The Shift In Identity After Having A Baby. Uncut with Holly Nicholson

BONUS episode with Bella! Her story of being transgender, finding love and living with a chronic illness.Happy New Year Lifers! We're like the clingy little sibling that can't stay away from you so today we are bringing you a special bonus episode with one of our OG Lifers!It's an interview that has been requested by quite literally hundreds of you!Meet Bella, a founding member of the life uncut discussion group and a ray of sunshine in your facebook feeds! Over the past two years Bella has been so open and vulnerable with her transition journey, and also about finding love and living with chronic kidney disease. In this episode we sit down with Bella to speak about what her experiences were like realising her identity, sharing that knowledge with her friends and family and some of the challenges that the trans community face at the moment. We speak about how she navigated dating, how she chose her name and what is involved in gender reassignment. A big thing from this conversation is that gender reassignment surgery costs are extravagant (around the $30k mark) and not supported through medicare so there is a gofundme organised to help Bella with these costs. You can check it out here: https://bit.ly/3HDNhMKIf y'all want some savings use code LIFEUNCUT for a $10 sign up bonus! https://app.shopback.com/aus/partner/LIFEUNCUTIf you have missed the pod over the new year break, please let us know by leaving us a review. You can also leave reviews on spotify now so that would be cool!Share it with someone you love because, well, we love love! x xSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Jan 202240min

Happy end of 2021 Lifers!What a freaking year!Today we are taking a bit of a walk down memory lane and revisiting some of the best and most impactful moments of 2021 on the podcast.We were joined by some absolutely incredible guests.There were a lot of laughs, a few tears and some moments that left us feeling changed.In today's episode, we highlight some moments with:Mark Manson, author of 'the subtle art of not giving a fuck'Our favourite accidentally unfilteredsIndia Oxenberg, survivor of the NXVIM sex cultEm Carey, the girl who fell from the skyMatty J, Bach uncut host and Laura's to be betrothedKath Koschel, founder of the kindness factorySheri Hockley, nutritionist Hugh van Cuylenburg, founder of the resilience project& Shonel Bryant, creator of support your girls.We feel incredibly #blessed to have had these wonderful people share their stories and their time with us and we can't wait to be back with you in 2022!We will still be recording from the floor of Britt's lounge room in our underwear so some things aren't changing!You know the drill, tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog and your friend and share the love becauseWE LOVE LOVE!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Dec 202158min

Kink is having a bit of a moment in time! What used to be something that was criminalised and frowned upon is now being spoken about and portrayed on our screens! But there's a whole bunch that we didn't know about kink and getting kinky!Joining us to share her wisdom is the incredible Chantelle Otten, psycho-sexologist and kink guru! We talk about how you discover kinks, act them out and what a whole bunch of common ones are!She also speaks about consent with kink and how the community has been so misunderstood for a long time.We then have one of our fabulous listeners Nikki join us who loves water sports (the kink, not water skiing). Nikki is an open mind and an open book and we were so grateful to get her personal experience of kink!To check Chantelle out, go here: https://chantelleotten.com/Chantelle also has a killer new book out! http://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/NKQVjKIf you have loved the podcast all year, we'd really love a review on apple podcasts! Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your friend, tell your dog & share the love becauseWE LOVE LOVE!!!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Dec 20211h 21min

Happy Ask Uncut day Lifers,Today we are starting the episode with a bit of low brow lols. We find out just how much we'd need to pay both Britt and Laura to send us a jar of their farts. Everyone has a price amiright?!Jumping into your questions for today:1. My partner didn't invite me to his work Christmas party and partners are invited. I'm pregnant and we have a 1 year old, but I'm hurt and wondering if I should be suspicious of this?2. I'm in a loving relationship but I've never been with anyone else. My boyfriend loves me so much and sees a future with me. I want to experience other people. I don't think he will be okay if I end things though. Help!3. My partner of 4 years and I had a plan to buy a house together. They've just told me that now they want to buy a house themselves. What am I meant to do? What does this mean about their commitment to me and our relationship?If you've loved the ask uncut advice this year, we'd really appreciate a sneaky review if you haven't already left one. It really helps us!Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because we love love!! x xSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Dec 202135min

Today's episode is unlike any we have done before. "I don't fear death, I just don't want my children to forget me"Today we are joined by Shonel Bryant, who is a member of our podcast community.Shonel is an incredible woman; she is a mother of two, a wife and an immensely strong, creative and funny woman. Shonel has battled various cancers for the past few years and is now terminally ill. She joins the podcast today to speak about advocating for your own health, checking your breasts and leaving a legacy for her family.We feel so incredibly grateful that Shonel has given us her precious time to share her story. A story of grief, a story of love and overwhelmingly a story of gratitude.  Shonel has a gofundme set up to financially help her husband support their children and take some time off of work following her passing. You can find the go fund me page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/bryant-family-support-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheetHer instagram can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/support.your.girls/?hl=enWe are so grateful for you Shonel.We love love xxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Dec 20211h 13min

Park yourself up on the couch. It's time for us to get our therapy Thursday Ask Uncut started. Today we are diving into these questions:-Is there post coital text etiquette? -My ex has text me, apologising for the terrible way that he treated me. I think that this is more for him than it is for me. He is married now so I don't know why he is reaching out. Should I respond? What should I say if I do?-My partner has just moved into my place. I'm having trouble adjusting to the change. My stuff isn't where it used to be. Little things like sharing my space and nitty gritty things are pissing me off. How do I help myself?-I'm 24 and I feel as though I'm having a quarter life crisis. I've bought a house with my partner. I'm set up in my career & everything is great. But I feel like I want to throw it all away and get some more 'life experience.' Should I?If you have a question for us to unpack, please slide on into those DMs at @lifeuncutpodcast Share the episode with someone you love because we love love!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Dec 202136min

Step right up to your meaty and juicy Tuesday because today we are kicking off the episode with some bach chat that has pretty much every media publication in Australia talking; the relationship breakdown between Brooke Blurton & Abbie Chatfield.We address this conversation from the perspective of two people who have been in the media wheel of Bachelor finales and how elements of privilege are intertwined with the timing of this particular situation.Then we are taking a deep dive on codependence. On the surface we look at codependence as being needy and controlling, but there's so much more to unpack here. These behaviours can be due to how we grew up, other relationship experiences we have had in life, and they can also exist in our workplace. friendship or family relationships too.We speak with founder and co-director of associated counsellors and psychologists Dan Auerbach, who has over 20 years of relationship counselling experience. He gives us his professional insight and experience in codependency.You can check Dan out here:  https://www.counsellingsydney.com.au/dan-auerbach/www.counsellingsydney.com.auOr phone (02) 8205 0566In the episode, Laura and Britt mention an anonymous group that you can find here:https://www.codependentsanonymous.org.au/If you liked the episode, share it with someone that you love because we love love! xxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Dec 20211h 19min

The soft fade vs honest upfront debate is on!Happy Thursday lifers and welcome to therapy.Today's episode kicks off with a rather lengthy dilemma/debate from yours truly.The overarching question being "is it better to do a soft fade of someone that you're not super into, or to be honest upfront and let them know that you're not interested?We discuss!We then jump into your questions:-My friend is really conservative and I think she is going to take the fun out of my other friend's hens party. Do I discuss it with her?-I'm a 'yes' person. I know I'm guilty of overbooking things in my schedule but whenever I try to say no, my friends make me feel as though I've upset or disappointed them. How do I say no and take some time for myself without offending anyone?-I'm newly seeing a guy that I like and can see something progressing with. The problem is that I've hooked up with 2 of his friends. Do I tell him? If I do, WHEN do I tell him?If you have a question you'd like our unqualified but very enthusiastic advice about, you can slide into our DMs at @lifeuncutpodcast.Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your friend, tell your dog and share the love because we love love!!xx See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Dec 202138min