Move it Mama - The Sparkle Pod

The birth prologue, Tommy intro & average sister chat

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Honestly, it was just a real thrill to have our littlest sister - and newest mom Char - back in the wardrobe. In today's episode we chat a little on C...

Rigmaroles, aunty love and mum guilt

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can we preface this episode by saying - we take a while to warm up. Turns out that perhaps our little hiatus didn't work as well as we hoped because w...

The Twin Q&A

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Sparkle Podders! In today's pod, we were met with a last minute guest appearance from someone who had planned to be AWOL - your host, Lisa Fong, l...

Mat leave, Covid, no booze & postpartum exercise fear mongering

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jess hosted the sissy's today, just for shits and giggles. No, not really, Leece was on day four of Covid and we thought we'd save on her energy outpu...

Six weeks without the booze & other musings

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last week, you may or may not know that Leece has made a commitment to do six weeks alcohol free. We know - to some this is no big deal (in w...

The amazing Deb Buckley - you want to listen to this

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We love Deb Buckley, oh boy do we love Deb Buckley. What started as a Leece-and-Deb meet-cute in a Christchurch car park is now a woman that the three...

The Sparkle Pod do International Women's Day

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Leece and Jess talk all things International Women's Day. For some reason the talk takes a loooong tangent down the path of the dut...

Sissy catch up - thick thighs, body love and house shame

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, should any trio of siblings/friends, find themselves in their respective wardrobes connected with a mic, things are surely expected to get a smi...

Bridge (the BFF) on life in business, getting through an eating disorder and dealing to the inner critic.

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is someone we feel blessed to have in our lives; a best friend of the twins for 30 odd years and a big Move it Mama support. Bridge is a...

Do we weigh ourselves?

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first episode of Ask Leece went LIVE last week, and with the launch of Move it Mama's new 'talk show' (lol), has come lots of questions. One of wh...

Waffle city to start 2022 the best way we know

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The sissy's round off the year

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We had a meeting this year during which a wise man said, "you should be doing a podcast". Fast forward a few days, Episode 1 of The Sparkle Pod was re...

We were asked about sugar so we chat about sugar (& some)

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We had a great little email come through about a comment Leece had made in the past about our habits and mindset around sugar. So, in today's episode,...

Matt Chisholm; mental health, Imposter & more

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We were so lucky to get the chance to speak to Matt Chisholm - TV host (Survivor, Treasure Island, Sunday, Country Calendar), father/husband (to a roc...

Leece & Jess chat to "Your Monthly" dietician, Sara

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome baaaack. Another week another hoot of a convo; a follow on from last week where Leece was talking about exercising to her cycle. This week we ...

Leece's 'exercising to my cycle' debrief & chat with Jess & Char

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Well it's been a while since we've had Char on the pod so that's a treat for our ears. Today's episode is a bit of a catch up-debrief situation...

Ana - a.k.a - 5 houses, 5 years!

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A little something different on the pod today! First of all, Jess is playing host to a friend of hers, Ana. Ana is one of those friends you walk away ...

A real-talk Q&A with dietician Sarah Percy!

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk to Sarah Percy, a registered dietician with over 20 years clinical experience. Can we just "caveat" (lol) that we LOVE Sarah and have ha...

Why are we so vulnerable when receiving feedback? & other stories

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we tackle a topic we kind of have no idea how to tackle LOL. A little cryptic isn't it? But, having been asked to discuss this we t...

A little bit of everything with Toni Street

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We say this every time (when blessed to chat to someone other than ourselves LOL) - but honestly, WHAT A PRIVILEGE. For the record, we confirmed Toni ...

Jess's birth stories & a missing sock

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Sparkly Pods. We've taken a hint from the DM requests today and in this episode we discuss Jess's birth stories. Well, it took a turn. A little on...

Relationship advice from the non-qualified; Leece talks tricks and tips on keeping the relationship alive.

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Sparkle Pod we bring you a discussion on relationships, something neither of us are at all qualified in (lol). Leece posted to ...

Laura McGoldrick on the filet'o'fish, wine consumption & tea towel protocol (oh and other stuff)

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We recorded with Laura a month or so ago; her world was a bit different then. Her professional cricket player husband was home, there was little chanc...

Back to basics; starting again with exercise (& waffle)

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! We promised we'd be back quickly and bosch, here we are. In today's episode we're talking about starting again. Learning to accept and embrace ...

The birthday weekend Lowdown (Leece yawns in this)

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Our longest hiatus from The Sparkle Pod yet. Sorry! But we're back. And yes Leece does let out a sizeable yawn mid-chat but hey, that's beside ...

Everyone wants to know how to cook the best mince, right?!

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Strap yourselves in guys and gals... the wardrobe chat goes mortal. No stones left unturned! From how we create this podcast (very tech savvy we know)...

The Lockdown Lowdown without many LOLs

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hey again, Sparkle Podders. We have an exciting episode with a very fun guest coming up for you; but unfortunately we need to re-do our recording (the...

You ask, we deliver; the Lockdown Lowdown

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a few days between wardrobe back injuries so here we are. We decided to get back to the mics with some Lockdown musings just to voice a few ...

Resuming the Lockdown Lowdown

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we go again. After a few days away from the pod we resume the lockdown lowdown. We've been receiving messages every day about how you're enjoying...

The sissy's answer the DMs

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's Friday theeeen! Hello Sparkle Podders. The three sissy's are back to answer some of the DMs that came in off the back of a request for podcast id...

Kelly Coe of Augustine by Kelly Coe!

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What a total privilege it was for us to sit down and chat to Kelly (Augustine by Kelly Coe) today. WOW! We now feel super inspired - for many differen...

A Jess synopsis (with lots missing but we'll be back?!)

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The tables have turned (again). Today Leece hosts Jess to talk a bit about the "Jess story". We find these episodes tough; keeping to a bit of a time ...

A little slice of Life as Lisa Mizzi (pre-Move it Mama)

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leece has told the story of Move it Mama and its creation a few times now, but what about life before Move it Mama? In this episode, Leece is hosted ...

Sis'n'law Sarah discusses infertility, infant loss & miscarriage

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Again today we feel so grateful to our other sister in law, Sarah, for very bravely sharing her journey with infant loss and miscarriage. We must pref...

Emma Twigg Burns That *beep* Forest Down

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Interrupting Lockdown Lowdown Listening with a VERY SPECIAL GUEST to The Sparkle Pod. Leece, Jess and Char are joined by Olympic Gold medallist and (q...

The Lockdown Lowdown Ep 3

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cindy dropping bombs at 3pm with NZ's Lockdown 2.0 set to continue. Therefore, we shall continue. Coming to you with hunched backs and tootsie pins an...

The Lockdown Lowdown Ep 2

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And we're back. Day 2 of NZ Lockdown (or day whatever, wherever you may be). We promised a daily chinwag, so here we deliver. Join Leece, Jess and Cha...

The Lockdown Lowdown Ep 1

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do we need an excuse to get waffling? No. But a NZ Lockdown is bound to do it. In this episode Leece and Jess ask each other a few off-the-cuff, not-v...

An overdue waffly debrief

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a big few weeks at Move it Mama "HQ" so Leece and Jess sat down for a bit of a debrief. Join them for some very lighthearted waffle (think ...

Char Opens Up

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An episode dedicated to Char! It's been a wild few months in the lead up to her wife's olympic campaign (she's coming home with gold, baby!). While we...

From The Beginning

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our first ever episode of The Sparkle Pod! Today we start From The Beginning (sorry if you’ve heard this before!!). Leece dives into the ...