, too. In today's episode we waffle along on a considerable amount of tangents - we know this doesn't surprise y...

Leece dials in from the Gold Coast - an update

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week we thought we might have a few weeks off from recording but alas, we're here. Today's episode is basically the equivalent of a Facetime call...

Waffle - Leece's trip to Oz, barriers to exercise & a smidge more poo

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This could be our last episode before a potential 2-3 week hiatus but we'll see how we go. It's 3 more sleeps 'til Leece and the other five Fongs fly ...

How to achieve a daily satisfying poo - Anna Thompson

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anna's been listening in on a few of our latest episodes and couldn't help but suggest we continue on with our poo chat - however his time with a bit ...

Ainslie - through orthorexia, 7 years no periods & finding yoga

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ainslie Maura Speedy aka Ains, our darling Te Kuiti based girl who teaches Monday night yoga for Move it Mama. Leece met Ainslie about 4.5 years ago a...

Intl women's day (the rigmaroles of being a woman? LOL), auction & party sum up

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know one of our most fun things to do is to prepare this podcast, and yet despite receiving really positive feedback from various angles, every we...

Lisa the leak, the Mizzi toilet 'gene', peaks & pits

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You're in for a treat with Leaky's seductive intro today guys - a bit of a different take on things from Lisa, Leece or 'leaky', as you'll soon come t...

Anna Thompson - the Pelvic Health Wizard on all things Pelvic Floor & the 12 week programme

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HI GUYS. Welcome back to the pod. Thank you so much for your downloads on last weeks episode - one thing's for sure, we all like (or love) a bit of po...

Sam Wallace - you might know his wife

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A word of warning that from about minute 35 this podcast is not suited to small ears!!! Getting Sam on the pod has been something we've wanted to do f...

HOW to regularly exercise - Leece & Jess

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we're talking about regular exercise. First of all, why do we even care about regular exercise, and can we learn to regularly exerc...

Observing others & living in the past - can we not?!

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most days we feel some level of overwhelm. Whether it's both the physical and mental to do list combined or just the frankly relentless stimulation th...

The Curve - investing & money but make it fashion

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023 WHAT UP

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back! Here we are, January 2023 - basically April, as you may well know lol. In today's episode we're a full sister house - Leece, Jess and Ch...

The whole team to close out the year - hall passes, coffee orders & worst fears

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Group Zoom meets The Sparkle Pod. In today's episode - the last of 2022 - Leece hosts the whole Move it Mama team! We've got Leece, Ainslie, Kirst, Sa...

Chewing the fat: alcohol, mindset and parenting

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to your sparkly pod. Wait 'til you hear Leece's intro, shut the front door! In today's episode we're back to chewing the fat - Leece and ...

November & December challenges, carpet moths & sinking bots

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A last minute tech malfunction sees just Jess and Char on the pod today. It's always a weird feeling when we don't have Leece with us; a weird sort of...

Matilda Green - mum rage, body image, ending people pleasing & more

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with a guest - and not just any guest! We're so excited to get to share this chat with you. From her on screen love story in the first seri...

Gotman card decks, keeping the spark/at it like rabbits, side boob, habits & discipline

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We had a guest lined up this week who ended up having to postpone so here we are - Leece and Jess back on the mics. In today's episode we dissect a fe...

Catching up on Chars overseas adventures & finding moments of joy!

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Things got off to a rocky start when we realise that in fact, not all is well in Halswell. With the Halswell wifi not playing ball, today's episode se...

Debriefing: Cup Day, Lewis Capaldi, Heroin Chic & so on

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take me down to waffle city where the gals talk shit and the listeners lol silly, wowowowwww take me hoooome. OK so a slight exaggeration on the LOL p...

Brodie Kane and our inability to play it cool LOL

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To say we're excited is an understatement! Both to be back bringing you the podcast and to be back with a belter of a guest. Brodie really needs no in...

Trying to love our bodies, mum guilt and rage

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guys, back for round TWO of waffle city for week TWO of NZ school holidays. It's always a buzz to hear from you each week in response to our chats...

The spray tan conundrum, Leece's McDonalds debacle & too much other food chat

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, here we are off the back of a few fun guests to The Sparkle Pod so naturally, we thought it was high time we took the road back to waffle city. ...

Sarah Wallace - all things motherhood, exercise & taking a month to name her twins

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few years ago Leece was interviewed on the radio by Sam Wallace, Toni Street and Laura McGoldrick. At that time, Leece naturally took to social medi...

Kendal McSorley, ByKendal - building a business, self-belief and beauty hacks

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What a BUZZ that was. We had Kendal do our makeup in July for our annual Move it Mama party and our first meeting felt a very long time in the making ...

Deb Buckley is back: the brain, exercise, discipline, weight, planned episodes & more

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Every time we bring you Deb Buckley, in whatever way, shape or form, you want more, so, it's about time she came back to the pod! We're so grat...

The 3 sissy's chat big ticket items - sobriety, travel plans, a journey to self-love and smooth vs crunchy

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! What a thrill to have Char back in the wardrobe today. We're feeling very fortunate to have Char with us in Christchurch at the moment - and fo...

Mum life, a burnt nostril and a hash cookie gone bad

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Welcome back to The Sparkle Pod. Well we promised a trip to waffle city and boy oh boy have we delivered. LOL! A few tangents taken today; from...

Sis 'n law Sarah is back - motherhood, grief and beyond.

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! We're really excited to bring Sarah back to the sparkle pod. It's coincidentally been one year since we last had our sister in law Hobbsie on t...

Leece on the mic for a quick fire Q&A. Mince, sex and a bit in between (lol).

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back! We need to "caveat" this one first up by making it known that as soon as we hopped off the recording we were over-analysing and dissecti...

Jess Poff - 32 years no exercise, to 5x a week. How?

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is an exciting episode for us. Our latest guest is someone you've perhaps heard references to in previous episodes of The Sparkle Pod. We felt Je...

The biggest barriers to exercise. What are they & what can we do?

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all have barriers to exercise. Things that get in the way of regularly exercising, whether it be our work, our families, our finances, sleep depriv...

Washing your face with your undies, burning the fking forest down & raising awareness - The Sparkle Pod Wrap Up

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can you bloody believe it! You probably can because we've talked your earholes off - we can, too, to be fair. What a thrill and a total treat to have ...

Thin privilege, & the myriad of barriers in motivating people to exercise

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello Sparkly Pods! Leece and Jess are back today - Char wrapped up in a slightly under the weather Tommy situation and unable to tend to the mic. BUT...

Peaks & pits: family time, spray tans and a poke

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from an unexpected hiatus. Welcome once again to The Sparkle Pod! In today's episode the sissy's are sat next to each other, hovering aroun...

The Party Countdown, a salty first kiss and pretentiousness

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod, we're back together and taking it down to waffle city again. Excuse our slightly dodgy connection at times; it ...

Leece MIA: Char on her return to exercise, Jess with two cents

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Leece is MIA today. Growing up we always felt an extra sense of safety and confidence when we had Leece around. Her sparkly, outgoing and for t...

Kirst - friend & MIM - on exercise, babies & moving to NZ at 15.

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a long time coming as we've wanted to have Kirst on the pod for a while. Kirst has been a dear friend of ours for years now; give or take 20...

Back on the booze & off the 'gram?! Right o!

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot of garbage today (no feedback please mum). But in all honesty, it's fun to get back in the wardrobe each week and reconnect with the sis...

Sissy's chat RELATIONSHIPS

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hiiiii guyssss! Well THANK YOU first and foremost for the downloads on our last pod. Did you guys like it? Certainly a story, wasn't it. We'd love you...

Char's birth story oh me oh my

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wow wow wow. Here we go. The title speaks for itself doesn't it? We thought we were excited to get deep into this chat but quickly establish we aren't...

Postnatal depletion with Sophie Dunn

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of The Sparkle Pod we're excited to be joined by Sophie Dunn of Nourish and Nurture. Sophie is a mother of three and ex-lawyer turn...