Motherland Australia
Hosted by Stephanie Trethewey. Motherland shares real, raw, and unbelievable stories of motherhood told by women on the land. Each week, a rural mum from somewhere in Australia shares her motherhood journey. You'll hear stories of true grit, resilience, grief, and pure joy. Motherhood is the most life changing and transformative journey a woman can go through, and it's not always easy. No matter where you live or what you do, we're in this together and you're not alone.
Podcasting since 2019 • 317 episodes
Motherland Australia
Latest Episodes
287: Corrina Rawlinson on When You Can’t Push Through Anymore and Finding Joy Again
Today's episode is one of the most raw and important conversations I’ve ever shared. Corrina Rawlinson is a rural mum from Esperance, WA — a businesswoman and straight shooter, bravely telling the truth about what motherhood and mental illness ...
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286: Why Rachel Kirby Chose to Live in a Caravan, Raise Three Kids, & Work the Shearing Circuit
Rachael Kirby’s version of motherhood looks nothing like it did a year ago. After growing up in rural central NSW and meeting her husband in the shearing sheds out west, she’s now raising three young kids (with a fourth on the way) while living...
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285: Belinda Vivers’ extraordinary story of love, loss, betrayal and rebuilding her life
Today's episode is a story of love, unimaginable loss, betrayal, and deep, hard-won hope. Belinda Viver’s daughter Adelaide tapped me on the shoulder at a Motherland event last year and said, “You need to speak to my mum.” She was righ...
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THROWBACK: How city girl turned pilot & farmer Debbie Dowden has "seized life by the throat"
Debbie Dowden arrived in Australia by boat when she was just 3 years old. Her family were ‘10 pound poms’ in search of a sunnier life in Australia. Little did she know that life would see her raising 4 children 600kms from Perth in Outback West...
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THROWBACK: Sonja Chrystal on growing up with a paraplegic farming dad, no mum, & surviving PNDA
Weeks before Sonja Chrystal was born, her father was in a farming accident and became a paraplegic. Months after she was born, her mother packed her bags and left her paralysed husband and two little girls, and never returned. Her dad and her g...
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