A deep dive into #SkinnyTok

Tell us you’re married without telling us you’re married. In a recent wardrobe clean out, Laura discovered an old drawer of sexy underwear (aka: barely there lace underwear that would give you thrush by looking at it) and realised she’s happy to never wear it again. If you’re in a long term relationship and you’re getting dressed up or having sex anywhere that’s not a bed with sheets on it - good for you! Then we open the KICMAIL Box and hear what you think of our book reccos, pelvic pain and break up stories, and how you’re smashing the Kic run program. And we introduce a new NICHE segment. If you have cracked heels, this one’s for you. Check out Power Podiatry if you’re interested: https://www.powerpodiatrybrighton.com.au/contact  SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Luent Globe dishwashing sheets https://lucentglobe.com/ and Pleasant State cleaning supplies https://www.pleasantstate.com/  Laura: the episode ‘How to beat the Sunday scaries’ from the podcast Do You F*ing Mind podcast with Alexis Fernandez https://pod.fo/e/2181b2  Kic UPDATE It’s not too late to join our STAX. Core Challenge! It’s just three short and spicy 5-10 minute core workouts each week. Unlock the challenge with a 7-day free trial of the Kic app today!  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Helmi 202430min

How do you find time for each other? What’s the hardest part of parenting right now? Why do people assume your marriage is on the rocks? It’s been a while since Steph’s husband, Josh, was on KICBUMP so he came into the studio for an honest chat about all the things you want to know: parenting, relationships, and whether or not Steph and Josh will ever do another 30 day intimacy challenge. Plus a Harvey update on his day care and sleep. If you missed the episode about Steph & Josh’s intimacy challenge, check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/all-the-juicy-details-of-steph-joshs-intimacy-challenge/id1457667995?i=1000577815788&l=ms FOLLOW USKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Helmi 202442min

If you have legs…you have legging legs. That’s it. In our catch up today we chat about the viral TikTok body trend "legging legs" aka what Millennials will remember as the "thigh gap". Thankfully the search term has been banned by TikTok and we hope this is the first and last time we speak about it. Our bodies aren’t trends and leggings are for everyone. And Laura read ‘Mother-In-Law’ by Sally Hepworth and wanted to hear your mother-in-law stories and you sent us some doozies…SPECIAL SHARES Steph: Chloe’s pregnancy story on the podcast ‘Darling, Shine’ Laura: listen to G Flip. Start with their song Cruel Summer Kic UPDATE Our STAX. Core challenge starts on Monday. It’s two weeks with three 5-10 minute workouts each week. No matter how you move, this challenge is made to fit with you.  And this weekend we’re heading to Sydney for our STAX ‘I Am Enough’ event and we’re giving away a trip worth up to $2,999, so you can Kic it with us! With $1000 worth of STAX. gear, 12 months with Kic, flights for two, accommodation and a platinum event experience - all on us! Enter here https://stax.com.au/pages/kic-x-stax-giveaway FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Helmi 202433min

Sam and Izzy are figuring it out. After less than a year of full-time social media, the pair started their podcast ‘Just For Girls’ to chat, learn and figure shit out, and it has well and truly BLOWN up. We asked for your questions and got Sam & Izzy’s answers: do people take you seriously? What do your parents think about what you do? How’s your friendship? What really goes on at influencer events? And we (Millennials) ask for their Gen-Z opinion on what’s hot and what’s not in 2024. In this episode Sam also opens up about navigating an eating disorder. If the conversation around eating disorders brings anything up for you, there is support available: The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s national charity for people impacted by eating disorders and body image issues. Free & confidential support is available at 1800 33 4673 between 8am – midnight FOLLOW US Just For Girls @justforgirrls on InstagramListen to Just For Girls https://podfollow.com/1673652768 KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on Tiktok JOIN Kic Find out more about Kic at kicapp.com. Download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store. Follow us @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Helmi 202441min

Break ups are bad…but these are worse. Laura’s been thinking about her own worst breakup story since reading ‘Good Material’ by Dolly Alderton, so we asked you for yours. Break up via Snapchat, left in a hotel with I Will Always Love You Playing, caught in bed with another partner…this is what we meant when we asked for your bad break up stories! Thanks to our community for sharing <3 And Steph shares about her recent experience getting help for pelvic pain, which opened up a conversation about being taken seriously by doctors and the important Australia-first inquiry into women’s pain. Listen to our episode with Bridget Hustwaite: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/how-to-endo-with-bridget-hustwaite/id1457667995?i=1000532993771&l=el And check out her book ‘How To Endo’ https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-endo-bridget-hustwaite/book/9781760879082.html The TikTok Laura mentioned https://www.tiktok.com/@thehooleydooley/video/7273514387149835538 SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Buccaneers on Apple TV+ Laura: a quote from Steph Elswood Kic UPDATE Brace your core and get ready to feel the burn with our 2-week STAX. Core Challenge. Join our Pilates trainer, Kika, for 3 x new masterclasses per week. They’re just 5-10 minute short but spicy workouts! From exercise to your every day, a strong core is fundamental for balance, posture and overall performance. Designed to be completed alongside your running, strength or Pilates training. The challenge Kics off Monday February 19th. FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Helmi 202436min

Kim was 27 weeks pregnant with her first daughter when she noticed a tiny amount of bleeding. After almost a week in hospital, and a traumatic birth experience, Kim gave birth to Elsie. Elsie then spent 11 weeks in the NICU and in that time, Kim and her husband Greg learned that Elsie had suffered a brain injury through pregnancy or birth and she was given a diagnosis of spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. In this episode, Kim shares her story with Steph: her mostly straightforward pregnancy with Elsie, Elsie’s traumatic birth, their NICU stay and how it felt to finally hold Elsie for the first time, learning of Elsie’s brain injury, finding support online from parents of children with disabilities, and the decision to have a second baby. Thanks to Kic community member Kim for reaching out with her story. We hope her story helps other parents going through similar things feel less alone. Kim recommended the book 'Special: Antidotes to the obsessions that come with a child's disability' by Melanie Dimmitt https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Special/Melanie-Dimmitt/9781925384680  FOLLOW USKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram, @kic on TikTok and kicapp.comSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram, @steph_claire_smith on TikTokJoin our virtual mothers' group in the the KICBUMP Facebook group. Search 'KICBUMP Community'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Tammi 20241h 12min

Can someone explain how Australian dating rules work? It's the viral TikTok that sent us wild so we asked you for your experiences of dating in Australia to find out just how bad it is. Spoiler alert…it’s very bad. So if you’re getting sick of swiping, know that you’re not alone ❤️ And Aussie men…pull your socks up! And we check in with the goals we set ourselves at the start of the year to see if they’ll be sustainable for the rest of 2024. Find out Steph’s huge strength goal and how Laura plans to balance a hectic work schedule with life outside work. We’ll back in your ears with KICBUMP on Wednesday.SPECIAL SHARES Steph: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston Laura: Good Material by Dolly Alderton Kic UPDATE Welcome to the squad, STAX.! We’ve teamed up with STAX. to release our first-ever activewear collection to help you move with confidence. Designed with Founder of STAX., Don Robertson, Steph & Laura have built this 15 piece collection with inclusivity, quality and comfort at its core. Empowering you to move, without holding you back. From exercise to your every day, no matter how you move, our limited edition sets will support you where you need it most. Stamped with a reminder that you are enough, just as you are. The collection drops Friday February 9th 2024.  FOLLOW US KICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Tammi 202432min

You can’t be what you can’t see. So Maymah became the athlete she never saw growing up. Maymah started going to the gym because she was bored waiting to start university. But then she fell in love with it. It empowered her to rebuild her relationship with food and movement after years spent battling anorexia. Now she’s a Gymshark athlete. Trigger warning: in this episode Maymah opens up about her experience of an eating disorder.  If this conversation brings anything up for you, there is support available: The Butterfly Foundation is Australia’s national charity for people impacted by eating disorders and body image issues. Free & confidential support is available at 1800 33 4673 between 8am – midnight In the episode Maymah speaks with Steph & Laura about her eating disorder and how a crisis meeting with her school and mum brought her out of it, the anxiety she felt stepping into a gym wearing a headscarf for the first time, how she trains during Ramadan when she can’t eat or drink between sunrise and sunset, and becoming a role model for Muslim women in fitness. FOLLOW US Maymah @maymah.lifts on InstagramKICPOD @kicpod on InstagramKic @kic.app on Instagram & @kic on TikTok and kicapp.com or download the app from the App Store and Google Play StoreSteph Claire Smith @stephclairesmith on Instagram & @steph_claire_smith on TikTokLaura Henshaw @laura.henshaw on Instagram & @laura.henshaw on TiktokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Tammi 202438min