The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life
Episodes
Episode 14: Lorena Oates on Solo Motherhood, IVF, and Writing with Heart
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth, Nadia Mahjouri welcomes the inspiring Lorena Oates, author of the debut memoir Solo Mum by Choice. Lorena shares ...
Lauren Novak and the Angry Mums Club - Facing Up to Maternal Rage!
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth, Nadia Mahjouri sits down with journalist and author Lauren Novak to discuss her new book Meltdown—a candid, deep...
Raidah Shah Idil on Crafting Stories, Embracing Culture, and the Chaos of Motherhood
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri engages in a captivating conversation with the talented Raidah Shah Idil, an author and poet currently residing in Ma...
Sally Gould on Saving Lives, Writing Books, Surviving Motherhood and Staying Sane
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri sits down with the inspiring Sally Gould, a debut memoirist and dedicated paramedic whose book, Frog, offers a compe...
Erin Hortle on Motherhood, Surfing and A Catalogue of Love
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri welcomes the talented Erin Hortle, a Tasmanian author whose latest novel, A Catalogue of Love, has recently hit the ...
Magdelena McGuire on All We Need as Mothers and Writers
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri chats with the remarkable Magdalena McGuire, an award-winning author whose latest book, All We Need, is now available ...
The Art of Storytelling with Ayesha Inoon
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri welcomes the insightful Ayesha Inoon, a Sri Lankan Australian writer whose debut novel, Untethered, has garnered cri...
Anna Snoekstra on Navigating Motherhood, Writing, and the Art of the Audio Novella
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri is joined by the vibrant Anna Snoekstra, an internationally bestselling author who shares her journey through motherho...
Emily Tsokos Purtill on Writing Motherhood Across Generations
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💬 Show NotesIn this episode, Nadia Mahjouri sits down with the talented Emily Tsokos Purtill, whose debut novel, Matia, won the 2025 Western Austra...
Emma Mugglestone on What Happens In The Long Run, When An Indie Author Goes Trad
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri chats with the delightful Emma Mugglestone, a Melbourne-based author whose debut novel, In the Long Run, was release...
Megan Dalla Camina on Fighting the Inner Critic and Helping Women Rise
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Dalla Camina is an author, founder, PhD researcher, and guide for women ready to reclaim their power, trust their wisdom, and create lives of me...
Zeynab Gamieldien on Producing Two Novels and a Tiny Human In the Space of Three Years!
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview is with the lovely Zeynab Gamieldien,whose second novel, Learned Behaviours was released in August 2025, two years after her debut no...
Jayne Tuttle on the fragile balance between motherhood and creativity. Even in Paris, it turns out, you cant have it all.
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nadia Mahjouri welcomes the talented Jane Tuttle, a writer, performer, and bookseller, whose latest memoir, The Sea in the Metro, b...
Lucinda McKimm on the Paradoxes of Motherhood and How Women with Kids Make Work Work
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lucinda McKimm is a writer, podcaster and mum of two - and one half of the fantastic parenting podcast Ready or Not. She is a beautiful writer who sha...
Saman Shad on Writing, Kids and The Sex Lives of Married Women
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview is with the luminescent, wise and talented Saman Shad author of The Sex Lives of Married Women and the Matchmaker, mother of three - ...
Kate Toon on Writing While Building A Business Empire, Being a Mum and Owning A Bookshop.
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview is with the multitalented Kate Toon - Author of multiple business books, creator of the Tooniverse Business Empire and a self proclai...
Holly Brunnbauer Started Blogging About Motherhood and Ended Up A Published Author.
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays conversation is with the wonderful Holly Brunnbauer - the author of What Did I Miss? - a hilarious rom-com published by Harper Collins. This is...
Karen Wasson on Motherhood and Writing Through Tough Times
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Wasson is the author of Inked - the first ever Graphic novel to win the Ampersand Prize. In this conversation, Karen shares how she has managed ...
Rachael Johns on Surviving Burnout by Finding The Joy
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with the vivacious and wonderful Rachael Johns - Australias Undisputed Queen of Women's Fiction. Author of The Bad Bridesmaid, The O...
Molly Murn on Writing So We Don't Go Mad. Telling Stories from Kangaroo Island to Morocco
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview is with the wonderful Dr Molly Murn - a South Australian poet, author and manager of Matilda Bookshop in the Adelaide Hills. Her debu...
Sarah Clutton On The Remarkable Truths of Writing With Teens
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with Sarah Clutton, author of The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains - a delightful story of a young boy, looking for the father he ha...
Marion Taffe Writes Her Rage
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with the incredible Marion Taffe author of By Her Hand - a debut historical fiction set in 10th century EnglandIn our conversatio...
Tina Strachan, Author of The Wilder Zoo Series, Knows That The Early Bird Catches The Worm
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our very first (unofficial) crossover episode with Tina Strachan, co-host of The Book Deal Podcast (with Madeline Cleary) and author of The...
Maxine Beneba Clarke On Stuff She's NOT Sorry For
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an award winning author of over FOURTEEN books for adults and children! In todays episode we discuss her latest release - OUT ...
Laura Elvery on Celebrating Women and Writing Through The Chaos
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with the luminous Laura Elvery! We discuss her new novel Nightingale which is OUT NOW and how she managed to do her final proof read...
Best Of: Kate Kruimink Won The Premiers Prize For Fiction at the Tasmanian Literary Awards for Heartsease. And She Wrote It All In The Messy Middle of Motherhood, Work and Family Life.
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
School holidays and the festival of chocolate means that this week is a BEST OF episode, but I am so happy to share this chat I had with Kate Kruimink...
Lisa Tirenno Tells Why The Parents in Her YA Fantasy are Neither Dead nor Shit
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with author Lisa Tirreno, whose debut novel Prince of Fortune was released earlier this year by Simon and Schuster. In this novel we...
Edita Mujkić Wrote The Most Important Story She Had To Tell
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with Edita Mujkić author of award winning memoir Between Before and After, published by Hawkeye Books Editas share the story that i...
Alice Robinson on Writing Your Way Through Separation and Making Something Beautiful From It All
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview guest is the luminous Alice Robinson, author of If You Go, as well as two previous novels - Anchor Point, longlisted for the Stella P...
Lauren Keegan on Saying Yes to Your Writing, No Matter What
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is with the wonderful Lauren Keegan, author of All The Bees In The Hollows, Lauren has two kids and works as a perinatal psycholog...
Leesa Ronald Wrote What She Knew And Ended Up With A Publishing Contract and a Very Confused Local Midwife
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melbourne Friends! I am finally launching Half Truth in Melbourne at the end of March and early April. Please see my bio on instagram or tickets are l...
Nadia Mahjouri on The Whole Truth Behind Half Truth - With Guest Interviewer Arianne James from TheBookShelf!!!
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a special episode where I turn the tables and become the guest!! Thanks to the wonderful Arianne James from Tas Writers for allowing me to s...
Lily Redwood is Not a Shit Mum and Shes Pretty Sure You're Not Either
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Todays episode is with poet and spoken word artist Lily Redwood. Lily writes about the everyday extraordinary from the political to the poetical. Lil...
Helen Hayward on Labels, Not Hating Housework and Finding Yourself on the Other Side of Motherhood
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My Debut Novel Half Truth is OUT NOW! Thank you to everyone who has come out to support me in Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane and Launceston - my heart...
Camille Booker on Imagining The Worst and Turning it to Fiction
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eeek! My Debut Novel Half Truth is OUT NOW! Please join me at my launch as my personal literary midwives to birth my book baby into the world!!! Tic...
Kylie Orr Doesn't Shy Away From The Tough Stuff
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is with the wonderful author Kylie Orr - who is also the mother of FOUR children - NONE of whom slept as babies! Needless to say, ...
Claire Van Ryn on Living Through The Seasons
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woohoo! We are back for Season 2! Thank you so much for still being here and listening in - I am so ridiculously grateful to you! And in even more i...
Casey Nott Has Not Forgotten: Its All Fleeting
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*** Pre-order Nadia Mahjouri's debut novel Half Truth NOW!!! *** In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjou...
Anne Freeman Feels It All And Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with the lovely and talented Anne Freeman, mother of two, pu...
Lucy Christopher Had A Baby and It Literally Changed Her Brain
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Dr Lucy Christopher, author of Release, Stolen and many...
Part 2: Maxine Fawcett Gets Real About the Hard Stuff
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first ever two part episode, Maxine returns after a week's girls trip to Bali, where she (finally!) had some time to think. And she decided she...
Part 1: Maxine Fawcett on the Illusion of Perfection and the Onset of Mum-oncholy
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Maxine Fawcett about her book Everything is Perfect, an...
Kate Kruimink Wrote Her First Novel With a Baby on her Boob
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Kate Kruimink, mother of two, fiction editor of Island ...
Liz Evans on Maternal Ambivalence, Rage and Having Twins in your 40's
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Liz Evans - author, psychotherapist, academic, ex-rock ...
Katherine Collette Makes Time to Tell Tall Tales
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Katherine Collette, author, cartoonist, ex-sewage engin...
Ariane Beeston Was Not Herself, You See.
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Ariane Beeston, psychologist, mother, former child prot...
Jane Tara Sees Things Clearly
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 1, Nadia Mahjouri chats with Jane Tara, debut novelist, author of over 100 children’s and nonfiction books, ex-general manager of Better ...
Welcome to The Whole Truth
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Whole Truth: Motherhood and the Writing Life, introduces herself and invites you to follow and subscribe so that you don't ...